Schlafly Beer announces the release of one of their most popular seasonal variety packs, Stout Bout. With three stouts brewed exclusively for the sampler, this year’s 12-pack Stout Bout features: Mexican Chocolate Stout, Oatmeal Stout, Export Stout and the new Berry Brunch Stout. All of the beers (excluding Oatmeal Stout) are available exclusively in the variety pack. The sampler is…
Little known historic Polish Lager “Grodziskie” is a beer Chuckanut brewers fell in love with and decided to brew several years ago. It was a huge hit and has taken until now to have room in the tanks to make another batch. This very light, super effervescent low alcohol lager is sometimes called the champagne…
Extreme Beer Fest®—BeerAdvocate’s signature and widely popular beer festival that focuses on creative brewing—is going virtual. The 18th annual world-class celebration of brewers who push the boundaries of brewing and raise a fist at the norm will be held at thousands of homes on Feb. 5 and 6, 2021. Presented by Dogfish Head Craft Brewery…
Cascade Brewing has released Roadside Chai 2018, its second sour ale project packaged in new 250 ml slim cans; Encyclopedia Botanica debuted the 250 ml can in late October. The new format represents the brewery’s recommended individual serving size of its Northwest sour ales. Cascade Brewing will continue to package its beers—including Roadside Chai—in 500…
YOU’RE INVITED TO A VIRTUAL HAPPY HOUR WITH THE FIRESTONE BREW TEAM Although Firestone Walker is sad to not be welcoming you humans all at the brewery for their annual Anniversary event, they’re excited to host their first-ever virtual tasting event showcasing XXIV Anniversary Ale. Join them next Thursday, Nov. 12 at 5pm PST for…
Pabst Brewing Company, LLC and Molson Coors Beverage Company today announced that they have completed the sale of Molson Coors’s Irwindale, Calif., brewery property to Irwindale Brew Yard, a subsidiary of Pabst. In January 2020, Molson Coors announced that it would cease production at the 40-year-old facility by September of 2020. Pabst had the option to purchase…
Kochendorfer Brewing Company will celebrate one-year of manufacturing great local beer on Saturday, November 14 from noon-midnight at their brewery located at 1155 McCurdy Road in Duncan, Oklahoma. The festivities for the day include an extra special beer release, food trucks, live music performances throughout the day, new merchandise, and activities for the whole family….
The Beer Connoisseur magazine has partnered with Tavour to make available highly rated and hard-to-get beers via exclusive buying events for its Beer Buyers Club members. In weeks where they do not have an organized Buying Event (such as this week), they will be providing you humans top beer picks from the Tavour lineup that are currently available for…
They key to the taste of this beer is the order of the words, “chocolate” and “cherry.” The chocolate is the dominant flavor and the cherry provides an accent. Unlike some cherry stouts, this one does not taste like cough syrup at all. Firestone Walker brewmaster Matt Brynildson said, “What sets this beer apart from…
A new eco-friendly multi-concept dining and imbibing destination (affectionately referred to as the ‘Acre of Awesome’) will soon debut in San Diego’s vibrant Barrio Logan neighborhood in the historic Fraser’s Boiler Service building (1735 National Avenue, adjacent to Thorn Brewing Co). The project will launch on November 19th with the opening of ReBru Spirits, a…
Teamsters representing workers at Mancini Beverage are urging the public to contact state authorities to object to the company’s planned purchase of a local Budweiser distribution facility as it will create a monopoly and hurt workers. Additionally, the union is fighting to keep its members safe while Mancini Beverage is currently under investigation for their…
From an emerging Willamette Valley cultivar to a brewery-sponsored hop from the Yakima Valley, Firestone Walker’s Luponic Distortion IPA series is back with another mind-bending hop blend—this time delivering flavors of lime, blueberry and pomelo. Advancing the mantra of “flavors through hops,” the latest release of Luponic Distortion is now rolling out in six-pack and…
North Coast Brewing Company, an independent American craft brewery producing award-winning beers since 1988, is pleased to announce the nationwide release of its critically acclaimed Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout in a 16 oz. can. Produced in the tradition of 18th Century English brewers who supplied the court of Russia’s Catherine the Great, Old Rasputin Russian Imperial…
‘Tis the season for two new barrel-aged beers from the Guinness Open Gate Brewery in Baltimore: Guinness Imperial Gingerbread Spiced Stout and Guinness Imperial Stout, both Aged in Kentucky Bourbon Barrels. Announced on International Stout Day, these two festive and highly anticipated limited-edition stouts are here just in time for the crisp late fall weather and the hopeful spirit…
Sweetwater Brewing, a 420 (cannabis) friendly brewery with a line of beers themed around the 420 concept such as 420 Extra Pale Ale and the 420 Strain line of beers, has been acquired by one of the world’s leading cannabis companies, Aphira, Inc. Sweetwater also sponsors the annual Sweetwater 420 Fest, a music and art…
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