Category: Breweries
Dogfish Head’s private capital infusion
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The big beer news this week is that Dogfish Head has sold a 15% stake to a private equity firm. Specific financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. On its website, LNK said it typically invests between $5...
Bud Light is even more popular than you might think.
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Holy crap: that's a lot of Bud Light. [Bold added for emphasis:] If you add up every case of imported beer, craft beer, hard cider, and flavored malt beverages sold in 2013, you get 270,194,987. Bud Light sold 294,7...
Drink long and prosper: Vulcan Ale becomes first “official” Star Trek beer
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In a move sure to please everyone from Zefram Cochraine to Katherine Pulaski, CBS/Paramount Consumer Products has finally authorized an official Trek beverage. While it may not be called the “official” beer of Star T...
A ton of craft beer calendars in one place
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Porchdrinking.com has compiled an awesome list of 2015 release schedules. Check it out for all of your big-craft seasonal release curiosities. The only bummer here is having to wait until November for that Left ...
Hatin’ on Pumpkin-Hate
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Beer blog Joe Sixpack has some contrarian real-talk for all the pumpkin' haters. C’mon, people eat spicy food all summer, so why not spiced beer? In fact, one of the most popular warm-weather ales – Belgian-style ...
Hillcrest Brewing Company, First LGBT Brewery, Opens Next Week
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In San Diego's vibrant neighborhood of Hillcrest, the first micro brewery targeting lesian, gay, bisexual, and transgender customers, Hillcrest Brewing Company, is stepping out of the closet next week! Owner, Chris Sh...
Founders Inspired Artist Black IPA benefits world’s biggest art competition
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I'll be honest. While this is a very worthy cause, I mostly wanted to blog about this totally awesome label. It's one of the most interesting labels I've seen in some time. The Full Pint has The Full Story. In Apri...
Bells expanding their footprint
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I've always felt blessed that Bell's decided to come to Alabama when they did. They were among the first in line to distribute here when the state reformed its beer laws in 2008. Now a few more spots in the US are...
Walking Dead themed beer contains actual brains
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Tonight's the premier of the next-to-last episode this season, so this announcement is pretty well-timed. I suppose with it's enormous cultural impact that it was only a matter of time before someone made a Walking...
An empty beer festival in Denver? How, even?
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It was a real thing that happened. Sierra Nevada had room for 5,000 people, but ended up admitting only about 1,600. That meant no line at the entrance, no lines for beers -- the longest was about five people at t...