So many beers, So little time...Newbies is your essential map to the "best of the best" and the hottest new craft beers rolling out each week. From Ninkasi's newest Prismatic Series Release to the latest from Goose Island and Santa Fe Brewing - we've all kinds of beers that you'll want to chase down.

So welcome to another edition of Newbies -Your ultimate guide to great new craft beers!

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.

Inspired by my colleague to the south, Portland correspondent Warren Willis, I took on the task of trying (or at least trying to try) some of the Washington award winners from the recent World Beer Cup, held by the Brewer's Association in Boulder, Colorado.  

Hey it's Friday... Spring has finally sprung 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. We've also a Weekend Beer Pick for you too, because we know you'll be drinking.

So welcome to our awesome Weekend Picks...

A couple weeks ago, almost 300 awards were presented to breweries from around the globe at the World Beer Cup held in Denver, CO. Of those, 20 were given to breweries from the Chicagoland area (within three hours driving distance from Chicago), further solidifying this region as not only one of the fastest growing, but also as a hotbed for some of the world's best beers. Here are just a few of this year's award winners you should seek out the next time you're visiting Chicagoland...

So many beers, So little time ... Newbies is your essential map to the "best of the best" and the hottest new craft beers rolling out each week. From Stone Brewing's first-ever Spotlight Series Release to the latest from Cedar Creek and Upslope Brewing - we've all kinds of beers that you'll want to chase down.

So welcome to another edition of Newbies -Your ultimate guide to great new craft beers!  

Okay, we get that this isn't actually a brewed product. But this idea is so massively misguided that we felt it earned its own right to be included in our Bad Ideas in Brewing Series. We recently learned via BevLog that a product called Palcohol, a new powdered booze creation, had been approved by the U.S. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau and that its makers are hoping to get it into the marketplace this fall.

Hey it's Wednesday and that means it's Rumor Mill Time....The NAB is sponsoring a Cicerone Program for their staff and associates and we've the complete skinny for you! Plus we've an update from our friends at New Belgium and some San Francisco Giants news from Anchor Brewing.

So fasten your seat belts everybody because....THIS WEEK'S RUMOR MILL IS ON!

Any craft beer lover would probably admit that, at one point or another, they've dreamed of traveling the country at length to visit as many breweries as they could squeeze into their schedules. For Dallas, Texas-based craft beer enthusiasts Michael Roberts and Brandon Wurtz, that dream has become a reality since they started their yearlong, cross-country brewcation at the beginning of this year as the Brews Travelers 365.

So many beers, So little time...Newbies is your essential map to the "best of the best" and the hottest new craft beers rolling out each week. From Denver's brilliant River North Brewery to the latest releases from Dominion and Harpoon - we've all kinds of beers that you'll want to chase down.

So welcome to another edition of Newbies - Your ultimate guide to great new craft beers