So many beers, So little time... Bell's Brewery is making some classical moves with their latest special series release. We have all that plus some serious new offerings from 21st Amendment and Victory Brewing that you'll want to track down.

Tony Magee is the Founder and CEO of Lagunitas Brewing Company - the fifth largest and fastest growing craft brewery in the United States. He's also one of the industry's larger-than-life characters, known for shooting from the hip via his Twitter feed. In addition to recently opening a second brewery in Chicago, he's just re-published So You Want To Start A Brewery?, a laugh-out-loud (and recently updated) memoir that he somehow found time to work on.

And even with everything that he's got going on, Mr. Magee kindly agreed to sit down with ACB, and we repaid his graciousness by asking him ...5 STUPID QUESTIONS.

Hey it's Wednesday and that means it's Rumor Mill Time....Fashion and serious craft beer mix it up creatively in Philly. We'll get into that and on to other things that are 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!

For most, a trip to the Great American Beer Festival is a dream come true. And why shouldn't it be? Access to 710 brewers serving more than 3,500 beers and unlimited pours (one ounce at a time) should be reason enough. Yet there is so much more to the weekend, so we at American Craft Beer, along with the rest of the media in attendance, got a special behind the scenes look at all the event has to offer. The real trick was to take enough pictures to remember it all. We tried...

So many beers, So little time...One of this nation's most highly respected craft brewers has been caught "packing"! We've got that concerning story for you plus we've some serious new releases from Black Hog and Sierra Nevada that you'll want to get your sweaty little hands on.

It's taken me a while to process everything that happened at this year's SIPtemberfest in Vermont's Mad River Valley. And by "process everything" I mean thoughts, triglycerides and blood alcohol levels. Picture all of the beer that people from all over New England regularly trade their perfectly good weekends and money to procure all in one place and you'd get SIPtemberfest. Perfectly organized by the wonderful Meg Schultz of Meg's Events and flawlessly executed by her gang of volunteers and sponsors.

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 - especially with the GABF having just wrapped up!

So here's some of what's happened in the world of craft beer while you were off enjoying yourselves.

The world's first Vegan Oktoberfest is happening tomorrow, not in Brüssellettuceicenburger, Germany, but in Santa Monica, CA. This Oktoberfest is going to be as authentic to the German festival as an event can get, but without meat and animal products. For the carnivores reading this, there's no need to stay away because this Oktoberfest has a fantastic array of craft beer that will delight anyone no matter what you're food eating orientation is.

Hey it's Friday...It's time to forget about work and find the fun. Well good because we've some awesome ideas for you. Obviously for any craft beer-lover, the GABF is ideally where you want to be this weekend. But if you were one of the many who were unable to secure tickets to this year's event in Denver - we've still got your back.

From the nation's coolest beer festivals to movies, music and cutting edge TV - welcome to our awesome Weekend Picks...

So many beers, So little time...With craft beer's biggest names all in Denver for this year's GABF, there are a multitude of never-seen-before beers making prime-time debuts. We'll have all that for you plus we've some updates on other brilliant new releases from Perennial Artisan Ales and New Belgium Brewing that you'll want to get your sweaty little hands on.