Breweries

Jailhouse Reprieve Arrives

Jailhouse Brewing has released the first beer in their “Trustees Series” – Reprieve.  The Trustees Series will feature seasonals, 4 in all. Smokey Wheat will be joining the series, including a new one called Conjugal Visit, slated for Continue Reading →

Surly Celebrates 5 with Five

Surly Brewing’s (Brooklyn Center, MN) fifth anniversary beer – “Five” will be available soon.  Each year the beer is different, and nothing short of phenomenal.  Last year I named Surly “Four” as one of the best beers I Continue Reading →

Bell’s Wedding Ale

Wedding Ale by Bell’s Brewing made a brief appearance on draft last year at the Eccentric Cafe in downtown Kalamazoo, MI.  Wedding Ale is a wheat ale, brewed with honey, coriander, and orange peel as the label suggests.

This Continue Reading →

Brett Porter Talks Filtration

Most beer geeks will tell you don’t pasteurize your beer.  (Heating it up to kill bacteria. See: Milk)  What works for your fruity pebbles doesn’t really do that well with beer’s like Goose Island Brewing’s Sofie.  The brewery has had Continue Reading →

Stone Brewing To Open Hotel?

Stone Brewing held a media conference about their expansion, European efforts, & new projects.    Here’s some notes from the conference.

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European Stone location will be in either Belgium or Germany.  There has been over 50 proposals to Continue Reading →

More Cans For Good People Brewing

The end of February found the first cans of Good People Brewing (Birmingham, AL) headed for shelves.  Initial launch beers were brown ale, and IPA.

A 3rd can offering will ship soon, Snake Handler IPA.   The most popular Continue Reading →

RIP Odonata Brewing

Odonata Brewing (Sacramento, CA) is no more.  Brewmaster Peter Hoey has called it quits.

The brewery was founded in 2009, and quickly became known for farmhouse ales & quadruples.  The decision to close was of course financial.

[quote]”We were trying to bring Continue Reading →