With the holidays soon upon us, we thought it might be helpful to highlight some of this season's more interesting gift ideas for the craft beer lover on your list. So we turned to our American Craft Beer correspondents for suggestions, and they have so many great gift ideas to share that we're keeping them coming in Part 4 of our ongoing Holiday Gift Guide series.

If you missed any of our first three installments, you'll definitely want to check them out too: Holiday Guide Part 1, Holiday Guide Part 2 & Holiday Guide Part 3

In what is seen by many as a sluggish and slowly rebuilding economy, America's craft brewers continue to shine... And our friends at the Brewers Association just sent us the 2012 numbers, which are encouraging, and we thought you might want to check them out.

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 it's Friday and the weekend's almost here. Things are getting festive and you're ready 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.

With the holidays soon upon us, we thought it might be helpful to highlight some of this season's more interesting gift ideas for the craft beer lover on your list. So we turned to our American Craft Beer correspondents for suggestions, and they have so many great gift ideas to share that we're keeping them coming in part three of our Holiday Gift Guide series.

If you missed our first two installments, you should check them out: Holiday Guide Part 1 & Holiday Guide Part 2.

Just as the bacon-wrapped hot dog made a push to become the official hot dog of LA, it seems like the West Coast IPA is following the same trend in the City of Angels' craft beer scene. More and more California and LA-based breweries are catering to the demand of the IPA by brewing multiple varieties of the craft style. The IPA has become like a trendy steakhouse where carnivores have the blood thirsty urge to try them all because each steak can range in taste and quality. There have been several amazing beers that have been released in LA throughout the year that are not IPAs, but for my three favorite 2013 beers, I'm sticking with this increasingly popular style.

With the holidays just around the corner, we thought it might be a good time to highlight some of this season's more interesting gift ideas for the craft beer lover on your list. So we turned to our American Craft Beer correspondents for suggestions and we got so many great ideas back that we were forced to divide our guide into three parts this year. If you missed our first installment, you should check it out; it's got lots of fun ideas - Holiday Guide Part 1

Now on to Part 2 of this year's Holiday Shopping Guide .....And, oh yeah, HO, HO, HO!

I probably sound like a broken record, but the fact remains true: Nebraska is growing and expanding in the craft beer world. The craft beer scene throughout the state is expanding almost daily it seems, with discussions of new brewery openings becoming a regular topic between craft beer lovers in the state. It's fantastic - it pretty much makes my heart sing with joy! (Hey, if I can't get cheesy around the holidays, then when can I?)

I thought this would be an easy assignment, thinking of my three favorite beers from Nebraska for the year. I thought to myself, "hey, thanks for an early Christmas present, Tom!" But boy was I wrong.

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, and this week, we're all about the cold weather seasonal. From Ska's Hibernal Vinifera Stout to Black Raven Old Birdbrain Barleywine, we've got all kinds of new releases you're going to want to chase down. So welcome to another edition of Newbies - your ultimate guide to great new craft beers! 

Hey it's Wednesday and that means it's Rumor Mill Time... The Victory Brewing World Domination Tour continues and we'll be bringing you everything we know so far. Plus we've got some huge news coming out of "The Last Frontier," and some updates from the Hop Kitchen bandwagon. But that's not all... we've also got a special Rumor Mill winter release you'll want to chase down before the holidays.

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