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Bruery’s Servers Collapse Under World-Class Pressure

by Lydia Broussard
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When talking about communities like craft beer, you’re going to hear buzzwords that evoke eyerolling and the occasional rant. I’ve found in that in craft brewing, one of the most overused terms is ‘Rockstar.’ How, exactly, does a brewery attain rockstar status, and is it a good thing? California’s The Bruery can easily be classified [...]

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A Stone Skips Across the Pond: Stone Brewing Plans To Open European Location

by Tom MacGowan
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Extra! Extra! Read all about! News from the beer world! Stone Brewery plans to completely take over the European market! Well they’re not exactly planning on it, but they just might do it. Stone Brewery from Escondido, California, whom I visited in May (Look for an Upcoming Video), does not simply intend to expand by exporting their beers [...]

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The Netflix of Beers? BeerChooser Might Be It

by Lydia Broussard
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It’s the dog-days of summer, a time when local beer stores fill up with buyers headed to weekend barbeques and patio hangouts. A week ago, I found myself in a store that could have doubled for a museum of fine art, the way the people around me were pensively staring at the cooler, trying to [...]

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Anchor Steam, Magic Hat Sold! MillerCoors Attempts Serious Re-Branding

by Lydia Broussard
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This week, three massive actions shook up the business side of American craft beer, guaranteeing your pallet and wallet will have interesting times ahead at the beer store. A San Francisco based investing group dubiously named ‘Anchor Brewers and Distillers LLC’ closed an acquisition of Anchor Brewing Company, the makers of Anchor Steam and several [...]

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Craft Beer Hits Reality TV: Extreme Creativity or Just Extreme Drama?

by Lydia Broussard
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Regardless of how you feel about reality television, it’s coming for your beer. This past week, yet another craft beer reality show has been put into commission. On a number of popular beer forums, a mystery producer posted a casting note for a nationwide search to “find someone with a vast knowledge and passion for [...]

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What’s 55%, $765, and Wrapped in Roadkill? Say hello to "The End of History"

by Lydia Broussard
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Just for a second, imagine your personal end of beer. Would it be a Holy Grail of a Pilsner, or an IPA brewed with a historically accurate recipe? Would it have the freshest of ingredients, or the most sophisticated technology behind it? Would you have brewed it yourself? Would you find yourself unable to open [...]

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Cleveland Brewery Takes Shot At Dethroned King, LeBron James

by Lydia Broussard
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“We are All Witnesses.” Admit it, you saw the ads. A few weeks ago professional basketball player LeBron James’ face was plastered along sides of buses, taking up full pages in the newspaper and nabbing television’s ‘breaking news’ headlines. The hype was huge and at the end of it all, LeBron James announced that he [...]

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