Walmart making more room for craft beer
According to Advertising Age, the world’s largest retailer is jumping on the craft beer bandwagon and adding more space in its stores for craft brews.
read moreBrewery builds electric truck to deliver beer
Happy Earth Day! We’ve talked a lot about how beer and homebrewing can be good for the environment and brewers who consider the impact of their business on the earth, but this is really cool. A Canadian brewer has converted an antique truck to electric to deliver their beer. They apparently are known for using [...]
read moreABITA BEER Releases iPhone App
Here is a press release from Abita Beer on it’s new iPhone app….I am downloading now! ABITA BEER – THERE’S AN APP FOR THAT! Abita Beer Launches First Of Its Kind iPhone App (New Orleans, LA) –The Abita Brewing Company is pleased to announce the launch of the new “Abita App” for iPhone®, iPod touch® [...]
read morePLOW-TO-PINT BEER FROM THE BEAUTIFUL SOUTH
I was talking to a local Chef, and he metioned this beer to me Fullsteam From beer made of sweet potatoes to a beer named Hogwash, this brewery in Durham, North Carolina is inspired by the agricultural and culinary traditions of the South. Our mission is to craft a distinctly Southern beer style using local [...]
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Properly Carbonated Draft Beer
Thanks to James C Neu of DraftMore for this great information on CO2 and beer. The carbonation level of the beer is determined by the brewer to match the style of the beer. Generally speaking, ales and stouts are designed with lower levels of carbonation, whereas lagers are generally carbonated at higher levels. At higher [...]
Beer Culture
Brewery builds electric truck to deliver beer
Happy Earth Day! We’ve talked a lot about how beer and homebrewing can be good for the environment and brewers who consider the impact of their business on the earth, but this is really cool. A Canadian brewer has converted an antique truck to electric to deliver their beer. They apparently are known for using [...]
Home Brewing
The WilliamsWarn Personal Brewery
Now this looks interesting. A personal brewery. The WilliamsWarn Personal Brewery from WilliamsWarn on Vimeo. They say commercial quality beer in 7 Days…http://www.williamswarn.com/
The Business of Beer
Walmart making more room for craft beer
According to Advertising Age, the world’s largest retailer is jumping on the craft beer bandwagon and adding more space in its stores for craft brews.
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The Session is a monthly event for the beer blogging community which was started by Stan Hieronymus at Appellation Beer. On the first Friday of each month, all participating bloggers write about a predetermined topic. Each month a different blog is chosen to host The Session, choose the topic, and post a roundup of all [...]
American Craft Beer Week
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Get Your Tickets for the 2012 Texas Beer Fest
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