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Home > March's Brews News Articles  March's Brews News Articles Today's Top Beer Stories Brewpub & Microbrewery Start-up Course Announced(March 31) - Chicago - The Siebel Institute of Technology in Chicago, America's Oldest Brewing School, introduces a course for those looking to start their own brewpub or microbrewery. The "Start Your Own Brewery" course (May 2-4, 2007) trains students in aspects of small brewery design, construction, financial planning, marketing and management. Complete Story Orland Park gets another brewpub(March 31) - Illinois - Granite City Food & Brewery has won approval from Orland Park planners despite the company's unwillingness to add windows to its planned location at Orland Park Crossing. Complete Story
Brewer's Memorial Ale Fest(March 31) - Portland, OR - The first annual Brewer's Memorial Ale Festival will be held on May 18 and 19 on the Oregon Coast in Newport. This festival was created in memory of Brewer, the faithful companion of Rogue Brewmaster John Maier, who passed away on May 19, 2006. Complete Story Vending Beer(March 31) - Brookston Beer Bulletin - Two years ago, two business entrepreneurs had an idea to get beer into the hands of more people, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. They talked to Pilsner Urquell, who agreed to bankroll the pair. Complete Story Alexander Keith's Red Amber Ale Arrives in Ontario in True Nova Scotia Style(March 31) - Ontario - Slainte! Alexander Keith's today officially introduced Alexander Keith's Red Amber Ale into Ontario. To mark the occasion, an Alexander Keith's Red Amber Ale Tall Ship carrying ceremonial kegs sailed into Toronto Harbour accompanied by Highlanders from the Halifax Citadel, wenches, privateers and other special Haligonian ambassadors. Complete Story MXENERGY Helps Sweetwater Brewery go Carbon Neutral(March 31) - Atlanta - MxEnergy announced today that Atlanta-based SweetWater Brewing Company has become the company’s first commercial customer to join its Earth Friendly Partnership, a program that enables homeowners and businesses to offset CO2 emissions from natural gas usage. Complete Story Pilsner Urquell Earns Highest Taste Rating of Top Selling Imported Beers(March 30) - Milwaukee - The ultra-premium imported beer Pilsner Urquell is taking its place among other top-rated brands in the liquor department. Complete Story New York gets a taste of Sprecher(March 30) - Milwaukee - Glendale-based Sprecher Brewing Co. has started selling beer in New York City, giving the small specialty brewer a toehold in the nation's largest metro area. Complete Story Ales go organic(March 29) - Texas - Organic beers aren't exactly flooding the market. With a few exceptions, most are produced by small breweries and distributed regionally. Complete Story Terrapin Signs Lease for new brewery in Athens(March 29) - Georgia - Terrapin Beer Company recently announced it has raised equity from a group of local investors to fund the opening of a brewing facility in Athens. The company has entered into a lease for a 45,000 sq. ft. building. Complete Story New Terrapin brew a malty, unique ale(March 29) - Georgia - Terrapin Beer is celebrating the debut of its newest beer with a special firkin keg tapping at Aromas Saturday. India Brown Ale will be for sale to the public for the first time at this celebration. Complete Story Beer lovers can get married at brewery(March 29) - UK - It’s every beer-lover’s dream – getting married in a brewery and now Britain’s oldest brewer, Shepherd Neame, has turned dream into reality. Complete Story Brewery launches Caybrew(March 29) - Cayman Islands - Caybrew, the new beer that is brewed and bottled in the Cayman Islands, was launched from the Cayman Islands Brewery located on Shamrock Road, George Town. Complete Story Beer Brewed In Dog's Honor(March 28) - Portland, Oregon - The dog credited with keeping three climbers warm until they could be rescued on Mount Hood is being honored once again, this time by beer brewed in her honor. Complete Story Cape Cod's Bourbon Barrel Aged Old Man Winter(March 28) - Cape Cod - You've waited so patiently - and now your wait is over. The Bourbon Barrel Aged Old Man Winter - which we have been calling by its codename "Old Dude" - is bottled, and ready for purchase. Complete Story