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Well that was a fun little excursion Saturday afternoon. After years of Isotopes games being scheduled on the same day, I, Stoutmeister, got to travel up to Pajarito Mountain for SummerFest, where there was other stuff going on but it was mostly about the beer. A total of 17 breweries set up shop for the rest of us to try their latest offerings ...

Beer Guy: Special beers at Burial, Sierra Nevada Asheville Citizen-Times This is the first beer Burial has bottled (there have been some bottled collaborations with other local breweries). And it's going to be in very limited supply. Only 200 750 ml bottles were filled. They go on sale at 2 p.m. June 14 at the brewery, with ... Editori ...

Schlafly puts Chicago brewpub plans on hold STLtoday.com Kopman said Schlafly did not plan to self-distribute its beer, and instead planned to sell its beer to an independent Illinois distributor, and buy it back for sale at the Chicago brewpub. It sent a request for a license to the commission but was ...

DETROIT — For the first time since 1985, beer will be canned in Detroit. Atwater Brewery, the city’s largest brewer, is leading the charge and canning Dirty Blonde Ale, Grand Circus Session IPA and Atwater Lager. The brews will be immediately available in 12-ounce cans. The brewery will be canning in 16- and 19-ounce sizes in the fu ...

BBQ Bus and Denizens Brewing Co. Join Forces for Brewery and Restaurant Washington City Paper (blog) Another food truck is going brick and mortar: BBQ Bus is teaming up with Denizens Brewing Co. to open a restaurant and brewery in downtown Silver Spring this summer. The menu will include smoked pulled pork, Angus brisket, smoked chicken ...

Crafted Pints brewery chooses location south of Dayton Dayton Business Journal The market for craft beer is growing steadily across the country, and beer lovers in Dayton have embraced the trend. The local brewing scene now boasts more than a dozen breweries open or in the works, providing dozens of jobs and inspiring community ...

After my last post on Double IPAs I have noticed a bunch more that seem to have either slipped through my first netting, or have come out more recently.  I figured that this would be a good time to burn through several of them before the hop character fades, so here goes!  The Illinois :  This is a newer double IPA from one o ...

World Beer Festival Cleveland: 5 things to know The Plain Dealer (blog) World Beer Festivals are produced by All About Beer Magazine, based in Durham, North Carolina. Most of the fests are in the southeastern part of the country. President Daniel Bradford says ticket sales already are ahead of last year's event, which drew ... Scene Al ...

Spalding Guardian Fenland branch of CAMRA moved campaign on to supporting pubs Spalding Guardian The Fenland branch of CAMRA has moved its campaigning on to supporting pubs, as in the Best Community Pub for 2013 award presented to The Plough at Horbling landlords Su and Jon Wilcox from Heather Girdlestone, chairman Nigel Woodbury and&n ...

Slate Magazine What It's Like to Be 50 Yards Away From an Exploding Car Bomb Slate Magazine Last year Brooklyn Brewery launched an interview series at its brewhouse in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, in conjunction with RISC, a nonprofit that offers instruction on life-saving skills for freelance war journalists. The conversations were an instant ...