When Durango, Colorado-based craft beer company Ska Brewing first chose to favor canning instead of bottling their beer, it was all about practicality — glass bottles simply didn't mesh with the founders' outdoorsy lifestyle. "Bottles are no good for ... and more »
Read More »Self-Insuring Lessons, Canned Craft Beer, Early Holiday Cheer: August 16
Tina Rosenberg writes about a Texas employer that dropped its health insurance company and self-insured, gaining some surprising insights into the health care system. [New York Times]. A study finds that troubled teens make better entrepreneurs, writes ...
Read More »More women are drinking real ale, says Camra
Overall UK beer sales have reduced in the past three years by more than 500 million pints while real ale has outperformed the market and even enjoyed a small increase in 2011, according to Camra. In the same period, more than 250 new real ale breweries ...
Read More »Downtown Stroll ‘N Sip: LA Craft Beer Crawl
Example A? Some The LA Craft Beer Crawl, which is set to raise a few fancy foams on Saturday, Aug. 10 and Sunday, Aug. 11. The 213 Nightlife happening goes down in a fairly tightly drawn area of downtown where, yep, revelers can indeed crawl, or, er, ... Wish You Were Beer, first craft-only beer store in north Alabama, plans grand ...al.com How to Enjoy San Diego's Craft Beer ScenePalm Springs Life Craft beer trend helps rebuild Oakland neighborhoodsThe Reporter Sacramento Bee -Chico News & Review -Brewbound.com all 46 news articles »
Read More »Craft Brewery: Adjuncts aren’t evil
If you have taken a tour of a craft brewery you have likely heard the word, adjuncts. Yes, it is a dirty word in the craft beer community. But is it? It is often presented as a dirty word, when many craft brewers secretly (or not so secretly) use ...
Read More »2 minutes to midnight for Bristol’s real ale and heavy metal pub
The owners of a Bristol venue which claims to be the UK's only independent real ale and heavy metal pub are trying to raise £30,000 to secure the future of the business. The Gryphon in Colston Street has been run for the last three years by sole trader ...
Read More »With some tweaks, cans make comeback in craft beer
Both craft brewers and craft beer drinkers are coming around to the idea of cans. More affordable supplies and canning equipment also are helping the boom. In 2002, just one craft brewery was using cans. Now, around 300 different breweries offer close ... Fargo Brewing Company rolls out first locally made beerKFGO all 2 news articles »
Read More »Local beer drinkers hopped up over craft brews
BLOOMINGTON — With nationwide beer sales slumping, beer lovers still have reason to rejoice: Sales of craft beer by smaller brewers increased over the past year, and there haven't been this many choices since before Prohibition. Rob Lamson picked up a ...
Read More »Crash course: Real ales
“The perception of real ale has changed in the past few years as more of us take a real interest in understanding the different types and flavours available,” explains Fergus Fitzgerald, head brewer with Southwold based brewers Adnams (adnams.co.uk).
Read More »Do craft beer collaborations always make for a good brew?
It was 2011 when Melbourne's Mountain Goat Beer first joined forces with leading British craft brewer Thornbridge to create the Thorny Goat Black IPA. The brewery has since hooked up with New York's Brooklyn Brewery, Danish brewer Mikkeller, and ...
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