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FORT COLLINS, CO. — On June 3, 2011, Odell Brewing will debut Woodcut No. 5, an oak aged Belgian Quadruple, at SAVOR: An American Craft Beer and Food Experience in Washington D.C.Woodcut No 5 will be the second offering Odell Brewing has released at the event, which is now in its fourth year.

There is something to be said when you drink a beer that was not only made locally, but also made on a system only slightly bigger than your average home-brew setup. Maine Beer Company, who still hand bottles and labels all of their suds, finally released their first true “IPA.” This beer pours a hazy… Read more »

GOLDEN, CO – Colorado Native Lager is giving away some money and the beer’s drinkers get to decide who receives the cash. AC Golden Brewing Company, brewer of Colorado Native, has been setting aside 25 cents from every case of beer sold to give to charity through its Colorado Native Reinvestment Project. Now it’s time… Read more »

WOODRIDGE, ILL – Pabst Brewing Company (PBC) announced today thatBryan Crowley has joined the Company as Chief Marketing Officer. Crowley is the newest member of the management team headed by recently appointed Chief Executive Officer John Cochran.

PROVIDENCE, RI – The famous Narragansett Beer announces the release of its annual Father’s Day tie. Keep it simple this year and treat your dad to a gift he’s sure to love: a case of ‘Gansett dressed up with this year’s signature necktie. The 2011 limited-edition necktie was created by Bookline, MA resident Amanda Zoglio,… Read more »

Our final installment in the Latitude 48 ‘Deconstructed’ reviews series is “Zeus.” Though Zeus, in mythology is the “Father of Gods and men,” the hop with the same name really wasn’t our favorite. The color seemed to lack the brightness that the other single-hopped Latitude beers had. That “glowing” amber or orange hue wasn’t as… Read more »

So I’m sure by now you have heard the rumors. Yes it’s true – the world is ending this weekend. Saturday, May 21st at 6 p.m. (I’m still trying to confirm what time zone that is), something known as “The Rapture” will be occuring.

If there is a single beer from the entire “Deconstructed” variety pack that to us seems the most complete, our vote is undoubtedly for the Simcoe. This beer pours a copper-pale color, much like the others, with a nice 2-finger tan head. While there were slight variances in each of the others we tried, this… Read more »

MCKINLEYVILLE, CA – When two of the McKinleyville Community Skatepark Organization’s (MCSO) board members approached Six Rivers Brewery co-owners, Meredith Maier and Talia Nachshon, about creating a beer to help raise funds for the future skate park, the women enthusiastically agreed.

KANSAS CITY, MO – Nowadays, it seems every brewery is recycling their spent grains and installing solar panels. Boulevard Brewing is going the extra mile, attempting to reduce their carbon footprint through the creation of ‘Ripple Glass.’

A Message from Gregg Berman, the Founder of Clown Shoes Beer: The expansion continues. We have sent beer over the past few months to IL, ME, Upstate NY, VA, and RI. The folks at Mercury have done a great job of helping us to project and produce the beers.

PLACENTIA, CA – The Bruery, known for their barrel-aged selections and “one-off” beers, is making a change in production. As many breweries continue to talk expansion, The Bruery – which produced just around 4,000 barrels last year – was forced to make the inevitable decision to make changes that still allow them to remain innovative.