Breweries

Not Your Dad’s 30 Weight

Barrel aged beer lovers, get your fix. Port Brewing’s Older Viscosity has arrived.  You take Old Viscosity aka “Big Black Nasty” and throw it into bourbon barrels.   The beer blurs the lines on strong ale/porter/stout/barleywine etc.

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Deschutes Brewer Departs

The brewmaster of Deschutes Brewing Larry Sidor has left his post to start his own brewery according to a press release.   Details of the new brewery haven’t been made available yet.  Sidor plans to be at Deschutes through the Continue Reading →

Flossmoor Celebrates 15

Flossmoor Station Brewing Company was founded 15 years ago by Dean & Caroline Armstrong in Flossmoor, Illinois.  A historic train station in Flossmoor needed renovation, & to house a brewery was the perfect solution. (Thus, Flossmoor Station.)   Continue Reading →

Heavy Seas Plank I Arrives

The first edition of Heavy Seas Brewing’s “Plank” series has arrived.  The brewery planned on releasing this beer during American Craft Beer Week 2011 (and may have) but arrival was a little later than expected.

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Redhook Turns The Big 3-0

Redhook Brewing was founded in 1981 in Seattle, Washington by Paul Shipman and Gordon Bowker.  Since the brewery’s inception, Redhook has grown to be distributed in 48 states.  2011 marks Redhook’s 30th year, marked with a  special release.  Extra Continue Reading →

Barrel Aged Hunaphu In Bottles

One of Cigar City Brewing’s most sought after beers is Hunahpu.  Hunahpu is imperial stout aged on Peruvian cacao nibs, ancho & pasilla chiles, cinnamon and Madagascar vanilla beans.  It gets released at Hunahpu Day in the spring at the Continue Reading →

Duck Rabbit’s End Of Reason

Tomorrow, be at The Fred Bar at 5pm.  Why?  Duck Rabbit.

A rare cask from Duck Rabbit Brewing – “End Of Reason” will be tapping.  Duck Rabbit’s casks are few and far between.

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