In case you have been living in cave, Darkness Day is this Saturday (Oct 22nd). Here’s a list of all the fun stuff going on at the brewery… If you’ve been to Darkness Day, you know what to expect. If not, be prepared for a good time. One thing to keep in mind, Surly continues [...]
Binny’s Beverage Depot leaked some info as to what to expect from Boulevard Brewery over the next year. As for their limited release beers, there are some old friends to be sure. What really stood out was Reverb Imperial Pilsner. I loved this beer and can’t wait for it to come back next summer. Also, [...]
Once again, Bell’s Brewery shows it’s the little things that make a difference. From their practice of putting easily readable bottled-on dates on their bottles comes the next iteration of education the beer consumer. Their new beer calendar. Now lots of breweries will put their beer release schedule on the web, but this is the [...]
St. Louis Brewery is a well-respected brewer in St. Louis. They’ve garnered an A- rating on Beer Advocate. They are known for making Schlafly Beer. However, their distrubtion has been pretty limited. Per their site: We are first and foremost a local brewery selling within roughly a 300 mile radius of St. Louis, Missouri. This [...]
Top Whatever lists are always fun for debate. So I give you the 2011 list of Best Beers in America as voted on by Zymurgy readers and sponsored by the American Homebrewers Association. Homebrewers Association | News: 2011 Zymurgy Best Beers in America. After looking at the list, do you agree with the rankings? I’ve [...]
Hopefully this isn’t the start of a major trend but it appears another craft brewer is pulling distribution out of Iowa. In mid-April, Left Hand Brewing stopped distributing in the Hawkeye State. Now, according to a post on the El Bait Shop’s blog, Flying Dog Brewing is pulling out too. In all honesty, this is [...]
Omar and the folks at Surly are hosting a customer appreciation at the brewery to say thanks to Surly Nation for helping change the Minnesota state liquor laws. Fans of Surly do not need tickets to attend this event. READ MORE ON THE SURLY BLOG
Ok. I’m a little late in getting this up. But, believe it or not posting at this site is not my full time job. So, in the odd case you haven’t seen this already, the Iowa Brewers Guild announced today the first annual Iowa Craft Beer Festival. Coinciding with Craft Beer Week (May 16-22), the [...]
Imagine my surprise when I read in The Gazette’s web feed last night that Coralville was looking to add a brewery to the Iowa River Landing Project. For those of you who don’t live in Eastern Iowa, Coralville used to be the closest thing to a suburb you could get in Iowa City. But the [...]
Much to Storminspank’s chagrin, Brasserie Dupont is going to be expanding their offerings to the US. Known for their world-class Saisons, they apparently make a number of other beers as well, including a pilsner, wit, and stout! Given John’s Grocery ability to get Belgian beers and their love of Dupont, I would not at all [...]
CraftCans.com – Q & A with Bill Manly (Sierra Nevada Brewing Company). All I can say is 16 oz cans of Torpedo? Whoa.
Later this month Bell’s Brewery is going to start date-stamping their bottles with the date the beer was bottled. This is becoming more common among brewers an I applaud Bell’s decision to do so. Currently they put a batch code on the bottle which you can look up on their web site to learn when [...]
