Specialty Beer News - Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Illinois craft breweries battle the big boys STLtoday.com Trudeau says a victory for the beer giant would be the "final nail in the coffin" for Rolling Meadows and the state's craft brewing industry. The showdown centers on whether AB InBev and other out-of-state brewers have the right to sell beer directly ...

Brooks on Beer: Festival Season San Jose Mercury News Between the suds celebrations, brew fests and even a beer circus, there's a craft beer festival nearly every weekend through the beginning of summer. The second weekend in May features a pair of beer festivals, starting with Sacramento's fifth annual ...

Crossroads brews good taste Albany Times Union Crossroads also won a bronze medal for its Outrage IPA in the category for best individual craft beers in the Hudson Valley, and it won the John Calen Memorial Award for the best English style pale ale in the state, also for Outrage Ale, ...

Scott Bort: Beer fans get their Dark Lord fix at Three Floyd's Post-Tribune By Scott M Bort Craft beer columnist May 1, 2011 04:53PM The crowd mills about in front of Three Floyds Brewing during the annual Dark Lord Day at Three Floyds Brewing Saturday, April 30, 2011, in Munster, Ind. | Scott M. Bort~Sun-Times Media MUNSTER ...

GoFivo: Craft Beer On The Cheap DCist.com DC is an expensive town to drink craft beer in. Yes, we do have a better selection than a lot of other cities, but that selection comes at a cost. Sites like Living Social and Groupon do have the occasional offer that gets us a quality pint on the ... DCist.com

Hungary's First Craft-Beer Festival, Budapest, 13 - 14 May XpatLoop.com We are proud to announce Hungary's first craft-beer festival: FŐZDEFESZT - Elsõ Hazai Kézműves Sörfesztivál. The festival will be held on 13-14 May, 2011 in Budapest, in Mikszáth Kálmán Square, the middle of the so-called Castle-district. ...

Philly Beer Week 2011 Announces Second Annual Forum Of The Gods TheFullPint.com Philadelphia, PA – On Tuesday, June 7, beginning at 3 pm, Philly Beer Week (PBW) 2011 and Ale Street News will present The Forum of the Gods, a round table talk and tasting with five of the biggest names in craft brewing. Featuring Vinnie Cilurzo ... TheFullPint.com

Do The Brew deemed a huge success Hastings Tribune More than 500 people from across the state gathered at Hastings City Auditorium to sample some of the area's finest craft beers and some national offerings as well at the Do the Brew event Saturday. The first local beer sampling event in years — or ... Hastings Tribune

Tuesday takes Tribune Review The Homewood craft beer maker is looking to expand into Larimer. And that expansion -- a quadrupling of its space -- is expected to lead to an initial doubling of production. About 1800 barrels were produced last year. How nice it is to see a home brew ...