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 continuing recklessness - we've introduced a weekly compilation of our good, bad and ugly.

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

Hey it's Friday...And even with a shortened work week you're ready to shut down and have some fun. Well good, because we're all about it and we've got all kinds of awesome ideas for you. From the nation's coolest beer festivals to movies, music and cutting edge TV - we've got your back big-time.

So welcome to our awesome Weekend Picks...

Man these lines are long!
                I wish there were more restrooms!
The food isn't that great.
               I'd like to see a better selection of beer.

These are all examples of things you didn't hear ANYONE say at the extremely well-executed Hop Jam 2014. It was hard to even write that last line given all the rock-star beers they served up this weekend.

So many beers, So little time...Two Texas-based breweries are embarking on a first-time-ever collaboration that promises to shake things up. We've that story for you plus other cool new releases from Deschutes and Heavy Seas that you'll want to get your sweaty little hands on.

What do you get when you cross a beautiful new baseball park, a sunny late summer's day, 70+ breweries, and a cute baby goat named Fuggles? The answer is simple: the 6th annual Great Nebraska Beer Fest, which took place on August 23 at Werner Park...

Did you blink and miss summer? Not to worry; there's still plenty to look forward to before we're buried up to our necks in New England flurries. Now that Labor Day cookouts have come and gone, it's time to revisit a newer tradition: Boston Calling.

Hey it's Wednesday and that means it's Rumor Mill Time....American craft beer has gone global and we're expanding our team of international beer writers so you'll know what's going on. We'll get to 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!

The modern image of Portland is usually one of two things: idyllic green neighborhoods soaked by rain a majority of the year; an eclectic populace filled with whimsically gifted artisans, possibly stuck in the 90's. Both stereotypes are pretty accurate, yet a far cry from Portland's image between 1850 and 1941, when it was known as the Forbidden City. The Downtown Portland was once a hotbed of activity that included brothels, gambling, saloons and a lot of inebriated sailors. Connecting these businesses to the river docks was a series of underground tunnels, where some really bad shit went down, giving birth to the Shanghai Tunnels we know today.

We've been covering the American craft beer scene for some time now and we've picked up a thing or two. We're not trying to say that we're now geniuses - because everyone knows that's not true - we're just saying that we now know more about the industry than we did two years ago and that our takes on craft beer and the biz may no longer be completely off the wall.

So, with that in mind, here are some things that we know and a couple of things that we're still not all that sure about...