Yikes, May’s blowing by… and clearly 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.

A Big Week For Small Breweries (Everywhere, USA) – For the 11th year in a row, the Brewers Association is celebrating American Craft Beer Week a nationwide celebration of our nation’s small and independent craft brewers. The weeklong tribute (May 16^th-22^nd), provides an opportunity for craft brewers to share their diversity, creativity and passion for the beverage they love with the greater craft beer community. Breweries in all 50 states  are already celebrating –  holding countless events including exclusive brewery tours, special craft beer releases, food and beer pairings, tap takeovers and ACB will be hitting as many of them as we can.

National Toast Tomorrow And You Need To Be Part Of It (Everywhere, USA) – As part of the American Craft Beer Week’s ongoing celebrations, there will be a national toast tomorrow. We’re going to part of it – and you need to be in on this too. So join us in a simultaneous nationwide toast to the American Craft Beer Revolution this Thursday, May 19^th at 8pm ET, and if you don’t we’ll be pissed at you!

Words To Drink By (Los Angeles, CA) – “You can deny the future, but it’s gonna happen anyway.”

Bob Lefsetz – Music Analyst & Writer

Big Week Small Beer (Everywhere, USA) – Every special craft beer events deserves its own special beer and now American Craft Beer Week has one. Billed as “Biggest Small Beer Ever Made” and brewed from the same recipe at over 100 participating breweries, this special limited edition celebratory release is only available for the rest of this week – so you know what to do!

What We’ve Been Drinking Lately (Washington, DC) – We’d like to thank all of the American craft breweries who’ve shipped us beer from time to time. It’s always great to sample the brews that we write about and it helps us have a better feel for what’s happening out there. Last night we hit up something we just received from our friends at Lagunitas. Brewed with wort soured on the hot side with Lactobacillus, Lagunitas Aunt Sally is a unique 5.7% ABV sweet and sassy Sour Mash Ale that’s been dry-hopped out of its mind with Equinox and Citra.

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