Cask beers are becoming more popular in the U.S., but making quality cask-conditioned ale requires skill expertly combined with art. From brewing to serving, professionals from the other side of the pond share some of the tricks of the cask-ale trade. Read the Complete Story by Craft Beer & Brewing Magazine Here: The Secrets of…
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Green Flash Brewing opened their new Cellar 3 Barrel Aging Facility in Poway this past Saturday, May 16th, with artistic flair to a packed house. Cellar 3 will focus on creating barrel-aged beers experimenting with funk, wild yeast, sour, and spirit induced flavor profiles. The goal is to create unique and flavorful beers with character…
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Celebrating Beach City Brewery’s 1-Year Anniversary was my favorite brewing-related delight of this past weekend. The celebration began on Friday, May 8th, and lasted through Sunday. Beach City Brewery is Huntington Beach’s first craft brewery. I joined in the celebration and festivities on Friday. Beach City Brewery’s 1-Year Anniversary Celebration featured several of their signature,…
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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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Five hundred enthusiastic real ale drinkers frolicked at the sold-out Firkfest this past Saturday. Founded by Gregory Nagel, Firkfest is Orange County’s premiere cask-conditioned ale festival. What is cask ale? Cask-conditioned beer is a natural, living product. At the end of the production process the beer is not filtered, pasteurized or artificially carbonated. It’s placed…
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I had the extreme joy of attending the 11th Annual Atlanta Cask Ale Tasting held this past Saturday. Thank you to Owen Ogletree, Brewtopia LLC Beer Events, and other sponsors for such a great event! The sold-out event featured over 40 breweries from the United States and the United Kingdom and offered 47 different cask…
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