Event Recap | Noon Whistle Brewing Second Anniversary (Chicago)

Noon Whistle Brewing | Photo Credit: Mathew Powers

Suburban Chicago’s Noon Whistle Brewing is located in an old strip mall and barely visible from the main road; a location unlikely to garner a passing grade in a Business 101 class. Makes no matter because in the craft beer world, it’s not location, location, location that’s essential; it’s libation, fermentation, innovation.

The beer emerging from Noon Whistle Brewing pulls throngs of thirsty patrons through its doors. And that is why when I arrived a few minutes after the noon hour on a Friday — the first of two days dedicated for its two-year anniversary — I was far from the only person ready to indulge in a parade of special releases. By the time I left that night, the place was packed.

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Event Preview | Cloudburst Brewing’s First Ever Anniversary Party

Photo courtesy of Cloudburst Brewing

Have plans this Friday? No? Well, now you do. You’ll be coming down to Cloudburst Brewing to celebrate their one year anniversary. The brewery’s ‘First Ever Anniversary Party’ will be a time to celebrate and reminisce on Cloudburst’s biggest learnings and accomplishments. Oh, and to drink really good beer, of course.

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Founders Brewing 20th Anniversary Release Calendar Announced

How does one of America’s most iconic craft breweries celebrate 20 years of Midwest liquid gold? Founders Brewing’s 20th Anniversary will be commemorated by dropping a special line of barrel-aged beers to bolster an already impressive overall portfolio.

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PorchDrinking’s Weekly Denver Beer Beat | December 7, 2016

The Denver Beer Beat sheds light on news of brewery openings, special tappings, firkins and one-off batches, bottle releases, dinners, pairings, etc.

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Anniversaries – Shout out to Station 26 Brewing Co., Our Mutual Friend Brewery, Großen Bart Brewery, and Vision Quest Brewery.

Beer Dinners/Brunch – Bluegrass Brunch and Thali Beer Dinner

Beer Education – Eric Salazar of New Belgium Brewing and University of Beer.

Bottle/Can Releases – Wild Christmas Ale with Cranberries, Genius Wizard BA Russian Imperial Stout, Baere-liner Weisse and Ceribruin, Oxcart and Stargate, Codename: Holidayfan, and The Decennial Series.

Festivals – 12 Days of Giving, Tennyson Street Holiday Market, Ugly Sweater Party at Bruz, 80’s Ski Party,and Ugly Sweater Party at Black Shirt.

Firkins/Casks/Special Tappings – Bourbon Barrel Aged Dark Star and variants, Xocoveza Nitro, Brettanomyces Single Hop, and Perrin No Rules.

Grand Openings – None this week; guess you’ll have to drink at one of the other hundred breweries along the front range.

Pairings – Beer and Chocolate pairing

Tap Takeovers – No tap takeovers this week, but stay tuned next week. Read More

The PorchCast | Ep 27 Mockery Brewing

In celebrating Mockery Brewing’s 2nd year anniversary, we met up with co-founder Zach Rabun for Episode 27 of the PorchCast. Tristan and Jesse were also joined by the newest co-host, Hunter Grondin. The trio also touched on the flurry of beer news that has dropped since our last episode, including a recap of our highs and lows during GABF, Anheuser-Busch’s continued aggression in the craft beer world, Todd Haug’s departure from Surly, and Dick Yuengling’s support of Trump.

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Event Preview | Dry Dock Brewing Co.’s 11th Anniversary Party

Dry Dock Brewing Co. celebrates its 11th anniversary this weekend with an exciting tasting of specialty, rare, and vintage beers at its North Dock location (2801 Tower Road). The party goes from 12pm – 5pm on Saturday and tickets are just $35, which can be purchased here.

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Rhinegeist Brewery | Trips American Wild Ale

ABV: 7.5% | IBU: 12

A few weekends ago, Rhinegeist Brewery in Cincinnati, Ohio had their anniversary party celebrating “Three Years of Thirst!” Located in the historical Over the Rhine Brewery … Read More

Coronado Brewing Company | 20th Anniversary Imperial IPA

ABV: 10% | IBU: 75

Imagine yourself in San Diego 20 years ago. The craft beer scene was in its infancy, in fact there were only five craft breweries in all of San Diego! Flash forward to today and there are over 115. As San Diego has grown over the years, so too have the number of craft beer breweries. One of the originals, Coronado Brewing Company is still producing fantastic beer. Started by brothers Ron and Rick Chapman, they are part of the OG original five! Their award winning beers are currently distributed in 19 states and 10 countries. Coronado was crowned as the 2014 World Beer Cup Champs for mid-sized brewery. They created an amazing 20th Anniversary Imperial IPA that is sure to grab your attention.

