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Among the six different New Mexico breweries who won medals at the Great American Beer Festival last weekend, Blue Corn and Chama River sit slightly apart from the rest. Both breweries brought in new head brewers this year, meaning for Blue Corn’s James Warren and Chama’s Zach Guilmette it was the first time either had taken the sta ...

If you haven’t checked it out already, here is the list of the Great American Beer Festival winners. What is this big beer ordeal you may ask?  The GABF is the Superbowl of beer.  YES, it’s that awesome. A special congrats to our boys Green Flash for winning a medal with La Freak, and another special high five to our new c ...

A couple of days ago, Stan whether Quality trumps Local. To me, the answer is very easy, a big YES. I've said it many times, I believe it is important that we support local businesses, but, as I've put in my comment there: as far as I’m concerned, everything is subordinated to quality, or rather, my perception thereof; and that incl ...

Looming clouds part momentarily, Leaving a patch of blue  Green, yellow, rust, crimson. Leaves shimmer and shake Temporarily illuminated by flashing beams  Cool breeze wafts by, colorful detritus spiraling  Falling  This week's 30 Word Thursday pic was taken at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum on Tuesday of this wee ...

I’ve made no apologies about my fondness for the Delaware Wine and Beer Festival (DWBF) since I first attended back in 2012.  As I alluded to in my Odessa Brewfest post, the DWBF functions under an enviable model that many festivals would love to emulate. First, hosted at the spacious and beautiful Delaware Agricultural Museum &helli ...

The sacred of all fall traditions in craft beer has arrived, fresh local wet/dry hopped beers! Until recently Maine has not had an abundance of access to fresh locally grown hops. Not until 3 years ago when the Hop Yard came into creation did Mainers expect locally grown hops in their beers. Hops were grown ... The post Jumpin’ Jehosa ...

Open source detection for oil pollution - the Homebrew Oil Testing Kit ENGINEERING.com Their solution is the Homebrew Oil Testing Kit. Using a UV laser, a piece of dvd for refraction and a webcam the device fits together precisely to shine a light through a narrow slit and act as a fluorescent spectrometer. The kit is currently part of ...

GRAND RAPIDS — High Five Co-op Brewery is moving forward, with plans in the future to open a taproom. But it’s not easy, and the first co-op brewery in Michigan is asking for the public’s help. The group has 13 days left on a Kickstarter campaign that launched in late August. “The goal is $15,000,” s ...

If your headed to the Downtown Farmers Market this Saturday, look for something new. Squatters will be providing a Craft Beer Garden from 11:00AM-2:00PM. Squatters will be pouring 7 different drafts right in Historic Pioneer Park. Ever dreamed of pairing some of local vendors food with beer?  Now is your chance! The ...

THE MAKING OF – PRICKLY MO 2014 SAVE A BRO , DRINK PRICKLY MOBeerbud.com.au are passionate about two things — good beer and making a positive difference in the world.BeerBud’s Prickly Mo is a limited release crowd funded collaboration brew between BeerBud.com.au and Victorian craft brewery, Prickly Moses, that does both t ...