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Over the last year Spokane has seen a boom in the success and popularity of locally made craft beers. People are starting to take notice, and on Friday night, for the first time, the Washington Beer Commission and the Washington Brewers Guild held ... and more »

In the fog-drenched lumber and fishing country of the Pacific Northwest, beer—hearty, rich and warming—occupies as natural a role in the local culture as rifles and chain saws, pickup trucks and crab traps, eggs, coffee and bacon. Homebrewing of beer ...

But drinks giant Lodestar Anstalt has threatened action against North Yorkshire micro-brewery Mithril Ales over its Route A66 real ale, claiming it infringes Lodestar's own Route 66 trademark. 'I've had to re-badge the ale as A66,' said Mithril's owner ...

Bad spring weather and a sluggish economy have been cited by brewers such as Anheuser-Busch and MillerCoors as reasons for the recent poor sales of some of their flagship light beer brands. But a couple of new surveys might give greater cause for ...

Drinking Buddies is an indie flick billed as a romantic comedy over the backdrop of a lot of a craft beer brewing. But this is not your typical Hollywood comedy featuring cookie cutter characters and clichéd plot lines. It's actually not much of a ... Interview: Joe Swanbergslantmagazine all 4 news articles »

Today I headed out to Aardwolf Brewery, and this time is wasn't just to enjoy the beer, it was for the 1st Annual Greenlion Festival. The festival is promoting awareness of green-focused businesses, innovative organizations, and community outreach. I ...

With an assist from the social network, police in Reno, Nev. got their man. Saul Zelaznog was arrested on a probation violation Thursday night, just two days after he walked out on a $100 tab at the Reno brewpub Brewer's Cabinet. The story of Zelaznog ...

We get a lot of promotions and brewery news in our inbox, and we knew we just had to share this one out of St. Louis, Mo.: popular St. Louis brewery, Schlafly Brewery, is putting out the feelers to see if they can find the "inaugural baby" of the ... and more »

He lives two doors down and often attracts stray neighbors because of his six homebrew taps in the garage. Brian is a friendly, generous type, so he was thrilled at the idea of a joint beer brewing venture. The styles we picked were a pale ale in the ...

The festival will feature the finale of Brewery Ommegang and Saveur Magazine's Hop Chef contest. The contest will ask chef's to create a “perfect pairing” of food and an Ommegang ale, and dishes will be judged by a panel of national and local food and ...