Packaging beer in cans used to be a symbol of inferiority and craft beer producers wouldn’t even think of using anything other than bottles to showcase their finished product. Cans had an image issue, and craft beer lovers demanded that they beer they love best be sold only in a … [Read more...]
Peabody Heights Brewery Closer to Opening
Baltimore, Maryland is about to witness something the city hasn’t seen in over thirty years: The opening of a large scale brewery. Peabody Heights Brewery, owned/operated by Stephen Demczuk and J. Hollis Albert, has signed a lease to take over a former Canada Dry bottling … [Read more...]
North Coast Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout: Full Bodied and Delicious
I love all styles of beer but as anyone close to me knows, I hold a special place on my palate for dark beers, especially stouts. I like the rich, roasted malt, coffee, and chocolate flavors commonplace to this style and I seize any opportunity to sample a new example of this … [Read more...]
Sierra Nevada Lip Balm: Pucker Up With Some Cascade Hops
Sierra Nevada, craft brewer extraordinaire and maker of some very popular beers that span the spectrum, has announced a new product; one that contains plenty if hop oils but is completely free from malt and yeast. The product is Sierra Nevada Lip Balm and it joins mustard, tap … [Read more...]
Budweiser Rolls Out Track Your Bud Program
Budweiser, the Anheuser- Busch flagship brand and one of the company’s top sellers, is introducing a new program that will help consumers trace the origins of their beer to an exact brewery location. Track Your Bud is the new campaign and the way it works is simple. … [Read more...]