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November 2, 2011 10:49 am / no comments
Just wanted to let you all know Yuengling is on sale in Ohio. I know it is in stores across Northeast Ohio. Expect the rest of the state soon.
October 3, 2011 8:03 pm / 1 comment
This years GABF awards are out. Congratulations to all of the winners! You can find the full list here. Here are some of my favorites from this years winners:
Category: 3 Fruit Beer – 56 Entries: Gold: Raspberry Tart, New Glarus... read more »
October 1, 2011 10:32 pm / 1 comment
The Illinois Craft Brewers Guild has tickets on sale for their November 12, 2011 Festival of Wood and Barrel Aged Beers. The annual festival features a number of taps from breweries close and far. It is not unusual to see the occasional entry... read more »
September 20, 2011 8:36 pm / no comments
A few weeks earlier than expected, but The Oxford Companion to Beer has been released by Amazon. Amazon is currently shipping for the hardcover edition for $38.40 and Kindle copies can be pre-ordered. The book edited by Brooklyn Brewery... read more »
September 19, 2011 11:04 am / no comments
The site has had numerous under the hood upgrades in the last few weeks. Please if any of you are experiencing issues leave a comment. I know for a while many where seeing timeout errors. This should be fixed now. Thank you!
September 9, 2011 9:48 am / no comments
UPDATE: You can listen to the show here.
Just want to let everyone know I will be on Outside the Loop Radio tomorrow Thursday August 4, 2011 as part of the 10 am show on WLUW 88.7FM. In the spot I discuss my goals with verysmallbeer.com and... read more »
August 3, 2011 1:00 pm / 2 comments
For a few years now Goose Island brewed the award-winning IPA at an East coast Craft Brewers Alliance brewery and part of the Honker’s Ale at the same facility. I should note that CBA is partially owned by ABinBev. Following my post... read more »
July 30, 2011 3:09 pm / no comments
Goose Island is currently doing marketing research to determine customer reaction to a label change on their popular 312 Urban Wheat Ale. What is that change? The beer would now state that is brewed and bottled in Baldwinsville, NY. Is... read more »
July 27, 2011 5:08 pm / 5 comments
I originally commented here on a distinct possibility that some of Goose Islands beers would not always be locally produced. What I did not see coming and what may be a marketing victory for ABinBev is to clone the beer under multiple... read more »
July 6, 2011 1:15 pm / 9 comments