Hardywood Park Craft Brewery recently received a surprise from the city of Richmond: a request that the brewery pay meals tax on all beer it has sold by the glass in the past year. When Virginia law changed on July 1, 2012, to allow breweries to sell ... City taps into Hardywood Park brewery for back taxeswtvr.com Controversy Brews At Hardywood Over Meals TaxWRIC City of Richmond Wants Hardywood to Pay Meals TaxRichmond.com all 6 news articles »
Read More »Tiny Tech Puts Satellites In Hands Of Homebrew Designers
Two satellites set for launch Sunday will soon be in the hands of ordinary people because they run on a tiny microchip that anyone can program. The chip, known as Arduino, is cheap and easy to use. It is already popular among designers and artists, and ...
Read More »Indigo Imp Brewery changes packaging from cardboard to new recyclable holders
First, no more box assembly for Chappel and his wife, Kathy, who work together at the brewery nestled within the Tyler Village area of Superior Avenue. And – unlike the old plastic six-pack holders so prevalent in the 1970s, and which often seemed to ...
Read More »Vermont: Craft Beer Heaven
Burlington has also gained quite the reputation, as of late, of being a solid craft beer town. Magic Hat may have put this city on the map, but Burlington now boasts more microbreweries and brewpubs than ever before. We would be visiting several of ...
Read More »It’s National Root Beer Float Day. Yawn.
Today is National Root Beer Float Day, and if you head to an A&W location (the closest ones to the city are in Capitol Heights and Upper Marlboro) you can pick up a free float for the rest of the day. Allow me to offer a dissenting opinion here: A root ... Celebrate National Root Beer Float Day like a grown-upToday.com (blog) It's National Root Beer Float Day. Where Are You Celebrating?Chicagoist Stop in at your local A&W Restaurant between 2 pm and closing for a free small ...SuburbanJournals CultureMap Austin -KTNV Las Vegas -Bay City Times all 22 news articles »
Read More »Narragansett Beer Reintroduces ‘Jaws’ Beer Can
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Narragansett Beer is reintroducing a 1970s can design featured in the movie “Jaws.” The company says the retro design depicting a ship and a red diagonal stripe is being re-released temporarily in honor of the Discovery ... You Need This Beer: Narragansett's 'Jaws,' 1975 CanThe Daily Meal Narragansett Celebrates Shark Week With 'Jaws' CanBrewbound.com all 4 news articles »
Read More »Booze-free beer industry soars in Middle East
Alcohol-free beer has become big business in the Middle East, where the predominantly young and fashionable set is turning to fake booze in their desire to be a part of the glamorized image of free and frolicking revelers. The Middle East accounts for ... Booze-free beer consumption soars in Middle EastThe Malay Mail Online all 2 news articles »
Read More »Plastic glasses not the answer in Gloucester, say real ale enthusiasts
REAL ale enthusiasts have hit back at calls to ban glasses from city centre pubs on safety grounds, claiming it will ruin the taste of a perfect pint. Pubs already under pressure from dwindling drinkers and there are fears it could be the final nail in ...
Read More »The Death of Beer Has Been Greatly Exaggerated
Americans are drinking less brew. Producers are making less, too. Meanwhile, wine has closed a 20-point favorability gap with beer in the just 20 years. Since the mid-1990s, beer volume has declined by nine percent while and spirits have soared (now ...
Read More »Craft beer bubble: Founders CEO talks market saturation with Draft Magazine
That's from Mike Stevens, CEO of Founders Brewing Co. in Grand Rapids, speaking to a Draft Magazine writer for a piece exploring beer industry jitters over the ballooning number of craft breweries across the country in recent years. Is the industry ...
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