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microbrewing stories: 6 news summaries

(Newser) - The ever-adventurous US microbrewing community has embraced a new flavor, the Los Angeles Times reports, and it’s sour. Brewers are taking a page from the Belgian playbook and turning out tart lambics and gueuzes aged in oak barrels. “Sour beers are our connection to the ancient history of... More »

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Belgium • alcohol • beer • brewery • microbrewing • Jay-ZTV • sour • lambic

 More Americans Brew at Home 

Recession spurs Americans to make their own beer

Apr 21, 09 1:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - Home brewing has grown in popularity as Americans with increasingly sophisticated taste in beer look to cut costs, Time reports. Despite layoffs and bankruptcies nationwide, a couple in Connecticut just opened Maltose Express, a beer-brewing supply shop, and are already doing brisk business. Home brewers also gather there to share... More »

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alcohol • beer • recession • microbrewing • home brewing • thrift

OPINION

  What to Expect on '09 Menus 

Beer, BBQ and ramen will tempt your palate next year

Dec 20, 08 6:04 PM CST
(Newser) - Industry publication Flavor & The Menu predicts that casual, comfort flavor cues will drive restaurant trends in 2009; via MarketWatch, what your palate can look forward to:
  • Top culinary trend: Craft beers paired with sophisticated pub food.
  • Top concept trend: Urban barbecue, with more interesting preparations and sides.
... More »

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food • beer • restaurant • barbecue • microbrewing • french bistro • ramen noodles

'Legal Weed' Beer Slogan
Has Feds Hopping Mad

Brewer in Weed, Calif., told to scrap his caps

May 28, 08 8:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - The feds are cracking down on a small brewer in Weed, Calif., because they're very much unamused by the slogan on his bottle caps: "Try Legal Weed." A bureau of the Treasury Department says the phrase not only alludes to marijuana but misleads consumers about the ingredients of... More »

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California • beer • marijuana • slogans • microbrewing • weed • Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau • Weed, Calif.

TRAVEL

 Bottoms Up! It’s Beer Fest Time 

Top hoppy weekends to educate your palate

Apr 10, 08 1:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - They can’t promise German sausage or bonneted barmaids, but North American beer festivals pour pint after pint of terrific local brews. Portfolio lists the best in fests, from now through October.
  1. Mondial de la Bière (May 28-June 1): Try beer, cider, mead, and cheese over 5
... More »

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beer • list • top travel destinations • microbrewing • craft brewers • festivals

One-Man Beer Outfits Take Brewing Micro Indeed

Super-small operations cater to niches in US niche markets

Feb 24, 08 12:20 PM CST
(Newser) - Some so-called “microbreweries” have grown much too large to use that sobriquet, but as certain outfits outgrow the label, others are just growing into it. Portfolio's Lew Bryson introduces the future of beer: one-man brewing. In a market where once-boutique names like Sam Adams and Sierra Nevada now command... More »

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San Francisco • beer • Pennsylvania • US economy • small business • Portland, Maine • brewery • Portland, Oregon • Sierra Nevada • microbrewing • keg • Samuel Adams

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