Brewing News
St. Patrick's Day Bar Guide
March 13, 2008 - Its almost time for the only day of the year that surpasses New Years Eve and the day before Thanksgiving in terms of bar business. Get out your green articles of clothing; we are just days from Saint Patricks Day.
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Iowa Panel OKs Equipment Tax Phase Out
March 13, 2008 - A bill to eliminate as much as $120 million annually in taxes on business equipment cleared a legislative committee Wednesday.
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Brent on Beer: A posthumous toast to Rafters; Fairfax Brewfest preview
March 13, 2008 - All rise for a moment of silence to honor the passing of Rafters, one of five Marin County brewpubs.
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Give a shout out to stout: Brew up a St. Paddy's Day feast with Irish beer
March 13, 2008 - If you really want to celebrate St. Patrick's Day in style, pour a glass of stout for a sophisticated sip and salute.
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On the Side: A heady week for beer lovers
March 13, 2008 - On the off chance that you found yourself heading down Ridge Avenue on the southern flank of East Falls Friday evening, it may have registered that the lights uncustomarily were still on in the old factory space - now a farm market of sorts - that overlooks Laurel Hill Cemetery.
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More live music
March 13, 2008 - B. Boomers Bar & Grille: Front Street Blues Band, 9 p.m. Fri.-Sat. 16006 Southfield, Allen Park. 313-928-8570. The Belmont: Love Meets Lust, with Malbec, 9 p.m. Sun. 10215 Jos. Campau, Hamtramck. 313-871-1966.
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Say Goodbye, Say Hello
March 12, 2008 - Did this week's review put you in the mood for a burger? If your favorite is served at Dooley's Ltd., you'd better head to 308 North Eighth Street this weekend for one last fix. The downtown institution will close after its annual St. Patrick's Day celebration on Monday, March 17. This might not be ...
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St. Patrick's Day
March 12, 2008 - The Bank A St. Paddy's Day celebration with Bass on tap and Grasshoppers all night. Mon, Mar 17. 14421 Big Basin Way, Saratoga. 408.867.5155. The Black Brothers Traditional Irish music from the Irish sibling trio. Thu, Mar 13, 8pm. $18/$20. Little Fox, 2209 Broadway, Redwood City. 650.FOX.4119.
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Green living
March 11, 2008 - Goody bags go green Portland-based GreenLemonaide sells Green Starter Kits, meant to take the place of fruit baskets and event goody bags. The kits contain a handy collection of items to help people reduce their footprint: a reusable tote bag, a device to keep computers from drawing ...
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RJ Rockers brews up big-time brand
March 11, 2008 - Spartanburg's first brewery is still "Rocking" out its signature beers, but the old T-shirts bearing a monogram of its logo and Glen Rock, a mountain near Bergen County, N.J., can go back in the drawer. Bottles of RJ Rockers Brewing Co.'s micro-brews soon will hit shelves with a new look as part of a rebranding project that entails a streamlined...
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Local brewmaster ready to serve up new tastes
March 10, 2008 - This spring, a local brewmaster will add a new name to a craft beer industry that nationally has enjoyed double-digit growth the past two years: Redeye Brewing Company.
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March 10, 2008 - This spring, a local brewmaster will add a new name to a craft beer industry that nationally has enjoyed double-digit growth the past two years: Redeye Brewing Company. Kevin Eichelberger crafted his business plan after he left Hereford Hops Steakhouse Brewpub two years ago. He plans to serve up to eight, possibly 10, varieties of beer at his brewery and eatery when running at full capacity. I ...
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Rock Bottom sign getting its glow back
March 09, 2008 - The signature red glow from Milwaukee's Rock Bottom Brewery has been absent of late. But, it's nursing its way back to health.
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Thursday Mornings Webcast 03-06-08
March 07, 2008 - Members of Moose Lodge return to the fire site. more » The "Hands on Georgia" campaign expects up to 30,000 volunteers to pitch in and help. more »
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Stumble across town to celebrate greatness
March 07, 2008 - PULL UP A barstool and crack open a cold one. Welcome to Philly Beer Week, a celebration of the best beer-drinking city in America. Over the next 10 days, area taverns, breweries and other venues are hosting at least 150 beer events in the city and suburbs. The calendar includes festivals, dinners, tastings, contests, tours and a series of "Meet the Brewer" events in which beer makers from ...
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These are just a few of my favorite things
March 07, 2008 - THE MOST COMMON question I'm asked, after "Do you need an assistant?" is: "What's your favorite beer?" It's almost impossible to answer - there are just too many great beers and too many different occasions to enjoy them. My favorite beer down at the ballpark isn't the same one I reach for on a cold winter's night next to the fireplace. But with the publication of my first book, "Joe Sixpack's ...
