By their own description, Freaker USA is “the global leader of preventing moist handshakes and sweaty beverages”. And quite frankly, I think they are much more than that. To me, Freakers are works of art that combine whimsy and functionality to create drink insulator catalysts for party fun and flair! What are Freakers?! Freakers are…
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I recently met with Chris Banker, creator of a beer that was the winner of Stone Brewery’s 2014 American Hombrewers Association-sanctioned homebrew competition. As the competition winner, the beer was commercially produced (with minor collaborative adaptations by Stone Brewing and Cervecería Insurgente) and released in 2014 as a collaboration beer known as Chris Banker/Stone/Insurgente Xocoveza…
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Raise your glass and drink to National Beer Day! Today marks the 82nd year since the Cullen-Harrison Act (signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt) went into effect and ended the 13 year darkness known as Prohibition. On this day in 1933, people could start buying, selling, and drinking beer again. People across the…
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Asheville, North Carolina will host the 2015 Beer Bloggers & Writers Conference July 17-19 for 2.5 days of local, regional, and national presentations related to all things beer. Kim Jordan, New Belgium Brewing, has been announced as the Keynote Speaker for this premiere event. Kim Jordan is the co-founder and CEO of New Belgium Brewing….
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Sunday, April 12th will feature one of the USA’s top beer festivals – the Classic City Brew Fest in Athens, GA. Created/ managed by Brewtopia Events, LLC (the same outfit that does the wonderful Atlanta Cask Ale Tasting Event), the Classic City Brew Fest features around 400 rare, regional, and world craft beers. The event…
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Press Release from The Brewers Association The Brewers Association (BA)—the not-for-profit trade group representing small and independent craft brewers—today released its annual lists of the top 50 craft and overall brewing companies in the U.S., based on beer sales volume. Of the top 50 overall brewing companies, 42 were craft brewing companies1. “The companies on…
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