Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Specialty Beer News - Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Iowa Brewers Guild plans American Craft Beer Week event in Des Moines
Sioux City Journal (blog)
By Tim Hynds | April 26, 2011 - 8:39 am Celebrate American Craft Beer Week (May 16-22) at the first Iowa Craft Brew Festival organized by all your favorite local Iowa breweries, on Saturday, May 21 in downtown Des Moines. There will be over 80 craft ...
What's on
Vancouver Sun
Reporter Randy Shore explains what you can look forward to during Craft Beer Week in Metro Vancouver in part three of his series on suds in Wednesday's Vancouver Sun. Finding a dress that suits all of your bridesmaids — no matter their body types ...
Beer springs eternal in Washington
Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)
Time keeps marching on and so does the craft beer industry—continually evolving and growing. Fast forward three years and Washington is on the precipice of something pretty exciting when it comes to beer: 150 breweries. I just updated our list of ...
Joint venture for Milwaukee Ale House, North Star Bistro
Bizjournals.com
Milwaukee Brewing Co. will continue to provide craft beers to the Milwaukee Ale House restaurants. North Star American Bistro operates locations in Shorewood and Brookfield. “We plan to bring our food philosophy to the Ale House, emphasizing fresh ...
Maui Brewers Festival to flow in Kahului May 14
Maui News (blog)
“The breweries invited to participate in the festival were chosen because of their commitment to making craft beer where quality, flavor and uniqueness comes before cheaper, bland and mass-produced beers,” says Garrett Marrero, founder and owner of ...
This Week In Beer: Epic Brewing Takeover, Lambics on Cask, New Belgium Summer ...
Washington City Paper (blog)
The week of organized beer fun includes rare brew nights, tasting dinners, and you can even enjoycraft beer while making art. Read on for my picks and for more details on any event, click on it in the DC Beer Events Calendar above. ...
Carolina Brewery now offering Sky Blue Golden Ale in 12 ounce cans
Chatham Journal Weekly
"We are very excited to offer our craft beer in cans for this summer season," says Carolina Brewery owner Robert Poitras. "We chose the can for a variety of reasons including its ability to go places where bottles are not welcome such as pools, ...

Chatham Journal Weekly
JB Shireman Joins First Beverage Group
The Beverage Network
Shireman, who is widely known in the beverage industry as a leading expert in the operations and culture of craft beer companies, brings his specialized knowledge to the growing team of experts at First Beverage. “A key strength of our business is our ...
Burnsville To Get New Gastropub
Patch.com
A new gastropub set to open its doors on May 2, Morgan's on Nicollet has built its food and drink menu around fresh ingredients and carefully selected craft beer, wine and whiskey. Web-based encyclopedia Wikipedia defines a gastropub as "a bar and ...
New Belgium beer and film tour riding to DM
DesMoinesRegister.com (blog)
Filmakers can submit short films (10 seconds to 10 minutes) on any subject, but New Belgium will give bonus credit if the film includes craft beer, sustainability and whimsy. The deadline to submit films is May 1.