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Cardigan beer wins Regional Real Ale Award Tivyside Advertiser Mantle Brewery, Cardigan Towns Real Ale producer is proud to announce its first award. Presented at the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) regional competition held within Ludlow Castle on the 9th May 2014, Dark Heart, their dark porter ale took the ...

Sierra Nevada‘s new Mills River, NC facility recently came online, and with it’s production a new beer exclusive to the Southeast. While construction on the brewery is expected to last for the rest of this year, the facility is built enough to begin production. One of their first new releases is Rain Check, a 9% s ...

If this post had a subtitle it would be, “Wrong Turns, Great Beers, and Mussels”.  You’ll see why. Walking into the 23st Armory served very quick notice that this was not a venue like last year’s.  Gone were the multi-floor, stylish trappings and educational exhibits at the Independence Visitor Center, replaced ...

HOWTO demo your homebrew laser CNC without zapping bystanders Boing Boing HOWTO demo your homebrew laser CNC without zapping bystanders. Cory Doctorow at 7:00 am Mon, Jun 2, 2014. <iframe class="embedly-embed" ...

Sevenoaks Weald village pub, The Windmill, wins Campaign for Real Ale ... Kent Online The Windmill, in Sevenoaks Weald has won West-Kent CAMRA (Campaign for Real Ale) Pub of The Year 2014. Having won the CAMRA Branch of the Year award, the pub is continuing to succeed following its transformation in 2012. The Windmill was ...

Session IPAs have become a pretty big trend throughout the U.S. as of late. The idea of have a nice full flavored IPA without the 7% punch has been finding traction with all manner of beer drinkers. Originally brewed in 1994, Trader Session IPA is widely considered to be the original session IPA. Back in '94 it was simply called Uinta "Indi ...

The Jersey Tomato Press Homebrewing still growing in popularity Akron Beacon Journal (blog) Homebrewing continues to grow as a hobby. The fifth annual Homebrew Supply Shop Survey, conducted by the American Homebrewers Association, found that gross revenue at shops across the country increased by an average of 10 percent last year. Loc ...

Telegraph.co.uk CAMRA says Government is failing to act on pub protection MorningAdvertiser.co.uk At CAMRA's London Pub Protection Seminar on Saturday members agreed to focus their lobbying efforts on communities secretary Eric Pickles and Mayor of London Boris Johnson. James Watson, Pubs Protection Officer for CAMRA's East London &amp ...

An amazing day for amazing beer. Sam and I recently had the immense pleasure of stopping by Isley Brewing in the Scott's Addition neighborhood of Richmond. What started as an impromptu beer sampling turned into an educational experience. Sam and the Flight As Isley newbies, we started with the recommended flight (a choice made easier ...

I've already waxed poetic in a previous post about the advantages of becoming members of the Brewers Association (or BA). Even before The Virginia Beer Company is up and pouring, we've learned a vast amount from our peers in the industry. I can say in earnest that our time as members of the BA up to this point hasn't been a boondoggle – ...