The Brewers Association (BA) and American Homebrewers Association (AHA) today announced Capitol Hill staff may now sign up for the Annual Capitol Hill Staff Homebrew Competition. Any employee of legal age on Capitol Hill is eligible to enter the competition. This includes but is not limited to members of Congress and their staff, security personnel,…
Beginning Saturday, July 13 at 1:30 p.m. Tenth Ward Distilling Company – already known for its un-ordinary approach to classic spirits – continues to push boundaries with the July 13 opening of its Tenth Ward Cocktail Lab. Doors open at 1:30 p.m. to kick off the grand opening celebration. Spirit samples, tours and bottles sales…
Wild Goose Filling Systems, pioneers in canning and bottling lines for craft brewers and specialty beverage makers, has released a new program called “Ready-Ship” to service customers with tight deadlines to set up a proprietary canning line. With thousands of canning and bottling lines across the globe, an order for a Wild Goose canning system…
Taproom Subcommittee Purpose At the end of 2018, the Brewers Association (BA) Board of Directors announced that it would be creating a new Taproom Brewery voting member class to better represent the diversity of U.S. breweries today. According to the BA bylaws, “Taproom Brewers shall be classified as those professional brewing members that sell more than 25…
Through a collaboration with Sidetrack Brewing Company located in downtown Albuquerque, students in Central New Mexico Community College’s Brewing and Beverage Management program have crafted their very own flavorful brew that will start flowing through taps at Sidetrack in mid-July. It will be the first college-crafted brew to be poured in Albuquerque, which is one of the country’s most…
BurgerFi, one of the nation’s fastest-growing gourmet burger chains, is pleased to announce that it is bringing the fast-casual, high-quality food concept to Puerto Rico for the first time. Over the course of the next five years, it will open six new stores across the island and create hundreds of much needed jobs. The six Puerto Rico locations will…
Converging genre-defying beers and equally unabashed music, Stone Brewing is throwing it down again. The third annual Stone Brewing Presents: Stone’s Throw Down in RVA is Saturday, September 21, 2019 and tickets are on sale at https://www.myticketstobuy.com/event/1482. The Stone Brewing festival experience on Brown’s Island is, by design, an indulgence of the senses. World-class beers are paired thoughtfully with bands…
BOTTLECAPPS, the leading provider of smartphone and website solutions for the liquor store industry, has partnered with Delivery Solutions, enabling home delivery for their 350 nationwide retail partners. “The integration of Delivery Solutions to the BOTTLECAPPS platform will allow an out-of-the-box experience for our liquor store partners to deliver compliantly to their customers. This gives stores…
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity) homebrewing club recently paid it forward by brewing a Hazy IPA at Sorrento Mesa brewpub Gravity Heights. QUAFF members Corey Magers, Doug Drown, Nick Corona, and Chris Conaway developed the recipe with the help of Gravity Heights brewers Skip Virgilio, Tommy Kreamer, and Mike Williams. #Cheers4Sarah arrives at 6.8% ABV…
Garage Brewing Co. has been racking up medals after medals as of late. Not to say their beers weren’t good before, it’s just that people are starting to noticing them more lately for some reason. I must admit that I was one of those people, but all that changed when Stephanie Schulte (Marketing) sent me…
The widely acceptable hominid texts observed by the populous of this terrestrial sphere concur that it came into being approximately 4.54 billion years ago, relatively one-third the age of the universe, amassing from the solar nebula. Several measurements of cosmic temporal length later, the Olmec civilization of Earth in Southeast Mexico discovered the acclaimed phenomenon…
As the days grow longer and the sun finally starts piercing through those clouds, Iron Fist prepares to toast the long hot days to come with Celeste–a deeply refreshing Belgian style Saison. Recalling history, the Saison style of beer dates back to the 1700’s. As part of the Farmhouse Ale category, and because of their…
Motley Brews’ Hopped Taco Throwdown will return for its third year on Saturday, June 8, bringing together craft beer and tacos for a culinary competition showcasing the talents of some of Las Vegas’ top chefs. The event will be held at Zappos Headquarters’ backyard in Downtown Las Vegas, a venue typically closed to the public,…
Before empires and royalties, before writing and weapons, there was cheese. According to historians, the manufacture of cheese began in 7000 BC, a legacy almost as old as our civilization. Today, approximately 22 billion kilograms of cheese are produced each year, distributed and consumed in every corner of the planet. Even with all this history,…
The great artist and proven native earth dweller Frida Kahlo once said, “Take a lover who looks at you like maybe you are a bourbon biscuit.“ I say, “Take a long sip off a beer if it smells like a bourbon biscuit” A bourbon barrel aged stout isn’t always the most attainable of pleasures to…
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