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Real ale revolution brewing in Russia's beer industry Russia Beyond the Headlines Yet exotic hops and citrusy pale ales have now spread from the experimental brewers of Colorado and the fashionable crowd in Brooklyn, all the way to Russia's sprawling cities and snowy steppes. Frosty relations between the Russian and U.S. governments&nbs ...

Editorial Comment:APPROVED: A complete and precise temperature control system hhas been installed to enable us to remove the few remaining vestiges of flavour in ASAHI SUPER DRY by serving it at less than 0 degrees.With the many media releases we receive at Australian Brews News, we can generally find it within ourselves to ignore the sheer ...

Brewpub Could Open by March The Ledger A request by the center's owner to allow the property to be zoned for a brewpub passed an initial hurdle Monday, said Amy Palmer, director of commercial development for Auburndale. A second and final hearing on the matter is scheduled for Nov. 3.

Hello beer lovers and welcome to another edition of the NorCal Beer Blog's brew review. Tonight’s featured beer is Howe Sound Brewing Pumpkineater Imperial Pumpkin Ale - Ale Brewed With Pumpkins And Spices. From the Howe Sound Brewing website: “A high gravity pumpkin ale brewed with barley, fresh roasted pumpkin, hops, cloves, cin ...

A few weeks ago I was lucky enough to sit down with Dan Gordon, one of the founders of the Gordon Biersch brewing empire. I have to admit, it was a bit of a fanboy moment for me. Dan’s a legend in the brewing world and as a brewer, in my opinion, he’s up there with the best in the US. We don’t hear a lot about Dan as a brewe ...

I attended the Southwest Bacon Fest at the Balloon Park this past Saturday. Normally, I might not write up any information on a bacon festival for a beer website. However, quite a few local breweries were there. And goodness, many of those beers went so well with the bacon food items. In particular, I had Pi’s Bourbon Vanilla Porter with ...

I recently wrote an article in the Star Advertiser about how lagers really don’t get the respect they deserve in the craft beer world. The limited word count and general audience of that publication kept me from really diving into the subject in more depth. Sure there are a number of craft breweries that are now producing a few lagers. ...

A few weeks back, Travel Victoria brought me to Canada for a beery weekend.  I got to set the agenda, and managed to visit six of the city's ten breweries while I was there.  What follows is in no way a definitive guide (you might consult Joe Wiebe for that), but a useful starting place if you decide to visit that lovely little city.& ...

GRAND RAPIDS — Roughly 90% of beer, from the process to the product, is water. Dave Engbers of Founders Brewing Co. put it simply, “We can’t brew the great beer that we do without great water.” This was the overwhelming consensus at the sixth annual Great Lakes Water Conservation Conference for craft brewer ...

Manchester Evening News CAMRA favourite Stalybridge Labour Club holds first beer festival Manchester Evening News Stalybridge Labour Club has been crowned 'club of the year' for the second year running by the High Peak and North East Cheshire branch of CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale. The Acres Lane spot was also voted the second best ...