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It’s been a while since the multiple award winning Big Island Brewhaus has put out a new beer in bottles. We’ve been lucky to get a steady stream of Overboard IPA, White Mountain Porter, Golden Sabbath, Holy Humulus (new batch coming very soon) and now we can look forward to the release of Red Sea of Cacao. Red Sea of Cacao i ...

Multiple sources have confirmed to me that Oskar Blues is indeed ready to hit the Iowa market. From what I am hearing it sounds like it will be in January of 2015. Rumors and speculation have been going on for the last few years about Oskar Blues hitting our state; especially since Stone, Deschutes, Green Flash, Founders and others have done so ...

Greetings everyone, Stoutmeister here with the third post in the Look Back/Look Ahead Series for 2014-15. Our La Cumbre story ran last week and our Kaktus story debuted Monday. As the year draws to a close, rather than just write up a single summary review of the last 12 months in beer, I decided to take what free time I have and go talk in per ...

Google released their "year in search" today, which charts the trends in every conceivable area of interest.  That includes a top ten list for beers searched, but it isn't particularly illuminating.  They also have an interactive tool that allows you to plug in search terms and see how they've performed over time--and using that, we c ...

bestofneworleans.com (blog) Brewsday Tuesday: A new homebrew club in Mid-City is looking for members bestofneworleans.com (blog) Members of the Far Fighter 400, l-r: Bert Swafford, Jeff Roland, Devin Villegas, and Matthew Morgan. Back in 2011, neighbors and homebrewers Bert Swafford, Kevin Muggivan, and Jeff Roland decided that “ ...

Starting this Friday, you'll be able to get your hands on cans on two of Atlas Brew Works' flagship beers, District Common and Rowdy.  From a press release: “We are thrilled to offer our customers Atlas beer in cans!” said Atlas CEO Justin Cox, “Atlas drinkers will be able to enjoy our beer in many places that just aren&r ...

A big step up from Pale Ales, the Old Ale is below a Barley Wine but still with plenty of alcohol - sometimes over 7% - but many have achieved the strong taste without high levels of hops. It's usually darker, thicker and has a rich malt taste with lots of balancing hops. Strong ales go way, way back. The Domesday book of 1086 records a br ...

Since opening its doors in Silver Spring this past summer, Denizens Brewing Company has won over a lot of fans.  Now, they're giving folks a chance to become regulars - or, more accurately, Regulars.  Spots are open for their 2015 beer club, which comes with a bunch of perks: - Whenever you visit, your first round is on us. - Yo ...

Press Release: Daytona Beach Brewing Company to host ugly sweater party on December 20th. It’s that time of the year to dig deep for that ugly sweater that you’ve been keeping around! Wear it loud and proud to the holiday … Continue reading →

Props Brewery and Grill, Fort Walton Beach’s craft brewery and pub, is celebrating three years in craft beer today, December 16th. From Props: Come join us for our 3 year anniversary on Dec 16. We are serving $3 pints of … Continue reading →