Brewery Showcase
PD takes a look at a brewery near you.
Wicked Weed Brewing’s Funkatorium
December 1, 2014 | Jess Baker
If you love serious sour and funk, be warned: you won’t want to leave Wicked Weed Brewing’s Funkatorium in Asheville, North Carolina. You’ll wonder if they’d notice if you hid among the barrels and spent the night. At 5’4”, this thought seriously went through my head.
Good People Brewing | Alabama’s O.G. of Craft Beer
November 5, 2014 | Becky Kellogg 3
Nestled in the heart of downtown Birmingham, just steps away from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and across the street from the city’s minor league ball park, is Good People Brewing. Good People is the O.G. of craft beer in Alabama. This, despite being only 7 years old.
“We sold our first keg July 4, 2008, after Free the Hops was able to get the Gourmet Beer Bill passed. That raised the ABV limit from 5.9 to 13.9%,” said Good People Brewing’s marketing specialist Lauren McCurdy. “Miller High Life is 5.5%, so automatically the old laws put Miller High Life on the high end of the spectrum.”
The Ballard Brews Cruise
October 10, 2014 | Brad Hartsock
Craft beer thrives on a few key factors. High quality, small batches, unique beers, and local breweries act as the natural foil to the big bad macro-brewery where distribution, the … Read More
Baere Brewing Co. | Denver, Colorado
October 1, 2014 | Laura Graham
320 Broadway, Unit E
Denver, CO 80203
Open Date: July, 2014
Brewing System: 2.5 Barrel Brewhouse
Current Taproom Hours
Tues-Thurs: 4-10pm
Friday: 3:30-11pm
Saturday: 12-11pm
Sunday: 12-6pm
Two Brothers Brewing Co. | Warrenville, Ill.
September 16, 2014 | Mike Zoller
Two Brothers Brewing Co.
30W315 Calumet Ave W, Warrenville, IL 60555 Additional Locations
Free Tours:
Saturday: 1pm, 2pm, 3pm Sunday: 1:30pm
Tap House Hours:
Monday-Thursday: 3pm-11pm Friday-Saturday:12pm-12am Sunday: 12pm-9pm
Brothers … Read More
Atlanta’s Orpheus Brewing | How a Fantasy Brewery Became a Reality
September 8, 2014 | Jess Baker
Success in life is a combination of timing, who you know and luck. Jason Pellett and Orpheus Brewing are living proof of how good things happen when all three of those come together.
Maine’s Crafty Secret | Marshall Wharf Brewing Co
August 29, 2014 | Lindsay Snyder
Marshall Wharf Brewing Co. 2 Pinchy Lane Belfast, ME Tasting Room: 11AM – 4PM, Tuesday – Sunday Beer Garden & Bar: 4PM – Bar close, Tuesday – Sunday
Thousands of … Read More
The Brooklyn-Stockholm Connection | New Carnegie Brewery
August 20, 2014 | Stacey Goers 1
“It’s like I was given a new puppy,” my husband says, as he sips his beer, “and then someone takes it away from me.”
The new puppy was a beer … Read More
Shoes and Brews | Longmont, CO
August 12, 2014 | Cleo Tobbi
Longmont, CO gained its twelfth craft beer bar but its first specialty running shoe store with the recent opening of Shoes and Brews. Co-owned by brothers Colin (right above) and Jacob Anderson (left above) and several others, Shoes and Brews brings forth an innovative twist to your average beer bar.
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Milking the Tourist Trap | New Holland Brewing
August 11, 2014 | Lindsay Snyder 1
66 E 8th St, Holland, MI 49423
Tours: Sundays at 12:00pm, 1:00pm, 2:00pm and 3:00pm
Pub Hours: 11:00am – bar close
The west coast of Michigan is littered with hearty little beach towns that endure lake effect snow in the winter and hoards of Chicago tourists in the summer. One such town gets extra attention for its namesake brewery, New Holland Brewing. Nestled among ice cream stores and clothing boutiques, this brewery packs an unexpected punch in the form of creative crafts and homemade spirits made onsite. Read More
Canadian Roadtrip: Day 1 | Dieu di Ciel
August 5, 2014 | Andrew Sharp
Canada: our neighbor to the north. Most of the beer stereotypes about Canada involve strength over weaker American macros. While this may hold when comparing Bud Light to Molson Canadian or Labatt Blue, the craft market busts these stereotypes wide open. Those of us who have had 1 or 2 Hog Heavens then stood up can attest to this. Read More