Orlando Brewing Celebrates First Anniversary(March 28) - Florida - Orlando Brewing will celebrate the one year anniversary at the Atlanta Avenue location on April 7."There were a lot of hardships early on," says John Cheek, President of Orlando Brewing, "but we made it." Complete Story Durango’s Ska Brewing looks to expand(March 28) - Colorado - Ska Brewing Co. plans to build a new headquarters near its current plant in Bodo Industrial Park in a $4 million gamble that the expansion will spur more growth. Complete Story Herbs, berries spice up new spring brews(March 28) - California - Most of us who are into good beer are aware of Fat Tire — the amber ale, if not the brewery, New Belgium, of Fort Collins, CO. When homebrewer Jeff Lebesch and his wife, Kim Jordan, founded the craft brewery in 1991 after a mind-expanding bicycle trek through Belgium, they made a number of smart moves. Complete Story Meet the new 'Chief Beer Officer'(March 27) - USAToday - Four Points says it had more applicants for this job than any other in the chain's history. After winning nearly half of 12,759 votes cast and impressing Sheraton execs with his bubbly personality and beer knowledge, Scott Kerkmans of Phoenix starts his job today. Complete Story Brewing Tanks Arriving at New Home in Allentown(March 27) - Pennsylvannia - Something's brewing in downtown Allentown. The brewing tanks for the new Allentown Brew Works are being installed today at the new second location for the owners of the Bethlehem Brew Works at 812 Hamilton Street. Complete Story Brewery sheds light on energy effort(March 27) - Wisconsin - The Minhas Craft Brewery is going green. Owner Ravinder Minhas has banned incandescent light bulbs inside the brewery in an effort to save energy. Complete Story Yazoo Brewing expands into Memphis market(March 27) - Tennessee - Local craft brewer Yazoo Brewing Co. has expanded into the Memphis market, shipping two of its beers, Yazoo Pale Ale and Dos Perros amber, into the market through distributor Southwestern Beverages. Complete Story Terrapin Rye Pale Ale Featured in Golf Week(March 26) - Golf Week - Many golfers have a favorite hole – the 19th – where they review the round, add up scores and pay off bets while enjoying some refreshment. But golfers too often default to mass-market belly wash. Complete Story Blind Tiger Roars Back to Life(March 26) - New York - When the Blind Tiger Ale House shuttered its original Greenwich Village location in 2005, I cried like a widdle baby at the loss of a classic New York drinking institution. Complete Story Anheuser-Busch wins latest court battle with Budvar(March 24) - St. Louis - Another round in the centurylong dispute between Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc. and Czech brewer Budejovicky Budvar is settled, with the win going this time to the American beer-maker. Complete Story The 75th Street Brewery Reopens(March 23) - Kansas City - The 75th Street Brewery reopened Wednesday after being closed for a month because of a devastating fire two doors down last month. Complete Story Schlafly brews plan to tap new markets(March 23) - When Tom Schlafly and Dan Kopman started The Saint Louis Brewery 15 years ago, revenue from their Schlafly Tap Room restaurant supported their fledgling brewing operations. Now the beer business is on tap to surpass restaurant revenue. Complete Story Tapped out in Chicago(March 22) - Kalamazoo, MI - To the chagrin of beer drinkers across the city, the last official shipments from Bell's Brewery poured into Chicago in early October. Bell pulled his popular beers from Chicago--and the rest of Illinois--during a nasty business dispute with his new distributor. Complete Story Molson settles with Miller, will continue distributing its brews in Canada(March 22) - Canada - Molson Canada and Miller Brewing Co. have buried the hatchet and settled a lawsuit to extend a 18-year agreement allowing the Montreal-based company to brew and distribute Miller brands in Canada. Complete Story Flying Dog Brewery to Release New Whiskey Barrel-Aged Imperial Porter(March 21) - Denver - Flying Dog Brewery, Denver’s largest craft brewer has announced the release of their Whiskey Barrel-Aged Gonzo Imperial Porter. The new beer is the latest addition to the brewery’s “Wild Dog” Series, their portfolio of high-gravity experimental