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Brewery Showcase | Crazy Mountain Brewery (Denver, CO)
February 18, 2016 | Brady Akers 1
Denver Location: 471 Kalamath St. Denver, CO 80204
(720) 379.4520
Capacity: 50 Barrel Brewhouse
Open Date: Friday, February 19, 2016
Hours of Operations: Monday-Sunday 11am-9pm
Denver’s craft beer scene has gained new energy, … Read More
Great Lakes Brewing Co. | Alberta Clipper Porter
February 18, 2016 | John Amantea
ABV: 7.5% | IBU: 40
Cleveland winters are some of the most enduringly cold, heavily blanketed, and wildly unpredictable in the Midwest. As Lake Erie freezes, city streets are caked … Read More
Ultimate 6er | The 88th Academy Awards
February 17, 2016 | Scott Johnson
Photo Courtesy of ABC
Out of all the great events in February, The Academy Awards always stand out as the true final hurrah for the previous year. It’s easy to get caught up in the fervor of the Oscars similar to that of the Super Bowl, rooting for your favorite films while trying to guess the odds between critical vs. commercial praise. And if you are in a movie league like I am, or if you were just one of 36+ Million Viewers from last year, there’s got to be plenty of beer flowing from both sides of the screen.
NYC Beer Week Preview | An Interview with the President
February 17, 2016 | Carly Mento
Photo Courtesy of Brooklyn Brewery
It’s almost here!!! In preparation for the opening day of NYC Beer Week, I had a conversation with Kelly Taylor, President of the NYC Brewer’s Guild (host for NYCBW) and owner of KelSo Beer. Keep on scrolling to find out the inside scoop on what’s happening in the Big Apple, and how to line up your itinerary!
PorchDrinking’s Weekly Denver Beer Beat | February 17th, 2016
February 17, 2016 | Cory Pelc
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It might as well be May with this weather! We are stoked AF for some patio sessions this week with the temps crawling up into the seventies. Get your bike out of storage, grab your leash and your furry friends, let’s go drink on a porch somewhere!!!!!
Ecliptic Brewing | Orbiter IPA
February 17, 2016 | Hannah Carlson 2
Photo Courtesy of Ecliptic Brewing
It’s hard to stand out – as a beer – in Portland, Oregon. A pillar of the city’s culture is its beer. You discover Portland by sipping your way through – your taste buds tickled by the variety, consistency, creativity, found within the city borders. Bets are that anything you have is going to be good.
Big Day in Beer | Victory Brewing Merging with Southern Tier Brewing
February 16, 2016 | Tristan Chan
Today was one of those mega days in beer, where everything just seemed to happen all at once. Many of these breaking stories will end up having greater long term effect on the industry so we figured we’d provide a bit of a recap of the major stories. I’ll kick things off with the biggest announcement, which broke earlier this morning of Victory Brewing merging with Southern Tier Brewing. Read More
Short’s Brewery to Distribute in Illinois Come March 4
February 16, 2016 | Mike Wronski
Short’s Brewing broke the news a couple weeks ago about their intentions to begin distributing outside of Michigan for the first time. They would head to Pennsylvania and Illinois within the near future, exciting many Chicagoans at no longer having to make the trek to New Buffalo, MI for their Short’s fix.
With Pennsylvania already receiving their first shipments of Short’s, many Chicago fans were anxiously awaiting their own fix. Well, it appears now that all the Illinois distributors have been solidified, and Chicagoans can expect their first taste of Short’s beers on March 4th! Read More
Weekly Growler Fill | National Beer News Roundup
February 16, 2016 | Chelsea Mitchell
It’s a big week for expanded distribution and Julia Herz. Bell’s, Oskar Blues, and Short’s all made announcements about the newest states in their scope. Julia sent craft beer to Peyton Manning and refuted claims made on the show Bar Rescue. Basically, she’s a badass. Keep reading for all of the details in this edition of the Weekly Growler Fill.
Mikerphone Brewing | One Man Wrecking Machine
February 16, 2016 | Mike Wronski
ABV : 9.75%
Commuting to work is one of life’s pleasures that many people get to experience twice a day, everyday. Fighting traffic, navigating through throngs of people crossing the street, cramming into train car nooks, tapping impatiently while waiting for a bus to show up — chances are, your daily commute provides some nice slices of stress between which you sandwich your workday.
