Friday, January 13, 2012

Local Craft Beer Business Hopping
In the Finger Lakes region, there are now around 30 microbreweries. Local beer-enthusiasts Adam Smith and Theresa Hollister saw the surge in craft brewing and created the Finger Lakes Beer Trail, which promotes local breweries.
Craft beer centre stage at Bristol venue
Beerd is the eighth venue in the Bath Ales estate but the St Michael's Hill outlet is the first to focus on speciality beers from artisan and independent breweries, in keg and bottled form. Robin Couling, Bath Ales retail director, said: "We love great ...
Sunoco's Craft Beer Exchange Expands Across New York
PHILADELPHIA -- Sunoco has expanded the Craft Beer Exchange at its APlus convenience stores across the state of New York with several locations in both the Syracuse and Albany markets. Started as a pilot program in the Buffalo market, the Craft Beer ...
craft-beer mixer: Five chefs, five breweries to team up for dinner
By Carol Deptolla of the Journal Sentinel It's like going to a bunch of the city's best restaurants in one night: Five chefs from some of the city's top restaurants will be matched up with five regional brewers of craft beers for the Best of Milwaukee ...
"Why is the government up in my beer?" Local craft beer lovers spotlighted in ...
By Caroline Gallay When Open the Taps first launched in Houston last summer, co-founder Leslie Sprague hadn't the slightest that the grass-roots group of pissed off craft beer consumers would become the ultimate industry advocacy group in Texas. ...
INDUSTRY: Craft breweries on tap in Inland region
“More breweries is great, because I think it's just going to expose more people to craft brewing.” Craft beer, or microbrew, typically refers to beer that/often/ is produced in small batches by an independent brewer. Craft breweries often sell their ...

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Sunoco Brings Craft Beer Exchange to More NY Stores
Consumers are shopping convenience stores slightly more often than they were a year ago, but the nation's economic doldrums continue to be a drag on spending, according to Convenience Store News' annual consumer study – Realities of the Aisle 2011. ...

Alaska Beer Week is here
If you're up near Talkeetna, get in on the 6 pm-midnight Alaska Beer Week Kick Off at the Twister Creek Restaurant. It will pair six specialty Denali Brewing Company beers with a homestyle menu. Call ahead to (907) 733- 2537 for reservations. ...

Beer Here Now: Craft Brewing - 2012 in a Pint Glass
I didn't know what craft beer was at the start of 2011. A year later, it's pretty much all I drink. I'd cross London to drink beers by the best of Britain's craft brewers. In fact, whenever I've got time to waste, I'll head to one of London's new craft ...


Craft brewer Stone & Wood expanding
Stone & Wood brews its Pacific Ale and Lager all year round, and once a year rolls out a limited release Stone Beer. Co-founder and chief brewer Brad Rogers attributed the brand's success to continued strong growth in the craft beer category and the ...


Austin native brews up a career
Joe Mohrfeld developed a taste for craft beer in college. Now it's turned into his livelihood, taking him from Colorado to Texas, in a career that's still young, but budding nearly as fast as the country's microbreweries. The 2001 Austin High graduate ...



Pub sells beer for dogs
A UK pub has introduced a beer brewed for dogs on its menu so that patrons have no excuse to leave their pets at home when they go out for a drink. The Brandling Villa in South Gosforth, Newcastle, decided dogs should not miss out on the craft beer ..

Dine & Dish: Menifee's Beer Hunter knows its customers
That's why the Beer Hunter, located in the Countryside Marketplace in Menifee, is your new best friend. This restaurant prides itself for its large, yet selective array of on-tap and local craft beers, a satisfying food menu, and big screen TVs ...

Los Angeles Beer Fans Rally for Blue Palms Brewhouse
Lenzo and partner Dave Almaraz brought the craft beer revolution to Hollywood Boulevard at their location in the Music Box theater and Lenzo, who hails from Ohio, had a simple goal: "Bring a place to Hollywood that offered great beer, good meals and a ...

Golden Road Brewing Introduces Craft Beer Cans to L.A. County
11 2012 at 10:14 AM ​Local canned craft beer will hit LA's supermarket shelves for the first time later this week, and we have Tony Yanow and Meg Gill to thank for it. Gill, the president and co-founder of Golden Road Brewing in Atwater Village, ...

It's All About Variety at Craftsman Ale House
Harrison's newest watering hole offers a wide variety of local beers, spirits and homemade dishes. By Zach Oliva If you like a variety of craft beer and a friendly and welcoming environment, the newest bar on Harrison Avenue might be the place for you. ...