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“So it begins” is Gandalf’s widely-quoted reflection from the second film of the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy and it’s earned its own place in today’s pop-cultural lexicon. In the movie it referenced an oncoming war with potentially cataclysmic consequences, and it immediately came to mind when we heard about the layoffs at Stone Brewing.

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Stone Celebrates 20 Years of Revolutionary Brewing with Stone 20th Anniversary Citracado IPA Commemorative beer to join an encore collection ...

We, the Average Joes at ACB, may not have full-time jobs brewing, selling, or judging beer, yet if you knew just how AWESOME some of our real jobs are, you'd better understand why we spend so much of our free time drinking beer. It all goes to show that we take our research quite seriously and wish to impart the wisdom we've stumbled upon, in the hopes of making your free time as rich as ours.

Without further ado, let's drink in yet another chapter in our series, "What the Hell is a Berliner Weisse?" 

I've been staring at blank page all morning trying to get my hands around last night's startling news that Firestone Walker had chosen to combine their company with Belgian brewing giant Duvel Moortgat. I've close friends in Paso Robles and was recently there covering their impressive Invitational. And although I'd heard rumors that they might be looking around for partners to further their growth - I'd largely dismissed them as just that- rumors.... So I was blindsided and stunned by last night's bombshell announcement. Some immediate thoughts on this thing...And I'm sure we'll have more on this as events unfold.

In case you hadn't heard, some big news went down yesterday with Anheuser-Busch purchasing 10 Barrel Brewing based in Bend, Oregon and we couldn't help but notice some serious frustration on the part of craft beer lovers across the country. When the news hit around 9am pacific, there was so much wailing and gnashing of teeth over yet another craft brewer seemly being overrun by the largest brewer in world, we felt it was time for some introspection on what it all means.