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Co-owner John Fosberg, left, and master brewer Trevor Nicol are getting to ready to open Gig Harbor Brewing Company in November. They'll focus on three beers — Galloping Gertie Pale Ale, Round Rock Pilsner and Mosquito Fleet IPA.

This neighborhood seems to bring out the blue-collar sentiment in people. When Barbara Lynch opened the nearby bar Drink, she said it would be the kind of place construction workers would come for a beer and a shot. It isn't, and the workingmen at Row .... and more »

MEMBERS of Kidderminster's CAMRA sub-branch have voted to become a branch in their own right. Steady recruitment over the past year was boosted by a surge in membership at last year's Kidderminster Beer Festival. Membership has risen from 190 to .... and more »

By June, Sampson hopes to open a brewery and tasting room called Dry City Brew Works at 120B N. Main St. in his hometown of Wheaton, which prohibited the sale of alcohol until the mid-1980s. Advertisement. "This is just a little more creative outlet ....

Michigan's craft beer boomlet continues to roll, as Short's Brewing announces plans Wednesday for a $3-million expansion of its brewery and bottling operations in Elk Rapids, including the purchase of 2acres of adjacent property for further growth. Short's Brewery growing, plans $3M expansion in Elk RapidsThe Detroit News all 3 news articles »

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That question may be asked as MillerCoors brings out a product in a growing category of the estimated $30 billion American beer market: brews with higher alcohol by volume, meant to compete against liquor for the favor of consumers ages 21 to 27. The .... Can Miller-Coors Co. solve beer's whiskey problem with new bourbon-like brew ... The Patriot-News Premium beer sales lift MillerCoors 4Q profitsMilwaukee Business Journal Miller Fortune Tells Beer Drinkers 'Your Fortune Awaits'PR Newswire (press release) just-drinks.com (subscription) all 9 news articles »

If you're primarily a beer lover and not ombibulous -- a great H.L. Mencken coinage that describes lovers of all things alcoholic -- then your knowledge of bourbon may be much like mine. Most of us know the bourbon basics: what it is and how it's made. and more »

New to craft beer? Have some questions? I asked some local experts about popular misconceptions when it comes to ales, lagers, stouts and all things crafty: True or false: If you buy a growler today, you need to open it tonight. A: False, says Bill ....

The bill now merely instructs local governments — which receive 40 percent of the state beer tax — that the Legislature intends them to use it to "fund a balanced approach" to reduce substance abuse, binge drinking and underage drinking. It makes no .... and more »