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You may recall that a year ago I went on a bit of a corn jag.  I was rounding the final turn on the Beer Bible and it led me into the fields of the new world's native grain.  I considered how the neighborhoods inhabited by corn beer went from respectable to distressed; I discovered American weissbier; I sampled authentic chicha illega ...

When we last saw our intrepid craft beer bloggers, they had survived another Philly Beer Week Open Tap.  And for most years that would have been enough for us, but the next day I woke up to find that Co-Admin Patrick Huff of the Delaware Craft Beer and Wine Lovers was getting together an event … Continue reading →

Appalachian Brewing Company brewpub opening in Silver Spring Township nears Penn Live The seventh brewpub in the growing Appalachian chain is scheduled to open later this week at the former Sutliff Hummer at 6462 Carlisle Pike in Silver Spring Twp. Appalachian Brewing View full sizeAppalachian Brewing Co. has repurposed the former  ...

CHARLEVOIX — “Sorry; he told me I needed to dress up.” Dressed in a suit, a festival goer nodded to the man next to him with a smile and headed to the first brewery table, tickets in hand. Not even a wedding stopped people from coming to enjoy the first annual Charlevoix Craft Beer Festival. When founders of Bridge Street Tap ...

At Conquest’s record-breaking tap takeover last Friday, the first releases in the brewery’s new series of fruited wild ales were released. But the beer won’t be draft-only for too long. Friday saw the release of four new wild ales in a series Conquest has dubbed Bellator, which is “warrior” in Latin. ...

From an email: Gordon Biersch is gathering together breweries from throughout the Mid-Atlantic region for its 2nd annual Kölsch Cup Challenge on June 14th at their brewery restaurant in SE Washington, DC. During the afternoon, 20 different versions of this classic summertime German ale will be poured, tasted and voted upon by all the atten ...

From an email: Join us as we showcase five drafts from Otter Creek and Long Trail! Drafts to include: Otter Creek Fresh Slice - White IPA loaded with coriander and clementine juice Long Trail Limbo - American IPA featuring Pacific NW and Southern Hemisphere hops Long Trail Berliner Weisse - tart, refreshing German style wheat beer Long Trail Su ...

From an email: Figuring that since both products are delicious on their own, DC Brau and Jerkface Artisanal Beef Jerky have teamed up for a very original and.. um... unique collaboration. Inside a pin of Public Pale Ale rests 2 oz of Green Chile beef jerky "marinating" for over two weeks, and we'll be tapping the unusual cask today; uncertain o ...

10 unbelievable saisons available on draft including the release of 3 Stars/Paradiso Mercury, a red wheat rye saison brewed with blood oranges.    Drafts: 3 Stars/ Paradiso Mercury  Birra del Borgo Re Ale  Brasserie Dupont Saison Vieille Provision  Glazen Toren Saison D’Erpe Mere Special Edition  Ithaca Seren ...

From an email: We are ecstatic to bring you the 10th installment in our Sour Session series next Wednesday evening, June 11th, 2014. To celebrate this milestone event, and a series that stretches back to 2011, we're going deep into our keg vault to pour not one, but three, different Cantillon Lambics on draft!   Beginning at 4 pm, we will ...