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The PorchCast | Ep 22 Ryan Skeels and Kevin Greer of Baere Brewing

On the cusp of Baere Brewing’s 2nd Anniversary, taking place this weekend, we caught up with founders Ryan Skeels and Kevin Greer. For episode 22 of the PorchCast, we touched … Read More

Event Recap | Great Divide 22nd Anniversary Party

95 degrees and not a complaint in the world. That pretty much sums up Saturday’s Great Divide 22nd Anniversary party. On a day when festival goers could have been deterred … Read More

Event Recap | Terrapin Beer Co. 14th AnniversaryFest

Another year is in the books for Terrapin Beer Co. as the brewery continues to play a large role in southeastern beer. This brewery has a lot to celebrate after a year of brewery/beer awards, expansions, continued high demand in their current areas and a new car! If there is any brewery in the southeast that knows how to throw a party, it is Terrapin Beer Co. Read More

Event Preview | Great Divide 22 Anniversary Party

Great Divide may be one of the original gangsters of Denver’s craft beer scene, but in a lot of ways, it’s still evolving. 2016 will mark the first anniversary of Great Divide’s Barrel Bar, their second production facility located on Brighton Boulevard, and the 22nd anniversary of the brewery’s existence. Last year, anniversary goers got a sneak peek in the first phase build out of The Barrel Bar, and this year’s Great Divide 22 Anniversary Party celebration, will feature all the bells and whistles. Read More

Event Preview | Fieldwork Brewing Anniversary Weekend

Fieldwork Brewing is a Berkeley-based brewery committed to quality and freshness, that has taken the Bay Area by storm. Their beers are some of the most aromatic and balanced hoppy beers that you will ever have. The vast beer array of beers Fieldwork offers are truly unique and forever changing. The draft list may be completely different a week later.

Having been open for a year and exponentially growing in popularity, Fieldwork Brewing has reason to celebrate for three days. Co-founder and head brewer Alex Tweet stated, “in my eyes the anniversary is to celebrate our customers. We honest to god have the best customers I have ever seen in this industry, and the anniversary is hopefully going to be a fun weekend for them to celebrate what they helped build. If it wasn’t for them we wouldn’t be in business.”

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19th Anniversary Ale | SweetWater Brewing Co.

ABV: 7.0%

There’s a lot love about craft beer: the people, the stories, the creativity, and those senses of freedom and abandon from the monotony of big domestics… Oh yeah, and the beer of course. The incredible vastness of the array of flavors and choices mixed with the never-ending search for newer and better makes this craft beer bubble so unique and so fun. Yet in the midst of all this, there seems to be one aspect of it that tends to get overlooked:

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Event Recap | NYC Beer Week in Review & Funky Jewbelation

ABV: 9.4%

February has come to a close, and with it, a new playing field for craft beer. During NYC Beer Week, Shmaltz Brewing’s tasting event for their newly released Funky Jewbelation left me reminiscing of a flavor not easily forgotten. The name is certainly indicative of what awaits beneath the bottle cap. Read More

Brewery Showcase | Ratio Beerworks

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

Public House Brewing Celebrates 5th Anniversary

In 2010, Josh & Beth Stacy and Josh & Trisha Goodridge — longtime friends — opened Rolla’s first brewpub. But it was a long, long time in the works. Like any business, there were big ups … Read More

Event Preview | Upslope Brewing’s 7th Anniversary Party

What: Upslope Brewing’s 7th Anniversary Party

When: Saturday, November 14, 2014 from 2 – 8 p.m.

Where: 1898 S. Flatiron Court Boulder, CO 80301

Upslope Brewing Company has come a long way from its humble beginnings 7 years ago. Most Coloradoans have become familiar with their core lineup of cans as solid pack-in pack-out refreshment options. The Boulder brewery has been able to prove that it’s not a one-trick pony in recent years with a slew of inventive seasonal releases such as their Pumpkin, Christmas, White Thai IPA, and this year’s standout Blood Orange Saison. However, perhaps the greatest display of what Upslope is truly capable will be on display this Saturday during their 7th Anniversary Party. Read More

Red Brick Brewing | Georgia’s Oldest Craft Brewery Celebrates 22 Years

This weekend, Atlanta’s Red Brick Brewing Co., Georgia’s oldest craft brewery, is throwing a big birthday bash for its 22 anniversary — and there’s a lot to celebrate.

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Stone Brewing Co. | 19th Anniversary Thunderstruck IPA

ABV: 8.70% | IBUs: 95

I thought to myself “the only way to drink this beer, is blasting AC/DC’s ‘Thunderstruck’  while drinking from a glass with the god … Read More