Friday, April 8, 2011

Specialty Beer News - Friday, March 8, 2011

The Magic of Brewing at Craft Beer Festival
Patch.com
The subject that has Jim excited is the Spring 2011 Bay Area Craft Beer Festival, held this Saturday April 9, at the Waterfront Park's Cannery District. It's the second edition of the event, back for a return engagement after last year's successful ...

Brew Fest' aims to teach fans
Red and Black
The Classic City Brew Fest is an educational beer tasting event that is held annually at the Foundry Park Inn & Spa. “It has really educated people in the region about how complex and flavorful craft beer is,” said Owen Ogletree, founder and director ...



Weekend events lure thinkers, drinkers
The Tennessean
Nashville has developed a taste for craft beers, such as these available at Cooper's on Porter in East Nashville. Saturday, the neighborhood will host the East Nashville Beer Festival, which will focus on the art of making, and drinking, craft brews. ...

True Thing: The Craft Beer
BusinessWeek
The beer should be obscure but accessible; it should also have a cool label, but it cannot be cutesy. The Get: Brewery Ommegang Abbey Ale ($8.99, 750 ml; ommegang.com). This Belgian-style dubbel, like those brewed by Trappist monks, is crafted at ...


The Craft Beer Chronicles: In honor of National Beer Day, mark your calendar ...
Brand X
Next week, representatives from Oregon's largest craft beer producer will travel to LA and the OC to celebrate Deschutes Brewery Base Camp — a series of special tasting events meant to demonstrate the brewer's appreciation for our region's bibulous ...


Springfield Man Turns Passion for Craft Beer into Career
OzarksFirst.com
"I love the culture that it creates, I love talking about beer i love experimenting with beer. I love drinking beer. i mean really craft beer is a passion for me." Jeremy Wicks' passion started with another man's epiphany. ...


Kurve's Neighbors Aren't Buying This 'Craft Beer' Thing
Village Voice (blog)
EV Grieve reports that the group is planning to oppose the liquor license application filed by Tom O'Byrne, who is planning to open a craft beer-focused restaurant/bar in the space. Somewhat unsurprisingly, its members, who are still smarting from ...

Pour your own beer at City Tavern in Culver City
Los Angeles Times
(There is also a selection of other bottled beers and a full bar.) And 20 of its taps are dedicated to Southern California brews — almost as many as Tony's Darts Away, the LA-area's premiere all-California craft beer bar. ...
 Angeles Times
Schlafly taps Alaskan craft breweries for festival
STLtoday.com
Juneau-based Alaskan Brewing Co. and Anchorage-based Midnight Sun Brewing Co. each will contribute eight styles of beer to the festival, which runs from noon-5 pm at Schlafly Bottleworks in Maplewood. It should be a rare treat for St. Louis craft-beer ...


Arts 'n Drafts Fest leads into Erie Micro Brew Festival
GoErie.com
While enjoying art and music, you can sample beers brewed on site, as well as bottles of craft beers from throughout the region. Among the 8 bands playing Friday, you can enjoy Otis, Diesel Houdini, Matty B and the Dirty Pickles. ...