Hey it's the Weekend... and if you're like us, you're ready for some fun. Well good, because we've got all kinds of ideas for you. From the nation's coolest beer festivals to movies, music and cutting edge TV - we've got your back big-time.  Plus we've another weekend beer pick for you too, because we know you'll be drinking!

It's Father's Day next Sunday and if you haven't already started thinking about what you'll be giving your dad - now's the time.  And we've a number of suggestions guaranteed to please...

If you're making the trip across the pond promise me you won't let London kidnap you? It may be a top beer city but you can't say you've been to Britain unless you've made a trip to the seaside. And be sure to hit the right pubs while you're there.

So many beers- So little time... Summer is here and we've all the right beers for the season! Plus we've some interesting new offerings from Summit and Stone Brewing that you'll want to get your sweaty little hands on.

Yikes, It's June already... and clearly nothing is 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.

"Local" and "craft" are two words that are no longer relevant in beer vocabulary. Just my opinion...but I'm sticking with it.

Too often people support particular breweries on the basis of those two words rather than on the actual quality of the beer produced. Consumers often say the beer wasn't very good at a certain brewery but they'll give it a second, third or fourth chance simply because it's down the street or the atmosphere was "fun".

So many beers- So little time... June has arrived and we've all the right beers for this season! Plus we've some interesting new "exotics" from Beachwood Blendery and Baranof Island Brewing that you'll want to get your sweaty little hands on.

American Craft Beer was recently invited up to Alaska for an "in-depth" tour of their fast-growing craft beer and distilling scene. Having never ventured up into "The Last Frontier" we found it all pretty amazing and here are just some of the things that we learned while we were up there.

"He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life."

                                                                         Muhammad Ali (1942 - 2016)

Seems like so many of our pop cultural touchstones having been dying of late... and over the weekend we lost another. 

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 off enjoying yourself.