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Sierra Collaborates with Craft Brewing Pioneers, Makes a Video About It

Sierra Nevada, one of the largest craft brewers in existence, is celebrating 30 years of operation with a special series of anniversary beers. These collaborative brews involve some of the folks who made the modern craft beer market possible: Fred Eckhardt, Fritz Maytag, Jack McAuliffe and Charlie Papazian.

It’s worth checking out the video if you [...]

Lonerider Aids Aspiring Brewers with Brew It Forward Competition

Fledgling North Carolina craft brewer Lonerider Brewing Company is holding its second “Brew it Forward” homebrew competition. As part of its efforts to continue to promote the craft of home brewing as well as inspire budding professional craft brewers, the company will not only be awarding ribbons for the winning recipes, but also brewing a [...]

Oh, BrewDog…You’re Just So WACKY (41% is the New ABV to Beat)

The edgy Scottish outfit BrewDog laid claim to the title of ‘World’s Strongest Beer’ just a few months ago in November ‘09, with Tactical Nuclear Penguin.
After being upset – albiet briefly – by Sam Adams’ Utopias, they’re back in the throne with their latest absurdity: Sink The Bismark!

They’re billing it as a “quadruple IPA,” which [...]

Pliny the Younger is Tapped Dry on Release Day

To quote Heintz: “N-NOOOOOOO!!!”
Russian River’s Pliny the Younger was consumed in less than one day by eager customers waiting the better part of a year for this very limited, seasonal, Double IPA. Released on February 5th (the same day as the start of  SF Beer Week), craft brew lovers traveled from all over the state [...]

SF Beer Week Starts Now

February is a great month for craft beer lovers in the Bay Area. Not only is it Strong Beer Month, but today marks the kickoff of the second annual San Francisco Beer Week. Run by the SF Brewer’s Guild, the 10-day-long festival includes a bevy of events, starting (in about an hour!) with the Opening [...]

Strong Beer Month is Upon Us

For the last eight years, February has consistently been a  wonderful time of the year for beer loving San Franciscans. It is during this magical time that Strong Beer Month occurs, a time for craft brew imbibers to sit down at two of the City’s favorite brew locales and enjoy twelve wonderful pints of high [...]

Wilco Tango Foxtrot – Lagunitas’ Answer to its 2009 Correction Ale

A couple weeks ago, Lagunitas Brewing posted a somewhat cryptic message on their Twitter stating the name of their upcoming new brew, Wilco Tango Foxtrot (saying WTF is so much funner though), yet not much else info was given. Fortunately for us, Beernews has helped clear up the some of the details.
WTF, indeed. As [...]

Followup: Sierra Nevada Names Next Collaboration Brew – Fritz and Ken’s Ale

It looks like the collab between Sierra Nevada and Anchor Brewing is going to be on the darkside with a higher than normal ABV:
The label reads, “Fritz Maytag, owner of San Francisco’s Anchor Brewing Company, is regarded as the founding father of the craft brewing movement. Frtiz agreed to guest brew this very special ale [...]

Sierra Nevada Turns the Big Three-Zero This Year and Celebrates by Crafting Four New Brews

Having lived in Chico for a couple years, prior to my current stay in San Francisco, I can’t help but be a big fan and advocate of Sierra Nevada. Summerfest calls my name during those hot months (well, hot in Chico and NOT SF) and Celebration Ale keeps me warm during those long winter nights. [...]

Stone Takes Collaboration Seriously, Claims to Have Video Proof

As someone who works in PR, I can’t help but be impressed by guys like Greg Koch. Not content to simply make great beer, Stone does great marketing, too.
The latest from these arrogant bastards is a series of videos called Stone Skips Across The Pond, chronicling their overseas exploits as they visit a few of [...]