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Just what we need…Busch Beer Family Gets Its Own Reality Show

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The Busch Beer Family is Getting Its Own MTV Reality Show
Less than a year ago, Billy Busch Sr. shuttered Kräftig, now the Busch beer family is back, with a TV show.
According to People magazine, Busch Sr. and his family will be starring in a new reality series, “The Busch Family Brewed,” (March 5, at 9 p.m. ET on MTV.) The show will offer an intimate look into the Busch family’s home life, as Busch Sr., his wife Christi, and their seven children “break ground on a new craft brewery on their property”.

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AZ Craft Beer Week Kicks Off Today!

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Here are 10 can’t-miss events during Arizona Craft Beer Week
Arizona Craft Beer Week is back! Some celebrate love in February, others celebrate their love of craft beer.
The Arizona Craft Brewers Guild, puts on this 10th annual week-long celebration to encourage breweries to create new beers and show off the best of the best. Rob Fullmer, the guild’s executive director, is proud of the increase of AZ brewery participation.
Fullmer says. “The past 10 years have really shown a lot of change and growth in our industry. Now there are so many local breweries involved and doing events.”
Starting on Thursday, Feb. 6, Arizona Beer Week kicks off with special beers, dinner pairings, parties and other events hosted at the state’s breweries and beer bars.
Via AZCentral

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Walla Walla’s 1st Brewfest this weekend!

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Walla Walla is having its first BrewFest!
The inaugural Walla Walla BrewFest – Saturday, February 8 from 12-4pm
Beer lovers to come enjoy 25 Oregon & Washington breweries pouring sample beers and ciders in 16 venues in beautiful downtown Walla Walla. This one of a kind event is for those beer & cider lovers and a great opportunity for brewers to showcase their best brews!
Via Walla Walla City

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PDX – Brewstillery Fest 2020

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6th Annual Brewstillery Festival
Sat, Feb 29 from 12pm – 8pm
StormBreaker Brewing
832 N Beech St
Portland, OR
All ages event. 21+ to imbibe. Only participants need a ticket. Sorry no dogs on event days.
Music Lineup: Coming Soon!
Breweries and Distilleries teaming up to create the perfect pairings. Each pairing will consist of a 4oz beer pour and a 1/4 oz spirit taste. Only like beer? Then just drink beer. You can pick and choose, although we strongly recommend going for the pairing. Advanced tickets on sale now!
Via Oregon Brewers Guild

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Would you pay $125 for a beer?

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NEW YORK BAR CHARGES $125 FOR A BEER
New York Upper East Side bar Treadwell Park offers Oud Beersel’s Bzart Lambiek for US$125 a bottle, which is probably the most expensive bottled brew on pour in the city. Treadwell Park is one of a growing number of bars adding high-priced bottled brews to their ‘reserve list’. Also pioneering the ‘fine beer’ concept is Manhattan’s Pretty Ricky’s, which besides a long draught list, also serves Brouwerij Bosteels Deus for $90 a bottle.
Via “The Drinks Business”

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Cincinnati Winter Beerfest returns this March

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Cincy Winter Beerfest returns March 6 and 7 at the Duke Energy Convention Center with beer from more than 130 breweries around the country.
The two-night celebration will feature more than 400 local, regional and hard-to-find craft beers from breweries including Madtree Brewing, Fretboard Brewing Company, Taft’s Brewing Co. and Braxton Brewing Co.
Via WLWT5

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Zwickelmania is about to hit Oregon

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ZWICKELMANIA 2020
Zwickelmania celebrates its 12th year this Saturday, Feb. 15 in Portland, and statewide on Saturday, Feb. 22.
Zwickelmania is a statewide celebration of the Oregon craft beer scene. More than 100 breweries across the state open their doors for tours, tastings, meet-the-brewer sessions, and, of course, free samples.
This free event runs from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. both Saturdays.
This year, Zwickelmania will run concurrently with Oregon Craft Beer Month. This month-long celebration will include tap takeovers, beer festivals, panel discussions and more. Stay tuned for details!
Visit OregonCraftBeer.org/Zwickelmania for a regularly updated list of participating breweries.

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OregonLive and Labrewatory collaborate on #FakeBrews IPA

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Let’s make a beer! The Oregonian/OregonLive and Labrewatory collaborate on #FakeBrews IPA
Ever wondered what it’s like to make a beer?
Yeah, me too. So, I’m going to do just that.
I figured if I’m going to write about and critique beer and breweries, I should have a hands-on understanding of the process, its complexities and its challenges. And I figured readers might want to know how it’s all done, too.
So I reached out to Nick Herrera, the head brewer at North Portland’s Labrewatory to see if he’d be willing to pair up with The Oregonian/OregonLive and do a beer collaboration – an endeavor I know very little about.
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Utah’s Toasted Barrel Brewery Pays Off Local Students’ Lunch Debt

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One Utah brewery has started the new year in the plus column for community karma points by making a noble donation to a local elementary school. Throughout December, Toasted Barrel asked patrons at its tasting room to donate to the cause. On Thursday, Salt Lake City’s Toasted Barrel Brewery donated $1,300 to the nearby Washington Elementary School to pay off student lunch debt.
Via VinePair

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Does Your Homebrew Taste Like Homebrew?

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Four Reasons Your Homebrew Tastes Like Homebrew (and How to Prevent It)
The best part of being a homebrewer is sharing your beer. But, if you’ve noticed your friends don’t finish their pints, or give it a generic, “It’s good!” for feedback, you may be making one of these very common mistakes. Here are four reasons your homebrew might be subpar, and what you can do about it.
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