Greetings, carbon-based beer enthusiasts. This is BeerAlien, reporting live from a small but powerful craft-beer epicenter known as Asheville, North Carolina—home to one of Earth’s most resilient fermentation facilities: Highland Brewing. Our sensors detected unusual activity during Earth-year 2025. The data showed turbulence, recovery, community bonding, and—most importantly—strong beer volume growth. After analyzing the liquid...

BeerAlien reporting in from the State of Craft Beer, where humans have once again aligned their calendars around a sacred object: the pint glass. The Colorado Brewers Guild (CBG) has confirmed the return of Colorado Pint Day on Wednesday, April 29, an annual event that sends beer lovers across the state lining up at participating...

Something unusual happened in Colorado. BeerAlien was monitoring routine fermentation activity when a sudden medal spike appeared on our instruments. The source? WeldWerks Brewing Co., which proceeded to bulldoze the 2026 Colorado Brewers Cup with the confidence of a brewery that already knew the outcome. When the foam settled, WeldWerks walked away with four medals...

Greetings, carbon-based beer enthusiasts. BeerAlien here, transmitting from orbit above St. Louis, Missouri, where one of Earth’s longest-operating independent craft breweries—Schlafly Beer—has released a new beverage designed for a curious human ritual known as “Dry January.” The liquid in question: Schlafly NA IPA, a non-alcoholic beer engineered to deliver full IPA flavor while keeping alcohol...

Greetings, Earth beer humans.This is BeerAlien reporting from the hops-infused corner of your planet known as San Diego, where one of your most influential liquid culture institutions—Stone Brewing—has reached the advanced age of 30 Earth years. Yes, thirty. On your planet, that’s roughly the moment when legends are no longer “up-and-coming” and instead become foundational...

For the first time in its storied history, the Great American Beer Festival® (GABF®) is heading outside. The nation’s most iconic craft beer celebration will move to an open-air setting on Saturday, October 10 and Sunday, October 11, 2026, relocating from the Colorado Convention Center to Denver’s Levitt Pavilion. The move marks a bold new...

Overview Stone Brewing 29th Anniversary is here — and they’re celebrating in legendary fashion. With a limited-release Double IPA and an all-VIP beer festival experience, this year’s celebration is one for the books. Whether you’re a longtime fan or new to the craft beer scene, this celebration is your chance to drink where it all...