Thursday, April 21, 2011

Specialty Beer News - Thursday, April 21, 2011

Brewery serves craft purists
The Detroit News
That's because MillKing sees the opportunity to serve existing retailers and restaurants and help them and its distributor partners sell more craft beer in Michigan, where drinkers imbibe such beverages at about half the national volume. ...
Vancouver Craft Beer Week brews frothy fun
Straight.com
A group of BC brewmasters got together to produce a unique local recipe for the official bevy of the second annual Vancouver Craft Beer Week. The celebration of artisanal, high-quality beer takes place in dozens of pubs, bars, restaurants, ...
Beer lovers look to Texas legislature for more access to better brew
CultureMap
By Caroline Gallay When Kevin Floyd began planning Hay Merchant, a dedicated beer bar soon to open in the former Chances building, as a mecca for craft beer lovers, he considered opening it as a brewpub — until Texas' unfortunate economic reality got ...
Beckett's Brew-haha: The Lake View Bar Goes Craft Beer and Burgers; Plus, a ...
Chicagomag.com
On May 2nd, that spot will toss its old menus (a mix of the usual bar suspects and Irish pub fare, with beer, wine, and martinis on the drink list) and debut a new lineup ofcraft beers and gourmet burgers (ten varieties to start, all certified-humane ...
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Brew Blog #42: My Brew Woo Experience Is Sure To Be A Meaty One
WAAF.com (blog)
Worcester's first Craft Beer festival is happening this Saturday(4/23) at the DCU Center in beautiful Worcester, MA. I am very excited about this because I've always wanted a Beer Festival within walking distance to my house. ...
Jack's Bar & Grill Celebrates Easter Sunday With A Breakfast Buffet 4/24
Broadway World
Jack's prides itself on being an "American Craft Beer House and Comfort Eatery". Bartenders can put together custom beer flights of their craft beers. Customers can enjoy their selections at the bar, comfy booths, or sociable lounge area. ...
Redeeming the Midwest
Anchorage Press
The Midwest gets a bad rap when it comes to beer. Craft beer has slowly and steadily taken over the United States, starting with our own West Coast. We've been blessed with an astounding variety of great beer from the West Coast, but we often poo-poo ...
HogsBack Brewing raises glass to good year
EMC Nepean Barrhaven
Not everyday do four longtime friends with engineer day jobs decide to take the plunge into the world of craft brewing, but in this case it was a risky venture that paid off. On April 14, the four friends - Paige Cutland, Frank Costello, ...
Would You Like Some Pineapple in Your Beer?
Patch.com
Along with hazelnut, coffee and pineapple it's one of many unusual flavors being introduced into craft beers these days, says Bob O'Dell, co-owner of Vintage Fine Wine & Beer. O'Dell says the trend toward infused beer and unusual flavors is proof “of ...
Beer Madness winner
Washington Post
(Astrid Riecken/ For The Washington Post ) - \"Beer Madness\", an annual bracketed taste-off in search of the best beer with 64 domestic craft beers competing takes place at the ChurchKey. What the Garden State does have, however, is the 2011 Beer ...