beers. Complete Story Old Reliable(March 21) - San Diego - We anticipate each one of Stone Brewery’s seasonal releases like a high schooler with a joint in their pocket anticipates the final minutes of Algebra II. Complete Story Peak Organic Brewing Company(March 21) - Arizona - It’s natural to want the things you eat and drink to have traveled as short a distance as possible from Mother Nature to your plate or pint glass. Complete Story Old Hudepohl brewery ailing(March 20) - Cincinnati - Hudepohl Brewing Co. stopped making "cold 'n' golden" beer at its Queensgate brewery 20 years ago, but its 170-foot smokestack remains a landmark along the Sixth Street Expressway, a towering reminder of Cincinnati's past as a major U.S. beer-producing center. Complete Story Milwaukee's Oldest Brewery Structure Gets New Lease On Life(March 20) - Wisconsin - Before Pabst, Miller or Blatz, there was Gipfel. The little brewery founded by brothers David and Carl Gipfel began rolling out barrels some 20 years before other beers made Milwaukee famous. Complete Story Weasel Boy Brewing Company opening soon(March 20) - Ohio - Now he's ready to try a trickier but more exciting way to make it. Come mid April he'll be earning his "bread" from his new company called Weasel Boy Brewing Company -a micro brewery at 126 Muskingum Ave. Complete Story Boulevard Brewing Co. is preparing to serve up its first new year-round beer in 10 years(March 19) - Kansas City - The Kansas City brewer's new Lunar Ale will be available on tap about a week after St. Patrick's Day, replacing its seasonal Irish Ale in about 100 area bars and restaurants. Lunar Ale won't be available in bottles until April. Complete Story Bahamian Brewery soon up and running(March 19) - Bahama - Announced in June of 2006 by the Sands family and the Grand Bahama Port Authority, the $15 million beer brewery for Freeport is dramatically exceeding expectations and looks to be one of the few recent investment dreams to come true for Freeport. Complete Story New brew for Thunder Bay(March 19) - Canada - A local man is in the process of establishing a new brewery in Thunder Bay, and will soon be offering up a new product. He hopes to have production started in just a few months time. Complete Story A moment with Fergal Murray, Guinness Brewmaster(March 18) - Washington - Fergal Murray has one of those gigs many people dream about: brewing Guinness stout and Smithwick's Irish ale, two of the most venerable names in the beer world. Complete Story Belgium: Beer a national treasure(March 18) - Florida - My tour ended with a sip of cherry beer. Then another sip. This was followed by unpretentious gulps that ended with a cherry-flavored burp. When I finished the bittersweet cherry beer, or ''Kriek,'' I was offered a glass of ''Blanche'' (white) beer. Complete Story Mmm, Beer As A Map Mashup(March 17) - WebProNews - Wandering a big city looking for a credible microbrewery or a selection of non-big name refreshments could be an exercise in frustration for the person who prefers pints to Pinot Noir. One person has been working on a mashup of Google Maps and the tastes of beer-drinkers to create a useful online destination. Website Complete Story Fort George Brewery & Public House Opens(March 16) - Oregon - Fort George Brewery & Public House is now open and pouring Jack Harris' beers in a renovated 1924 Ford service garage. The brewery had just passed its inspections when I visited last Saturday, and it looks like a fine, bright place to spend a rainy Astoria afternoon. Complete Story Beer Distribution Mergers More Likely(March 16) - New York - A Bear Stearns analyst said Friday a single-distributor model for beer may be moving toward reality with brewer Anheuser-Busch Companies Inc. emerging as a big winner. Complete Story Fort Collins Brewery gets new equipment(March 16) - Colorado - The small microbrewery took delivery Tuesday of a $600,000 packaging and bottling line manufactured in Italy that will help them eventually increase their capacity nearly sevenfold. Complete Story Rogue celebrates 10,000 brews(March 15) - Oregon - On May 18, 1989, Brewmaster John Maier concocted the first batch of Rogue Ales in a garage on the Newport Bayfront - the former home of the microbrew emporium that has since expanded to include a "worldwide headquarters" with brewery, pub, and