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Maine News Online Brewer AB InBev hit by falling beer sales in Russia, US Fortune Anheuser-Busch InBev has reported a 2.6% drop in total beer volume for the third quarter, with results hurt by sharp declines in Russia and the Ukraine, as well as weakness in the U.S. Here are some of the key points from Friday's earnings report. Wha ...

New Four Firkins craft beer store hit by thieves Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal The Four Firkins, which this fall opened a second location in Oakdale, was hit by thieves just a day after its grand opening there. The Pioneer Press has a report on the break-in, which happened earlier this month. Three burglars stole "a substantia ...

Toledo Blade Toledo beer school is in saison Toledo Blade Tom Strohbeck, who owns Titgemeiers, said beer and wine-making sales make up about 25 percent of the store's sales. Mr. Strohbeck said he started stocking a corner of the store with beer and wine-making supplies about 20 years ago, and it has grown at ...

Welcome to this special Halloween Edition of New Beer Friday! Today we have a new brews from local and out of state Booeries. See what I did there? I said, "booeries instead of "breweries".... because it's Halloween! ..... never mind, here are your beers. Sadly, I've not had one of these beers. All descriptions are from the makers. The new b ...

All Hallows Eve. As children, we relished in the yearly ritual where we were able to dress in costume, knock on our neighbor’s doors and fill our buckets with candy. As adults, we might still dress up. The majority of us will most likely consume the candy we did as children. But some things change. As craft beer enthusiasts, the time for ...

Facebook says vendor secrets forced it to homebrew switches Register It's four months since Facebook first launched its Wedge switch and accompanying FBOSS operating system. Some forms of Wedge are in production and others are in testing, so El Reg decided to talk with Facebook's director of technical operations, Najam ...

Sonoma County winery looks for synergy with beer Santa Rosa Press Democrat The Carneros property already has a beer garden complete with hop trellises and a barbecue pit, and Ceja noted the possibility of having gourmet taco trucks as well to serve food. In addition, the family may have another future tenant, Hanson of Sonoma ...

Hello beer lovers and welcome to another edition of the NorCal Beer Blog's brew review. Tonight’s featured beer is Shipyard Brewing Company Bourbon Barrel Aged Smashed Pumpkin - Bottle No. 00449. I can’t recall if I purchased this bottle at Santa Clara Liquors (here) or The Wine Club (here), but you can’t go wrong with eithe ...

Free State Brewing recently released the following information: Iowa, we are coming to you! The Free State Brewing Co. will begin distribution in The Hawkeye State mid-November. Stay tuned for more info. Wednesday | 11 – 12 >> Saturday | 11 – 15 If you are in the Des Moines, Ames or Iowa City area, look for Free Staters maki ...

The Source Weekly Craft Beer & Brewing Magazine Pairs Bend Brew with Halloween Candies The Source Weekly By now, you're probably seen articles boasting wine and candy pairings for the Halloween season cross your newsfeed. Which is fine, if you're into that sort of thing. But if you prefer to match your malt balls with malted grains ...