The culprit: specialty beer. From microbrewers to bar owners, meet the people leading the uprising. It's almost 8 p.m. I am waiting at the Chateau Rouge metro station deep in Paris's 18th arrondissement for Phillip, an American expat and craft-beer ....
Read More »CRAFT BEER CORNER: Smog City Little Bo Pils
Wrongly detested by many, its reputation stained by the likes of Budweiser, Miller and Coors, the noble pilsner is probably the most misunderstood and oft-ignored beer in the craft beer portfolio. Like many beers, pilsner has a storied past dating to ....
Read More »Give chronic inebriates beer? Dutch idea may have real merit.
In Amsterdam these days, "alcoholics are provided with a broom to go about keeping the streets and parks clean," reports Spiegel Online International. "In return they receive $13.50 per day, as well as a half a pack of rolling tobacco and up to five ....
Read More »Pile of rubble was century-old brewery, city history
Given the city's reputation for not preserving its old buildings, people Sunday were only surprised that the demolition of the Bakersfield Brewery Co.'s brick building on Union Avenue hadn't occurred sooner. All that remains of the 101-year-old ....
Read More »From the archives — beer stolen from Ruppert plant
1, 1913: Burglars who apparently were well aware with the place entered the Ruppert bottling establishment, 85 Hawthorn Street, last night, and stole 120 bottles of beer, 10 or 12 of which were drunk upon the premises. The remainder were taken away in ....
Read More »Changes to Longmont regulations quicken craft brewer’s opening
The four co-owners of 300 Suns Brewing -- from left: Mark Lusher, Candace Newcomb, Jean Ditslear and Dan Ditslear -- originally thought they would have to open as a brewpub, which would have added much expense and red tape. Instead, the city ....
Read More »Local Brewery Hosts Pre-Celebration for Colorado Gives Day
Nine local charities are partnering with Kannah Creek Brewery to have a pre-celebration fundraiser for Colorado Gives Day on December 10th. The fundraiser is tomorrow night from five to seven. This is the first time the Kannah Creek Brewing Company is ....
Read More »Bud Light Hires John Krasinski to Riff on ‘Hold My Beer’ Meme
In the “Hold my beer and watch this” clips, reckless stunts predominate. The “Hold My Beer” videos, by contrast, are meant to be “a lot more sketch-oriented rather than danger-oriented,” Mr. Krasinski said in a phone interview on Friday. Mr. Krasinski ....
Read More »hurlimann brewery in zurich is renovated into thermal bath + spa
the old hürlimann brewery of 1836 in the heart of zürich has been renovated into a contemporary hotel and thermal bath & spa that gets its naturally-heated water from a nearby spring. the original underground wooden vats have been restored and ....
Read More »GVSU alum creates sustainable brewery
Grand Valley State University alumna Laura Gentry and her husband, Nate, are opening the first brewery in Zeeland since the city ended its 100-year ban on alcohol in 2006. As well as turning the building, which has been abandoned for the past 10 years, ....
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