Craft Hop Growing in the U.S.

Hops, perhaps the key flavor component of most brews, grow throughout the U.S. Dozens of small craft growers supply small breweries with local, high-quality hops. Craft breweries support buying local because they want flexibility and uniqueness in what they put in their beers. Basso buys from Crooked Creek Hops Farm in Addison, N.Y. Crooked Creek … Read more

Virginia Beer Company Releases Gorgeous Citra IPA

(WILLIAMSBURG, VA) – The Virginia Beer Company (VBC) this week will release Gorgeous Citra IPA, the latest addition to its core lineup of beers available throughout the year. Gorgeous Citra… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] Read More

It’s Go Time! Tickets for the 2022 Great American Beer Festival Are Now Available

America’s favorite beer festival returns to Denver Oct. 6-8, 2022, to celebrate 40 years of craft beer Boulder, Colo. • Back in-person after a two-year, pandemic-induced hiatus, the Great American Beer Festival® (GABF™), the country’s premier beer festival and cultural phenomenon, is returning to the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, Colorado, on Oct. 6-8, 2022—and … Read more

In Patagonia — The New Craft Beer Culture in Valdivia, Chile

“Corvina! Pulpo fresco! Ven aquí por tu pescado!” yells the fisherman. His cotton mariner’s cap, befitting a salty character, is spotlessly clean. The rest of him, including his overalls, is stained with blood.  Looking down, my girlfriend is jarred by the gore and scales stuck to the soles of her shoes. “This definitely is a … Read more

Ferment Brewing Releases Lost in Fragaria

(Hood River, OR) — Ferment Brewing in Hood River today announced the release of Lost in Fragaria, a sour ale brewed with generous amounts of Oregon strawberries. The beer is the second in Ferment’s… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] Read More

2022 Great American Beer Festival: Member Presale

America’s favorite beer festival returns to Denver Oct. 6-8, 2022, to celebrate 40 years of craft beer Great American Beer Festival is right around the corner and American Homebrewers Association (AHA) members get exclusive access to the ticket presale on July 12 at 10:00 a.m. MT to July 13 at 8:00 a.m. AHA members can … Read more

Monday Night opening Charlotte taproom in 2023

Atlanta-based Monday Night Brewing has announced their fifth taproom location, slated for Charlotte, North Carolina in 2023.  The new taproom, located at 2217 S. Tryon Street, is already under construction. Providence Group Capital (PGC) acquired the location – a former auto shop, in February 2021. The 8,500 square foot building on 1.13 acres is being … Read more