Pour List Preview | 2025 WeldWerks Invitational Festival Can’t-Miss Beers

After what seems like the longest month in the history of existence, February has finally arrived and the onset of Stout Month already looks bright. Believe it or not, the 2025 WeldWerks Invitational returns THIS SATURDAY, and even more astounding is the fact that a handful of tickets still remain for this god-tier beer festival.

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Event Recap | 13th Rare & Vintage Beer Tasting

The 13th Annual Rare and Vintage Beer Tasting took place on Saturday January 25, 2025 in Durham, North Carolina. This festival is 100% not-for-profit benefitting a nonprofit organization each year.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS | Inaugural Colorado Brewers Cup Crowns Medalists

Colorado has long been regarded as one of the country’s premier craft beer leaders both from a quality and quantity perspective. Home to the fifth most breweries per capita, birthplace … Read More

Dewey & Friends Festival 2025

Well, we have officially reached the doldrums of winter, which means one of the best beer events of the year is right around the corner here in the Mid-Atlantic. Say sayonara to Dry January! Dewey & Friends Festival is back and better than ever. On February 1st, Dewey Beer Co will be playing host to more than 60 of your favorite breweries from the US and Canada right at the beach.

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Kentucky Hop Water | New Non-Alcoholic Hop-Infused Seltzer Launches in Bluegrass

Throughout the years, the state of Kentucky has gained international renown for everything from bluegrass music to horse racing, basketball, fried chicken, and more. But there might be no commodity more closely associated with the Bluegrass state than the country’s original homegrown spirits, bourbon whiskey.

Now, a new upstart company hopes to put a different kind of craft beverage on the map in the form of Kentucky Hop Water, a zero-calorie, non-alcoholic hop-infused carbonated soda water. Initially launched in October 2024 by craft beer industry veteran, Michael Moeller, Kentucky Hop Water is now rolling out to retail locations throughout the state. 

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Four Leaf Brewing | Healing Hues IPA

Clare, Michigan, may be the small-town gateway to the North, but it’s also home to a hidden gem for beer lovers: Four Leaf Brewing. This local hotspot pairs great food with inventive beers, like the fascinating and purple Healing Hues IPA. 

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Wiley Roots Brewing | Vanilla Pseudonym

Barrel-aged beer often takes inspiration from the spirit it uses, but rarely does that inspiration lead to the name of the beer and subsequent series of releases. Seeking to source barrels for an Imperial Stout back in 2017, Wiley Roots Brewing was drawn to utilizing a local distillery instead of a broker. They landed on Laws Whiskey House. “Knowing the quality of Laws and their products made it an easy choice, especially knowing they have a lot of intentionality about where their barrels go,” says Dave Frediani, head brewer at Wiley Roots. Laws began under a pseudonym, Gargoyle Enterprises, in its initial distilling phase to ensure they were creating a product that would eventually be worthy of the Laws name. This became the inspiration for the release of the original Pseudonym in 2018, which would morph into an entire -nym series (Acronym, Homonym, Autonym, and Anonym so far) and lead to the release of Vanilla Pseudonym 6+ years later. 

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The Complete Guide To Michigan Beer Festivals

The Mitten State isn’t just one of the most beautiful places in the United States; it’s also one of the “meccas” of the craft beer community. During Prohibition and the subsequent consolidation by the big beer companies, our dedication to this delectable liquid and state distribution laws helped protect our brewery trade when everyone else was closing. As a result, quality craft beer is a part of Michigan’s heritage, and it shows in the stunning amount of Michigan beer festivals hosted annually around the Great Lakes State.

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13 Can’t Miss Colorado Craft Beer Events to Close out the Year & Kick Off 2025

It may be the final two weeks of the year, but the Colorado craft beer scene isn’t taking any time off. With the holiday season in full swing and the … Read More

Copper Kettle | 12 Beers of Christmas

Continuing a beloved 11-year tradition, Denver’s Copper Kettle Brewing will begin tapping its 12 Beers of Christmas on December 13. In homage to the well-known Christmas song, Copper Kettle releases one beer a day in the countdown to the holiday. The daily beers are small-batch, unique brews not featured on the brewery’s regular taplist. Read More

Testimonial | The Payroll Dept. is the Solution to Your Brewery’s HR & Payroll Needs

While beer has long played a central role in the advancement of modern civilization, ironically, today’s modern craft breweries often still struggle to innovate when it comes to managing their own internal processes. 

Sure, huge leaps have been made in hop varietal development and in the realm of brewing processes, but everyday tasks like human resources management, recruitment and hiring practices, and payroll management are often overlooked and become internal bottlenecks.

