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Stone Brewing is the Top Brewery on the Planet

Recently the good folks at the BeerAdvocate listed their top Breweries, Bars and Beers on the Planet Earth (Mars was not included sorry).  The top of the list for Breweries is the quickly popular Stone Brewing.  They are the makers of my first ever A+ beer Arrogant Bastard as well as many other great brews.
Other [...]

Yuengling the Beer of the World Series?

What do the Philadelphia Phillies and the Tampa Bay Rays have in common?  Yuengling!  Take a look at this nice little article on Tampa Bay Online by Natalie Shepherd.
By NATALIE SHEPHERD
nshepherd@wfla.com
Published: October 24, 2008
TAMPA - Baseball. Beer. Rays. Phillies. History.
Oddly enough, there’s common ground locally for all of these.
Yuengling, the beer of choice for many [...]

Rogue Unveils Captain Sig’s Deadliest Ale

Being a fan of Rogue Ales’ fine brews I found this discovery to be quite interesting.  Rogue have always made it a point to make specialty brews and this one is very special as they collaborate with Captain Sig Hansen, captain of the Northwestern, from the Discovery Channel show the Deadliest Catch.
Captain Sig thought that [...]

2008 Great American Beer Festival Award Winners

This past weekend was the 2008 Great Americna Beer Festival in Denver, CO.  It was designed to appreciate American beer and brewers.  During the festivities they gave out awards for the best beers in particular categories.  I am proud to say that, the reviewed her, Rogue St. Rogue Red won the gold in the Amercian [...]

Oktoberfest’s Original Big Six Beers

So with Oktoberfest upon us you have noticed I have been doing a good deal of reviews on Oktoberfest styled beers.  I recently found this article on the big six of Oktoberfest.  I found that I have only had one of the six and as I recently reviewed it is my favorite Marzen out there, [...]

Yuengling to become Amercia’s number 2

With the announcement months ago of the purchase of Anheuser-Busch by Belgain brewers InBev this takes away their title as the largest American brewery.  When the deal is signed and finished around the end of the year this will make the Boston Beer Comapny, maker of the Samuel Adams brands, the new number one but [...]

Denver brewery presents … Obama beer!

How is it that a brewery can show their support for the presidential candidate of their choices?  Why simple, make a new beer and name it after them.  Denver, Colorado brewery Wynkoop Brewing did exactly that when they released their new German style maibock lager entitled Obamanator.  This was also quite a good decision on [...]

Jessica Simpson Now Owns Her Own Beer

Written by: E. Van Dril

Don’t get too excited, it’s only a small beer company.
Jessica Simpson is expanding her empire. First, she tried her luck at acting (specifically in “The Dukes of Hazzard” and, in some people’s opinion, her “Newlyweds” reality show). And after she was crushed for being rather bad (as was the consensus opinion), [...]

Left Hand Releases Two Seasonal Beers

LONGMONT, CO (AUG 2008) - Well, the twins are all grown up. Two years ago, Head Brewer Ro Guenzel was happy to announce the birth of Twin Sisters, affectionately named Crystal and Liberty, who came into the world on May 19, 2006. Here it is, two and a half years later, and the girls are [...]

AB deal means Kansas City brewer No. 1 in state

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The pending purchase of St. Louis-based Anheuser-Busch would make a Kansas City beer maker Missouri’s largest brewer.
Established in 1989, homegrown Boulevard Brewing Co. has quietly climbed the ranks of the nations largest brewers. The Brewers Association says Boulevard is the eighth-largest domestic craft brewer in the United States. Boulevard beers [...]