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Press Release: Funky Buddha Brewery is pleased to announce it will partner with Celebrity Cruises next spring to launch its first ever Funky Buddha Craft Brew Cruise. This four-day, four-night cruise, departing on March 12, 2015 from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, … Continue reading →

Hello beer lovers and welcome to another edition of the NorCal Beer Blog's brew review. Tonight’s featured beer is The Bruery Rugbrød JuleBryg-Style Dark Rye Ale. From The Bruery website: “Meaning “rye bread” in Danish, we took our inspiration for this beer from the Danes’ staple dark, whole grain rye bre ...

Homebrew and Brats Mix For Grand Rapids Oktoberfest Event WDIO-TV The suds in his batch Tuesday were special. He used homebrew from the Boreal Brewers out of Grand Rapids. Eyewitness News was there for the brew earlier this year and they called it the WDIO Brown Ale. "We're going to make 125 pounds," Sutherland ...

Normally I try not to simply re-post press releases in favor of putting them into my own words. This one, however, most likely cannot be adequately explained without all of the information in the press release. So please take a moment to read over this exciting news from the Colorado Brewers Guild about the creation of the logo and slogan, &ld ...

I’ve been flying a lot lately. I like travelling, and end up jetting around quite a lot both for business and pleasure. I also like beer, as some of you may have gathered by now. How, then, do these two things go together? Are there hoppy pleasures to be had thirty thousand feet off the ground? These are questions I know most of you have ...

WXYZ Jolly Pumpkin brew pub coming to Midtown Detroit will add to craft beer ... WXYZ DETROIT (WXYZ) - Fans of Michigan craft beers will soon have another reason to head to Detroit's Midtown for a drink. Jolly Pumpkin, the Dexter-based brewer known for their sour beers, will open a brew pub there early next year. The new Jolly Pumpkin& ...

As I’m writing this, summer is on its last leg.  Seriously.  It is 9:37pm on Monday September, 22nd and Summer only has an hour or so to live.  No, this isn’t some kind of Soap Opera or Murder Mystery, it’s just the normal changing of the seasons. The autumnal equinox happens tonight (or last night, … Con ...

Jersey City 'Artoberfest' to feature entertainers, homebrew competition The Jersey Journal - NJ.com JCTC's Merseles Studio will host its first all-day "Artoberfest" in Jersey City, running the gamut of entertainment with live theatrical performances, a mural unveiling and a homebrew competition. The festival, which will take place on Sa ...

Madison's Rocket Republic collaborating with Mr. Beer, world's largest ... The Huntsville Times - al.com Ten years before Madison-based Rocket Republic Brewing Company opened for business, owner and head brewer Eric Crigger fashioned his first beer, an India Pale Ale, using a Mr. Beer homebrewing kit, which Crigger's wife Tatum had give ...

Is brewing a craft or an art? Both? The dictionary calls art: “the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power”, and a craft as “an activity involving skill in making things by hand”. A brewer can be both, but he can be ...