Luckily, our friends at the Payroll Department have become a proven resource for breweries by prioritizing the human element first, while also keeping up with the advanced technological support needed to keep up in today’s market.

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NoDa Brewing Co. | Cheerwine Holiday Ale

NoDa Brewing Company, based in Charlotte, North Carolina, has partnered with iconic Southern soda brand Cheerwine for a delicious take on Cheerwine’s classic soft drink.

Cheerwine, a beloved cherry soda, has been enticing the palates of fans for over a century. Recently, Cheerwine announced the return of its Cheerwine Holiday punch—just in time to “punch” up your holiday season!

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Lady Justice Brewing Creates Ski Jorts City For Holidays

At some point every ski season, you’ll see someone out on the slopes rushing down wildly in some jeans. This usually means it is probably best to maintain a good space from their wild turns. However, if they have trimmed the jeans into some quality jorts and are hitting the pow pow in some jorts, then go hang out with them because they know how to have a good time. Well, Lady Justice Brewing in Englewood, Colorado, is bringing home that denim mountain magic in their taproom for the holiday season by branding their home as Ski Jorts City.

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Celebrating World Pear Day with Mortalis Brewing

The team at Mortalis is always down for a creative new showcase idea. For those unfamiliar with the dedicated fruit holidays, the first weekend in December is celebrated as World Pear Day. When it comes to relating this peculiar fruit to the world of craft beer, one specific name comes to mind above all else. We’ve collaborated with Paul Grenier and Mortalis yet again to feature the most monstrous version to date of their famous Pear Brandy Leto in celebration of one of the most-consumed fruits in the world.

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The PorchCast Ep. 114 | Brian Terra & Kevin Barnes of Andiamo Brew

In episode 114 of The PorchCast, Tristan was joined by Brian Terra & Kevin Barnes, co-founders of Andiamo Brew, a brand new, contract brewing-only brewery (for now), which recently launched in Denver.

We first came across Andiamo during GABF and were blown away by their 3% Italian Pilsner Piccolo, and had the chance to speak to the two cousins behind the mysterious Italian-inspired brewery that just sprang up in our backyard.

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The PorchCast Ep. 113 | Alyssa Hoberer – Full Frame Beer

In episode 113 of The PorchCast, Tristan was joined by Alyssa Hoberer, former head brewer of Jagged Mountain Brewing and co-founder of Full Frame Beer.

We spoke about the exciting new developments around Full Frame finally securing a brewery location with the news that they’ll be taking over the former Jagged Mountain building.

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Forager Brewery | 9th Anniversary Showcase

It’s been about two and a half months since Forager Brewing’s 9th Anniversary Foragerfest celebration, and people are still buzzing about the bottles released for the occasion. Free to attend and open to all ages, Foragerfest has become hugely popular over the years, and people have traveled from near and far to Rochester, Minnesota to get a taste of the one-off barrel-aged offerings, live music, and artisan markets that have become so popular at the event. Austin Jevne and the team were generous enough to send us the full lineup from this year to review and share on PorchDrinking, and we can’t thank them enough for allowing us the chance to share the experience with our readers.

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Greenport Harbor Brewing Co. | Leaf Pile Ale

Thanks for Thinking and Drinking Locally Made and Well-Crafted New York Beer! That’s the motto of Peconic, NY-based Greenport Harbor Brewing Company. However, we should be thanking them for brewing up some of the best craft beer New York has to offer!

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24 Days of Dogfish Head

The holidays are right around the corner and, let’s be honest, they can’t get here soon enough. The Big Man may be loading some extra coal onto his sleigh this year, but that doesn’t mean we should do away with good spirit and cheer. In these trying times, I find connection and community (and beer) are a suitable remedy for a case of the bah humbugs.

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2024 FoBAB Results | Festival of Wood & Barrel-Aged Beers Award Winners

One of our favorite time for beer throughout the year has returned. Barrel-aged beer season is finally back! The onset of November always signals the perfect time to cozy up to some barrel-aged Stouts, Porters, Wilds, and Sours. And what better way to commemorate the season than with the return of the Festival of Barrel-Aged Beer (FoBAB), one of the best showcases of barrel-aged beers in the country.

The results are IN and we now know all of the big award winners from this year’s 2024 Festival of Wood and Barrel-Aged Beers (FoBAB). This year’s 22nd annual FoBAB was once again a spectacular success showcasing the country’s absolute best producers in the wood and barrel-aged beer categories.

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