BEND, OR – As summer approaches, more breweries continue to make their warm-weather seasonal selections available. Deschutes Brewery, which recently moved into the top five craft breweries in the U.S. based on production volume, will make their Twilight Summer Ale available until September in 6-packs, 12-packs and on draft in all markets where Deschutes is… Read more »
PORTLAND, OR – Widmer Brothers Brewing is taking its sunny seasonal national beginning this spring. Introduced in 2010 as Sunburn Summer Ale, the beer quickly captured a loyal following that earned it an encore performance this year, as it returns as Citra Blonde Summer Brew. Bottles will contain the same crisp, refreshing ale inside while… Read more »
The Blackball Belgian Style IPA might be one of the most unique beers- both by smell and taste- we have encountered thus far. It pours a deep orange, pale color with a solid two-finger head. The aroma however is the most defining characteristic of this beer from Karl Strauss. We spent more time digging our… Read more »
MILTON, DE – May 8, 2011 marks the 100th birthday of singer/songwriter/guitarist Robert Johnson — the archetypal Mississippi Delta bluesman who purportedly sold his soul to the Devil at the crossroads of Highway 61 and Highway 49 in exchange for uncanny musical prowess. In honor of the Robert Johnson centennial, Delaware’s Dogfish Head Craft Brewery… Read more »
As summertime approaches, the lighter session offerings will being moving to the forefront of the craft beer community, and if you happen to live in the Boston area or make the trip there, do yourself a favor and get your hands on a Notch Session Pils. This beer pours about as clean as possible for… Read more »
LYONS, CO. — The rock band Foo Fighters performed a private concert Monday (April 25th) afternoon in the 65 year old barn that is the original canning facility at Oskar Blues Grill & Brew. The barn is the birthplace of the craft-beer-in-a-can craze that Oskar Blues ignited when they put their hoppy flagship Dale’s Pale… Read more »
SEATTLE, WA. – Alice Waters, representing the Good Food Awards, presented Pike Brewing Company with an award for Dry Wit, wheat beer seasoned with spices and herbs, at the first annual Good Food Awards Ceremony which took place in San Francisco on January 14, 2011. Because Pike Dry Wit is our summer seasonal beer, we… Read more »
WASHINGTON DC – The beer and food pairing menu for the SAVOR craft beer and food event in June was announced today.
WALTHAM, MA – Like most stories in the beer industry, it all started over a pint. For Eric Fitch, the Founder of Purpose Energy, it meant breaking free of building start-ups for other people and finally doing it for himself. Fitch began homebrewing in the mid-90’s and has now turned his passion into a career…. Read more »
FORT COLLINS, CO. — On May 28, 2011, Odell Brewing will host the Small Batch Revival. The event (formerly known as the Small Batch Beer Festival) returns after a two year hiatus during the brewery’s expansion. The inaugural event took place in 2007, when over 1000 beer enthusiasts ventured to the brewery to enjoy a… Read more »
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Narragansett, the historic New England beer company, is looking to open its first production brewery since 1983. Currently, the lager and light offerings are made in Rochester, NY while the seasonals are made in Providence, RI and Pawcatuck, CT through other brewery operations.
It’s always nice to try smaller batch beers from what many have termed “nano-breweries.” Maine Beer Company’s production is limited by the actual equipment they posses. If that wasn’t the case, there would much more beer like Mean Old Tom, a stout aged on Natural Vanilla beans. This beer pours more of a dark chestnut-brown,… Read more »
BEND, OR – Deschutes Brewery and Boulevard Brewing Company today announced that they will release two versions of a new collaboration beer later this summer. The style, which is described by brewmasters Steven Pauwels of Boulevard and Larry Sidor of Deschutes as a White I.P.A., combines Boulevard’s expertise in making Belgian-style witbiers with Deschutes’ mastery… Read more »
SAN FRANCISCO – On Thursday, 21st Amendment hosted their “not-so-annual” weBEERnar at what they are now calling ‘beer-thirty’ (2:30 PST). The webinar began with Co-Founder’s Nico Freccia and Shaun O’Sullivan tossing watermelons off the roof of the 21st Amendment pub, located just a few blocks away from the home of the World Series-champion Giants.
