The American Craft Beer Rumor Mill – November 18, 2015

American Craft Beer|November 18th, 2015|

Yikes it’s November already…and nothing is slowing down anytime soon. But no worries – Rumor Mill is always on the case, keeping you plugged in to all the craft beer news that matters. Plus we’ve an all-important update on what we’ve been drinking lately and you absolutely don’t want to miss that.

Ninkasi Chosen As One Of The Best Places To Work In 2015 (Eugene, OR) – Ninkasi Brewing has been selected as one of Outside’s “Best Places to Work 2015.” Each year, OUTSIDE recognizes the top 100 companies in the United States that help their employees strike the ideal balance between work and play.

ACB Not Chosen As One Of The Best Places To Work In 2015 (Washington, DC) – To the surprise of hardly anyone, American Craft Beer LLC was once again not recognized by Outside as even an “okay” place to work. ‘What are we dog shit,” inquired a clearly pissed-off Tom Bobak, Editor for the questionable craft beer publication. “At least we encourage our people drink beer at work.”

Words To Drink By (Washington, DC) – “We’ve all got to start somewhere, just don’t delude yourself that because you’ve started you deserve to be successful.”

Bob Lefsetz – Music Analyst & Writer

Second Self Upgrades (Atlanta, GA) – Second Self Beer Company will be expanding its production output and facilities, in 2016. Plans include a nifty new tasting room able to accommodate up to 300 guests that will triple the size of the brewery’s current space that and will be designed by an award-winning architecture and design firm, Square Feet Studio.

What We’ve Been Drinking Lately (Portland, ME) – We’d like to thank all the breweries who ship us beer from time to time. It’s always great to sample the brews that we write about and helps to give us a better feel for what’s happening out there. And last night we hit up a bomber of something special from SweetWater.Clocking in at an unapologetic 11.2% ABV, SweetWater Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout is the brewer’s first commercial barrel-aged release and just kills it!