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Hometown breweries, brewpubs
March 07, 2008 - There are fine taverns throughout the area offering wide selections of high-quality beers, domestic and imported. But it is those that brew their own that have unique status among beer lovers, and get credit for restoring Philadelphia to the top tier of beer brewing and drinking towns.
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3 cheers for beers
March 07, 2008 - In the beginning, there were Dock Street and Yards. When people talk about the early years of Philadelphia's brewing renaissance, the names of those craft beer makers are the ones mentioned most.
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Idaho lawmakers push effort to end business equipment tax
March 07, 2008 - BOISE, Idaho -- Dozens of Idaho lawmakers are backing a renewed effort to cut as much as $120 million annually in taxes on business equipment.
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A guide to the tastiest beers from the best breweries
March 07, 2008 - With all the beer choices out there these days, wandering through your beer distributor or bellying up to your favorite tavern can be a daunting experience. Or a great opportunity to discover scores of new flavors.
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These are just a few of Joe Sixpack's favorite things
March 07, 2008 - THE MOST COMMON question I'm asked, after, "Do you need an assistant?" is: "What's your favorite beer?" It's almost impossible to answer - there are just too many great beers and too many different occasions to enjoy them. My favorite beer down at the ballpark isn't the same one I reach for on a cold winter's night next to the fireplace.
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Stumble across town to celebrate our city's beer greatness
March 07, 2008 - PULL UP a barstool and crack open a cold one. Welcome to Philly Beer Week, a celebration of the best beer-drinking city in America.
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'No secrets in beer'
March 07, 2008 - It's no great alchemical mystery, the series of events that takes the union of humble grains, yeast and water and produces a frosty pint of ale. "If you can boil water, you can make beer," said Jason Ebel, 36, a Geneva resident who's been doing that for the past 17 years.
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Would-be brewers now looking at Fayetteville
March 06, 2008 - OAK HILL The would-be proprietors of a proposed micro-brewery in Oak Hill have apparently decided to either pursue an alternative location or hedge their bets by trying their odds in two different Fayette County municipalities. Oak Hill Mayor Bill Hannabass seems to suspect the former.They havent dropped Oak
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Brewpub could be on tap
March 06, 2008 - SALISBURY -- Wicomico County could be awarded a half-dozen alcohol privileges as early as today, allowing restaurants to sell wine like a retail outlet and grant a pub-brewery license to an owner with other liquor licenses.
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DEDRICK: Beerdrinker of Year crowned
March 05, 2008 - The competitors were serious, three men from across the country who traveled to Denver's Wynkoop Brewery and gathered to preach their devotion to one thing: beer. I was there, on the panel of judges.
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Grab a beer. Its time for bar food
March 05, 2008 - My friends and I dubbed them the "chips of death." These chips of song and story were a hallmark of a local brewpub in Indiana, and I probably consumed a good bushel or two in my eight years as a graduate student at Notre Dame.
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Tapping beer's homemade appeal
March 05, 2008 - It's no great alchemical mystery, the series of events that takes the union of humble grains, yeast and water and produces a frosty pint of ale.
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All roads lead to Colorado breweries, pubs
March 05, 2008 - Colorado has an honored place in the beer world, says the producer of a new beer map. The state has been a serious part of the craft-beer movement for nearly three decades and today is home to 101 breweries and brew pubs, according to Mike Laur of Colorado Springs. Laur's video-production company, Motion Pixel Lab, has just published the Beer Drinker's Guide to Colorado and has an extensive ...
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ID lawmakers seek end to business equipment tax
March 05, 2008 - BOISE (AP) Dozens of Idaho lawmakers are backing a renewed effort to cut as much as $120 million annually in taxes on business equipment.
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Court Avenue Brewing Co. goes smoke-free
March 04, 2008 - Court Avenue Restaurant & Brewing Co., one of downtown Des Moines' longtime brewpubs, has decided to convert to a completely smoke-free facility on March 31.
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Local craft beers prove to be much more than a fad
March 02, 2008 - Custom BrewCrafters in Honeoye Falls and Rohrbach Brewing Co. in Ogden highlight the overall success of the area's food and beverage industry.
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Outdoor datebook
March 02, 2008 - Today and March 16 -- Skeet shoot at Big Walnut Conservation Club, 12211 Hartford Rd., Sunbury, 11 a.m. to
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High Winter Energy Rates Predicted
February 27, 2008 - Recenly released price projections show energy bills will increase by 10 percent for all families this winter. more » The local micro-brewery will soon undergo major changes, from the furniture to the menu.
