Monday, December 1, 2014

Growing craft beer scene launches new Knoxvillea

The growth of the craft beer scene in Knoxville has led to the launch of a brand new local business. Growing craft beer scene launches new Knoxville business The growth of the craft beer scene in Knoxville has led to the launch of a brand new local business.






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Locking A Beer With A 3D Printer

Have a nice, refreshing IPA sitting in the fridge along with a ton of other beers that have 'Light' or 'Ice' in their name? Obviously one variety is for guests and the other is for hosts, but how do you make sure the drunkards at your house tell the difference? A beer bottle lock , of course. Because all beer bottles are pretty much a standard size, [Jon-A-Tron] was able to create a small 3D printed device that fit over the bottle cap.






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Kristie Nystedt - Via Brewers Association

What’s your current position at your brewery, and how did you get started in the craft brewing industry? I am the president of Raleigh Brewing Company [in Raleigh, N.C.]. After working in a corporate career for many years and being an avid homebrewer alongside my husband, Patrik, we hatched a plan for retirement that included […]



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Exploring Oregon's winter beers

Bad Santa from Pelican Brewing Company , Fa La La La La from Double Mountain and Festeroo from Hop Valley Brewing . The days are getting shorter, the weather is getting chillier and the Santa bells are getting a little louder.






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Sunday, November 30, 2014

Craft brews engaging fans one beer at a time

Two pieces of news from the brewing industry caught my eye this week and I feel that we can learn something about beer by looking at them closely. They take place at opposite ends of the brewing industry, but there's a common thread between them: Engagement.






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P.E.I.'s strongest beer to hit shelves soon

A new India Pale Ale beer brewed on Prince Edward Island has an alcohol content of 8.5 per cent. A new P.E.I. beer boasting an alcohol level above 8 per cent will be sold in stores soon It's "kind of historic for beer in P.E.I. We were capped at 6.5 per cent, and that was where our original IPA sat at," said Mike Carver, with Prince Edward Island Brewing Company.






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Beer In Ads #1389: Take Up The Slack

Saturday's ad is another one for Pabst, also from 1897. The ad shows Commodore Perry , the other one - the Hero of Lake Erie - standing in a small rowboat at the end of the battle, and I can only assume he said something like "take up the slack."






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