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Kegs Full of Water: Florida Craft Brewers Brace for Hurricane Irma While Texas Rebuilds

Kegs Full of Water: Florida Craft Brewers Brace for Hurricane Irma While Texas Rebuilds

As recovery efforts in the wake of Hurricane Harvey continue in the Houston area, Florida is bracing for category 5 Hurricane Irma, which is slated to hit this weekend. The storm is expected to be more powerful than Hurricane Andrew, a category 5 hurricane that devastated the Bahamas and Florida 25 years ago and is considered the most destructive hurricane in the state’s history. Several Florida breweries are already preparing to hunker down.

Upland Brewing Owner to Sell Stake, Depart

Upland Brewing Owner to Sell Stake, Depart

Upland Brewing owner and president Doug Dayhoff will sell his minority interest in the company back to existing investors and depart the company at the end of the year, the company announced today. Speaking to Brewbound, Dayhoff, 47, said the investor group would repurchase his minority interest in the company over the next “1-2 years.”

Brewers Association Releases Book Detailing History of Session Beer

Sharing a beer or two with friends is one of life’s many joys. Session beers, whose mild strength invites more than one round, adhere to high-quality standards and are dedicated to balance and drinkability above all. The latest release from Brewers Publications, Session Beers: Brewing for Flavor and Balance by Jennifer Talley, explores the history behind some of the world’s greatest session beers, past and present.

Rogue Farms Latest Harvest Includes 2 New Proprietary Hop Strains

On a cool Willamette Valley morning, tractors set to work on Rogue Farms hopyard for the brewery’s 9th hop harvest. Over the next three weeks, 10 varietals of proprietary hops will be picked, stripped, sorted, kilned, cooled and baled for transport to Rogue’s brewery 77 miles away in Newport, Oregon.

Fremont Brewing Announces Release of Field to Ferment Fresh Hop Pale Ale

Fremont Brewing of Seattle, Washington will release its fall seasonal, Field to Ferment Fresh Hop Pale Ale, on Wednesday, September 6th at the Urban Beer Garden on draft and in six-packs starting at 11:00 a.m. Fremont will brew this single fresh hop ale throughout the entire hop harvest in Yakima, with three individual hop varieties sequentially as they are harvested.

Cicerone Certification Program Launches Exam in Korean

Today, the US-based Cicerone Certification Program announced the launch of its Certified Beer Server exam in Korean. The translation of this exam makes professional beer certification directly available to a quickly emerging beer market in the Korean peninsula. The new version allows Korean speakers to join more than 85,000 beer professionals worldwide who have already earned the Certified Beer Server title.

One Tree Hard Cider Opens Downtown Spokane Cider House

One Tree Hard Cider, established in 2014 and owned by Spokane locals Grant Barnes and Neal Hennessy, has been expanding quickly throughout theNorthwest as well as back east. Leveraging their success, they’re excited to be opening the Inland Northwest’s first Cider House in the Entertainment District of downtown Spokane.

Samuel Adams Releases OctoberFest

Craft beer fans will break out their lederhosen and dirndl, as Samuel Adams’ highly anticipated OctoberFest beer is back on shelves for the fall beer season.

Erie Ale Works Plans to Double Production

Erie Ale Works is holding a “Three Day Mondo Big-Time Party” to celebrate its third anniversary starting Thursday, September 7th and ending on Saturday, September 9th.

Press Clips: Key Departures at New Holland, Boston Beer

Press Clips: Key Departures at New Holland, Boston Beer

In this week’s edition of press clips: Fred Bueltmann departs New Holland Brewing, Michelle Sullivan leaves Boston Beer and Australian Beer Drinkers say they want ownership transparency, too.