The State Of The Brewnion: Oklahoma’s Craft Brewers Call For Legislative Action
It’s only fitting. Taverns have a history in America as a community space where local citizens could meet and discuss topics of interest in a town hall format. Although this tradition seems to have...
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Rethinking Eliot Ness: Alcohol Regulation in the Craft Beer Era
We’ve all heard the story before. Eliot Ness, the famous and incorruptible prohibition agent, bravely led the successful effort to take down the infamous gangster and bootlegger known as Al Capone. In...
View ArticleTry Not To Tweak Out About Avery’s Super Bowl Party And High Gravity Craft...
Batch No. 2 clocks in at 17.5% ABV. Colorado’s potentate of powerful craft beers has another knock-you-down brew on the way. Avery Brewing Company will release the sequel to Tweak on Sunday. It’s an...
View ArticleThe Building Breweries Podcast Hosts Rivertown And Dream Facilitator Lindsey...
Episode 04 – Rivertown Brewery (Cincinnati, OH) I recently had the pleasure to speak with Lindsey Roeper, “Dream Facilitator” of Rivertown Brewery in Cincinnati. Among other things, our conversation...
View ArticleWorldwide Simultaneous Toast Returns May 7 For National Homebrew Day
And homebrewers across the U.S. will unite for AHA Big Brew. In honor of National Homebrew Day (which falls every year on May 7), each year the American Homebrewers Association (AHA) celebrates AHA Big...
View ArticleFive Hundred Years Of Beer Tradition Enters New Era To Meet Controversy
The does purity equal quality? debate takes center stage. With half of a millennium of history under its belt, the Reinheitsgebot (commonly anglicized to German Beer Purity Law) is as deeply ingrained...
View ArticleFlying Dog Brewery Establishes Non-Profit To Advocate For First Amendment Rights
Flying Dog Brewery did not take a violation of its First Amendment rights lying down. Last March – and after an almost six-year legal battle – the United States Court of Appeals ruled that the Michigan...
View ArticleElimination Of ABV Cap In Ohio Means Sky’s The Limit For A Rustbelt Craft...
Here’s the scenario. You drive over from Indiana to visit relatives in Ohio for Thanksgiving. You listen to Alice’s Restaurant, you watch football, you gorge yourself with a huge Thanksgiving dinner...
View ArticleThe Building Breweries Podcast Hosts The Craft Beer Attorney
Episode 16 – Beer Law 101 with The Craft Beer Attorney (San Diego, CA) Although she isn’t in charge of a brewery herself, Candace Moon, Esq., founder of The Craft Beer Attorney, certainly helps others...
View ArticleSupport For Tax Bill Favorable To Craft Beer Reaches Majority In U.S. House
Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act Now at 218 House Co-Sponsors. Brewers Association Press Release—Adding its 218th co-sponsor, the Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act (H.R....
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As Ohio Beer ABV Cap Expires, BrewDog’s James Watt Discusses Big Brews, New...
The handcuffs are off! Up until today, the state of Ohio had a limit on beer strength. Beer sold in the state could not exceed twelve percent alcohol by volume, a restriction that was a particular...
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Craft Beer Fight Outs Strange Bedfellows As Anti-Gay Group Transitions To...
That time when a preacher tried to make statewide business policy. In the last ten years North Carolina has gotten to witness the explosive growth of the craft beer movement thanks in part to the...
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Seven Märzens: The Beer That Made Oktoberfest Famous Ist Gut Throughout Fall
The OG Oktoberfest is over, but the Märzenbier lives on. Everything slows down a bit as Summer draws to a close. The mornings get cooler, the days become shorter, and the trees shed their leaves in...
View ArticleWelcome To Beer Modernity, Oklahoma!
Ironically, beer laws are just catching up in the Sooner State. Several years ago, the Craft Brewer’s Alliance of Oklahoma (CBAO) approached the Oklahoma House and Senate about changing alcohol laws to...
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Brewer’s Break: How The Craft Beverage Modernization & Tax Reform Act May...
Craft beer is becoming big business. At the end of 2015, there were over 4,100 breweries in the United States, which is the highest number in the history of the nation. This figure narrowly beats the...
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Everything You Should Know About The Ship Captain Steering BrewDog Into The...
Plus, an answer on a new season. Entrance to the newly built Brew Dog USA in Canal Winchester, Ohio. Last Saturday, Scottish-based and international craft brewery, BrewDog, unveiled a look at their...
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The Unique World of Long Island Craft Beer
The Long Island craft beer scene is in the midst of a revolution. Between its shores, Long Island, New York has more than 30 breweries, many of which have opened their doors within the past 10 years or...
View ArticleSeven Märzens: The Beer That Made Oktoberfest Famous Ist Gut Throughout Fall
The OG Oktoberfest is over, but the Märzenbier lives on. Everything slows down a bit as Summer draws to a close. The mornings get cooler, the days become shorter, and the trees shed their leaves in...
View ArticleWelcome To Beer Modernity, Oklahoma!
Ironically, beer laws are just catching up in the Sooner State. Several years ago, the Craft Brewer’s Alliance of Oklahoma (CBAO) approached the Oklahoma House and Senate about changing alcohol laws to...
View ArticleBrewer’s Break: How The Craft Beverage Modernization & Tax Reform Act May...
Craft beer is becoming big business. At the end of 2015, there were over 4,100 breweries in the United States, which is the highest number in the history of the nation. This figure narrowly beats the...
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