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.
BOSTON – Every few months, beers fans converge on the Castle Park Plaza in downtown Boston to get their fill of craft beer. Over 50 breweries pour their suds for more than 1000 thirsty drinkers, eager to try the latest and greatest from some of the best breweries in the U.S. Brewbound was able to… Read more »
SALT LAKE CITY, UT – Uinta (you-in-tah) Brewing Company proudly unveils their new logo, a symbol that closely represents the meaning behind the name “Uinta” and exemplifies character of the company, as well. Uinta Brewing Company, established in 1993, was named after the Uinta Mountain Range, the only major East-West running mountain range in the… Read more »
We know what you are thinking – a brown ale during spring and summer? Let us explain. This offering from the Aloha Series is quite possibly one of the best we have sampled to date. We are always fans of breweries that can take a style and make it unique, offering consumers something different than… Read more »
MILTON, DE – Dogfish Head, the popular craft brewer who boasts “off center ales for off centered people,” reported today being up twenty-five percent over 2010 numbers for Q1. A note on their blog from the Head of Sales, Adam Lambert details their 2011 success.
DOWNINGTOWN, PA — Twelve years ago, at age fifteen, Berry Woodrow McLaughlin fainted, hit her head, and was rushed to the hospital. Little did she know, the fainting spell was much bigger than a bump on the head. That day, she was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) and was checked in to Children’s Hospital… Read more »
FRASERBURGH, SCT – The always experimental craft brewery from Scottland is up to it again, this time poking fun at the royal wedding. ‘Arise Prince Willy,’ a new beer containing Viagra, horny goat weed and chocolate, from the team at BrewDog, is a limited release offering (1,000 bottles) that is intended to mock some of… Read more »
There is something to be said for brewers who take a chance and push the boundaries of stylistic guidelines set out by the Brewers Association. With a name like “curveball” you might expect to taste something unique, but this offering is simply an accurate interpretation of the style. Typically straw and golden in color, this… Read more »
FT COLLINS, CO — On April 22, 2011, the craft brewers of Fort Collins will join forces to brew a collaboration beer for the mother of all beer weeks. Nine local breweries (C.B. & Potts, Coopersmith’s, Crooked Stave, Equinox, Fort Collins Brewery, Funkwerks, New Belgium, Odell Brewing, and Pateros Creek) will work together to craft… Read more »
