New Belgium Brewing's World Famous Cycling Circus 'Tour de Fat' Spins into Missoula(August 15) - Montana - New Belgium Brewing's annual Tour de Fat, a ballyhoo of bikes and beer, with environmental sustainability at the very heart of it all, is headed to Missoula, Montana once again. The cycling circus spins into town on September 1, 2007. The tour will hit 12 cities throughout the summer, while traveling on B100 biodiesel fuel. Complete Story
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Brewery pushed Rizzuto into broadcast booth (August 15) - New York - The biggest Ballantine Blast may have been the old beer company's push to place Phil Rizzuto in the broadcast booth in 1957. The move, bold at a time when few inexperienced former athletes were hired as announcers, led to a 39-year career for the most popular Yankees voice in history. Complete Story
Pyramid reintroduces Broken Rake ale(August 14) - Oregon - Broken Rake has included Cascade hops in its new recipe. According to the company, this gives the mahogany-colored ale a more balanced flavor, while still maintaining its signature malty, sweet finish. Complete Story
F.X. Matt Brewery continues to expand product line(August 14) - Montana - From summer time's Pomegranate Wheat to soon to be fall favorite Pumpkin Ale, the Matt Brewing Company continues to add seasonal specialties to its existing Saranac line. Complete Story
German Kosher Beer Proves Popular(August 14) - Berlin - The first 30,000 bottles of Simcha pilsner -- a name that means "joy" in Hebrew -- have sold out since being put on the market at the end of April, said Wilfried Gotter, a spokesman for the new product. Complete Story
99 bottles of beer beer on the wall? Make it 600 cans - and counting(August 12) - Colordo - Sitting in Jerry Otto's garage are four floor-to-ceiling shelves. They don't hold pictures of family members or knickknacks. They hold some of his most valuable possessions: beer cans. Complete Story
Sierra Nevada Brewing's Vice President Missing(August 12) - California - Searchers combing the banks of the Sacramento River have come up empty in their hunt for a Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. executive missing since he failed to show up at work last week. Complete Story
Maine’s Shipyard Pumpkinhead Ale and Sea Dog Bluepaw Win 1st Place at the California Brewer’s Festival(August 12, 2007) – Maine - Shipyard Brewing Company’s Pumpkinhead Ale won 1st place in the Specialty Beer Category at the 13th annual California Brewers Festival in Sacramento, California. Complete Story
GO NUTS FOR NEW ABITA PECAN HARVEST ALE(August 12) - Louisanna - The Abita Brewing Company is proud to introduce their new Pecan Harvest Ale. Complete Story
TRUMER PILS IN TEXAS(August 12) - North Carolina - Fort Worth-based Ben E. Keith Beverages is now distributing the award-winning Trumer Pils, a traditional European Pilsner beer, to North Texas bars, restaurants, convenience, grocery and liquor stores. Ben E. Keith Beverages is working in tandem with Trumer International and The Gambrinus Company to bring this outstanding pilsner to the Texas market. Complete Story
The Carolina Brewery Opens in Pittsboro(August 12) - North Carolina - The Carolina Brewery of Chapel Hill, NC fame opened their second location in Pittsboro on Monday the 6th of August. They already have five beers made on a Specific Mechanical 15bbl system and plan to have the same menu. There is already a coffee/merch. shop next door "TheHopshop" with growlers available. It should be noted that the restaurant will only be serving dinner for the first two weeks. Website
New Beer: Pow Pow Imperial IPA(August 11) - Colorado - Our new beer is BIG... And, yes! It's bigger than our Powder Day IPA. It's all about BIG hops... Nearly 90 IBU's! That means: Tons of Hops for bitterness, Gobs of Hops for flavor, Pounds of Hops for aroma. It's also got a wonderfully BIG long-lasting, lingering hop bitterness in the taste. And yet, it's surprisingly smooth. In fact, it may be a bit too smooth for safety with it's huge 9.25% alcohol by volume. As such, it only available in draws. Website
Tallgrass Brewing is Kansas’ newest microbrewery(August 11) - Kansas - Founder and brewer Jeff Gill has worked diligently to get the brewery up and running and projects craft beer supplies to Manhattan and Topeka in late August. The brewery’s flagship beer is Tallgrass Ale. A dark chestnut-colored ale with a surprisingly light and extraordinarily smooth taste and clean finish.
