Hey the work week is over... And it's time to start thinking 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, movies and music to cutting edge TV - we've got your back big-time.  Plus we've a special weekend beer pick for you too, because we know you'll be drinking!

So welcome to our awesome Weekend Picks

One thing is for certain, there's always a plethora of great beers from the Pacific Northwest beers to try at the Oregon Brewers Festival each year - but what about the international ones? Didn't get a chance to try?  Well, the Kiwis had us covered this year and didn't disappoint.

We can't believe July's almost over ...So much has happened this year and it doesn't appear that things will be slowing down any time 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.

So many beers- So little time... Exotics and barrel-aged beauties define this week's newbies and we've a number interesting new offerings that you'll want to chase down...Plus we've some new releases from Avery and the Hop Concept that sound serious as well.

The Brewers Association just released craft beer's mid-year numbers and they were pretty impressive - so clearly you all are doing your part to bolster your spirits and the industry at the same time.

The online travel site GoEuro recently calculated the cost of buying a beer in cities around the world and we had some fun with it recently in our "ACB Travel Guide - The Price of Beer Abroad." But since many of you won't be traveling overseas this summer - but will be enjoying beer in many of America's great cities - we thought you might need a little economic heads-up as well.

So here's what GoEuro says are the five most expensive American cities to drink beer in.

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 possibly 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 recent good, bad and ugly.

So welcome to another Friday Wrap-Up

Hey the work week is over... And it's time to start thinking 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, movies and music to cutting edge TV - we've got your back big-time.  Plus we've a special weekend beer pick for you too, because we know you'll be drinking!

So welcome to our awesome Weekend Picks

ACB covers craft beer news, entertainment and lifestyle 24/7, and we'd like to think we do a decent job. But there's a lot of great craft beer journalism out there - and we're constantly running into articles that we wished that we'd written. 

So as part of our ongoing effort to keep you plugged in to all things pop-culture and craft beer - we're introducing the ACB Newswire - a compendium of recent articles that we've enjoyed - and thought you might as well.