restaurant in South Beach, the nearby Rogue House of Spirits pub and distillery, Rogue Ales Public House on the Newport Bayfront, another distillery and pub in Portland, and pubs in Eugene, Issaquah, Wash., and San Francisco. Complete Story Nothing peculiar about choosing Old Peculier ale(March 15) - California - When I first tasted Theakston's Old Peculier, I was thunderstruck. True, I was a new beer drinker and the only thing decent I'd ever tasted at that point was a German lager. Old Peculier is in no way German. Complete Story New World Discovers Old Ale(March 15) - Hartford - English old ale is a relatively ancient brewing style. Yet the "old" references the beer's lengthy conditioning, rather than the classification's antiquity. Complete Story It ain't easy being green beer(March 15) - Canada - We all know the gimmick. Every Mar 17, pubs dump some green food colouring in their Molson Canadian to honour St Patrick’s Day. Unfortunately, green beer generally leaves me blue. But, not this time. Complete Story Ireland loses taste for Guinness(March 15) - CNN - How about a glass of wine to celebrate Saint Patrick's Day in Dublin? That might not sit well on the stomach of many residents of Ireland's capital this Saturday as they mark the year's biggest party with copious quantities of Guinness, the rich, dark beer with a creamy head that is the national drink. Complete Story MacTarnahan's: Same amber ale, different label(March 14) - Oregon - MacTarnahan's Brewing Co. could've slipped quietly away after Pyramid Breweries Inc. bought its parent company, the struggling Portland Brewing Co., in 2004. Complete Story Detroiters have always loved their beer(March 14) - Michigan - European immigrants who landed in Detroit brought with them a taste for beer and ale. Detroit, because of its easy access to fresh water, excellent shipping, plentiful grain and large German population, became a center for beer production and consumption. Complete Story Midwesterners Appreciate Lower-Priced Beer(March 14) - Wisconsin - Miller Brewing Co. says Midwestern customers are swapping trendiness for value and embracing new ads for Miller High Life, so the brewer is taking its promotion of the lower-priced beer nationwide. Complete Story Dogfish Head top dog among craft brewers(March 13) - Delaware - A growing national love affair with full-flavored, robust-natured beers -- "big beers," in industry parlance -- has helped catapult Delaware's Dogfish Head to the front of a field overrun with small, independent "craft" brewers. Complete Story Marzen Madness(March 13) - Washington DC - The Washington Post has an interesting little diversion along the lines of the 32-team bracket for the NCAA basketball tournament more commonly known as March Madness. Complete Story Good old days are brewing again(March 13) - Portland, OR - The residents of Portland were heartbroken when the Miller Brewing Co. shut down the beloved Blitz-Weinhard Brewery in 1999. The company continues to make the signature Henry Weinhard’s Blue Boar Ale and Private Reserve, however, and moved production only as far away as Hood River. Complete Story Man's homage to Stag beer larger than life(March 13) - Illinois - John Jilg isn't doing anything to mask his fondness for Stag beer. The engineer with a farm near Eldred, near the Illinois River in southwest Greene County, has a 24-foot-tall silo painted to resemble a can of Stag, complete with an a converted grain bin top that resembles a bottle cap. Complete Story Smuttynose details plan to move brewery(March 12) - New Hampshire - Portsmouth city officials got their first look last week at a proposal by Smuttynose Brewing Co. to build a new brewery and restaurant on land off Route 1. Complete Story Granite City Food & Brewery Ltd. Closes $14.0 Million Private Placement of Common Stock(March 12) - Minnesota - Granite City Food & Brewery, a Modern American upscale casual restaurant chain announced on March 8, 2006 that it has completed a private placement of $14.0 million of common stock to a limited number of new and existing accredited and institutional investors. Complete Story Green beer for a bit o' fun(March 12) - New York - In America, St. Patrick's Day has long had little to do with the traditional holiday that originated in Ireland. Most Americans think of shamrocks, the color green, corned