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Craft Beer Growlers 101 Growlers are a great asset to the craft beer world. It allows you to bring a refillable vessel to a brewery or store front and refill it with freshly tapped beer. It opens your world up to limited-released beers that are only available at breweries. I have a collection of growlers ...

Portland Cider Summit, June 20-21 Friday 2pm - 8pm, Saturday, noon - 6pm Fields Neighborhood Park at NW 10th/Overton Full details here Next weekend (actually Friday and Saturday), ciders from 42 cideries will be pouring at the (4th?) annual Cider Summit.  There's a new location, so aim toward the Pearl, not the South Waterfront t ...

GRAND RAPIDS — Charlie Papazian. If you homebrew, you know this name. Author of the quintessential “The Complete Joy of Home Brewing,” founder and president of the American Homebrewers Association and all around godfather of the American homebrew scene, MittenBrew caught Charlie right before a book signing to ask some quick qu ...

When: June 14, 2014 @ 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm Where: Rusty Beaver Brewery Celebrate our birthday with the release of our new beer, Top Down Summer Ale! Top Down Summer Ale is a Blonde Summer Session Ale. With Zesty and Herbal hints, you can enjoy this brew all[...] The post Rusty Beaver 1 Year Anniversary with Top Down S ...

When: June 14, 2014 @ 3:30 pm – 3:30 pm Where: Albemarle CiderWorks “The Diaries of Adam and Eve”Directed by ‘Derby’ ThomasA classic, comical take on the story of the Garden of Eden, based on short stories by Mark Twain. Adapted for the stage by local playwright Alex[...] The post “The ...

When: June 14, 2014 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Where: Arrowine Beer News & Tastings Hi Everybody, Lots of exciting arrivals this week, including the beers of Cervejaria Colorado from Brazil–just in time for the World Cup!–and Rubicon Brewing Company of Sacramento, California. More on the[...] The post Week ...

When: June 15, 2014 @ 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm Where: Adroit Theory Brewing Co. One ticket to our Cigar & Beer Pairing event on 6/12/14. Join us on the patio for a sampling of our newest beers paired expertly with the appropriate cigar.   Tickets still available at: http://adroittheory.myshopify.com/products/pair ...

Do a different pubcrawl in Hanoi. Instead of running round in the Old Quarter, take a taxi to this area or local bus nr 50 from Tay Ho. There are today 10 Goldmalt breweries in Hanoi and this one is quite new, 8 month old, situated in a very interesting area if you want to do a pub crawl. Trung Yen is full of small bia hoi places and you can a ...

Smyrna hops on a chance for brewery The News Journal His dream to open his company, Warlock Brewing, is nearing reality as Smyrna officials have agreed to amend the zoning ordinance to allow microbreweries as a conditional use at the town's business park. The brewery is expected include a tap room for ...

More Beer is Brewing in Berkeley: Westbrae Biergarten and Hoi Polloi Brewpub ... KQED (blog) Westbrae Biergarten More options for beer lovers in Berkeley have recently popped up as Westbrae Biergarten and Hoi Polloi Brewpub and Beat Lounge are now open for business. Westbrae had been operating in soft launch mode for several weeks, but& ...