The American Craft Beer Rumor Mill – October 7, 2015

American Craft Beer|October 7th, 2015|

October has arrived (say goodbye to pumpkin beers and hello to winter warmers)…And clearly nothing’s slowing down anytime soon. But no worries – Rumor Mill is always on the case, keeping you plugged in to all the craft beer news that matters. Plus we’ve an all-important update on what we’ve been drinking lately and you absolutely don’t want to miss that.

Brooklyn Brewery Mash Tour Touches Down In DC (District of Columbia) – One of craft beer’s most inventive events, the Brooklyn Brewery Mash Tour touched down in DC last Sunday and they are throwing a week full of cool events and interactive activities that you can still get in on. We’ll be joining everybody for the “State of Craft Beer” discussions at DC Brau on Thursday and we’ll probably be shutting things down at the Mash Closing Party on Saturday night as well. For tickets to all these cool happenings check out: Brooklyn Mash DC

Will The Bud-Miller Merger End In Failure? (London, UK) – CNN is reporting that ‘shares in SABMiller fell by about 3% in London after Bloomberg reported that the brewer had turned down an initial takeover offer from its largest rival, Anheuser-Busch InBev. But pay no attention to supposed business pundits, and remember that ACB called it first – THIS MERGER WILL HAPPEN.

Words To Drink By (Las Vegas, NV) – “if you look around the table and you don’t know who the mark is… you’re the mark.”

-Card Shark-

Pros vs. Joes At The 2015 Cheesetoberfest (Dover, DE) – Our friends at Fordham & Dominion are throwing one of our favorite fall season events this Saturday, October 10^th and with the weather looking picture perfect, we can’t think of a better reason for a road trip. Cheesetoberfest is an all-out, no holds barred, beer-fueled, grilled cheese competition that features 20 Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and Philadelphia restaurants. (THE PROS) VS. 20 random people (JOES) who want to throw down against the best! The brewery screw will be pouring their award winning Octoberfest, and there’s even going to be an “oompah band” rocking it!

Jerry Brown Now Onboard With Beer Bikes (Sacramento, CA) – Shortly after signing a bill allowing for 15-person beer bikes in California (you know, the ones where everybody pedals and drinks from one brewery to another) – Governor Jerry Brown, was seen pedaling unsurely through the streets of Sacramento. Unfortunately, the Denver Post is reporting that “the bill leaves local governments to decide if alcohol can be served on board,” according to – so maybe the Governor was celebrating prematurely.

What We’ve Been Drinking Lately (Portland, ME) – We’d like to thank all the breweries who ship us beer from time to time. It’s always great to sample the brews that we write about and helps to give us a better feel for what’s happening out there. And last night we hit up a terrific hopped-up Pilsner from Peak Organic has brought to the marketplace. Peak Organic Fresh Cut is a 4.7% Czech Pilsner that’s been dry-hopped out of its mind and just kills it!