Media ReleaseBeer judges fizzing to find New Zealand’s champion breweryA record number of New Zealand breweries are vying to be crowned beer champion at New Zealand’s prestigious beer awards, the 2014 Brewers’ Guild of New Zealand Awards.Now in its eight year, entries for the beer awards officially closed last week with mor ...
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Media ReleaseEntries Open for The Annual Australian Beer Festival’s Home Brew ChampionshipSydney’s ultimate celebration of beer and cider, The Annual Australian Beer Festival, will return to celebrate its 10th year at the original home of Australian craft beer, The Australian Heritage Hotel in The Rocks from 17–19 October 2 ...
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Media ReleaseSomething is brewing in the heart of NorthbridgeSomething is brewing in the heart of the city at Northbridge Piazza. Western Australia’s latest brewery, bar and restaurant, Northbridge Brewing Company (NBC) will swing open its doors and turn on the taps today.Comprising two storeys of bar and dining areas, as well as a roo ...
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This Saturday, August 9th, Straight to Ale will be hosting their first ever Highway to Ale Trade Show & Brew Fest. Following an invite-only industry trade show from 3 PM until 6 PM, Straight To Ale will open the doors to 250 local craft beer lovers who will be able to sample more than 30 beers from the 2013 Rate Beer Top Brewer in Alabam ...
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Hello beer lovers and welcome to another edition of the NorCal Beer Blog's brew review. Tonight’s featured beer is Anderson Valley Brewing Company Belk's ESB Extra Special Bitter Ale. I picked this bottle up at the brewery on my way home from a recent trip. From the Anderson Valley Brewing Company website: “Inspired by the c ...
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My first introduction to Jenny Lewis was in the 1989 campy (literally) comedy Troop Beverly Hills. When I was a teenager, I listened to Rilo Kiley, and when I was in college, her solo forays. Between her acting in TV movies and her music, Jenny Lewis was a voice throughout the background of my formative years, without me even thinking about it. ...
Read More »Next Saturday, August 16th, Boone’s Tavern will be hosting a beer brunch in celebration of the Premier League Kickoff. I’m not a sports fan, so at first I had no idea what this even was. But I can say that this brunch sounds delicious, as do the beers that are paired with each course. It starts at 11:00, and you can make a ...
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Alright, back to my epic attempt to see as many shows in the Minnesota Fringe Festival as I can this year! So far we are up to about 24 shows and the shenanigans continue through this coming Sunday. I'm finding that writing short reviews of the shows makes me think a bit more critically about them, so I'll continue doing that. ...
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Greetings, New Mexico craft beer lovers. Stoutmeister here with the Metro Edition of The Week Ahead in Beer. This column covers all the breweries in Bernalillo and Sandoval counties, giving you a list of their current beers on tap as well as any special events going on in Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, and Bernalillo. Look for the State Edition, whic ...
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Continuing with my travelogues of beer based tourism for the summer, I thought I'd spend a bit of time talking about our recent trip to Duluth for the All Pints North beer festival. Sj and I went to the fest last year after getting the combo pack of tickets for Autumn Brew Review, Winterfest, and APN. We ended up having such a good ...
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