You've spent the day soaking up useful facts and figures about the craft beer industry, meeting influential craft brewers, and networking with industry professionals - now it's time to have a little fun! Our Nation's Capital is awash with a fantastic array of craft beer, and almost as many after-hours events as there are limited-release beers, so check out our top picks on where to head to celebrate the nightlife, CBC-style.

It's pretty much what you expect. You arrive to the office, check e-mails, answer a few calls. The usual. Except this subject matter isn't usual. Your world consists of trying to outfit the retail side of a bustling Whole Foods Market in the Potrero Hill neighborhood of San Francisco, as well as lining up the craft beer centric café Steep Brew, with the most satisfying, diverse, and flavorful local craft beer on tap. Quite the day's work if I do say so myself.

So many craft 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! 

It's Wednesday and that means its Rumor Mill time! We have some news for you regarding how beer can help you fight disease, how it can help you increase the economy, and how there are so many beards in the industry. There is also some big news coming out of Texas that all fans of good beer need to be aware of. It's on!

You've spent the day soaking up useful facts and figures about the craft beer industry, meeting influential craft brewers, and networking with industry professionals - now it's time to have a little fun! Our Nation's Capital is awash with a fantastic array of craft beer, and almost as many after-hours events as there are limited-release beers, so check out our top picks on where to head to celebrate the nightlife, CBC style.

The Craft Brewers Conference kicks off in earnest today and New Belgium Brewing co-founder and CEO Kim Jordan has been tapped as this year's keynote speaker. Jordan presented the keynote at CBC in New Orleans in 2003, where she famously called for craft brewers to aspire to reach 10 percent of all U.S. beers sales. A decade later, she will reprise her role to present an overview of the industry, how far small and independent craft brewers have come, her vision for the future of the craft brewing community, and how her forecast fared.

Those lucky enough to be attending this week's 2013 Craft Brewers Conference will be treated to more than just world-class seminars and brewer meet-and-greets. Visitors and attendees alike will have the opportunity to sample limited-edition and special release brews crafted solely for the conference week at area bars and restaurants. Here's a taste of what you can expect from the creative minds of craft brewers from across country as they assemble at the Nation's Capital.

Since the dawn of time, humans have felt the need to travel to places with unique spiritual significance in hopes of experiencing enlightenment. So it is only fitting to keep the spirit of the pilgrimage in mind when releasing a beer named after gods - as is the case with Hunahpu's Day at Cigar City Brewing.

As many of you already know, the Craft Brewers Conference is taking place this week (March 26^th-29^th), in Washington, DC and American Craft Beer is working overtime to keep you up to speed on everything going on each day at the conference and all over the city ....So welcome to our CBC Update -Day II

As many of you already know, the Craft Brewers Conference is taking place this week (March 26^th-29^th), in Washington, DC. For those of you who will be attending, you know what an exciting week this promises to be. But in addition to the conference itself, there will be tons of craft beer events taking place all over the city, many of them opportunities to hang out with some of craft beer's biggest names and most of them open to the public!

American Craft Beer will be working overtime to keep you updated daily on all the craft beer events that will be happening throughout the city ....So fasten your seatbelts everybody because this year's CBC is on!