A beer geek quiz: What do the Asheville Brewers Alliance, Ballast Point Brewing, Bell’s Brewery, Cigar City Brewing, Firestone Walker, New Glarus Brewing, Ninkasi, Oskar Blues, Russian River, 3 Floyds and Victory Brewing Company have in common with Allagash Brewing Company this summer? Answer: They are all breweries that collaborated in this year’s Sierra Nevada […]
My original plans for attending Beer Advocate’s American Craft Beer Fest in Boston had fallen through when I was offered a pass from Banded Horn Brewing Company, an opportunity that I couldn’t pass up, one that allowed me to experience the festival from two different perspectives. I was able to attend the Friday night session […]
This week two pieces of legislation pertaining to issues with current liquor laws passed through the house and became laws. LD 1763 is “An Act To Make Available to the Public Certain Information Concerning the Alcohol Content of Malt Liquor, Wine and Spirits”. This was a piece of emergency legislation that came from the suddenenforcement […]
When I woke up this morning I wasn’t expecting to book a hotel room and buy bus and Brewfest tickets, but that’s what ended up happening. Sierra Nevada Brewing Company based out of Chico, California announced their Beer Camp Across America Festival Tour. A seven city whirlwind Brewfest tour that will land in Portland, Maine […]
Baxter Brewing Company out of Lewiston, Maine announced today that they will be presenting the inaugural Great Falls Brewfest on the banks of the Androscoggin River on June 21, 2014. The date of the Brewfest falls on the summer solstice and will officially marking the start of the summer Brewfest season. “I can’t think of […]
The Kahbang Brewfest has announced they will be welcoming special guest, The Brewing Network to the Bangor waterfront this summer. The Brewing Network is a popular internet radio station focused on homebrewing and craft beer. The Brewing Network was started in 2005 with “The Sunday Session Live” and now produces The Sunday Session, The Jamil […]
Saturday August 10th was a beautiful sunny day, a perfect day to be down on the Bangor waterfront for the KahBang Music and Arts festival and even better for the Bangor Brewfest. The festival was held under the tent that had been used the day before for the BDN What’s Next Conference and was by […]
This weekend on the Bangor waterfront Kahbang Music and Arts Festival presents the Bangor Brewfest. This is not your average Maine Brewfest, it includes free homebrewing demonstrations presented by Central Street Farmhouse and homebrew sampling on Friday evening, VIP ticket holders get access to keynote speaker John Palmer, author of the bestselling homebrew book “How […]
This weekend on the shore of Lake Champlain, in Burlington Vermont there is an event being held that I hold near and dear to my heart. The Vermont Brewers Festival, this two-day, three session brewfest is the longest running outdoor festival in America and is entering its 21st year. The Vermont Brewers Festival is […]
In the wake of The Festival US we are left with a glaring problem, a problem that our local craft brewers and brewfest organizers have been dealing with for years, a problem that they’ve had to learn to deal with because sometimes it’s just not worth rocking the boat. When your events are on the […]
