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Bell's annual homebrew competition is now in its fourth year and will be held this year on Sept. 14 at the Eccentric Café. As in previous years, there is no cost to enter and the only requirement is that you use wort provided by the brewery for free ...

Beer lovers of America, you can breathe a sigh of relief. Michigan's Bell's Brewery won a decision against Enbridge Oil Thursday night that nixed a proposal the brewery claims would have shut it down for what could have been months. After almost five ... and more »

Thank goodness for fall, already. Sure Labor Day marks the "unofficial" end of summer -- but aren't you looking forward to actually being able to walk outside without getting eaten alive by mosquitoes? Besides, the coming of autumn brings that oh-so ...

Denver City Council will consider giving the brewery a $1 million loan and also is looking at rezoning a two-block area on Brighton Boulevard between 33rd and 35th streets. The brewery would eventually produce as much as 250,000 barrels of beer a year. Great Divide tentatively plans a large new brewery in Denver's River NorthWestword (blog) all 2 news articles »

DOVER — Two men tried robbing a man on the street at night, but he hurled full beer cans at their heads and fought with them until police showed up, a town official said. Officers responded to a report of two men fighting on East Blackwell Street at ... and more »

SACRAMENTO -- Beer lovers would be able to refill their own containers at breweries under legislation approved by the state Senate. Lawmakers unanimously approved AB647 by Democratic Assemblyman Wesley Chesbro of Arcata on Monday. Sen. and more »

ESCONDIDO — A Stone Brewing Co. employee who suffered fatal injuries when he was pinned under a forklift at the business this weekend was identified Monday by the Medical Examiner's Office as Matthew Courtright. The 27-year-old was operating a ...

The two beers on the picnic table could hardly have seemed more different. To my left, as I sat in a beer garden during a recent trip to California, was a bottle of Russian River Brewing's Blind Pig: piney, citrusy and a popular example of the most ...

Device Brewing Co., which bills itself as Sacramento's first nano brewery, has launched a Kickstarter campaign to help it expand and purchase equipment and other supplies. Started in April by Northern California natives Ken and Melissa Anthony, Device ... and more »

Food and beer events include "Close Your Eyes And Think of England" Bangers & Casks at the South Bay's Tin Roof Bistro, a musical beer crawl from Mohawk Bend to the Short Stop in Echo Park and the Allagash beer dinner at the Bottle Room in Whittier.