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Karl Strauss Takes Home 7 Medals From LA Fair‏

Karl Strauss Takes Home 7 Medals From LA Fair San Diego, CA – June 23, 2010 – Karl Strauss Brewing Company recently won seven medals, including three golds, at the Los Angeles International Commercial Beer Competition.  The competition, in existence since 2002, is BJCP certified and widely regarded as one of California’s premiere beer competitions.  [...]

Posted by: Sean-o on Saturday, June 26th, 2010

Beer and Comics – What could be better?

Beer and comics go together like cereal and milk.  If you have felt a void for a long time, but wasn’t sure what it is – The Brewery: The Great American Comic might be able to fill that void. Visit the crafty website, created by Jim and Phil and enjoy their spin on the latest [...]

Posted by: Sean-o on Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010

Redhook’s Rope Swing Summer Pilsner takes the gold

Redhook’s Rope Swing Summer Pilsner Takes Home Gold From 18th Annual Garden City Brewfest Summer Seasonal Wins Best Lager at Missoula, Mont. Brewfest Woodinville, Wash. – June 2010 –Redhook Brewery’s Rope Swing Summer Pilsner was named best lager at the 18th Annual Garden City Brewfest held in Missoula, Mont. The 2010 festival brought together nearly [...]

Posted by: Sean-o on Sunday, June 20th, 2010

Gritty McDuff’s Voted Best Brew Pub‏ in Portland (ME)

GRITTY MCDUFF’S BREWING COMPANY WINS HOSPITALITY AWARD The people have spoken and Gritty’s is THE place to be! Gritty McDuff’s Voted Best Brew Pub‏ Portland, April 2010: Maine craft brewer Gritty McDuff’s Brewing Company (www.grittys.com) has earned the title of “Best Brew Pub,” according to the readers of the Portland Phoenix. “Each and every day, [...]

Posted by: Sean-o on Friday, April 30th, 2010

Beer Connoisseur Magazine released second issue

The Beer Connoisseur Magazine’s Second Issue Coming ATLANTA, GA – The Beer Connoisseur Magazine has released its Spring 2010 Issue nationwide on March 9th, three months after its debut edition turned heads all around the beer world. Based in Atlanta, the quarterly has already made quite a name for itself, and now it looks to [...]

Posted by: Sean-o on Wednesday, April 14th, 2010

Three Sheets with Zane Lamprey Debuts on Travel Channel April 14th‏

If you haven’t heard of Three Sheets,  it is an international pub-crawl in television form. Comedian Zane Lamprey travels around the world sampling the local well-known (and not-so-well-known) food and drink, while also performing alcohol-related customs. Episodes will begin airing on Travel Channel on Wednesday, April 14th, at 11 E/P. We are launching with back-to-back [...]

Posted by: Sean-o on Tuesday, April 13th, 2010

Great Gift for any Beer Drinker – Screwpop: 4 in 1 Keychain

There are thousands of different key chains out there, but here is something revolutionary – the Screwpop. We all carry our keys and attach crazy things to our key ring – such as a key-less remote, a sequent frog, or in this case a bottle opener.  But, do you have a screwdriver? Have you ever [...]

Posted by: Sean-o on Monday, March 8th, 2010

Beer Wars movie is now available ON DEMAND and Netflix

Beer Wars Movie goes Mainstream!‏ LOS ANGELES, Calif., – Ducks In A Row Entertainment announced that starting Monday, February 1st the documentary film Beer Wars will be widely available On Demand and for Download. Originally released theatrically on April 16th, 2009 as a one-night event, the film has now found digital distribution through Warner Bros. [...]

Posted by: Sean-o on Monday, February 15th, 2010

Great Lakes Water Conservation Workshop for craft brewers & cheesemakers

Great Lakes Water Conservation Workshop‏ ROCHESTER, NY MARCH 26, 2010 – The Great Lakes Water Conservation Workshop is proud to announce that Alfa Laval USA will be the Silver Sponsor for the one-day event, to be held at the Rochester Museum & Science Center in downtown Rochester, NY. The one-day workshop will be held on [...]

Posted by: Sean-o on Thursday, February 11th, 2010

Calling All Artists – Chance to $$ and win free beer

Narragansett is hosting their annual Father’s Day Tie Design Contest.  Enter your design for a chance to win. First Place – $300 Second Place – $200 Third Place – $100 Plus all finalists get a FREE case of Narragansett beer. To enter, email a low resolution image file (JPG) to intern@narragansettbeer.com by Friday, January 22, [...]

Posted by: Sean-o on Monday, December 28th, 2009