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While what some have referred to as “the world’s biggest beer garden” might not be a 100% accurate description, The Raleigh Beer Garden, with its seemingly endless draft offerings, still qualifies as one of the ‘beer wonders of the world.’

With more breweries like Wicked Weed aligning themselves with global brewing entities such as AB InBev, the lines of authenticity are blurring, and its getting increasingly confusing to discern who is an authentic craft brewery and who is not…But that was always part of Big Beer’s plan, wasn’t it?

In an era of “fake news” anything goes, and much of what you hear (or see on the internet), while sometimes fun, is just wrong. Which brings us to the Trump Arrogant Bastard Ale label.

Things are certainly heating up in the world of craft beer as we move further into 2017. And here’s some of what’s been happening while you were drinking your way through the weekend.

With 2016 well in the rear-view mirror, American breweries are positioning themselves in an increasingly competitive environment, with new additions to their portfolio. And here is what some breweries have planned…

We view the craft beer biz as an entertainment industry…And like many entertainments (movies, TV and music) craft breweries sometimes fashion clever “catch phrases” as marketing tools to both attract you and playfully define themselves…And here are some that we’ve enjoyed.

We blame the industry for this… It used to be that when we wrapped up our Weekend Picks on Friday, we could coast through the weekend. But clearly all that’s changed. So here’s some of what’s happened in the world of craft beer while you were off enjoying yourself.

We blame the industry for this… It used to be that when we wrapped up our Weekend Picks on Friday, we could coast through the weekend. But clearly all that’s changed. So here’s some of what’s happened in the world of craft beer while you were off enjoying yourself.

The Japanese...They like their beer. And while not yet a household name in Japan, craft beer has begun shaking things up over there.

We blame the industry for this... It used to be that when we wrapped up our Weekend Picks on Friday, we could coast through the weekend. There was little need to check in for updates - things were pretty much done. But clearly all that's changed.

So here's some of what's happened in the world of craft beer while you were off enjoying yourself.