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Tallgrass to Illinois, Shiner to Philadelphia

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A couple of my favorite breweries are expanding their distribution!  Word about the Intertubes is that Tallgrass is already in southern Illinois, with distribution to Chicago coming in June.  Congrats, Chi-town! You'l...

Short pints in NYC?

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...and probably everywhere, right? If you're a glass-half-empty kind of person, feel free to break out the I Told You So's.

Small breweries standing strong against buyout offers

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As the big boys are struggling to grow, craft breweries continue to surge.  The regional and national operations are drawing a lot of interested would-be buyers: Craft’s growth is driving the interest. The segment’s ...

Dogfish Head founder affirms wisdom of looking to the past

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In a guest piece for the Wall Street Journal, Sam Calagione talks about the inspiration for Dogfish Head's "Ancient" beer lineup and how this logic might apply in other lines of business: As a small company you need ...

Cigar City to make “Impaled Ale” for GWAR B-Q

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Look, this is exactly what it sounds like: “Once again, we blow the horn of war and set into motion the gears that grind us towards the greatest GWAR B-Q yet,” said Brokie (AKA Oderus Urungus). “We will be shoving a ...

Defining “Craft”

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There has been a lot of talk about this due to the rise of many "craft-like" brands from large worldwide operations.   Here's Jim Koch, who obviously knows a thing or two about the practice and the industry: “There...

And the winner is…Granola!

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Dogfish Head's Grateful Dead themed beer finally has its final ingredient, selected from over 1500 submissions from fans that tied a story to their suggestion. While the story is great, it's hard to deny the brewin...

BEER Act vs. Small BREW Act

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If you're confused about the recent federal bills on brewing tax rates, here's a good video from Bob Pease of the Brewers Association explaining the difference. Basically the Small BREW Act is the one that will sup...

Iron Maiden Beer No Longer Rocks Sweden

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In the "you can't make this stuff up" department, Iron Maiden's beer has been taken off the shelves in Sweden for rocking too hard  violating the government's laws regarding labeling.   But the power of Eddie refuses ...

All glory to the Hopnotoad: Hopville merges with Brewtoad

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You can read all about the merger here. The bottom line is that 2 of the best homebrew resources on the web are joining forces. If you've never used Brewtoad before, you should give it a try.