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Albany Times Union (blog) Judging at a BJCP homebrew competition Albany Times Union (blog) The Knickerbocker Battle of the Brews is a popular homebrewing competition held every November at the Albany Pump Station. This is an event sanctioned by the American Homebrewers Association and entries are judged according to guidelines ...

How Syracuse helped launch an Irish craft brewery and scored the US debut of ... The Post-Standard - syracuse.com Through the program, Ward found a job with Premier Beverage, a distributor that once operated side-by-side with The Party Source beer store on Erie Boulevard. His primary duty was to market craft beers, like O'Hara's Stout, ...

In a surprise announcement this morning, San Diego-based Green Flashing Brewing Co. said it had acquired Alpine Beer Co., a much-hyped California brewery available only in the Golden State, with the two breweries striking a mutual production agreement. It’s is one that could bring much wider distribution for Alpine, including to ...

Upper Hand Brewery, a division of Bell’s Brewery, celebrated its grand opening today, just over a year after breaking ground in Escanaba. The brewery features a 20-barrel brewing system capable of producing about 200,000 gallons of beer per year. Three beers — UPA (Upper Peninsula Ale), Escanaba Black Beer and Upper Hand Lager ...

It's the second week of November and we have no snow on the ground here on the Kenai Peninsula. None, nada, zip... In fact, today, temperatures are in the 40s, so any precipitation we get will be rain.  In a typical year, we'd have snow on the ground by Halloween, so this is a nice change of pace. The delay in truly crappy weather makes it ...

When you visit Strangeways, you might find yourself wondering if you've already met this guy and just forgot his name. That's how welcome he makes you feel. The moment I realized that, no, I don't know Lars, is when it hit me - this is the first time I've ever been treated like a beer enthusiast instead of just someone's wife. To my partner and ...

DryHop Brewers expands with Corridor Brewery and Provisions Chicago Tribune Shuff said his expansion is inspired more by restaurant groups like One Off Hospitality Group (Big Star, The Publican) and Boka Restaurant Group (Girl & the Goat, Balena), which innovate new concepts, rather than the average brewpub, which is usually ... C ...

Roanoke Times (blog) Roanoke craft beer tours are now available Roanoke Times (blog) Larry Landolt, founder and president of Roanoke Food Tours and Roanoke Craft Beer Tour, said the current growth and appeal of the craft beer industry was something he wanted to take advantage of and this seemed like the perfect time to do so.

Every now and again, all of us in the craft beer community in New Mexico have to sit and sigh when news of a great new brew is published, but we can’t get it here. From Founders to Bell’s to Firestone Walker to Great Divide to Ballast Point to Victory to many, many others, we are often left out of the party unless we drive to Arizon ...

There’s a busy week of beer events around Kansas City starting tonight. Let’s do a fast rundown! Monday, November 10 Martin City Brewing Company Launch Party at Lew’s and the Well Martin City Brewing begins distribution around the area with a launch party in Waldo. Owner Matt Moore and brewer Nick Vaughn will be at ...