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Beer is not typically branded as nutritious sippin,' mostly because of its high carbohydrate and calorie content, not to mention its association with the dreaded “beer belly.” It's nothing new that the calories from alcohol add up pretty quickly, or .... and more »

A long-brewing controversy over the inclusion of gays and lesbians in St. Patrick's Day parades is reaching a fever pitch. Heineken and Samuel Adams announced Friday they are no longer sponsoring the nation's two most popular celebrations on the Irish .... Boston Beer Co. says it won't participate in St. Patrick's Day paradeBoston Globe Beer makers drop out of St. Patrick's parades that ban openly gay marchersReuters Sam Adams beer manufacturer pulls out of South Boston St. Patrick's Day paradeYahoo News (blog) Washington Times -PolicyMic all 365 news articles »

And the difference is pointed out every time someone Tweets a story I write about the craft brewery in Ohio City. Invariably, someone from the brewery that sits on the western fringe of Canada's largest city is apt to pipe up: "Hey! Wrong Great Lakes ....

"From the beginning, Crooked Fence has wanted and worked towards owning a destination-style brewery," the company says in a press release. "This will be the place to further grow the Crooked Fence brand and culture. Along with the special event ....

The brewery owners broke ground on the establishment in January and have since been in construction mode. “The previous establishment had a clustered and dark feel to the restaurant,” writes the brewery owner in a blog on the company's website. “It may ....

The Annapolis Craft Beer and Music Festival combines the best of all worlds: over one hundred award-winning beer tastings from 35 regional and national artisan breweries as well as music of every variety on The Pilsner Stage. Shop for arts and crafts ....

Florida allows craft breweries to fill and sell beer in various size jugs, known as "growlers," ranging from quart to gallon size but not in the most popular "growler" of them all, the half-gallon. Craft brewers have been working to repeal the law .... Florida beer distributor, brewers fight over growlersTbo.com Budweiser beer distributors swaying politicians in fight with craft breweries ... The Republic all 26 news articles »

You know the saying, “it takes a village to raise a child.” Well, sometimes, it takes a village to save a brewery. Things looked grim for Moccasin Bend Brewing Company, a small brewery in Chattanooga, Tenn. that was shut down recently because of fire ....

Ireland's most famous brewery has left organizers of New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade crying in their green beer. Guinness announced Sunday that it's pulling its sponsorship of Monday's parade down Fifth Ave. because gays and lesbians are not .... Guinness quits New York's St. Patrick's Day Parade over gay exclusionThe Week Magazine Guinness Pulls Out Of St Patrick's Day Parade In NYC To Support Gay Rights ... Bustle Guinness pulls sponsorship of New York's St. Patrick's Day parade, since LGBT ... TheCelebrityCafe.com American Spectator -The Inquisitr -DNAinfo all 385 news articles »

Up to 1,500 real ale lovers were in for a particular treat as brewers, both local and from across the country, descended on the Priory Centre for the biennial festival. More than 4,500 pints of ale were sold during the course of the three-day festival .... and more »