4 Hands Brewing Company | St. Louis, Missouri
August 4, 2014 | Chelsea Mitchell 1
4 Hands Brewing Co.
1220 S. 8th Street
St. Louis, MO 63104
Hours: Monday – Thursday 3-10pm
Friday and Saturday 12pm – 12am
Sunday 12pm – 9pm
Brewing Capacity: Right … Read More
Finkel and Garf Brewing Company
July 16, 2014 | Philip Joyce 1
5455 Spine Road Suite A, Boulder, CO
Open Date: July 14, 2014
Brewing System: 15 Barrel Brewhouse
Taproom Hours Mon-Fri: 3-9pm Sat-Sun: 12-9pm
Finkel and Garf is Boulder County’s newest craft … Read More
Powder Keg Brewing Company Opens Saturday
July 11, 2014 | Tristan Chan 2
101 2nd Avenue, Niwot CO 80544
Open Date: July 12, 2014
Brewing System: 4 ½ Barrel Brewhouse
Daily Hours: 2 p.m. – … Read More
Finnegans Charitable Beer Company | Drink Beer & Do Good
July 3, 2014 | Lindsay Snyder
In my experience, reasons to drink a beer can vary widely: it’s your birthday, it’s someone else’s birthday, it’s sunny out, it’s rainy out, you had a good day, you had a bad day, there’s beer in the fridge, and so on. I’m happy to announce that new to this list, thanks to Finnegans of Minnesotta, is that you want to help feed the hungry. Read More
If in Doubt, Barrel Age It | A Look into the Vast Barrel Aging Program of Alltech’s Lexington Brewing Co.
July 2, 2014 | Erin Petrey
As a Kentucky native, bourbon is in my blood. Needless to say, we have been barrel aging things for quite awhile. Though bourbon is not a uniquely Kentucky product (though it is a uniquely American product – one thing you can actually thank the federal government for!), many agree that the Bluegrass state does it best. Maybe it’s the limestone bedrock that adds that special blend of minerals to the water that is used to distill the spirit; or perhaps it is the Kentucky climate – with its frigid, ice-storm bringing winters and ever-so-muggy, sticky hot summers – that allows those oak barrels to expand and contract just the right amount to impart those woody, caramel, and toffee nuances from the barrel char into otherwise clear corn liquor; or maybe it is something about the Kentucky spirit that lends a warmness and hint of Southern hospitality to the things we are passionate about. Whatever it is, Kentucky bourbon is something special and the rest of America – especially the craft beer industry – has recognized that, as well.
Adroit Theory Takes Brews to D.C.
June 23, 2014 | Stacey Goers
In Washington, D.C., old collides with new. It’s a city of rows of Georgetown mansions and burgeoning hipster neighborhoods, of traditional politicking and feisty, unfettered eagerness. Last week, the “History and … Read More
Great Divide | 20th Anniversary Celebration Recap
June 18, 2014 | Cory Pelc 1
This past Saturday we celebrated Great Divide Brewing Company’s 20th Anniversary with 2,000 of our hop cone compatriots in Denver, CO!
A long, line of craft beer connoisseurs formed on Brighton Boulevard. Cars slowly passed by looking for open parking spaces; patrons cruised in on their two wheelers and entered into the queue for bicycle valet (free courtesy of our friends over at Denver B-Cycle). A line of kegs outlined the entryway with Great Divide staff members donned in their 20th anniversary red shirts and sporting the largest of smiles. They knew what we were in for as we were wrist banded. . .
Steel String Brewery | Hilliard
June 17, 2014 | Christopher Hilliard
There’s a new brewery in Carrboro, North Carolina. Well, “new.” It’s been around for about a year now, but I’ve only just gotten around to visiting it.
Carrboro, for those … Read More
Powder Keg Brewing Company | Niwot, CO
June 9, 2014 | Tristan Chan
101 2nd Avenue, Niwot CO 80544
Estimated Open Date: Early July, 2014
Brewing System: 4 ½ Barrel Brewhouse
Food: Rincon Argentino out of Boulder for Argentinian empanadas as well … Read More
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