Hey it’s Wednesday and that means it’s Rumor Mill Time… What major craft beer news and entertainment site has been overrun by the undead? We’ll get into that ghoulish affair and on to other things that are breaking right now in the world of craft beer. Plus we’ve an all-important update on what we’ve been drinking lately.

We don’t sleep so you can….THIS WEEK’S RUMOR MILL IS ON!

Winter’s Harvest Is Coming (Washington, DC) – Our friends at The Hand Crafted Tasting Companyhave announced that the Winter Harvest edition of the DC Craft Beer Festivalwill be returning to the spacious Walter E. WashingtonConvention Center on Saturday, November 22. These people know how to throw a craft beer event – and they never disappoint. This two-session, pre-Thanksgiving festival will showcase winter releases from 75 of America’s best breweries, with a special focus on DC, Maryland, and Virginia’s award-winning craft beer scene. Attendees will be able to sample more than 150 seasonal brews this year, including Anderson Valley’sWinter Solstice, AlewerksCoffee Stout, Bell’sWinter White, FoundersBreakfast Stout, Port City’sTidings, and Sly Fox’sChristmas Ale. Rarities and award-winning beers like Wild Wolf’sWolfNStein will also be offered and Starr Hill is bringing in Jomo in firkins! The event will again be presenting a series of intimate craft beer seminars with craft beer authors and industry leaders that you’ll want to check out when you’re there.

Haunted Serious Top 50 (Washington, DC) – If you’re one of the many visitors who add and rate their favorite beers on our Serious Top 50 page, then you should check out the newest listings that people have been entering. With Halloween just around the corner, the craft beer undead have hijacked our listings and are filling it with all kinds of seasonal Halloween & Pumpkin Ale offerings – so check it out!

Liquid Motivation (Minneapolis, MN) – Just when we were sure that we’d heard of almost everything, Colle + McVoy, a Minnesota-based ad agency, has come up with TapServer, a one-of-a-kind deployment system that rewards employees with free beer for doing their timesheets. “I guess the prospect of getting paid isn’t enough to make some employees fill out their timesheets,” mused a bemused Tom Bobak, Editor at AmericanCraftBeer.com. “Beer’s always a solid incentive,” he added, “but it’s possible that some companies could see an increase in overtime hour claims.”

What We’ve Been Drinking Lately (Washington, DC) – We’d like to thank all of the American craft breweries who ship us beer from time to time. It’s great to be able 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 capped open the latest Single Hop IPA Series release from our friends at Flying Dog and it just might be one of their best. Single Hop Imperial IPA with Galaxy is a 10% ABV Imperial that plays Rye and Cara-Pils malts off of the fruity Galaxy hops and it was a blast to try!

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