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Brewers and beer lovers will be raising glasses of local Australian beer at dozens of events across the country when Craft Beer Rising returns on February 28.The annual celebration of local beer was launched by The Crafty Pint in 2014, with 100 events that included new brewery launches, cricket matches, bus tours and more.Already registered ...

Well, for those of you who couldn't make it to Soldotna last weekend, you missed another great time. The Frozen River Fest was very successful, in spite of everything Mother Nature could throw at it. The temperature was hovering around 9 F and there was a strong, cold wind blowing, but that didn't stop hundreds of hardy Alaskans from coming out ...

The publishing industry is in a state of flux, but new models are emerging - one of which allows me to write my first book about beer in six years. And you can get involved. A great deal has changed since I had my first book published in 2003. The beer scene, obviously, has changed beyond recognition. And so has publishing. When Man Walks i ...

Squatters has a new beer coming to grocery store shelve towards the end of Spring.  Sociable is a Krystalweizen that uses will have a noble hop character.  Krystalweizens are often clean and softer on the tongue than tradition Hefeweizens and have less phenolic notes like banana and clove. 4.0% ABV.  Look for it 12oz bottle ...

Let me just start out this entry with a bit of my own history.  I grew up in Hopkins, Minnesota, a small 1950's era suburb of Minneapolis.  I lived two blocks from Alice Smith Elementary school and would walk there on my own.  I could also walk "downtown" to the small Hopkins Main Street where we had a library, a bank, a grocer ...

MiamiHerald.com Home brew interest rises in Livingston County MiamiHerald.com When it comes to home brewing, Livingston County's glass might not even be half full. "It's growing by leaps and bounds," said Kevin Penn, president of the Mainstreet Brewers Guild. Founded just under two years ago with "about 10 or so" members, Penn ...

Last week we had some nice chat about a large beer brand proudly proclaiming itself "macro."  When one of these craft-vs-macro debates springs up, we always get lost in the definition weeds: what do the terms mean?  Back at the dawn of the new-brewery age, there actually was a standard charge against macro (a term born when craft beer ...

Three years ago (dang, has it really been that long?) Stone Brewing came to New Orleans to collaborate on a Mardi Gras beer with NOLA Brewing. Pour Me Somethin’ Mistah was a hoppy imperial porter brewed with Steen’s molasses and satsuma peel. Stone and NOLA are now collaborating on a new beer, and it will make its debut at noon this ...

The following comes from Founders Brewing company’s Facebook page: Today we are bottling Blushing Monk. Look for it beginning March 2! Blushing Monk is part of the Founders Backstage Series and is a Belgian style ale fermented with raspberries. From beeradvocate: Essentially an “Imperial Rübæus,” this ale conta ...

January’s one of those months that seem to just zoom by in some kind of a blur. It always tends to start off on a great note – together with old friends for a great party, good food and beer, and a superb atmosphere as the clock strikes midnight. Unfortunately, the rest of January usually doesn’t follow up in the same vein, so ...