Today is 4/20 Day, the unofficial celebration of marijuana enjoyment and pot culture. And that got us thinking whether this day is all that different from something like National Beer Day which many of us celebrated on April 7th? The answer is, in some ways, it isn’t.
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We try not to get to geeky here at American Craft Beer. We view beer as a good time think beer snobbery is a total buzzkill. That said there are realities that impact the beer that you’re drinking and ways to ensure that it tastes as good as possible.
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Hopheads need their daily fix of IPAs…And we’ve a virtual parade of India Pale Ales, both big and small (with one Pale Ale thrown in to see if you’re paying attention), brewed to pair perfectly with the weather warming.
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The Oregon Craft Brewers Guild just released their annual numbers and they remain impressive. Even in a changing craft beer environment, Oregon’s numbers remain strong and steady. And they also built a nifty infographic that helps to illustrate “the year that was.”
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"Big Beer" owns India…The top three brewing conglomerates there (Heineken, AB InBev, and Carlsberg) control about 90% of the beer action in that important South Asian country. But that doesn’t mean everything’s going great.
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Yikes, April is just blowing by…and clearly nothing is slowing down anytime soon. But no worries, Rumor Mill is always on the case, keeping you plugged in into all the beer news and lifestyle that matters. Plus we've an all-important update on what we've been drinking lately and you don't want to miss that
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In the increasingly competitive world of craft beer, breweries are looking to all kinds of ways to get their brands noticed – like having their new spring seasonal blessed by Father Timothy on Easter.
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What was once just a small series annual industry hangs has grown into one of craft beer’s most anticipated collaborative releases. And Sierra Nevada is taking that celebration on the road.
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There are more new IPA’s being released every week that any other style…And we’ve a parade of new IPA’s, both big and small, that might change your world (or not).
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The inescapable feeling that the craft beer biz is changing (and possibly not for the better) was one of most dominant takeaway’s from last week’s 2017 Craft Brewers Conference, craft beer’s largest and most important annual conference.
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