Pagosa Brewing Wins Two Silver Medals at The North American Brewing Awards(August 11) - Colorado - Soaker's Stout and Wolf Creek Amber Wheat took home the silver. Website
Hobsons Mild has won the Champion Beer of Britain competition(August 12) - UK - Hobsons Mild, a mere 3.2% ABV, has won the Champion Beer of Britain competition at the Great British Beer Festival. Mild, a tawny/red, lightly hopped beer style, has struggled for survival in recent years against both bitter, pale ale and lager but has been given a boost by the CBoB award. Hobson's Brewery, founded in 1993, is a micro based in Shropshire, a county close to the border with Wales. Mild is brewed with Maris Otter pale malt, pale chocolate and crystal malts, and is hopped with Fuggles and Goldings. Units of bitterness are in the low 20s. Unusually, the brewing water or "liquor" is treated with sea salt, which brings out the roasted character of the darker malts. Website
Local brewery fills organic niche, beer drinkers' bellies(August 11) - California - Butte Creek Brewing Co. isn't your typical Joe-six-pack brewery. For starters, the small operation must assemble a team of workers within moments come bottling day—something Sean McClure heard from a buddy once. So he showed up to the brewery's front office on a Wednesday morning in July, signed a W-2, and joined other rag-tag walk-ins gathered on the bottling floor. Complete Story
Yazoo bottles another popular brew (August 11) - Tennessee - Local brewery Yazoo has begun selling its hugely popular hefeweizen beer in bottles. Hefeweizen is a German-style beer made mostly from wheat. Yazoo Hefeweizen has something of a cult following around town; people like the creamy texture and banana and clove flavors. Complete Story
Beer / Organic brews make headway(August 10) - California - The organic label has been emblazoned on everything, from Pop-Tarts to paper towels, and even spirits, wine and beer. All beer was organic until Prohibition and the advent of modern industrial farming, when pesticides and other practices to increase yields started being applied to growing beer's main ingredients: barley and hops. Complete Story
Brewing up success(August 10) - Colorado - In northern Colorado, a region flush with craft breweries and plenty of discerning beer drinkers, an interesting marriage of agriculture and ale-making takes place. Complete Story
What Goes well with Lots of Beer? More Beer!(August 9) - California - While we might be used to, and fret over, wine pairings with our meals, how often do we ponder what beer or ale best goes with dinner? David Walker of Firestone Walker Brewery and Chef Cristina Gonzalez of Lazy Acres have decided to help us with a Beer and Food Tasting Menu on Friday, August 17, from 7-9 p.m. in the Lazy Acres Café. Complete Story
Brewing novice hits the spot(August 9) - New Zealand - Brewing novice Pru Bishop said it was "pretty wicked" to have a beer named after her only months after starting work at the Invercargill Brewery - and the drop is already proving a hit. Complete Story
Mooresville brewery to expand thanks to explosion in beverages(August 8) - North Carolina - When Mike Smith and John Stritch started out Carolina Beer and Beverage in 1997, they only had six employees to help brew and package the company’s signature beer, Carolina Blonde. Complete Story
Beer Festivals
Brews, Brats, and Bands Festival - Stevens Point, WI - August 17-18
Free admission; Stevens Point Brewery products, live music, carnival rides, silent auction, and Johnsonville brats.
Flour City Brewers' Fest - Rochester, NY - August 17
New venue this year; beer from local and national microbreweries; food; live music by regional artists.
Art and Ale - Parker, CO - August 24
Beer from area breweries, food from local restaurants, and live music; ticket includes admission to museum galleries.
Sherwood Parks Beer & Wine Festival - Sherwood Park, AB - August 24-25
"A showcase of brewing history," hosted by Canadian brewmasters and wine connoisseurs; a wide variety of beers and wines; live entertainment, cooking demonstrations, beer- and wine-making seminars and wine tasting classes.
Blues 'n' Brews Festival - Westford, MA - August 25
Last year's event featured beer from dozens of area breweries; live blues music; barbecue and other food; raffles, games, and demonstrations; craft and vendor booths. Details of this year's event will be posted on the festival website.
Brew at the Zoo Louisville - Louisville, KY - August 25
A wide variety of microbrewed beers, food and live entertainment; proceeds benefit the zoo. Great Eastern Invitational Microbrewery Festival - Adamstown, PA - August 25
Two tasting sessions, with more than 50 microbrewed beers and Stoudt's "Best of the Wurst" buffet.
Hops in Humboldt - Downtown Fortuna, CA - August 25
Beer from more than 25 northern California and southern Oregon breweries, homebrew demonstrations, food and live music, arts and crafts vendors, children's areas; proceeds go to charity.
Sierra Brewfest - Grass Valley, CA - August 25
Festival venue is shaded by tall Ponderosa pine trees; beer from more than 35 microbreweries; food, including sausages, barbecue, roasted corn, and ice cream; wine and non-alcoholic beverages; live music.
AleFest Dayton - Dayton, OH - August 26
More than 300 beers, including cask selections, from more than 50 world-class breweries; beer wearables and memorabilia on sale; local celebrity tasting panel; raffle and silent auction; expanded food and beer tents.
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