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The planning commission passed an amendment Thursday to zoning regulations and development standards for small breweries, wineries and distilleries in certain commercial and industrial zone districts. Eric Ohlgren is in the process of developing a ...

That questionable individual July 10 vote fails to get to the root of the problem with a proposed brew pub in the historic Electric Building. Here's the problem: It's a horrible, no-good, very bad idea. Not Gillum's vote (though that's stupid). Not the ...

Excel Bottling Company (488 South Broadway, Breese, Illinois; 618-526-7159) started churning out bottled soda in Breese, Illinois, after Edward "Lefty" Meier caught a bank robber on the lam and invested the reward money wisely. Last year, with the ...

to outright lying or, to be more charitable, strategic half-truths like “Fresh Beer Tastes Better”, (True for SOME beers, completely false as a blanket statement), to a literal river of attempts to make their own “craft beers” and foist them off on ...

People love pumpkin beer. Based largely on sales of its flagship Pumpkinhead, Portland, Maine's Shipyard Brewing Co. climbed to No. 15 among craft breweries in sales volume for 2012, according to data released by the Brewers Association. That's a lot ... Pumpkin beers: They're baaaaackRedEye Chicago Fall beers are pouring inHouston Chronicle (blog) OnTap: Ready or Not, The Flavors of Fall Beers Have ArrivedValley News News Sentinel -Pique Newsmagazine -Whistler Question all 17 news articles »

Tony Magee is singing, but on a recent weeknight the crowd at Riverview Tavern in Roscoe Village hardly notices. They are talking, drinking, watching an NBA playoff game—anything but paying attention to the disheveled middle-aged white guy who is ... Michigan's Best Brewery: Craft beer guide Steve Smith to join in judging Grand ...The Grand Rapids Press - MLive.com Beer Geeks: Does craft beer work as a TV show?Herald & Review (blog) First Drafts: Funky Lafayette an overnight craft beer boom townDenver Post Penn Live -The Daily Meal -Business First of Louisville (blog) all 73 news articles »

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (KTHV) - After two years of sitting in an evidence room, three beautiful pieces of bathhouse row history are now in the hands of their rightful owners, and they have a whole new purpose waiting for them. Bathtubs and breweries don't ... and more »

“Old Style beer is one of the finest beverages money can buy,” Strauss said, laughing. “There's going to be a lot of guys going to the game that for their fathers, their grandfathers would sit down at the ballpark and have a hot dog and an Old Style ... and more »

OGDEN, Utah – The only thing missing was a cold beer as Pat Winslow eased into a seat underneath a canopy at the front of homebrew supply store Union Station Fermentation. Outside the window, 25th Street travelers trekked along the sidewalk. His mouth ... and more »

Almost 200 have opened in the past year, says the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) – and many of the latest generation of ale brewers and drinkers are young and, in many cases, female. Emma Gilleland, of brewer Marston's, said: 'These days brewers are ...