Category: News
Increasing the case for cans
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The publication Advertising Age has a good write-up on the reasons why cans are a good idea for business as well as for beer in general. The most obvious reason to anyone that's ever been outside is that they're no...
Lagunitas alleges 420-related demands from SweetWater
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In a series of fairly weird tweets, Tony Magee of Lagunitas fame has accused SweetWater(though not by name) of sending him a cease and desist letter about the use of 420 on some Langunitas brews. https://twitter.co...
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...
The fight to share your homebrew
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Almost everyone lives some place that has seen some important changes to the laws governing beer in the last decade. Container size limits, ABV restrictions, brewery zoning issues, Sunday sales...it seems there's alw...
‘Fucking Awesome’ beer label approved in the United States
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That's not commentary or colorful description. That's the name of the beer. But it won't be available everywhere, as you might expect. As Shelton Brothers recently noted, some states like Maine will reject labels t...
How to host a beer dinner
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CraftBeer has a great article full of tips on hosting a beer dinner. Everything from how to pair to how to serve is represented, including this that I find crucial: 6. There’s not one right way to pair. There are no...
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...
Breaking Brew: ABQ-based Marble Brewery makes a Walter White tribute
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According to this photo on instagram (which has some credible imagery for confirmation to say the least), it's going to be an India Black Ale called Heisenberg's Dark. Albuquerque based @marblebrewery will be brewing...
Queens brewery Big Alice using “CSA” model for financing
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If you're not familiar with the concept of a CSA, here's a brief primer: basically you pay up-front for a "share" in a local farm, and every week (or month, etc.) they drop off a box of whatever's seasonal and fresh ...
New movie “Drinking Buddies” shot at Revolution Brewing Company
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Could be the Sideways of craft beer? Either way, this looks very enjoyable and I don't need any excuse to see a movie filmed in a brewery (or one with Ron Livingston (!!!) for that matter). OnDemand July 25th, in t...