New artwork for Goose Island’s 2012 Christmas Ale. The brown ale is released seasonally in November.
Every year to celebrate the holiday season, we brew up our Christmas Ale, and with each year we change the recipe slightly so that you Continue Reading →
Charlie Papazian (President of The Brewer’s Association) and Gary Glass (Director, American Homebrewers Association) ask your assistance to help Alabama legalize homebrewing.
Dear Alabama AHA, BA and Support Your Local Brewery Members,
Please help legalize homebrewing in Alabama!
The American Homebrewers Association is Continue Reading →
Diageo has published this on their website today, about the recent Brewdog drama:
Diageo has provided the following statement in response to communications from independent brewer, BrewDog, in relation to the British Institute of Innkeeping Scottish Awards on Sunday 6 May Continue Reading →
Lagunitas is making plans to bump “Lagunitas Sucks” to year round status. The holiday release that brewed in lieu of Brown Shugga’ was an instant hit. The IPA’s fan base grew exponentially overnight. Thanks to a new brewhouse Continue Reading →
Red Hare Brewing (Marietta, GA) just expanded capacity a little bit this year. Two new fermenters were added a 40 barrel (1,240 gallons) & a 60 barrel (1,860 gallons.) That’s a grand total of 3,100 gallons of beer fermenting each Continue Reading →
Saint Arnold Brewing Company starts brewing their edition of Homefront IPA. The beer benefits is a part of a series ‘Hops For Heroes’ benefitting Operation Homefront. Operation Homefront is a charity that provides emergency financial and other assistance to Continue Reading →
Some interesting numbers that Brewers Association President Paul Gatza mentioned during the Craft Brewers Conference last week.
– The U.S. craft beer industry rose 13% in volume and 15% in revenue in 2011.
– 250 craft brewery openings last year.
– 37 breweries Continue Reading →
New artwork for Goose Island’s 2012 Christmas Ale. The brown ale is released seasonally in November.
Every year to celebrate the holiday season, we brew up our Christmas Ale, and with each year we change the recipe slightly so that you have something special to look forward to. Traditionally, our Christmas Ale is a complex brown ale that develops well in the bottle for up to five years.
Style: Brown Ale
Availability: 12 oz bottles, Draft
7.3% ABV
Charlie Papazian (President of The Brewer’s Association) and Gary Glass (Director, American Homebrewers Association) ask your assistance to help Alabama legalize homebrewing.
Dear Alabama AHA, BA and Support Your Local Brewery Members,
Please help legalize homebrewing in Alabama!
The American Homebrewers Association is working with a group of homebrewers in Alabama to legalize homebrewing in the state.
The Senate Job Creation and Economic Development Committee passed House Bill 354 favorably on Tuesday, May 8, after the bill was reassigned from the Small Business Committee. The bill now must be voted on by the full Senate in order to go to the Governor for signing. The Senate has just three days of this session in which the bill can be heard. If it is not brought to a vote, it will die with the end of this year’s legislative session.
How Can You Help?
Please call the Senator’s office for your district and leave a message with his or her assistant politely asking the Senator to pass HB354 to legalize Homebrewing this session. Given the time constraints, a phone call during business hours is the safest way to ensure your voice is heard in time. Opponents of the bill have already started their phone calls, so we must overwhelm their numbers.
Thank you for your support of homebrewers. Your action will make the difference in whether or not this legislation becomes law. Please forward this message on to any other Alabama residents/businesses that you feel would be interested in supporting this bill.
Sincerely,
| Charlie Papazian President Brewers Association |
 Gary GlassDirector American Homebrewers Association |
Diageo has published this on their website today, about the recent Brewdog drama:
Diageo has provided the following statement in response to communications from independent brewer, BrewDog, in relation to the British Institute of Innkeeping Scottish Awards on Sunday 6 May 2012.
A Diageo spokesperson: “There was a serious misjudgement by Diageo staff at the awards dinner on Sunday evening in relation to the Bar Operator of the Year Award, which does not reflect in any way Diageo’s corporate values and behaviour.
We would like to apologise unreservedly to BrewDog and to the British Institute of Innkeeping for this error of judgement and we will be contacting both organisations imminently to express our regret for this unfortunate incident.”
Lagunitas is making plans to bump “Lagunitas Sucks” to year round status. The holiday release that brewed in lieu of Brown Shugga’ was an instant hit. The IPA’s fan base grew exponentially overnight. Thanks to a new brewhouse damaged in transit, Lagunitas couldn’t brew Big Hairy Eyeball shortly after Sucks release. Enter Lagunitas Sucks Holiday Leftovers Ale. A hit, yet again.
Sucks will return again at the end of 2012. The brewery will start brewing it year round after the 2012 release. The package size is yet to be determined.
Undercover Shutdown will most likely return in June, 2012 as soon as the new brewhouse is up and running.
Red Hare Brewing (Marietta, GA) just expanded capacity a little bit this year. Two new fermenters were added a 40 barrel (1,240 gallons) & a 60 barrel (1,860 gallons.) That’s a grand total of 3,100 gallons of beer fermenting each time they are full.
Red Hare will most likely be first brewery in Georgia to can their beer. The canning line is on order, slated for delivery in June, 2012. Cans of Long Day Lager should hit the streets in late July.
June 9: Rabbit’s Reserve #3. A saison, with Belgian ale yeast with US Brewers Gold and French Strisselspalt hops
The newest creation by the brewery is already flowing in the tap room. It’s a wheat ale brewed with pineapple juice.
Updated: 5/29
Saint Arnold Brewing Company starts brewing their edition of Homefront IPA. The beer benefits is a part of a series ‘Hops For Heroes’ benefitting Operation Homefront. Operation Homefront is a charity that provides emergency financial and other assistance to the families of U.S. service members and wounded warriors.
Today the brewery opens its doors to volunteers and veterans to help zest oranges that will go into Homefront IPA. (2,000 of them!) The beer will be aged on Louisville Slugger baseball bats.
“It has been great to see the response from the craft brewing community — every phone call has been answered with an enthusiastic offer of support,” said Brock Wagner, founder/brewer of Saint Arnold Brewing Company. “The fact that we have local veterans participating in the making of the beer makes it even more special.”
Other breweries creating recipes include Cigar City Brewing, Perennial Artisanal Ales, 21st Amendment, Fremont Brewing, & Sly Fox.
Style: American IPA (w/ oranges, aged on baseball bats)
Availability: 22 oz bottles
Arrival: TBA
6% ABV
For more on the charity, visit Operation Homefront
Some interesting numbers that Brewers Association President Paul Gatza mentioned during the Craft Brewers Conference last week.
– The U.S. craft beer industry rose 13% in volume and 15% in revenue in 2011.
– 250 craft brewery openings last year.
– 37 breweries closed
– There are over 2,000 breweries in the United States
– Additionally, there are 1,119 craft breweries in planning
– $8.7Billion worth of craft beer was sold in 201. That’s 9% of the total beer market
– 30,000 enrolled members in the American Homebrewers Association.
