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The Brewers Association just released its annual lists of the Top 50 Craft and Overall Brewing Companies in the U.S. based on 2011 beer sales volume. With it’s headquarters in San Antonio, the Gambrinus Company, owner of such brands as Shiner, Bridgeport, and Trumer Pils, earned the top Texas spot… Read More →

There was an impressive 3,930 beers entered in the beer judging competition at the 2011 Great American Beer Festival, a 11% increase over last year. A total of 248 medals were awarded, included 4 for the following Texas breweries: Uberbrau – Humperdink’s Restaurant and Brewery, Dallas Gold – American Style… Read More →

Winners of the 2011 Great American Beer Festival will be announced today at the convention center during the Members-only session. For those who are unable to be there, the medal ceremony is being broadcast live on The Brewing Network starting at 1:00pm MST. Tune in from home or your local… Read More →

You’re in Denver for the 2011 Great American Beer Festival, but what do you do when you’re not wandering from booth to booth on the convention floor during one of the tasting sessions? Seek out more beer to drink, of course. Denver is one of the best beer cities and… Read More →

The map of the 2011 Great American Beer Festival (GABF) convention floor is now available on the website. The brewery tasting booths are arranged by region of the country and the attending breweries from Texas are in the Southwest section. If you have any specific breweries and beers that are… Read More →

Southern Star Brewing has announced their annual Oktoberfest party at the brewery will be held on October 22nd from 6pm ~ 10pm. The price is $ 30 per person which includes a 17oz commemorative ceramic beer stein and 5 tokens for beer. They’ll be pouring their regular lineup of Blond,… Read More →

There are currently over 470 breweries listed as attending the 2011 Great American Beer Festival (GABF). Texas has its largest showing ever with 22 breweries listed, up from the previous year of 19. I’m sure this number will continue to grow for the next few years as more of the startup breweries… Read More →

The Brewers Association is reporting that tickets for the 2011 Great American Beer Festival are now SOLD OUT! Including the pre-sale days to members only, the tickets sold out in just 10 days. Limited quantities remain for Thursday and Friday evening Farm to Table Pavilion ticket packages which includes general… Read More →

One of the perks of being a member of the American Homebrewers Association (AHA) is the opportunity to buy tickets to the Great American Beer Festival (GABF) before they go on sale to the general public. The members-only pre-sale starts at 10:00am MDT on Tuesday, June 28th and includes the… Read More →

Six years ago, the Brewers Association created American Craft Beer Week to help celebrate and honour the small and independent craft breweries across the country. The number of craft breweries has now swelled to over 1,700 and for the first time ever, there are official ACBW events scheduled in all 50 states. For… Read More →