Beyond Oktoberfest: Everything You Need to Plan a Beercation to Bavaria, Germany
“My advice for a beer lover going to Bavaria would be to not get overly fixated on Munich,†says Joe Stange, who co-hosts the “One More Road for the Beer†podcast about beer and travel. “It’s a beer-garden amusement park and worth seeing, for sure, but don’t miss Franconia — especially Upper Franconia, Bamberg, and the villages around it.â€
The Bavarian beer scene includes more than 800 breweries, spanning some of the world’s oldest names and ultra-modern craft stylists…
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Craft beer companies pouring into Cincinnati
The brewpub industry in Southwest Ohio is overflowing – it has increased eight-fold in the past eight years.
The Ohio Craft Brewers Association reported in 2018 that craft brewers contributed a $967 million and 8,300 jobs to the Ohio economy. In 2011 there were 45 independent breweries in Ohio, now there are more than 300. Greater Cincinnati is home to 55 of them.
Via Local 12
11 Things You Probably Don’t Know About BrewDog
If BrewDog was a person its full throated salesmanship and audacity would make PT Barnum seem mild mannered in comparison. (Who could ever forget the taxidermy squirrel bottle)
What started in 2007 as a small brewery in Scotland has now transformed into an international brewery, bar chain, destination hotel, TV show, etc etc etc.
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Entrepreneurs turning brewery by-product into profits
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Many breweries sell or give their spent grains from the brewing process to farmers to feed their livestock. But not every craft brewer can access farmers in need of feed, so an industry has formed around spent grain with entrepreneurs turning it into cookies, breads and even dog treats. Via – The Star
Is the World Ready for Sour Pickle Gose Beer?
Well apparently Texas is…
While some use bourbon and pickle juice as a hangover cure, Texans appear to prefer their brine in beer.
Martin House Brewing Co. and Best Maid Pickles, both located in Fort Worth, have collaborated to release a sour beer made with pickle juice called Sour Pickle Beer.
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Inaugural Greater Fort Lauderdale Beer Week
Greater Fort Lauderdale Beer Week Shines a Spotlight on Broward Brews
The 1st Greater Fort Lauderdale Beer Week is scheduled to kick off Sunday, September 15 and run to the 22nd.
The week of tastings and festivities begins with a brewery crawl and the Beer & Body Craft Beer Girls meetup. Tuesday, September 17, a craft beer-and-cheese pairing takes place at Fat Tap Beer Bar & Eatery, followed two days later by a SoFar Sounds session. The seven-day celebration will conclude Sunday, September 22, with Blowouts, Brews, & Drag at Hair Circus in Fort Lauderdale.
WI – Lakefront recalls beer due to ‘risk of explosion’
Lakefront Brewery recalls bottled beer because of ‘risk of explosion’
MILWAUKEE — Lakefront Brewery announced today that anyone with bottles of My Turn Junk beer should either refrigerate or carefully dispose of them. Brewery representatives say it’s been discovered that the beer contains wild yeast from the cherries it was brewed with, which continued to ferment. Subsequently, CO2 builds up in the bottles, making them at risk for explosion.
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Yakima’s Beloved “Beer Shoppe” closing
A Favorite gathering place for craft beer lovers, The Beer Shoppe, to close.
For nearly 13 years, Yakima’s “The Beer Shoppe” has been a source of discovery for local and visiting craft beer lovers in the Yakima area.
Via Yakima Herald
This APP Helps you find the Best Craft Beer & Breweries Near You
Brewee’s been developed to open up a whole new world for beer lovers looking to discover the best and brightest breweries in the area. It’s a great way to discover new spots in your neighborhood or during your journeys all over the world.
Via – Craft Beer & Brewing
19th-Century Chilean Immigrants Used Icebergs to Chill Their Beer
For Chileans, icebergs are Patagonian icons. Historically, those beautiful chunks of ice, were employed for a very specific purpose: beer refrigeration. Chilean brewers in the mid 1800’s were keen on capturing the icebergs’ chill for the purpose of refrigerating beer.
Via – VinePair
UK – 1,100-Year-Old Viking ‘Beer Hall’ Discovered.
1,100-Year-Old Viking ‘Beer Hall’ Discovered. But It Was Only for the Elites.
Discovered on the island of Rousay, Orkney, in northern Scotland, archaeologists recently unearthed Viking drinking hall. The hall appeared to have been open from the 10th to the 12th centuries, likely served upper class Vikings, according to archaeologists.
Now, all that remains are stones, a handful of artifacts, and very old trash heaps.
Via Live Science
Seattle Cider Summit is Coming!
10th Anniversary Cider Summit Seattle Returns on September 6th & 7th with New Location!
What: 10th annual Cider Summit Seattle featuring nearly 200 ciders, cider cocktails and apple spirits.
Where: Lake Union Park @ MOHAI – 860 Terry Avenue N. Seattle, WA 98109
When: Friday, September 6 from 3pm-8pm (VIP at 2pm) and Saturday, September 7 from 12n-5pm.
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Get Free Beer for Cig butts & Bottle Caps
After a research by Anglia Ruskin University revealed cigarettes are more damaging to the environment than plastic straws, a bar in Barcelona is taking drastic measures. The study reveals drastic impacts on plant growth where butts are found in the soil and, since Cigarette litter is a major problem on beaches, water pollution concerns. Just one cigarette butt can pollute 3 litres of water, and the contamination can take between five and 20 years to dissipate. Marine life is also known to mistake them for food.
Tackling the issue head-on, Tibu-Ron Group, which operates several beach bars in Barcelona, is handing out free beer and soft drinks to consumers who collect a pint of cigarette butts from the surrounding area joining Zanzibar on Baga Beach, Goa, who started offering free beer to patrons who came to the premises with old cigarettes and bottle caps in February this year.
Via – The Drinks Business
Celebration of Women in Craft Beer Returns to NYC
The Largest Celebration of Women in Craft Beer Returns to NYC
Last year, Hop Culture Magazine created a female-oriented beer fest.
August 7th, Hop Culture kicks off the second run of the Beer With(out) Beards Festival. Festivities will begin with a week-long pre-game hosted at bars all around the city, starting with the Blind Tiger. You can find the entire list of this year’s events here.
Via – Forbes