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You can’t hit the liquor store on Sunday so grab your friends and swing in to Day Block Brewing Company for a pint and write a letter to your representatives in support of http://sundaysalesmn.org/ MNBeerActivists will have samples and examples for inspiration, and help you get your letter to the right place. T-shirts ...

#2ndBrunch is a restaurant, food, and lifestyle show that focuses on having one brunch, some cocktails, then another brunch. Lindsay Abraham and Kelli Beaudry will host and guide viewers on a journey to different restaurants that provide brunch every Sunday. They will interview chefs, bartenders, local celebrities and personalities, and of cour ...

Brining you the latest in Colorado craft beer news every Saturday from 12:00 – 2:00 MST on AM760 or on iHeartRadio! Here’s the direct link: http://www.iheart.com/live/AM760-381/ Sometimes I co-host…sometimes I don’t!  Check my Facebook Events to keep up! Cheers, ~Nicol  

After a year away, Deschutes is setting up Base Camp in Kansas City in 2014. Camp runs from Monday, May 5 thru Friday, May 9. The events are numerous this time around and there might be something for everyone. Lots of games, a homebrewers’ night, a beer dinner, a build-your-own-kegerator event and … burlesque? ...

I already wrote one post about these guys, but I just wanted to throw it out there one more time!  The Four Firkins is trying to raise enough money to put a down payment on a second store site in Woodbury and need help to get there!  The idea is to crowd fund this so they don't have to take on investors who may want to change the styl ...

You all know Upslope.  Well, Spring is upon us and they are ready to shake things up!  Join me as I help  Upslope host their first annual Upslope Get Down, a FREE music festival with beer and food on Saturday, May 17 from 2:00 pm – midnight. Doors at 1:30 pm. We’re taking over the back parkin ...

On the heels of the taste test I did between Founders All Day IPA and Stone Go To IPA a couple weeks back, yesterday I was able to partake in a blind taste test between several session IPAs. I had a few friends over, including Chuck P from the Me & My Big Mouth Radio/Podcast, Eric from BR Beer Scene and my buddy, Buddy. We had rec ...

Sam and I had the pleasure of experiencing the first (of hopefully many to come) annual RVARock$ OnTap! on Mayo Island, in our home town of Richmond. It’s a beautiful thing when one can travel to a single location (in my case, a five minute walk from my home) and experience the brilliant concoctions of brewing masterminds. Every brewery i ...

Triple Crossing Brewing was a welcome addition to Richmond’s craft beer scene even before serving the public and Friday's grand opening has proven why it deserves to stay. Preferences of the four brews offered were unanimous. The Falcon Smash was the clear favorite, even for those who don’t consider themselves ‘hop heads&rsqu ...

Clay and I had a great time at the RVA ROCK$ ONTAP craft beer event. We sampled a few beers, took in the sun, jammed to the tunes, and met a few kindred souls. The weather was beautiful, and there was only a faint odor of sewage when the wind blew in a particular direction. Luckily, the wind did not blow in that direction very long. HA! Yes pl ...