Specialty Beer News 8-29-12

Beer fans have plenty of options for fall

He's adding a new cooler to accommodate the demand for specialty beers. “Abita beers are a good performer,” he said of the craft line from Louisiana. “It's something that is a little different and very drinkable. Deschutes beers (from Bend, Ore.) are ...

The Man Who Made Canned Craft Beer Cool In November 2002, Dale Katechis, the founder of Colorado-based Oskar Blues Brewery, took a bold step and became the first craft brewery in the country to put craft beer exclusively in a can. Now Katechis has company. More than 200 craft brewers are ... Beer Can Motorcycle Impression Sounds Remarkably Realistic (VIDEO) Huffington Post These pioneers of craft beer in a can have several of the best available, including their 10.50% "Ten Fidy" imperial stout. Although this beer looks like motor oil with a head like espresso <em>créma</em>, it is truly a treat of a beer, like rich ...
Craft beers enjoy boom despite Italy's crisis Craft beers enjoy boom despite Italy's crisis. BORGOROSE, Italy--With oyster, tobacco and watermelon flavored creations, Italy's craft beers are flourishing despite a punishing recession that is putting thousands of other businesses out of work.

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Hand-crafted, specialty beers abound in northern NM. The abundance of New Mexico microbreweries is sure to quench the thirst of any Casa Escondida Bed ...

Hold Michigan's craft beer industry in your hand with iPhone game from Grand ... The game doubles as an index for Michigan's 102 (and counting) craft breweries. GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Thanks to a Grand Rapids software development firm, you can now hold the booming world of Michigan craft beer in the palm of your hand. Fusionary... MLive.com

BOI means Beer On the Island A pub crawl and a special dinner that pairs food with craft beer and cigars are new to the Brewmasters Craft Beer Festival in Galveston this year. But for many serious beer fans, the new brews will again be the main attraction. Among those on the ... Houston Chronicle (blog)

Beer events galore all week Connect Savannah.com The entire craft beer scene in Savannah is not confined to the festival on Hutchinson Island. Several of the city's bars and restaurants have Craft Beer Week specials events. Break open your organizer and start filling in dates: Wednesday, Aug. 29 ...

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 ...

A 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 ... Press-Enterprise

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. ...

Galloway restaurant expands its craft beer, french fries menu Press of Atlantic City Gourmet Italian Cuisine, in Galloway Township, extended its offerings to include a new craft beersand fries, including Nacho Fries, Heart Attack Fries and Buffalo Fries. Posted: Sunday, January 8, 2012 12:01 am | Updated: 9:25 pm, Sat Jan 7, 2012. ...

Molson Coors brewing up new craft HQ London Free Press By Jordan St. John, Special to QMI Agency Six Pints, Molson Coors' new craft beer division, is taking over a property at 75 Victoria St. in Toronto. (Supplied) The beer world subsists largely on rumours, and this is mostly due to the fact that people ...

Kent's 101 Bottles now has microbrews on tap Ravenna Record Courier By Kyle McDonald | Staff Writer Craft beer connoisseurs now have an extra excuse to visit Kent's 101 Bottles of Beer on the Wall. The beer store that claims to have the largest selection of beers in Northeastern Ohio recently added an in-store bar with ...

Molson Coors brewing up new craft HQ CANOE Back in October, I began to hear rumblings about Molson Coors' new craft beerdivision taking over a property at 75 Victoria St. in Toronto. This property has housed a couple of brew pubs over the years. Michael Hancock's formidable talent succeeded at... CANOE

Extra Extra: Chicago's Craft Beer Scene Growing in 2012 Chicagoist Before my prediction that the craft beer bubble will burst in 2012 will happen, it'll have to grow first. [Chitown on Tap] The Zion-Benton teachers strike will head into a third day Monday. [NBC Chicago] Firefighters discovered a coffin containing a ... Chicagoist

Beer festival tickets selling fast Charlotte Observer Craft brewers sold nearly 10 million barrels of beer in 2010, up from nearly 9 million in 2009, the association reports. Overall, US beer sales were down an estimated 1 percent by volume in 2010. Weldy himself was won over to craft beers five or six ... arlotte Observer

Scottsville's first brewery could open in February The Daily Progress James River Brewing owners Chris Kyle (left) and Dustin Carter expect to open their micro brewery next month. The craft beer craze will make its mark on Scottsville early next month when James River Brewing opens its doors at 561 Valley St. As well as ...

