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As many of you already know, the Craft Brewers Conference is taking place this week (March 26^th-29^th), in Washington, DC and American Craft Beer is working overtime to keep you up to speed on everything going on each day at the conference and all over the city ....So welcome to our CBC Update -Day II

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 with so much going down lately, all that's changed. So here's some of what's happened in the world of craft beer news while you were enjoying your Super Bowl parties.

We take pride in our beer festivals here in the Midwest, and the Windy City is no exception. This past weekend over 6,000 people showed up to sample from over 100 breweries at Chicago's third annual Beer Hoptacular. After selling out their first two years, the event relocated to Riverfront Theatre and held three separate sessions over two days in order to accommodate more breweries and more beer-lovers. This still proved to be inadequate though- Beer Hoptacular sold out again on Saturday.

Hard to believe that the calendar has flipped to November. The leftover Halloween candy isn't looking too good at this point and the supermarkets are all getting their frozen turkeys delivered. Must mean it's time to start the task of writing out a gift list for all the family members, and that includes the craft beer lover in your life too!