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MillerCoors has a message for beer snobs: Blue Moon is an authentic craft brew. So show a little respect. Aficionados long ago dubbed Blue Moon an impostor cooked up by a megabrewer to exploit the explosive growth of artisanal beer. In recent months ... and more »

John Smith, Nantucket's public works operations manager, said his office got a call at 7 a.m. Thursday to remove a dead shark from in front of the Sea Dog Brew Pub and he had to call in a front-end loader to cart away the 6-foot-long, 100-pound shark ...

A HOMEBREW 3D PRINTED RIFLE capable of firing 14 shots before blowing itself up has been shown off by some dude in Canada. The gun, which was originally unveiled on Youtube last month by the same man, claims to be the world's first 3D printed rifle.

“Craft beer lovers always seek out something different, whether they are brand loyal or not,” said Bryce Schaffter, owner of the new Cinder Block Brewery in North Kansas City. “We aren't competing with Boulevard, we are offering a different take.” Area ... Brewers Association: Craft beer sales have climbed 15 percent this yearAkron Beacon Journal (blog) A craft beer boom hops upThe Register-Guard Craft beer scene grows in Southwest MichiganMiBiz Miami New Times (blog) -Baltimore Post-Examiner -China Daily all 9 news articles »

The Great Taste of the Midwest hits Madison's Olin Park on Saturday. If you have tickets, congratulations. If you don't, make the trip anyway and work your way through Madison bars doing your own personal great tasting. One of the beauties of the Great ...

Tip a cap or take a gulp: but either way, folks in the Dakotas have a new claim to fame - they reside in two of America's top beer-drinking states. The Beer Institute, a trade organization that represents the $246.5 billion beer industry, recently ...

Ken established Sierra Nevada back in 1980 when he showed his friend the basics of homebrewing beer. He began brewing five-gallon batches of beer on his own and soon became a proficient homebrewer. In 1976, Ken opened his own store, The Home ...

In its ongoing quest to find new revenue streams, the Postal Service is hinting that Congress should make it legal to use the mail to ship beer, wine and liquor -- which competitors such as Fed Ex (FDX, Fortune 500) and UPS (UPS, Fortune 500) can ... and more »

Earlier in the week, Scott shared news about Lakewood Brewing Co.'s birthday party this weekend. Founder Wim Bens has been planning this for a while now and has a few special barrels set aside for the event, just in case everyone gets thirsty out there ...

BLUE ASH, Ohio -- The votes are in and the judges have spoken. Cincinnati has a new leader when it comes to local craft beer. The Firehouse Grill in Blue Ash held a “Battle of the Beers” competition on Sunday featuring almost all of the Cincinnati-area ...