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• 08/19/10 The Bruery Unveils Black Tuesday 2010 Release Details

  It’s already all the rage on Twitter, Facebook, and just about everywhere else …but we felt compelled to mention it as well. Black Tuesday is back! Brewed by

• 07/22/10 Mutinous Lesson In History: Privatbrauerei A. Kropf

  Do you have a brewery named after you? Well, I suppose if your last name is Miller, Leinenkugel, or if you were for some reason named Oskar Blues then you might, but chances are you don’t. Technically, neither do I, but I still find it interesting nonetheless. I present to you, Privatbrauerei A. Kropf out [...]

• 07/08/10 Oregon Breweries Collaborate with Visit Bend to Create Bend Ale Trail

  It’s great seeing cities teaming up with breweries to promote their city, their economy, and well, their beer. Bend, Oregon knows a great thing when they see it, and they’ve seen it with their local craft beer scene, leading to the creation of The Bend Ale Trail. A collaboration between Visit Bend, the city’s tourism [...]

• 07/07/10 Winners Announced In The 2010 U.S. Open Beer Championship

  The U.S. Open Beer Championship is different from all other beer competitions for one reason: homebrewers are allowed to compete in direct competition with professional breweries — which is really awesome. More than 700 beers in 50 different categories were submitted in what would become an epic ‘battle royale’ of world class beer.

• 07/02/10 Bacardi U.S.A. and the USO Celebrate the Troops with the “Salute to Summer’s Best 60 Second Cocktails” Program

  I’m a big fan of the military and I guess that should be evident, being that in three days, I will hit my four year mark of active duty service in the Army. I’m also a big fan of alcohol and fine beverage, which should be even more evident, as I write and blog for [...]

• 06/16/10 Odell Brewing Announces Limited Release Single Batch Double Pilsner

  Odell Brewing is back at it again, this time with their 2008 World Beer Cup silver medal winning Double Pilsner in hand. “Double Pilsner is a tribute to the classic Bohemian Pilsner, and boasts a strong German pilsner malt profile. Munich malts and Caramalt are balanced by Saaz and whole flower Tettnanger hops,” according to [...]

• 06/15/10 Sapporo Japanese Beer – Legendary Biru Commercial

  This video is pretty awesome. Taking a trip through Japan’s rich cultural heritage, this video gives you a glimpse of the brewing process behind Sapporo. It may not be how it’s actually brewed, but if the creators of Avatar met with the creators of Kung Fu Panda and Fern Gully, and then they went to [...]

• 06/14/10 The Happening: 32nd Annual National Homebrewers Conference

  On June 17th, homebrewers from around the country will descend upon Minneapolis, MN to take part in the world’s largest homebrewers conference. Organized by the American Homebrewers Association, the 32nd Annual National Homebrewers Conference is a sold-out event and is expected to bring 1,200 homebrewers to the area for three days of educational seminars, competitions, [...]

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