Hey it's Friday...Work's wrapping up and you're ready for some fun. Well good, because we're all about it and 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 a weekend beer pick for you too because we know you'll be drinking!

So welcome to our awesome Weekend Picks...

Need a break from all those "Winter Warmers" that have been coming out lately? We absolutely do - and we've assembled some exciting new releases from breweries like Sierra Nevada and Lakewood Brewing that thankfully aren't spiced out of their minds...

Hey it's Wednesday and it's Rumor Mill Time...New Belgium Brewing racked up another big award this week - and we were once again denied. We'll have more on that as well as other things 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!

So many seasonal beers...And too many holiday parties...With some of the coldest weather of the season all around us, and Thanksgiving just around the corner - the winter holiday season is officially on. Yesterday, we delved into 5 Winter Ales You Need To Survive the Holidays - but we're not even close to done!

So welcome to Holiday Newbies - now get ready to drink "naughty and nice."

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 yourselves.

Hey we get it. You're busy and you can't hang with us 24/7. But still, we don't want you to be missing all the good stuff. So as part of our ongoing commitment to bringing you the best craft beer and lifestyle coverage on the face of the planet - and to keep you plugged into our ongoing recklessness - we do a weekly compilation of our good, bad, and ugly.

So welcome to another edition of our Friday Wrap-Up...

Venice is a popular tourist destination in Los Angeles and home to Muscle Beach, a circus-esque boardwalk, streetballers, Dog Town, Skate Dancing, hipsters, and ducks. Skreeeeeeeeeck (record scratch). Wait, ducks?! Yes, ducks frequently populate the Venice canals and are an inspiration to one of Los Angeles's newest craft breweries, Venice Duck Brewery. This locally influenced brewery was created by two guys who probably know the bar and craft beer scene in Venice better than anyone else, Christian Warren and John Henry Binder.

Hey it's Friday...Work's wrapping up and you're ready for some fun. Well good, because we're all about it and 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 a weekend beer pick for you too because we know you'll be drinking!

So welcome to our awesome Weekend Picks...

Whenever I visit the States, I'm impressed by the amount of beer and food matching events. Brewery dinners with each course paired to a different beer are just something craft brewers seem to do as a matter of course. "We brew beer, we'll host a beer dinner featuring our beer." American craft beer logic.

In the UK, we have some catching up to do.

So many beers, So little time...With the kind of weather now crossing the US, winter seasonals have begun making sense - and we've a number of wintertime offerings for you to peruse. We've also some exciting new releases from Deschutes and Pelican Brewing that you'll need to chase down.