What was formerly known as the Northern Lights Brewing Company has now been renamed and re–branded No-Li Brewhouse. The force behind this new venture is NLBC founder and head brew master, Mark Irvin, and craft beer industry veteran, John Bryant, both with deep roots in Spokane.
Washington ranks 8th nationally in craft brew per capita but there are only a few small draft-only craft brewers in all of Spokane. “No-Li Brewhouse is a hometown brewer with aspirations of a regional brewery that builds an even stronger Spokane centric identity as a national craft beer destination,” said Bryant. Read the rest of this entry »
Over the course of the last 4 days I have had a wide selection of wonderful food and drink in the company of the best friends I have known as my wife and I returned to Atlanta to celebrate her ten-year college reunion. Tonight we will have one last dinner with Sarah, friend to us and blogger of Juicy Bits, and as a pre-dinner beer, I worked my way around her fridge and pulled out a couple bottles of Terrapin Brewing Company’s seasonal “Moo-Hoo Chocolate Milk Stout,” brewed in nearby Athens, Georgia. 
Today Old Town Brewing Company announced its craft beers will soon be delivered via pedal power. The City of Portland has been named by many publications as the beer and biking capital of America. Now Old Town Brewing Company will offer the two together for the first time.
Holy cow! You guys have easily made this my best month ever despite the fact that I was gone for a week to Washington D.C. and wrote no new posts during that time (minus a pending photo spread of Port City Brewing in Alexandria, VA). In thanks for your dedication and in apology for that pesky thing called “life” getting in the way of craft beer reviews, I’m breaking something extra special out of the cellar today! All the good vibes I’m feeling call for no less than to break out a bottle of Goose Island’s Bourbon County Brand Coffee Stout. 
USA…For true beer enthusiasts it’s the Mecca of Brewing, the world’s largest beer festival…the 202nd anniversary year of the original Munich Oktoberfest. And what better host for such a grand trip than Hacker-Pschorr, the famed six-centuries-old traditional Munich specialty brewer, that is making it possible to win a trip for two to Munich by simply entering the Hacker Pschorr promotion on Facebook 
Pilsner Urquell, the world’s first golden beer, announced today the return of its Master Home Brewer Competition. The second annual competition will challenge home brewers in New York and Chicago to recreate the classic Czech-style pilsner. The winning home brewer from each event will not only receive a trip for two to Prague and Plsen, but will also have the amazing opportunity to brew a special one-time only batch of Pilsner Urquell with the Brew Master, Vaclav Berka. 
Total Wine & More, America’s leading independent retailer of fine wine, spirits and beer announces the opening of its third location in Orange County. Located at 16272 Beach Blvd in Huntington Beach and scheduled to open April 19, the 22,000 sq. ft. store will carry an amazing 8,000+ varieties of wine, 3,000 spirits, and 2,500 kinds of beer. Total Wine & More promises to add a new dimension to the way Huntington Beach area residents purchase wine, as well as beer and spirits, through its unparalleled selection, low prices and expert service. A formal ribbon cutting ceremony – including a significant donation made to a local charity and a celebration – will be held at the store on May 8th at 6:00pm. 
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Gives World’s Biggest Beer Producer World’s Biggest Public Relations Black Eye. Shareholders Should Demand an End to Anheuser-Busch InBev’s Sponsorship of Bloody Human Cage-Fighting, Says Alcohol Justice
As the economy continues to improve, beverage alcohol sales are also on the rise. But not all categories are feeling relief. According to the Beverage Information Group’s Handbook Advance 2012, spirits and wine persisted in taking share away from the beer category in 2011, the only category to post a loss for the second year in a row.
Diageo brands were recognized across the board for their excellence at the 12th annual San Francisco World Spirits Competition, winning a grand total of 47 medals, 17 of which were gold or double gold. Jose Cuervo Reserva de La Familia Tequila, Tanqueray London Dry Gin, and Bushmills 21 Year Old Single Malt Irish Whiskey all received Double Gold recognition, and Bushmills 21 Year Old Single Malt Irish Whiskey was also awarded the highest accolade of “Best Irish Whiskey.” One of Diageo’s most recently launched products which has just hit shelves, Captain Morgan Black Spiced Rum, also received Double Gold recognition. 
I love beer trades! Today’s beer I would normally never have had access to were it not for a trade catalyzed by “teh interwebz.” The new trading partner responsible for this brew, Eric (
Well, its Friday here in the Republic of Intoxico, and time to put the past week behind us, for the weekend is here. My plans are simple and predictable: listen to music, drink a few bottles of beer, try to fit in a cigar, and maybe see a movie or two.
I recently stumbled upon this great beer, wine, and cheese shop in Windham, NH. The beer selection is very cool, the cheeses are awesome. The wine…is ever flowing. I would suggest anyone in Northern Massachusetts or Southern New Hampshire to drop in for one of these tastings. Here is the announcement from Bella Vino: 
The moment I saw the description on the label of this beer I was intrigued. “Ale brewed with honey, raisins, & rosemary,” it said. Whenever I see weird ingredients, whether it be in food or drink, I have to try it. Some people travel for their experiences and others hurl their bodies from heights and still others simply enjoy pushing limits in whatever they do. I, in a typical American fashion, consume my experiences.
Hello fellow craft beer drinkers, I hope life has been treating you well this early Spring.
The craft beer movement is rising and it has taken the Santa Ynez Valley by storm. Residents and visitors alike are enjoying new breweries and beer tasting venues throughout the towns of Buellton, Ballard, Los Alamos, Los Olivos, Santa Ynez and Solvang.