Oftentimes, the commute ends with a strained “I need a drink!” Well, if you’re lucky enough to take the Metra, you don’t have to wait until you get home. And if you’re even luckier, the local convenience store by your stop will carry some of Mikerphone Brewing’s Big Ass Cans for you to take with. And to really kickstart your workday decompression, it’s probably best to grab a One Man Wrecking Machine. Read More
Galentine’s Day at Wild Heaven Craft Beers Would Make Leslie Knope Proud
February 15, 2016 | Jess Baker
Forget the chocolates, flowers and stuffing ourselves into heels for fancy price fixed meals full of menu items we can’t pronounce. Galentine’s Day is about what us modern women … Read More
Beef & Barley Beer Dinner Featuring Revolution Brewing
February 15, 2016 | Mike Zoller
Tickets for Beef & Barley’s next Dinner and Drinks series dinner featuring Revolution Brewing are now on sale. The Beef & Barley Beer Dinner Featuring Revolution Brewing, which will take place on Feb. 23rd, is the fourth beer dinner the Ashland and Wellington restaurant has hosted.
The Unknown Brewing Co. | Dirty Commie Heathen
February 15, 2016 | Johnathan Pylant
ABV: 12.4%
Unknown Brewing Co. is brewing some great beers out of their Charlotte-based brewery located on 1327 S. Mint Street. Right now, they are excited about one thing. Unknown Brewing Co. has recently released their Dirty Commie Heathen and, according to Head Brewer Brad Shell, it is even better than last year. Read More
Brewery Showcase | Ratio Beerworks
February 12, 2016 | Tristan Chan
I wanna go where everybody knows your name… perhaps it reads a little too closely to a sitcom cliché, but ever since I moved to Denver I’ve been … Read More
St. Louis Inventor Keeping “Bombers” Colder, Longer
February 12, 2016 | Jordan Palmer
You’re in the beer section of your favorite store perusing the selections of six packs, 12 packs, cases of cans or bottles, artistic logos vying for your attention, screaming … Read More
Funkwerks | Paisley Belgian-Style Brett Saison
February 12, 2016 | Kara Loo and Kelissa Hieber
ABV: 7%
Paisley is a beer from Funkwerks’ experimental series, packaged in a bright Paisley-decorated bottle that could have come from Pier 1 Imports rather than the liquor store. We were excited to try our first Funkwerks wild ale and popped it open with some anticipation. The beer poured into the glass a hazy golden orange color with delicate lacing. At first whiff there was a strong barnyard smell that immediately transitioned to tropical flavors including apricot, cherry, and spicy passion fruit aided by the Funkwerks’ house yeast strain. Read More
2 Days, 2 Nights in Seattle’s Craft Beer Scene
February 11, 2016 | Hannah Carlson
This post was written by Hannah Carlson and Katelyn Pelak of the PorchDrinking Seattle team
Seattle, one of the fastest growing US cities, is a mixture of business, wilderness, food, music, coffee, and – of course – beer. Its tenants include everyone from your pink-haired neighbor that works at a boutique featuring solely local arts and crafts, to the posh fashionista that is able to strut her stuff at Nordstrom corporate, to the plaid-donning Amazonian, who types code all week with the goal of treating himself to a trip into the mountains come the weekend. There is something here for everyone, which is why so many people, cut from so many cloths, have found their way to the Emerald City. Seattle, at its core, is an explosion of culture, curiosity and adventure that has encouraged locals to continue sink their roots in deeper. It’s also encouraged transplants to plant new ones. Read More
Off Color Brewing | Hell Broth
February 11, 2016 | Mike Zoller
Off Color Brewing, known for their unique beer styles and wild ales, is set to release a new beer brewed in collaboration with Amager Bryghus in Denmark called Hell Broth.
The PorchCast | Episode 13 – Super Bowl 50
February 10, 2016 | Tristan Chan
The PorchCast makes its glorious return with a brand new format, and a relatively new crew with hosts Tristan Chan, Cory Pelc, Sam Pike, Chris Day, Connor Shreve and Producer … Read More
Event Preview | 2016 Cincy Winter Beerfest
February 10, 2016 | Kristen Ballinger
When: February 12 – February 13
6:30pm-11pm (Early Admission and Connoisseur tickets)
7:30pm-11pm (Regular Admission tickets)
Where: Duke Energy Convention Center, 525 Elm St Cincinnati, OH 45202
Skip the … Read More
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