We at American Craft Beer rarely get hyperbolic about milestones and big press releases because that's not what any news source worth its salt does. But when we heard that there are now more breweries operating in the United States than ever before, we pretty much shat the bed and threw all journalistic common sense to the wind. This is a big fucking deal!

So many beers- So little time... Winter is undeniably on its way and with it comes the beers of the season. And, yes, we've a number of interesting new releases that you'll want to chase down...We've also some interesting new offerings from Southern Tier and 21st Amendment that sound serious as well.

Yikes it's December 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.

Welcome to our special Holiday Edition of Good Books - ACB's Guide to New Books on Beer and Anything Else That We're Reading.

So many beers- So little time... Thanksgiving's now behind us and the winter on its way and with that comes the beers of the season. And, yes, we've a number of interesting new releases that you'll want to chase down...We've also some interesting offerings from Dogfish Head and Anchor Brewing that sound serious as well.

With the holidays fast upon us, we thought it might be a helpful to highlight some of this season's more interesting craft beer gift ideas for that beer lover on your list. This year we've so many suggestions that we'll be publishing gift guides frequently...So check in with us daily for more of the best craft gift ideas out there!

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 your long Thanksgiving holiday... 

Few holidays are as distinctly American as Thanksgiving. It's family, food, and football, and, for many of us, beer. And few traditional meals allow for such a wide variety of food and beer pairing opportunities as the Thanksgiving dinner - which makes doing a list like this both easy and hard.

Let's all feast and gorge ourselves for it's that festive time of year,

and now you have the daunting task of choosing the right beer.

Your family and friends arrive and are expecting some delicious brews.

Good thing your palate is so fine-tuned that your craft pairings will never lose...

Hey it's Thanksgiving time... And we, like all of you, will soon be off enjoying a long holiday weekend. But no worries, we'll be back in action (and up to no good) on Monday.

But just because it's Thanksgiving (and everyone's already started drinking) doesn't mean that the craft beer biz is slowing down anytime soon. And we've plenty of industry news, gossip and innuendo for you to digest along with your holiday turkey...