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 Carly Fisher of The Feast tweeted this at us this morning, and we thought it interesting enough to pass it on to you, Constant Reader. Sam Calagione of Dogfish Head (who you may remember from a little show called Brewmasters, which he discussed with Karl here) was at an event last night where The Feast [...]  Last month we told you about one of two breweries in Illinois that distributes their own beer, Argus Brewery in Chicago. Argus got its start by shopping its beer to restaurants in the suburbs after distributors wouldn’t return their phone calls. Over a year later, Argus still self-distributes about one-third of its beer, mostly in [...]  Could this be 312's new logo? (+322 is the international calling code for Belgium, home of AB parent InBev.) Image used with permission from Jeff Cagle.* KARL: The news of Goose Island being bought out by Anheuser-Busch seems to have taken a similar emotional path throughout many in the brewer-verse this morning. Just before [...]  New Glarus says: “Apple Ale sings with the fresh crisp taste of Wisconsin Apples. Our Brewmaster begins with a brown ale base employing Wisconsin farmed barley and a blend of apple varieties grown in Gays Mills. Our apple growing friends squeeze them especially for this brew. Expect this Ale to pour a [...]  photo courtesy of Beer Wiki because Ryan deleted the real photo Dark Horse West Michigan Ale Rye Beer, 8% ABV Sayeth the Guys: Ryan: I brought a growler of this back from a trip to Michigan recently to split with Karl and our respective wives. Before I go in to the particulars of [...]  Cigar City says: “Jai Alai India Pale Ale pays tribute to the original extreme sport. Jai Alai, a game native to the Basque region of Spain, is played on a court called a fronton. Jai Alai players attempt to catch a ball using a curved mitt, whilst the ball travels at speeds [...]  Bell’s says: “Malt Beverage brewed with Birch Syrup, Honey, Maple Syrup, Juniper Berry, and Elderflower.” Bell’s Eccentric Ale 2008 American Strong Ale, 10.1% ABV Sayeth the Guys: Ryan: Whenever I see a one-off beer from Bell’s; whether it be an eccentric ale, a batch series beer or the occasional treat like [...]  Well, the deadline to pass bills out of Illinois House committees has come and gone and HB205 was not acted on today by the Illinois House Executive Committee. So where does that leave the measure? According to the Illinois House Rules HB205 has been sent back to the Rules Committee under Rule 19(a). 19. [...]  While we all sit around waiting somewhat patiently to find out if House Bill 205 will be called in committee this week, we thought we should catch you up on a few odds and ends. First, if you haven’t seen the Chicago Sun Times from this past weekend they editorialized on behalf of craft [...]  We posted some information on Twitter and Facebook today regarding House Bill 205, so we figured we would cover all our bases and include the info here too. An amended version of HB205 was jettisoned out of the House Rules Committee today and assigned to the House Executive Committee. The committee is scheduled to [...] |    | ||
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