June 17th, 2008
Colorado . Golden City Brewery
Go Find Golden City Brewery by John Morrissey Everybody knows about the massive Coors Brewery, but the place that made Rocky Mountain Spring Water famous is not why craft beer lovers head to Golden. We are searching for the brews of Golden City Brewery, the second largest brewery in Golden. The early 90’s were heady […]
June 17th, 2008
beer . Expansion . Steamworks Brewing Co.
Steamworks expands into Midwest By Chuck Slothower Steamworks Brewing Co. is moving into three new markets as it seeks more customers for its craft beer. Customers in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minn., were added to the brewery’s territory March 31; Long Island, N.Y., opened to Steamworks beer May 1, and Wisconsin is next in line […]
June 17th, 2008
beer . Bold City Brewing . New Brewery
 Microbrewery scheduled for September opening Get your pint glasses ready for September when a new microbrewery opens in Riverside. Bold City Brewery will have its own tap room, where the thirsty can down a pint of ale on-site and take home more using a half-gallon transporter. The 7,200-square-foot brewery at 2670 Rosselle St. will […]
June 17th, 2008
Silver Moon Brewing
Phases of the Silver Moon Microbrewery has grown from a one-beer operation to one with 7 varieties and a pub By Kimberly Bowker / The Bulletin It was a snowy night in February 2000 and Tyler Reichert and a friend were driving from Bandon to Bend, hauling an overpacked trailer of brewing system components for […]
June 15th, 2008
Allagash . Bourbon . DogFish Head . Flossmoor Station . Goose Island . Oak Aged . Old Dominion . Stone Brewing
Flavor That Grows on Trees By Greg Kitsock Beer and wood have had a falling out since the industrial age began. Even when breweries didn’t switch to stainless steel, they tended to line wooden barrels and fermenters with pitch or a similar substance to prevent off-flavors. What about that vaunted Budweiser beechwood-aging process? Anheuser-Busch places […]
June 15th, 2008
Avery . Beer Names . Buffalo Bill . DogFish Head . Funny . Harveistoun . McQuires . Mikkeller . Ridgeway . Sweetwater . Unibrou . Wasatch
The 10 best beer names ever By Joey Redner I recently read a piece by John Foyston in The Oregonian relating how five bottles of an ultra-rare beer named Hair of the Dog Dave sold separately at auction for a combined $2838.30. Had there been a sixth, Foyston points out, it would have amounted to […]
June 13th, 2008
American Craft Beer Fest . Harpoon Brewery . Harpoon IPA . IPA . Rich Doyle . Triticus . UFO
The Harpoon Brewery Introduces The Leviathan Series New series of Harpoon beers surfaces with a 14.3% ABV, barrel-aged, wheat wine-style ale Boston, MA (June 13, 2008) –This June the Harpoon Brewery, brewers of Harpoon and UFO beers, will introduce the Harpoon Leviathan Series, a limited edition line of specialty beers. The Leviathan Series is an […]
June 13th, 2008
beer . Cape Ann Brewing Company . Gloucester
Congratulations to Cape Ann Brewing for their victory with the Licensing Board in Gloucester, who approved by a 2-1 vote a license to operate a brewpub on the last three days of Fiesta from 4-8pm. The original application requested hours from noon to 8pm, but this is still a big win for our friends at […]
June 13th, 2008
Last night, we had a review of four beers of different styles to work on cleaning out the queue. Sean picked up a bunch of new beers from Kappys, including one which is the subject of our buyer beware. The Wild Blue, brewed by “Blue Dawg Brewing”, is actually a product of Anheuser-Busch. This also […]
June 12th, 2008
In yet another sign that craft beer is becoming part of the mainstream culture in America, Dogfish Head Brewery’s founder Sam Calagione appeared on the Today Show today to discuss beer and food pairings, and to promote his latest book, “He said beer, she said wine”. Kudos to Sam for all he has done for […]