Cheers to beers Vail Daily News They are generally beers that you won't drink as much of, but some that you will really appreciate.” Colorado's craft beer movement was once based on more amber and malty brews, according to Doug Odell, brewmaster and founder of Odell Brewing Co. in ...

NEW BREWERS ON THE BLOCK The Register-Guard Existing local breweries said that the opening of another brewery will help, not hurt, them. “We think it's awesome,” said James Book, Ninkasi's marketing director. “It just seems like craft beer is exploding and nobody can make enough, ...

Spring Training Bound? Little Giant Brewing Opening in Bradenton Rum Bunter But the one segment that is growing is the craft beer market. It's a special time for beer lovers as some amazing beer is being made right here in the US For those of you that are headed to Bradenton this year for spring training, let us direct you to ... Rum Bunter

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American Craft Beer Week is here
Make sure to stop by one of SB's brewpubs this weekend to celebrate American Craft Beer Week (May 16 – 22). This weeklong affair brings a spectacle of beer-centric events around the nation to honor our country's burgeoning craft beer industry. ...

From peaches and cherries to beer and wine, Michigan is a food lover's paradise The owner of Michigan-based Villas and Vines saw local artisans making cheese, craft beers, smoked fish and award-winning wines. He looked around at the rolling orchards of peaches and cherries and the fields of blueberries and realized, ...

Food Network show seeks food truck fare But those at the Navy Yard at Noisette sipping craft beer and eating Ambergre Sloan's vegan Diggity Doughnuts already were in heaven. Sloan, 36, is able to serve a surprisingly large and eclectic variety of flavors out of her teal food truck. ...

Earthquake not a setback for Speight's “We'd normally only do seven beers, you know the normal beers that you see in the pubs and one or two of our craft beers. Now we're doing something like 31,” says brewery manager John Craig. Work's largely been halted at the company's Canterbury ...

Britain's new "MasterChef"? American Tim Anderson Beer is how Tim Anderson made his way to food and beer is still how he earns his living. Despite his new national acclaim, Anderson still goes to his day job managing Euston Tap, a craft beer pub in the old gatehouse to London's Euston Station. ...

Beer Class at Punk's Backyard Grill: Hops
One of the four main ingredients in beer, hops do a lot of work to create the aromas and flavors that we love. From clean Pale Ales to “hop-bomb” IPAs, this class explores the varieties and roles of hops in craft beer. Learn about and taste five

Lager Head's Smokehouse brings brew accolades back home to Medina Sun Star Courier (blog) The Lager Head's Smokehouse crew picked up two awards at the craft brew competition. The IX Center was transformed into a regional Mecca for beer lovers May 13 and 14 when the International Beer Fest took over Cleveland. The crew from Medina's Lager

A Look Back On This Week's Top Stories: May 15-21
Craft Beer Week Pick: O'Shy's Tap House Has 46 Beers On Tap: Okay so Craft Beer Week is over, but that doesn't mean you can't drink up. Our weekly Largo Dive Bars feature on O'Shy's is an off-the-cuff review of the bartender's top choices.


New brewer joins the Houston beer scene
The brewery opens at a time of blistering growth in craft beer around the state. Houston's Saint Arnold Brewing Co. and Hill Country-based Real Ale have both vaulted into the nation's 50 largest craft breweries. Several others have entered the business


Bethesda Celebrates Craft Beers
May 14 - 22 marks National Craft Beer Week. For beer officiandos, it's a week to celebrate the talents of our local brew masters. In Bethesda, it was Rock Bottom's week to shine. The restaurant/brewery posted a list of recently brewed beers (see photo ...


Craft Beer, An American Tradition
As we celebrate American Craft Beer Week, we can look back at a rich history in this country -- right from the very beginning -- of having access to some of the greatest home-grown beers in the world. In fact, prior the birth of our nation,

Craft Beer Week Pick: O'Shy's Tap House Has 46 Beers On Tap
The area fostered good conversation over an extensive selection of quality craft beers. Based on Phil's recommendations, I sampled the 'best of ' multiple categories that O'Shy's has to offer. This included cider, ale, lager, stout and wheat ale. ...

First Craft Brew Festival Downtown Des Moines Saturday
By Christina Palladino - email Hundreds of people are expected to sample local beer downtown for the first ever Craft Brew Festival. Iowa's wine industry ranks 14th in the country for the number of wineries in the state. All that wine brings in a lot


Question of the Day: What is Your Favorite Long Island Craft Beer?
Two new store are promising to open this summer selling craft brews or beer making kits for the aspring brew master and Long Island Craft Beer Week is running through May 22. There's plenty of brewers on Long Island to choose from: Blue Point, ...

