April 29th, 2008
DogFish Head
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery’s Midas Touch Golden Elixir honored Dogfish Head Craft Brewery’s Midas Touch Golden Elixir was recently awarded a bronze medal in the Brewers Association’s 2008 World Beer Cup. The global beer competition brings together 129 judges from 22 countries to evaluate more than 2,930 beers from 646 breweries in 58 countries. Dogfish’s […]
April 29th, 2008
DogFish Head
Got Wood? We Do! Wood-aged beers are a favorite of ours (Immort Ale , Burton Baton, and Red & White to name a few). So much so, that we have three big wooden tanks in our Milton brewery now! One of the tanks is made of a South American hardwood and lends the specific wood […]
April 23rd, 2008
Cans . Uncommon Brewers
Santa Cruz craft brewery opts to use cans CONTAINERS ARE RECYCLABLE, KEEP OUT OXYGEN, LIGHT By William Brand Bay Area News Group SANTA CRUZ – Wonder what’s happening in the rapidly moving world of craft beer? How about craft beer in cans? Alec Stefansky and Skot Colacicco, partners in Uncommon Brewers, a new Santa Cruz […]
April 23rd, 2008
Expansion . Oskar Blues
Brewery up and running in Longmont Blues brew By Tony Kindelspire Longmont Times-Call LONGMONT — Ten times the space. A ton more equipment. Automated equipment. Oskar Blues brewed its first batch of Dale’s Pale Ale in April at its new $3 million Longmont brewing facility, located in an industrial building at Pike Road and Sunset […]
April 21st, 2008
Goose Island . Goose Island Beer Company
Goose Island plans last call for its Clybourn pub By Mike Hughlett | Tribune reporter Goose Island Beer Co.’s pioneering North Side brew pub, where the Chicago area’s flagship craft beer was launched 20 years ago, is scheduled to close at the end of 2008, a victim of rising rents in its hip neighborhood. But […]
April 21st, 2008
CBC
Hey There, It’s almost time to celebrate CBC’s Birthday!!! We’re turning 19 this year, and although this gets tougher and tougher each year, Brewmaster Will Meyers is gonna dig deep into the Top Secret CBC Beer Vaults and pull out— Nineteen Years Nineteen Beers! Of course Brian in the Kitchen is also doing nineteen dinner […]
April 21st, 2008
It has been way too long since our last review. Last Wednesday, Ian and I decided to get back into action with a quick 2 beer review. We decided on the Smuttynose Baltic Porter and the Lagunitas Undercover Investigation Shut-Down Ale. Both were enjoyed from 22 oz bottles. Smuttynose Baltic Porter “Native to northern Europe, […]
April 17th, 2008
Imperial Stout
In honor of our Stouts and Porter’s class tonight, please enjoy this brief history of the Imperial Stout. Sean 2Beerguys.com Drink Craft Beer, You’ve Earned It!!! American imperialism – Craft brewers build a new age of empires By Alastair Bland Belgian ales and barley wines have garnered a lot of credit as the shining stars […]
April 16th, 2008
Sea Dog Brewing Company Shipyard Brewing Company Contact: Tami Kennedy 207-838-0816 tami@maine.rr.com Australian International Beer Awards Won by Sea Dog and Shipyard Brewing Companies PORTLAND, MAINE (April 16, 2008) – Sea Dog and Shipyard Brewing Companies each took home a medal at the 2008 Australian International Beer Awards (AIBA) in Melbourne, Australia. AIBA is the […]
April 15th, 2008
National Brewers Association
Brewers Association Releases Top 50 Breweries List Boulder, Colo. • April 7, 2008 – The Brewers Association, which tabulates industry growth data, announced its annual list of the top fifty brewing companies. Released are both a Top 50 Craft Brewing Companies¹ list and a list of the Top 50 Overall Brewing Companies. Statistics are based […]