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Beer Pulse Brewers immersed in beer collaborations for Philly Beer Week Meanwhile, the “official” collaborative beer of Philly Beer Week is Brotherly Suds, produced by a revolving group from area breweries and brewpubs. This year, it was the work of Mark Edelson (Iron Hill), Gordon Grubb (Nodding Head), Bill Covaleski (Victory), […] Omission Beer’s national rollout begins…now Press Release: (Portland, OR) – Beginning this week, Omission Beer will start distributing Omission Lager and Omission Pale Ale, the first two craft beer offerings from the new brand, nationally. Previously available only in Oregon, the phased rollout will begin on the West Coast and is expected to be available […] Twisted Pine Roots Revival Carrot IPA debuts on Friday Press Release: (Boulder, CO) – Twisted Pine Brewing Company’s Farm to Foam® series launches on Friday, May 18th with the introduction of Roots Revival, a carrot IPA created to applaud the Boulder Farmers’ Market’s 25th anniversary. According to the brewery, […] Jolly Pumpkin expansion could include distillery, winery and tasting room Monday night, the Village Council discussed the company’s application to the state for a new micro brewer license, a new small wine maker license and a new small distiller license (in Dexter). Village Council members welcomed the new business, saying […] Henderson County reaching deep into rainy day funds after Sierra Nevada incen...   Not to place blame Sierra Nevada but the report implies that their incentive deal complicates budget issues for Henderson County over the next few years. It goes without saying that the Sierra Nevada deal will ultimately benefit the county […] Surly Hell cans return to shelves next week @surlybrewer todd haug HELL cans getting filled today and tomorrow.Delivery of cans starts Monday. http://t.co/JaV2Y40C about 3 hours agoReplyRetweetFavorite Brooklyn Brewery: Don’t Frack With Us (video)     The brewmeister of Brooklyn Brewery says toxic fracking chemicals like methanol, benzene and ethylene glycol (found in anti-freeze) could contaminate his beer by leaking into New York’s water supply. Unlike neighboring Pennsylvania, New York state has promised to […] Avery Brewing making progress on $27 million project, eyes 350k-barrel maximu... The timing is critical for Avery Brewing, which will hit the 5763 Arapahoe Ave.’s 55,000-barrel production ceiling this summer and next summer, Avery said. The craft brewer already has pulled out of some markets and limited its distribution because of […] Brewery Vivant on why it chose cans over bottles (Grand Rapids, MI) – When perusing the Brewery Vivant site, I came across a brief rebuttal of sorts to Tony Magee’s post about why Lagunitas will never use cans. A snippet from last month’s post… — Through my years of […] Brewery Vivant, New Belgium collab to hits shelves in August Our new fall beer release will be a collaboration brew with a “little” place from Fort Collins, Colorado…New Belgium Brewery! Details and beer specifics will be released in the coming weeks and months, but look for it to hit shelves […] The Lost Abbey Track 5 (Shout at the Devil) to be released on Saturday The Beer: Another of our remixed tracks, Track 5 is a blend of two fruit beers — Red Poppy and Framboise de Amorosa bumped with additional fruits and sent to rest in French Oak prior to bottling. ABV: 7.7% Released: […] Stevens Point Brewery goes for ‘epic’ with new 2012 Black Ale promo video     Impressive production quality for a craft brewery video. Almost movie-like. Too bad for Stevens Point that a recent discovery suggests that the world isn’t ending though… via Youtube | Point Brewery. Port City Downright Pilsner coming this summer Press Release: (Alexandria, VA) – Bill Butcher, founder of Port City Brewing Company located at 3950 Wheeler Avenue in Alexandria, VA, is pleased to announce the release of their summer seasonal beer, Downright Pilsner, available this June. Crafted by Head […] Five Idaho breweries collaborate on American Craft Beer Week beer In celebration of American Craft Beer Week, brewers from across Idaho gathered in Boise at Payette Brewing to collaborate on Idaho Sage Pale Ale, a special brew to be released