Thursday, March 31, 2011

Specialty Beer News - Wednesday, March 31, 2011

FIGUEROA: Introducing North County's beer background
North County Times
But when Todd Davis gets together with his pals to sample the latest finds, more and more it's craft beer that ends up on the tasting menu. "There's just so much enthusiasm now for good beer," said Davis, 41, a commercial real estate agent from Cardiff ...



Goose Island all about growth
Chicago Tribune
Goose Island's website banner declares with sad irony "Chicago's Craft Beer," while this morning I read that the brewery that I once lived just down the street from has sold out to InBev. Of course the spin is that you will retain complete control over ...



 Craft-Beer Explosion: Area eateries extol the finer points of brew
Press of Atlantic City
Alyssa Perone pours a craft beer at Firewaters, located inside the Tropicana Casino and Resort in Atlantic City. Posted: Thursday, March 31, 2011 12:01 am | Updated: 7:14 am, Thu Mar 31, 2011. Thanks to area pubs such as Firewaters, Goodnight Irene's ...


Small brewers having a boom with craft beers
The Bolton News
According to a report from the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA), which represents small local and regional brewers, big brewers' beer sales are down nationally while small brewers are having great success producing a diverse range of popular craft ...




ll stories on this topic » Congress to consider tax breaks for craft brewers
Bizjournals.com
... tax breaks to the growing craft brewing industry. The Small Brewer Reinvestment and Expanding Workforce Act (Small BREW Act) would reduce the excise tax on the first 60000 barrels of beer produced by breweries each year from $7 to $3.50 per barrel. ...




ll stories on this topic » Hangar 24 opening distribution center
Redlands Daily Facts
In January, Ace and Mission beverage companies, which distribute Budweiser and craft beers, became Hangar 24's Los Angeles County distributor. "Over the last three years Hangar 24 has been an incredible success story of ours and we look forward to ...




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Top 10 Craft Beers for Pussies
Phoenix New Times (blog)
Only the piss-water taste of Whatever Light has crossed your lips and you are extremely frightened of beers that are too skunky or perfume-y or have any other sort of flavor. No worries, we're here for ya. Memorize this list of "safe" craft beers and ...


Phoenix New Times (blog)
AC Beer Festival returns to celebrate suds
Press of Atlantic City
Masciandaro says the beer festival is the ultimate playground for a creative home brewer. "Craft beers are expensive," Masciandaro says. "The ability to create your own … there's a challenge to it. You can go to any liquor store or bar and you can ...






Bell's Brewery Inc. to begin selling beer in cans in 2012
Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com
"Right now cans are doing about 3 percent of the craft beer market," Larry Bell said. "They probably will skew a little bit higher in Michigan, we think, because the nature of drinking opportunities for cans in this state is greater than other states. ...



Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com