Specialty Beer News - Friday, March 15, 2011

      

Great Lakes Brewery ranked among top 25 breweries in the country NewsNet5.com CLEVELAND - People all over the Great Lakes region love their Great Lakes Brewing Companybeer. They like it so much that the brewery is ranked in the top 25 among all Craft Brewing Companies in the country, and in the top 50 of Overall Brewing ...

[ Vancouver beer fest uses fancy footwork in quirky campaign ] Marketing Magazine Vancouver Craft Beer Week wants to tap into “cool seekers” with a quirky video ad that has one hipster dancing for his life. The spot shows a sweaty bearded man dressed in neon blue leotards and headband doing various dance moves. ...

Barbara's at the Brewery: The Best Beer Bar in LA You've Never Heard Of LA Weekly (blog) By Daniel Drennon, Thu., Apr. 14 2011 @ 2:00PM Craft beer connoisseurs have an intrinsic disdain for the mass-market swill masquerading as beer: Bud, Miller, PBR and that ilk. In an ironic twist, then, the best kept beer bar secret in LA, Barbara's at ...

The Craft Beer Chronicles: Liz Fischbach brews up adventure at 1642 Brand X In March of 2010, after a year of research, remodeling and bureaucratic wrangling, Fischbach unveiled 1642, an inviting little craft beer and wine bar that bore little resemblance to its rowdy predecessor. “The wood bar's the only thing that's original ... Brand X

Michigan craft beer links: Founders Fest, Black Party, Short's 7th birthday ... MLive.com By Josh Smith | Kalamazoo Gazette A look at some Michigan craft beer posts that caught our eye over the last few days. $1 million expansion, green redo takes hold at Ypsilanti's Corner Brewery: Owners Matt and Rene Greff are hoping to break ground ... MLive.com

Table Talk: Local chef to pair beer, food at library event Indianapolis Star The Indianapolis-Marion County Central Library and World Class Beverages will offer a night of regional craft beer with savory food pairings created by local chef Travis Ellis at 6 pm Thursday at the library, 40 E. St. Clair St. The featured breweries ...

Craft beer brewmaster Gary Lohin pushes the frontiers of flavour Vancouver Sun (blog)  After attending last month's Craft Brewers Conference in San Francisco, Lohin reports that although lager is still the top style of craft beer, the second and third spots are occupied by pale ale and the potent India pale ale. ...

Brew Review 4: Blue Pants Brewery Corduroy Rye IPA al.com (blog) HUNTSVILLE, Alabama - This week brew reviewers critiqued Blue Pants Brewery's third released craft beer, Corduroy Rye IPA (India pale ale). This American IPA is described by co-owner and brewer Michael Spratley as “a citrusy, moderately bitter IPA with ... al.com (blog)