May 14th. [...] The breweries participating are Crooked Fence, Highlands […] Moylan’s Brewery does first collaboration in 17-year history, picks Nøgne Ø (Novato, CA) – Moylan’s Brewery & Restaurant Owner, Brendan Moylan, will be accompanying Brewmaster, Denise Jones, to the 2012 Melbourne Good Beer Week, according to a press release. Among the multiple activities in which Moylan’s Brewery & Restaurant will be […] Dry Dock Brewing formally announces expansion plans Press Release: (Aurora, CO) – Dry Dock Brewing Company, winner of the 2009 Small Brewing Company of the Year award at the Great American Beer Festival, has found a location for its production facility. Owners Michelle and Kevin DeLange are […] Diageo Great Britian Country Director begs BrewDog for mercy (Aberdeen, SCOTLAND) – Missed this last week until one of the industry rags unearthed it today…Diageo Great Britain Country Director, Andrew Cowan, was spotted on Twitter asking for BrewDog to drop its “witch hunt” in regards to the recent BII […] Goose Island’s upcoming Fulton and Wood Series releases includes a Lambic Black Mission (June) Belgian tripel brewed with black mission figs.   Gran Gas (August) Golden ale brewed with spruce tips, aged with lingonberries.   Two More Weeks (October) Belgian wheat lambic fermented with three types of yeast, aged in Zinfandel […] Sixpoint expanding distribution to Connecticut   The Connecticut land grab continues! Directly from the rep… Hey guys my name is Adam and I will be your Sixpoint rep for this great state. I’m happy to say we will finally be in Connecticut by late May […] Clown Shoes eyeing Connecticut, collaborating with Three Heads (Lexington, MA) – A couple quick notes on the Clown Shoes Beer front.. From an April 25th Facebook update, “Rob Martin, owner of Mercury, just gave us the green light for CT! Not sure how fast we will determine a […] Urns stolen from Olympia Brewing founder’s grave Thieves have stolen two bronze urns that marked the graves of Olympia Brewing Company founder Leopold Schmidt and his son in Tumwater. The urns weigh about 75 pounds each and held fresh flowers as requested by Schmidt before his death […] Brewers Association reveals upcoming CBC and GABF dates UPDATED: Fixed 2012 GABF date. (Boulder, CO) – Some news today out of The Brewers Association on some dates for upcoming major beer events… Previously announced: Great American Beer Festival® – October 11-13, 2012 in Denver, Colorado (America’s greatest beer […] Guinness introduces beer-activated QR code on new glassware @beerpulse BeerPulse Guinness rolls out new glass w/ beer-activated QR code on it. Looks like any dark #beer would work. Innovative or flat? http://t.co/jJJwoSXb May 16, 2012 2:25 pmReplyRetweetFavorite Alabama governor signs gourmet bottle bill, homebrew bill likely off the table? Gov. Robert Bentley has signed a bill on Wednesday to almost double the size of bottles beer can be sold in. Previously beer could only be sold in containers up to 16 ounces. Beer can now be sold in bottles […] Tröegs Perpetual Imperial Pale Ale returns in June, going year-round   Just some follow-up to the recent news that Perpetual Imperial Pale Ale is going year-round. Perpetual Imperial Pale Ale will be available in all Tröegs markets by mid-June as a year-round beer. “With the opening of the new brewery […] Brewing Podcast Listen at basicbrewing.com 05-17-12 Sasquatch Ale Mark Emiley of the Washington Homebrewers Association gives us a preview of the Seattle American Homebrewers Conference and tells us what Sasquatch would drink. 05-10-12 Jack McAuliffe and New Albion Brewery Craft brewing pioneer Jack McAuliffe shares the story of his founding America's first microbrewery - New Albion of Sonoma, California. 05-03-12 Really Old Milwaukee Kevin Cullen and Paul Mech of Discovery World in Milwaukee, Wisconsin tell us about their program to bring ancient brewing recipes back to life. 04-26-12 Tanglewood Branch Beer Company We continue our series on the emerging local beer scene in northwest Arkansas with a visit to Tanglewood Branch Beer Company and owner J.T. Wampler. 04-19-12 Andy's Barrel Andy Sparks talks about his new eight-gallon bourbon barrel and his plans for the first beer to go inside it.