beef and cabbage and drinking lots of beer, green beer perhaps. Complete Story Anheuser-Busch have given the University of Mississippi $300,000 to combat alcohol abuse on the Oxford campus(March 12) - Mississippi - The money would continue a “social norming” research project begun more than three years ago, officials said Friday. Complete Story The Tournament Beer Roster(March 11) - Washington DC - Pete's Wicked Ale (Pete's Brewing Co., San Antonio) This quaffable brown ale used to be the No. 2 craft beer in the nation after Sam Adams, but its profile has slipped since founder Pete Slosberg sold the company nearly a decade ago. Complete Story Harpoon Brewery Introduces New Year Round Beer, Harpoon Brown(March 10) - Boston - The Harpoon Brewery, New England's largest craft brewer, is proud to introduce Harpoon Brown, a session ale. This is the first year-round Harpoon beer the brewery has released in almost a decade. Complete Story Flavorful barleywines as complex as good reds(March 8) - Minnesota - With names like Old Horizontal, Blithering Idiot and Monster, it's clear barleywines have something of a reputation. Complete Story Alts That Rock(March 8) - Kentucky - Altbier … it's not alternative or altered, although it may put you into an altered state. "Alt" is German for old, and an altbier is really just an old-fashioned amber ale. Complete Story Beer Launching Refrigerator - Never get up from the couch again(March 8) - North Carolina - Have you ever gotten up off the couch to get a beer for the umpteenth time and thought, "What if instead of ME going to get the BEER, the BEER came to ME???" Complete Story and Video Carrying 'Cool' to Newcastle(March 8) - Chicago - Sam the Cooking Guy will help turn Newcastle Brown Ale into a staple of the grilling season with the “Smooth with Food” campaign. Complete Story Milk stout is a backyard wonder(March 7) - Wisconsin - A new brewery, Lake Louie is named for the pond in owner Tom Porter's rural Madison, WI, back yard. He commutes to work — 100 feet from his house to the brewhouse cabin where he makes 1,686 barrels a year — only enough to serve his region. Complete Story Exploding beer keg rocks town(March 7) - Oklahoma - A beer keg became an unguided missile. “It might have killed those guys if they hadn’t gone back inside,” Adair Police Chief Albert McKee said. Complete Story Guinness Brewmaster's Advice for St. Patrick's Day(March 7) - Florida - But if you want to really celebrate the Emerald Isle on St. Paddy's Day, put down that mug of green beer and turn to the dark side, says Guinness brewmaster Fergal Murray. Complete Story Crow Peak Brewing to open St. Patrick's Day(March 6) - South Dakota - Jeff Drumm, owner and brewer, said St. Patrick's Day coincides with the time the first batch of beers will be finished. "Besides, St. Patrick's Day is kind of an appropriate day to open a brewery," he said. Complete Story Stevens Point Brewery celebrates 150th year anniversary(March 6) - Wisconsin - "Point. Well made," is the longtime motto of the Stevens Point Brewery. Now, the brewery is introducing retro labels on select packages of Point Special Lager in celebration of their 150th anniversary. Complete Story Jimmy Buffet Beer: LandShark Lager(March 5) - Margaritaville - Now, Buffett has a new beer sponsor: LandShark Lager. The beer comes in clear bottles that are emblazoned with fins and reflect the laid-back vibe of Buffett, the entrepreneur and singer who lives in Palm Beach. Complete Story 2007 International Mead Festival Results(March 5) - Colorado - This festival is the worlds' largest and most prestigious mead competition and festival. This event hosts both a public tasting of commercial meads and a private judging of commercial and now home made mead, entries. Winners Tulane Course Teaches Beer Brewing(March 5) - Tulane - By Anonymous Beer and college have always gone hand in hand, but Tulane University is taking it a step further with a new undergraduate course that delves into beer brewing. Complete Story Spring Heat Spiced Wheat Returns(March 5) - St. Louis - Anheuser-Busch’s award-winning springtime brew, Spring Heat Spiced Wheat, returns for a second time to tantalize the palates of beer lovers seeking a refreshing beverage. Complete Story A brew drinker's dream job(March 4) - California - Beer buff Chris Nelson is convinced