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Travel Log: Las Vegas
February 27, 2008 - Entertainment, "the show," taking a gamble -- all potentially NASCAR terms, yet all coined phrases of Las Vegas. Last week -- or should we say, Monday -- it was California's Hollywood glitz and glamour that threw out the red carpet for NASCAR's three series.
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Restaurant idea will simmer for a year
February 26, 2008 - Marc Steron, a fixture as reliable as a T-bone as general manager of Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steakhouse for the past 10 1/2 years, is leaving the popular establishment at the end of March. He says he plans to take a year off to reacquaint himself with his family, to recharge, to relaxand then he'll be back with his own restaurant.
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WINE: Beer, wine side by side; Constellation may sell brands
February 25, 2008 - Visionaries from Mendocino County are looking to break down the walls betweenfine wine and craft beer in wine country. Don Barkley, a legend in U.S. craftbrewing, left his post as master brewer at Ukiah-based Mendocino BrewingCo. in November and is preparing the inaugural releases this spring from
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Who knew? Minnesota's south woods also beckon skiers
February 24, 2008 - Skiers have a hard time figuring out Mother Nature.
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New Holland Brewing acquires German brewhouse
February 24, 2008 - HOLLAND TOWNSHIP -- Some German brewing history is now helping New Holland Brewing Co. to meet an expected expansion to 10,000 barrels of suds annually.
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Save Money on Winter Heating Costs
February 23, 2008 - Heating costs may not matter as much as heat usage this winter. more » Recenly released price projections show energy bills will increase by 10 percent for all families this winter.
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Solar heater puts the power of the sun in the suds
February 22, 2008 - Lucky Labrador's new Solar Flare ale glows as golden as sunbeams in a glass, but a new solar water-heating system makes it Portland's greenest beer. Solar Flare will be pouring only at the Lucky Lab brewpub on Hawthorne Boulevard where it was brewed.
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He could be tops of the hops
February 22, 2008 - J Mark Angelus of Nehalem enters Saturday's final round to be Beerdrinker of the Year knowing that he could have sampled more than the 916 different beers he tried in 2007.
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Joe Sixpack: Italy - the next great brewmaster?
February 22, 2008 - ITALIAN BEER - isn't that one of those classic oxymorons, like giant shrimp and Microsoft Works? Moretti, Peroni . . . and then what?
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Wednesday Mornings Weather 02-20-08
February 21, 2008 - Total Systems in Columbus held a job fair Thursday looking for potential workers. The company is hiring one hundred workers in the call center for customer service positions.
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Local Beer And Good Times On Tap
February 21, 2008 - With the weekend close at hand, you've probably heard at least one person utter that all-too-familiar Storrs motto: "There's nothing to do around here." But really, that's not true. Especially if you like beer. Many beer enthusiasts have dreamed of making a pilgrimage to the source of their favorite brew.
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Results and parties: Live-blogging the spring 2008 Wisconsin primary election in Madison and Dane County
February 20, 2008 - My night ends with a quick visit to the downtown Great Dane, where the victory party for Barack Obama is slowly winding down as revelers head home in anticipation of an early Wednesday morning. The bar and billiards hall at the brew pub is hardly empty, though, as scores of supporters remain to talk, drink, and watch the continuing returns on the overhead TVs tuned in to CNN.
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McCain, Obama backers may be big winners, too
February 20, 2008 - MADISON Illinois Sen. Barack Obama ran his Democratic presidential nomination winning streak over New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton to nine straight states Tuesday by handily capturing Wisconsin after a frenzied week of on-the-ground campaigning.
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National Beerdrinker of the Year 2008
February 18, 2008 - When I raise conversation about the Beerdrinker of the Year Competition held by Wynkoop Brewing Company in Denver, Colorado, I am often met with one-liners and guffaws from those who are unfamiliar with this esteemed contest.
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Builder changes condo tactics
February 15, 2008 - EASTON | Ashley Development is changing strategies in an effort to get the long-delayed Pomeroy's project off the ground. Mayor Sal Panto met last week with company President Lou Pektor and other Ashley representatives to discuss plans for a brewpub and 30 condominiums.
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The Cannon Brewpub Changes Hands
February 14, 2008 - The local micro-brewery will soon undergo major changes, from the furniture to the menu. more » Firefighters in Phenix City are fighting a fire at the Moose Lodge near the intersection of Opelika-Road and 18th Place.
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