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This Week's Brew News and Top Ten Pale Ales
Canadian Brewing Awards 2007 - Canada - The 5th Annual Canadian Brewing Awards Gala was held this past Wednesday, November 21st at the Dub Linn Gate Irish Pub in Vaughan. Gold, silver and bronze medals (or more accurately, tap handles) were awarded in 21 different beer style categories, with the winners chosen from over 200 beers submitted by breweries from coast to coast. Complete Story and Results
Flying Fish Brewing brewer shares joys of making and drinking beer(Nov. 26) - Pennsylvannia - For Flying Fish Brewing Co. owner Gene Muller, beer isn't just a beverage, it's a way of life. Before he started the Cherry Hill-based brewery in August 1996, he would take vacations to the West Coast to try new beers. Complete Story
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Drink Up: Full Sail Wreck the Halls(Nov. 26) - Seattle - Seasonal winter beer releases are often rich, malt-focused beers that leave hopheads wanting more. But, there are always a few gems that come out this time of year with hops as the focus. Complete Story
Homebrewer: ‘ If one ounce of hops is good, two must be even better'(Nov. 25) - Colorado - I’m working on putting together a new HERMS system using three converted kegs, electric pump and plate chiller. I can brew 10 gallons of all-grain beer at one time. Complete Story
Extreme beers test boundaries of taste, price(Nov. 25) - California - John Alderete is betting that some of us will. Having persuaded a group of investors to back him, he is now fermenting an experimental trio of beers in wine barrels at Devil's Canyon Brewing. Complete Story
There's Great Beer In Wine Country(Nov. 25) - Hartford - It turns out that towns in California's Napa Valley, heart of wine country, offer some of the best craft beers in America. Complete Story
Garrison Brewing's Imperial Pale Ale(Nov. 25) - Canada - Halifax-brewed Imperial Pale Ale was named Canadian Beer of the Year at the Canadian Brewing Awards in Toronto this week. Complete Story
Colorado rides on fat tire to beer heights(Nov. 24) - Colorado - My sister was clear about one thing she wanted to do in Colorado over a long Thanksgiving weekend: tour the New Belgium Brewery. Complete Story
Big Rock Brewery Takes Home Double Gold at the 2007 Canadian Brewing Awards(Nov. 22) - Canada - Big Rock Brewery, Canada's leading craft brewery, is excited to announce that two of their beers, Grasshopper and Jack Rabbit, have been awarded gold medals at this year's Canadian Brewing Awards. Complete Story
Beer run for a world-class six-pack(Nov. 22) - California - With the holidays just around the corner, it's time to consider buying the beer lover in your life something he or she really wants: beer. Complete Story
Heineken in talks to acquire Czech brewery Drinks Union(Nov. 22) - Prague - Dutch brewery Heineken NV is in talks to acquire Czech beverage group Drinks Union, daily MF Dnes reported, citing two unnamed sector sources. Complete Story
This Week's Beer Festivals
Holiday Ale Festival - Portland, OR - November 29-December 2 More than three dozen winter craft beers, some created especially for the festival, others not available on the general market; venue is clear, heated tent; food, beer merchandise, mead sampling, and seasonal music; Brewers Brunch on Sunday. More than 60 beers, all with 8% ABV and higher; new this year: afternoon VIP Friday afternoon.
Top Ten Pale Ales for 20071. Great Lakes Burning River Pale Ale - Great Lakes Brewing
2. Firestone Pale Ale - Firestone Brewing Co.
3. Stone Pale Ale - Stone Brewing Co.
4. Great Divide Denver Pale Ale - Great Divide Brewing
5. Tuppers Hop Pocket Ale - Old Dominion Brewing Co.
6. Three Floyds Alpha King - Three Floyds Brewing
7. Deschutes Mirror Pond Pale Ale - Deschutes Brewery
8. Anchor Liberty Ale - Anchor Brewing Company
9. Sierra Nevada Pale Ale - Sierra Nevada Brewing
10. Sweetwater 420 - Sweetwater Brewing Co.
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