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Tampabay.com Why would anyone pour a perfectly good craft beer down the drain? Tampabay.com Why drink something average when a world-class alternative is a bottle shop or beer bar away? I understand this rationale, yet I still can't bring myself to join the ranks of the casual drain-pourers. I started drinking craft beer about a decade ...

There is a time and a place for analyzing and scrutinizing beers and there is another time and place for just drinking and not giving it much thought. The reason that we analyze and frequently over-analyze these beers is that we are actually getting acquainted with our own perception as much as we are with the liquid in our glass. I call this ...

A lot of craft beer buzzing has been made in my area recently when DFH announced that the next in their line of musical inspired beers, “Beer Thousand”, inspired by the 20th anniversary of Guided by Voices album Bee Thousand would soon be available in both bomber and 12oz bottles.  Possibly overlooked with that announcement &he ...

Craft beer specialty shop expanding with Detroit location MLive.com DETROIT, MI – No, we are not talking about HopCat Detroit, but that is happening too. 8 Degrees Plato Beer Company is opening a second craft beer and specialty food location in Detroit's Midtown neighborhood, specifically 3409 Cass Ave. Owners Tim ...

A Monarch's wings beat near silent, only displaced air giving warning.  Turning oh so slowly, I focus my camera...  And off he goes, to another fine flower.  Beauty and elegance.   This week's 30 Word Thursday was taken last week on a little expedition I took to the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum.  I took ...

Good beers from Crow Peak & Surly   The Global Distributing Company is dedicated to bringing South Dakota craft beer fans the best in world class and local beers. They are located in a warehouse southeast of downtown Sioux Falls. The company was founded by Byron Schafersman seven years ago to bring Russian beers (Baltiika) to friends i ...

GRAND RAPIDS — It’s the time of year for the second annual Brewers Grove event. I’ve had the chance to try four of the 24 tree beers at the Brewers Grove kickoff party, held Friday at Harmony Brewing Company. All of these beers, in addition to the 20 others available, will be on tap at participating breweries through Sept. 12. ...

Bad Weather heads east, with St. Paul brewery/taproom Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal Bad Weather Brewing Co., which had been operating out of shared space in Minnetonka, is headed east with plans to open a brewery and taproom on St. Paul's West Seventh Street. The Pioneer Press reports that the brewery, founded by Zac Carpenter ...

Crawley Observer Crawley bands and real ale at pub's upcoming festival Crawley Observer A pub will host 16 live music acts and have several real ales available during its upcoming festival. The Black Dog's music and beer festival will run at the venue in Barnfield Road, Northgate, from Friday (September 5) to Sunday. For more informati ...

BrewFab, Tampa Bay’s local brewery equipment fabricator, has made big waves in the Florida craft beer scene. Aside from opening in Saint Petersburg and creating jobs, the metalwork company has helped to keep orders for brewery equipment in the Sunshine … Continue reading →