Now open: Republic, a craft beer bar at Seven Corners Gone are the obnoxious beer banners. Sgt. Preston's is a mere afterthought after the debut this week of Republic, a new bar headed up by Matty O'Reilly (of Aster Cafe and 318 Cafe). The new bar on the block was quite the scene last night. ...

Craft Beer Week continues. . . Americans have been told that Miller Lite is a pilsner beer, and full marks go to those advertising gurus whose hysterical laughter cannot be heard through those ad campaigns. Even without Big Beverage's interference, pilsners have had a rough go ...

New Glarus Brewing's Deb Carey is first runner-up in national small business ...
With the high finish, Carey, one of only a few women nationally to own and operate a brewery, will bring renewed recognition to the state's growing craft beer industry, said Tom Porter, owner and brewmaster of Lake Louie Brewing in Arena. ...


Things are a Brewin' at Two Brothers
By Tina Tuszynski | Email the author | 11:00am A craft beer is, by its very definition, a community beer. According to the Brewers Association, a craft brewer is small, with an annual production of less than six million barrels annually. ...


Big Rock looks to China for suds sales
With a growing craft beer market in China, local brewery Big Rock is eager to explore what opportunities may be available in the nation of a billion people. "We've had our beer sold in other parts of the world with great success and we're thinking this ...

Specialty Beer News - Sunday, March 27, 2011

Craft brews cater to more discerning tastebuds at Atlantic City Beer Fest Press of Atlantic City Michael Ein Joel Ruda, of Atlantic City, looks over the craft beer selection at Canal's Liquor Store on Fire Road in Egg Harbor Township. Posted: Saturday, March 26, 2011 8:02 pm | Updated: 10:14 am, Sun Mar 27, 2011. The line between the delicate ... See all stories on this topic »

The Visual Art of Craft Beer Part 1 – My Top 5 Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog) Here, in my Visual Art of Craft Beer Series, I plan to discuss some of my favorites. Hopefully, in doing so, I will open up the floor for debate. I'm sure there are a bunch out there that I either don't know about or have simply overlooked. ... See all stories on this topic »

Craft Beers Growing in Popularity Throughout Central Wisconsin WSAW New data shows craft beer popularity continues to brew in the US, and that trend may not be more evident anywhere than here in central Wisconsin. "I like the fact that the beer is fresh and the fact that the beer has flavor," says Scott Andrews, ... See all stories on this topic »

Unique beer tastes allow growth Sky News Australia 'It's a little more hoppy, it's certainly tasty,' another beer enthusiast said. Craft beers poured at the 'Heartland Brewery', typically use more expensive ingredients than mass market beer makers and more of it, including malt. ... See all stories on this topic »

Toasting the towns: Mt. Pleasant Brewing Co. makes beers for local festivals The Morning Sun It's also nice for us to have a beer just for them, and special for the festivals or the occasion.” By Ryan Berlin Before Mt. Pleasant Brewing Co. makes one of its craft beers, head brewer Kim Kowalski sits with an empty glass and visualizes what he ... See all stories on this topic »

Royal Oak micro brewer lands major distribution deal, contract with Meijer Royal Oak Daily Tribune “We've been looking for a Michigan craft beer to put in our portfolio for a while,” Van Norman said. “It's a growing segment and the people at MillKing It Productions are so passionate about what they do. We're excited to be involved with them. ... See all stories on this topic »

Fenton beer drinkers can expect half a dozen new flavors from the Michigan ... The Flint Journal - MLive.com The old fire hall is being rented out to the Michigan Brewing Company by the Fenton Downtown Development Authority and will be turned into a new location for the business FENTON, Michigan — Craft beer drinkers can expect new flavors when the Michigan ... See all stories on this topic » The Flint Journal - MLive.com

Hops spring eternal Boston Globe (During tastings, the beer is sold at wholesale prices — a 22-ounce bottle costs $3.) Veidis has 17 years of experience in the “craft beer'' industry, having studied at the American Brewers Guild and installed breweries in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, ... See all stories on this topic » Boston Globe

INSIDE INDIANA BUSINESS WEEK IN REVIEW: Concern mounts over Pentagon decision nwitimes.com Sun King Brewing Co. is expanding again, adding two beer tanks at its Indianapolis operation this morning. The craft beer operator and Poynter Sheet Metal of Bloomington are combining on the project. Sun King is also joining with another Hoosier brewer ... See all stories on this topic »