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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 enjoying yourselves.

So many beers, So little time...With so many craft breweries, releasing so many beers, we thought it might help to provide a weekly update on all the new beers that are hitting the streets...So welcome to this week's edition of Newbies - your guide to great new craft beer releases!  

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 enjoying yourselves.

Many in Portland think that we live at the center of the beer universe and while most of us have suffered enough beer damage to actually believe this, we actually aren't. What many here don't understand is just how much the craft beer scene has exploded all over the country. With this in mind, while vacationing this summer, I decided to indulge in whatever I could get my hands on in the hopes of proving that this brave new wave of artisanal brewing is in fact producing amazing results nationwide.

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 out enjoying yourselves.

At long last, the wait is over. Coming to Esquire Network this summer will be America's only craft beer show on TV: Brewdogs. NBC/Universal, which has been rebranding the former G4 Gaming Network into a men's channel, will begin airing the 6 hour-long episodes late this summer.

An unsettling development has arisen in mainland Europe which BrewDog have found impossible to ignore. Armed with their 40% ABV ...

Hey it's Wednesday and it's Rumor Mill Time.....The Oskar Blues World Domination Tour just keeps rolling and they've got their eyes on a brand new prize. We'll be giving you everything that we know so far, plus we've got some fast-breaking craft beer news from the Mississippi State House, as well as from the boys in Durango. Plus we've got a hot new spring release that you will definitely want to run down! So fasten your seatbelts everybody....THIS WEEK'S RUMOR MILL IS ON!

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 enjoying your weekend.

It's no secret that Americans love their hops and it's driving America's brewers to extremes. In their ongoing effort to keep up with this thirst, craft brewers are now doing everything from quadruple-hopping their brews to serving them through repurposed water filters filled with hops...and still the public's hunger grows. Yet in spite of this hop-fueled madness, there are a couple Maryland-based brewers that are choosing a road less taken. They are brewing hop-less beer.