Beer News Making beer the democratic way: The long road ahead for the High Five Co-op B... GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Standing before the group of 30 or so gathered beer enthusiasts earlier this month, Bob Nowak ran though the co-op meeting agenda. New faces? Please stand up and introduce yourself. There are several. Brewers Committee report? Collaborative brews created for Philly Beer Week - Philadelphia Daily News TOO MANY COOKS may spoil the broth, but too many brewers never ruined the beer. The proof is all those fabulous one-offs featuring two, three or more brewery logos on the bottles. These so-called collaborative beers are made by beer-makers from ... Second time around: Restaurants, brewery proposed for Fenton's Old Fire Hall ... Royal Oak Brewery and Detroit Beer Company – which did not propose putting in a brewing system. The other two proposals were from restaurants: Clarkston Union and the Union Woodshop in Clarkston and Tavern 131 in Milford and Ciao Amici in Brighton. American Craft Beer Week concludes this weekend - nola.com For a complete schedule, see www.theavenuepub.com. "NOLA Brewery tour": Find out how beer gets brewed and sample the selections from NOLA Brewing (3001 Tchoupitoulas St.), which was founded in 2008. Free. 2 p.m. “Craft Sampling”: Stein’s ... Boston ad agency says 'Beer me' with unique vending machine - Boston Globe A Boston advertising agency is brewing its own beer and giving it away to employees through a unique vending machine parked right in the firm’s in-house bar. Arnold Worldwide — the agency behind familiar campaigns for McDonald’s ... Thirsty Sisters at Pike Brewing - Seattle Post Intelligencer You are reading Thirsty Sisters at Pike Brewing as originally posted on The Washington Beer Blog. If you enjoy this post, consider following us on Facebook, Twitter, and Google +. Last night’s Thirsty Sisters event at Pike Brewing was all it ... Developing Brewery Looks to CT's Craft Beer Community For a Kickstart - Patch Three local entrepreneurs are working to make Bristol a part of the state’s growing craft beer industry and they're looking for your help. Rich Loomis, Bill Collins and Dana Bourque are no strangers to the craft beer scene as they have been ... Childhood robot provides inspiration for city's new Tin Man Brewery - Evansvi... He said he plans to debut his Tin Man Brewery during this year's West Side Nut Club Fall Festival Oct. 1-6, with Kids' Day Sept. 30. Davidson also will start offering his Tin Man 3 Gear robust porter beer and Tin Man Alloy varieties in ... Beer Man: U.S. breweries, brewpubs show well at World Beer Cup - Post-Crescent Fox River Brewing Co., Oshkosh, Brandy Barrel Abbey Normal, silver, Wood- and Barrel-Aged Beer. Lakefront Brewing Co., Milwaukee, My Turn Series, bronze, Baltic-Style Porter. Leinenkugel’s Brewing Co., Chippewa Falls, Creamy Dark, gold ... A ppalachian Brewing Co. to host 15th anniversary party - Patriot-News Blogs A ppalachian Brewing Co. will celebrate its 15th anniversary this weekend with food- and beer-related activities. The party begins at 3 p.m. with the annual Keg Olympics, where contestants can test their strength in the keg toss, keg spin and ... Charlie Papazian Southwest beer journeys – Albuquerque 1, New Mexico [Posted May 17, 2012] If you build a brewery they will come. That seemed to sum up half of what my observations during my recent March journey through the Southwest. The other half of the equation seemed to be: If... Grand Rapids & Asheville share BeerCity USA 2012 title Voting for the annual BeerCity USA poll is over. From the start it was clear that communities from several areas of the United States intended to make a run for winning the honor of becoming 2012 BeerCity USA. Facebook, Twitter... BeerCity USA poll & media update II Update: As of this posting 39,480 votes have been cast in the BeerCity USA 2012 poll. Poll will remain open until 11:59 p.m., Sunday, May 13. Currently Asheville, North Carolina and Grand Rapids, Michigan have... It’s time to sign your declaration of beer independence Our forefathers had a vision when they signed the United States Declaration of Independence. While they debated the finer points they took time to enjoy the local ale in Philadelphia. Now it’s time for beer fans... Media Update – BeerCity USA news from various cities BeerCity USA 2012 poll opened May 1. Polls will close May 13. At this writing there are about 20,000 votes cast. You can view current distribution of votes by percentage on the Vote Now ballot page link... Beer fans ramping up for American Craft Beer Week American Craft Beer Week is May 14-20 and there could be plenty brewing in your area. Check out the full schedule of events and resources at the American Craft Beer Week web page.Watch theintroductory video. And find out... Vote Now: BeerCity USA 2012 – Where’s your pick? [Posted May 1]The nominations are finalized and the ballot is now live. What USA city will be voted BeerCity USA 2012? VOTE NOW. The voting is expected to be heavy and three-time winner of BeerCity USA, Asheville, North... Southwest beer journeys - Santa Fe, New Mexico On March 2 my family and I piled into the car after lunch in Denver and headed south, beginning our 12-day journey through the Southwest, visiting small breweries and both homebrewers and brewery brewers. It turned out to reconfirm... American Southwest brewers & breweries– Reason to Journey Earlier this year in March I journeyed by car from Colorado through New Mexico, Arizona, Utah