Craft beers

The Beer Association of South Africa, consisting of the Craft Brewers Association (BASA), Heineken South Africa and South African Breweries (SAB), has implored the government to steer clear of another alcohol ban in the country. Despite these efforts, President Ramaphosa announced another alcohol ban (#4 ban) as the country enters a COVID Level 4 Alert …

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The Colorado legislature ended their 2021 session in early June passing four bills supporting Colorado craft breweries recover from the pandemic and return toward growth. The bills cover immediate financial assistance to breweries and longer-term objectives including ‘take-away’ beer sales and home delivery from licensed establishments including breweries. Also, these bills allow breweries eligibility for …

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Beer writer Stephanie Grant recommends the following six Atlanta beers for this summer: Hefeweizens – an OG hazy beer clove from Arches Brewing; Czech style pilsner flavours from Halfway Crooks; German style pilsners from Round Trip Brewery; Saisons from Orpheus Brewing; Hazy IPAs from Three Taverns; and American IPAs from Fire Makers brewery.

A new film profiles the San Diego (USA) craft beer scene where the film creators spent three years documenting brewers, owners and personalities who helped build the local beer culture. The film also pays tribute to long time craft beer supporter, Nate Soroko, who passed away recently

The University of Pittsburgh released a study showing Americans are drinking less beer volume overall but shifting to craft beer containing higher alcohol. The study analyzed Nielsen Consumer Panel surveys from between 35,000 to 60,000 American households over the past decade.

CultureMap Tastemaker Awards celebrates the spirit of Austin community by raising a glass to 2021 Brewery of the Year nominees: Austin Beerworks, Blue Owl Brewing, Fairweather Cider Co, Hi Sign Brewing, Holdout Brewing, Meanwhile Brewing Company, Roughhouse Brewing, St Elmo Brewing Co, Vacancy Brewing.

The Lady Justice Brewery in Denver (Colorado) donates a majority of profits to nonprofit organizations in Colorado that work to bring more women into the industry. The brewery, completely female owned and founded, is taking a lead to expand women inclusion in a male-dominated industry.

Irish craft brewers are preparing new hop-forward beers to quench the thirst of beer lovers during the warmer summer days. A look at some such beers: (1) Metalman Brewery: Giant Molecular Clouds (a fruity New England IPA), Cosmic Horseshoe (a double-hopped IPA with five varieties of hops) and Gravitational Wave (a West Coast IPA); (2) …

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There are many ways in which humanity used dung to smoke food and drink or cook over it. Finnish microbrewery Ant Brew is using such an approach to create a unique beer while also cleaning the town’s parks (Lahti). The brewery is collecting goose droppings from Lahti’s parks as fuel to smoke malt which creates …

Finnish microbrewery special edition ‘Wasted Potential Imperial Stout’ Read More »

What a better combination then between country music and beer? Organizers of the Music City Brew Hop thought at the same when setting up trolley tours which stop at various breweries. The Tennessee Craft Brewers Guild executive director explains “these trolley tours provide beer lovers the opportunity to explore Nashville craft beer in a unique, …

Hop on/Hop off brewing trolley coming to Nashville. Read More »