he has what it takes to become chief beer officer. Complete Story Coming up with the perfect beer is all in a day's work for brewmasters(March 4) - Toronto - For Paul Van de Walle, pouring a glass of beer isn't simply cracking a cold one - it's a ritual that involves sacrifice and beheading. Complete Story Deschutes Brewery Releases Buzzsaw Brown(March 3) Deschutes Brewery's spring seasonal brew, Buzzsaw Brown honors the humble beginnings of our hometown Bend, Oregon, when workers spent long, hard days in the sawmills on the banks of the Deschutes River. Complete Story A perfect mug of draught beer(March 3) - Vancouver - Here is the nine-step pouring ritual, according to experts at Stella Artois: The Nine Steps Fordham Brewing and Anheuser-Busch will purchase Old Dominion Brewing(March 2) - Virginia - Coastal Brewing Co., a new joint venture between Maryland-based Fordham Brewing Co. and minority partner Anheuser-Busch, Inc., announced today it will purchase Old Dominion Brewing Co., a Virginia-based craft brewer and brewpub operator with primary distribution in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. Complete Story Guinness Brewmaster: Wear Green; Don't Drink It(March 2) - California - St. Patrick's Day, of course, is the annual green-wearin', beer drinkin', boisterous celebration of all things Irish. But if you want to really celebrate the Emerald Isle on St. Paddy's Day, put down that mug of green beer and turn to the dark side, says Guinness brewmaster Fergal Murray. Complete Story MacTarnahan's Brewing Company Turning 21 Years Old(March 2) - Oregon - MacTarnahan's Brewing Company, an affiliate of Pyramid Breweries Inc., today announced the reintroduction of the award-winning MacTarnahan's Amber Ale to mark the Company's 21st birthday. Complete Story Stampede Light: Beer that's better for you(March 1) - Texas - Back in 2003, Dallas entrepreneur Lawrence Schwartz met friends for sushi and a beer after an intense workout. But he worried that drinking beer would negate the workout's benefits. "What about a beer that tastes like a beer but is better for you?" he pondered. Complete Story New Belgium Brewing Takes on the Big Challenge(March 1) - Colorado - The beer world has its share of posers, but what happens when a genuine craft brewer gets its mitts on enough money to fund a national advertising campaign? Complete Story New Study: Good Beer Not Just a Matter of Taste(March 1) - Yahoo - Good beer is not something you should think about. Knowing what's in a beer, or who made it, can taint your taste buds, a new study finds. Complete Story Bock and Roll(March 1) - Wisconsin - The Madison area is home to some of the finest breweries in the country. That's why it's high time somebody offer a monthly column on all things frothy. As we spring into Spring, our first subject is a beer named bock--and it's not for Spring chickens. Complete Story March's Beer Festivals Brewski Festival 2007 - Seven Springs, PA - March 23-24 Beer sampling, musical entertainment and buffet prepared by Seven Springs' culinary staff. Ultimate Belgian Tasting II - New York, NY - March 23 Hundreds of Belgian beers and American-brewed Belgian-style beers, special international guests, culinary tasting treats, sophisticated atmosphere.Last year's festival was a sellout. Beer, Bourbon & BBQ Festival - Timonium, MD - March 23 Maryland-brewed beer, bourbon whisky, and barbecue; live music from the Kelly Bell Band and Mr. Wilson, heated cigar tent, bourbon tasting lessons. Pizza Port 12 Hour Belgian Beer Festival - Carlsbad, CA - March 24 A selection of draft and bottled Belgian and Belgian-styled beer. Sipping on Sheboygan's Shores - Sheboygan, WI - March 24 Beer from dozens of microbreweries from Wisconsin and the world; culinary demonstrations, appetizers, and food from area restaurants; shuttle service from local establishments. Wine & Beer Festival - Vancouver, BC - March 30- April 4 Local and imported wines, local microbrews, and import beers; keynote appearance by best-selling authors and wine experts Kenji Hodgson and James Nevison and presentations by Zayvin Haqq and Rick Mohabir from Just Here For The Beer. Gitchee Gumee Beer Festival - Superior, WI - March 31 More than 120 beers from over 30 Upper Midwest brewers; proceeds go to charity.
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