and back. The reason for my travels was to visit a cross section of America’s small breweries that were off the... BeerCity USA 2012 ballot finalized 6,701 nominations were cast in the BeerCity USA 2012 Nomination Poll (now closed) last week. There was about a ten-fold increase in 2012 Nominating Poll activity over the previous year. As a result of last week&rsquo... Nominate your city for BeerCity USA 2012 ballot – Poll open [Posted April 15] Right now is the time to get your city listed on the ballot. Vote now, April 15-21.The final polling for fourth annual BeerCity USA (2012) award will be open May 1-13.If your... Beer in the USA – There are reasons to get excited The 2012 BeerCity USA nominating poll opened on Sunday, April 15. Stay tuned. Meanwhile…If you live in the USA, there’s a lot to be excited about. Over 2,000 small, local and independent... U.S. Supreme Court Justices reach beer decision The United States Supreme Court Justices recently found themselves in a dilemma over their glasses of beer. There they sat around their table, sequestered in a room trying to decide the Constitutionality of whether they could legally finish their... Home Brew vs Homebrew. A Microsoft conspiracy? [Posted April 10] In a recent editorial, “Don't Use Two Words When One Will Suffice” a new conspiracy theory emerged on the origins of the naming of one of America’s most impassioned hobby... BeerCity USA fever heating up: 2,000 breweries in USA While Asheville, North Carolina continues to build excitement in their beer community with both past announcement that Chico, California based Sierra Nevada Brewing Company will build in their county and recent announcement by Fort Collins,... The Full Pint Ameri-CAN Canned Craft Beer Festival Is Just 2 Days Away! Scottsdale, AZ – The Ameri-CAN Canned Craft Beer Festival happening THIS Saturday, May 19th from noon-6 p.m. at the Scottsdale Civic Center. We are just bursting at the seams with anticipation and excitement for what is turning out to be the most amazing canned craft beer event Arizona has EVER seen! Event Highlights 2Tone Lizard [...] New Brew Thursday ? Palate Wrecker : Green Flash Brewing Co : Special guests ... This week we’re hanging out at Small Bar in San Diego, with Angelo De Ieso ( @Brewpublic ) & Ashley De Ieso ( @TheBeerWench ) drinking Green Flash’s Palate Wrecker. If you haven’t heard, Ashley & Angelo recently got hitched and brought true love to craft beer. So, while we were all in San Diego [...] Avery Uncle Jacobs Stout From Avery - Jacob Spears, our 6th Great Grand Uncle, is credited as the first distiller to label his whiskey “Bourbon.” He built his distillery in Bourbon County, Kentucky in 1790 – 203 years before began brewing. While obviously a bit too late to produce Uncle Jacob’s wash, we’ve instead created something far more complex. In [...] Twisted Pine Releases Roots Revival Carrot IPA TOMORROW Boulder, Colorado  – Twisted Pine Brewing Company’s Farm to Foam® series launches on Friday, May 18th with the introduction of Roots Revival, a carrot IPA created to applaud the Boulder Farmers’ Market’s 25th anniversary. According to the brewery, the series is “a tribute to the sustainable spirit of Colorado.”  With that goal in mind, Twisted [...] Beachwood Foam Top Cream Ale From Beachwood Brewing - A traditional American cream ale brewed with American 2-row malt and imported German hops. Delicately hopped, light in body, and very refreshing with a clean finish. IBUs 17 Beachwood BBQ and Brewing – Beachwood Foam Top Cream Ale – On tap at 38 Degrees Ale House 5.5% abv. Appearance:  Pours a clear [...] Is Founders Brewing Distributed California Now? Well over a month ago, word broke that Green Flash and Founders Brewing were collaborating on Linchpin White IPA. As that news surfaced, rumors and wishes were flying of Founders Brewing entering the California market, or at the very least, Southern California. This years Craft Brewers Conference was in San Diego, CA, and low and [...] Friday May 18th Is Officially Ballast Point Day It is upon us once again.  Friday, May 18th, is officially Ballast Point Day in the great city of San Diego!  It has been two years since our enlightened City Council proclaimed it as such.  How time files.  This year the official Ballast Point celebration is at Slaters 50/50 in Liberty Station.  They will have [...] Allagash Coolship Cerise From Allagash - 2 year old spontaneous beer, aged on local Montmorency Cherries for 4 months, blended with a small portion of “young” spontaneous beer at bottling. Alc. 8.3% Vol Allagash Brewing – Allagash Coolship Cerise – 12 oz. bottle poured into a goblet. 8.3% abv. Appearance: Pours a light pink with a thin film of [...] Highland Brewing Holds Benefit for Ben Harris? Family ASHEVILLE, NC – A benefit will be held on Thursday, May 24, 4-8pm, at Highland Brewing Company’s Tasting Room to honor and raise funds for the Ben Harris and Alysha Miller Baby Fund. On April 24th, 2012, Ben Harris passed away when a keg exploded at Redhook Brewing in Portsmouth, NH. Ben’s wife, Alysha Miller, is a [...] New Holland Hatter Days Street Party 2012 Info New Holland Brewing invites community to Hatter Day Street Party to celebrate 15-year anniversary HOLLAND, MI:  New Holland Brewing is thrilled to announce their 15-year anniversary! They will be celebrating BIG on Hatter Day, which is June 16, 2012, with a street party throw down on College Ave. between 8th and 9th Street, along side their [...]

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