Specialty Beer News - Wednesday, March 13, 2011

Beer Battle Brewing in Springfield NBC Chicago Anheuser-Busch Cos. is a non-craft brewer but still wants to distribute its own brew. Distributors argue that would force some of the smaller craft beers out of the market. Last year, Anheuser-Busch attempted to buy City Beverage, ...

Craft-beer canuck The Province Favourite BC craft beer: Mt. Begbie Nasty Habit IPA (Tree Captivator Doppelbock in the winter) Favourite pub to watch the game in: St. Augustine's All-time favourite Canucks player: Ryan Kesler. Gotta love someone who asks to have his finger cut off to ...

SBJ: Indians selling $30 beer at Progressive Field SportingNews.com Those beers, all made in the Buckeye State, range from $6.75 to an eye-opening $29.75 for a 22-ounce specialty beer. Sportservice built Spirits of Ohio this year after testing craft beers last season in the ballpark's Terrace Club, a premium space ...

Keeping craft alive on Granville Island The Province At different stages in the brewing process on my visit are batches of Nut Brown Ale and Ginger Beer. Despite all of his apparent creativity, Lambourne sees himself as something of a traditionalist. "I've tended to come at craft beer in a more ...

MSM craft beer festival full to the brim Martinez News-Gazette At least that's what Mayor Schroder told one Beer Festival attendee in regards to the brainchild of Peterson, Executive Director of Main Street Martinez. This weekend's second Bay Area Craft BeerFestival so surpassed expected attendance forecasts that ...

Capital Brewery weathered lean years to emerge at forefront of craft brewery ... Madison.com Michelob was considered a specialty beer in the mid-1980s, the number of large brewing companies was shrinking and, unbeknownst to most, a craft beer revolution was being born. "It was a very different world in terms of beer. ...

Zynga rolls out valet parking, Alcatraz crab cakes, craft beer to woe ... TechFlash (blog) They ate Alcatraz crab cakes and chicken banh mi, and sipped on San Pellegrino water and Anchor Steam beers. There were a number of Microsoft employees, some from Amazon and other companies. All seems to be enjoing the moment. “They have valet parking ...

What's on Tap: New releases and beer contests San Antonio Express It's been another grand couple of weeks for Texas craft beer. Ranger Creek Brewing and Distilling announced last week it has released its South Texas Lager. The beer is available at Lüke, The Friendly Spot and The Flying Saucer. ...

Goose Island's Greg Hall Urinated In Glasses At Chicago's Bangers And Lace Huffington Post And last Friday night, Hall celebrated his 45th birthday at Bangers and Lace, a self-described craft beer and sausage bar that Time Out Chicago recently named its Best New Bar. Unfortunately, according to the Chicago Tribune, the celebration got a bit ...