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 enjoying yourselves.

Hey it's Friday and the weekend's almost here. And with fall in the air, you're more ready than ever for some serious fun. Well good, because we are on it! From the nation's coolest beer festivals to movies, music, and cutting-edge TV - we've got your back big-time. So welcome to this week's edition of our awesome Weekend Picks.

What's T-accessible, chock full of beer, launching this week, and 70 degrees all over? If you said "Craft Beer Cellar in Newton," fire up a chicken dinner because you are CORRECT.

It may be just me, but I honestly believe that Halloween is the best holiday. Seriously, I love it so much that my wife and I celebrate our anniversary on that day. Again, totally serious. 

As we got close to the end of October, it became obvious to me that we needed to have a discussion about the real things that go bump in the night. The call went out to the team: "What should we be drinking this All Hallow's Eve?" The answers were terrifying. 

So many beers, So little time...With so many craft breweries, releasing so many beers, we thought it might help to provide a weekly update on all the new beers  that are hitting the streets...So welcome to this week's edition of Newbies - your guide to great new craft beer releases!  

Halloween has come to be my favorite holiday of the year. I adore old crappy horror movies, not because I want to scream like a 12-year-old girl and get dabbles of urine in my shorts like some people, but because I think they're hilarious. After recently watching The Monster Squad (which is a shittier version of The Goonies but with monsters), I began to think that some monsters have it rough. I'm sure if I had to sleep in a wooden coffin during the day, I would want to bite some necks too (I needs me my Tempur-Pedic mattress pad!). I wondered if there is one thing that would make these monsters' lives a little better, and of course, craft beer was my answer.

Hey it's Wednesday and that means it's Rumor Mill Time....Bluejacket, one of Washington, DC's most anticipated new breweries, opened up its doors last night. We'll be bringing you all the highlights from last night's debut. Plus we've got more news on the Sky Hags converging on Airways tomorrow and an update on the recent burglary at Great Lakes Brewing. We've also got a special new Rumor Mill release that you'll want to chase down. So fasten your seat belts, trick-or-treaters....THIS WEEK'S RUMOR MILL IS ON!

Things can get a little scary at the ACB compound on occasion - but nothing like this, that's for sure. Our friends at the Saint Arnold Brewing Company just sent us an urgent and concerning press release. With Halloween just around the corner, we thought it important that you were warned!

The Washington, D.C. area has garnered a less-than-stellar reputation recently. Whether it's the dismal approval rating of Congress and the recent government shutdown debacle, or the failings of storied sports franchises that can't succeed when it matters most, to outsiders the D.C. area may appear to be a place that can't get its act together. So it may be surprising then that a burgeoning craft beer scene has been thriving throughout the region, with the Port City Brewing Company coming out as one of its leaders.

Hey, even though we act like it, we admit we don't know everything. And one thing that's cool to know more about is the kind of beer that you're drinking. Every beer style has a back-story, a hometown, and a reason why it came about. It all plays a role in a beer's DNA and we think that matters.

So welcome to the latest in our ongoing series (drum roll please...) "What the Hell Is a Märzen?"