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Why Craft Brewers Are Migrating From Cities to Suburbs

Imbibe Magazine

Living in suburban Collierville, Tennessee, some 30 minutes southeast of Memphis, Maggie Emerson was used to traveling for locally brewed beer. Emerson, who swapped the software industry for brewing, resolved to shorten the commute for cold beer by opening a hometown brewery. ” Maroon Brew Co. ” Maroon Brew Co.

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This Week's New Habanero-Pineapple Beer Labels (and Haymarket News)

Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

Crowley started the brewery with partner John Neurauter in Chicago’s West Loop in 2010, and has since expanded to a second brewery in Bridgman, Mich., … “It has been an amazing 15 years across two states creating and enjoying delicious craft beer and food. and distribution across Illinois and Michigan.

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The 10 Weirdest Beer Names of All Time

VinePair

The beer industry has come a long way in the past 20 plus years. Of course, with more breweries comes more beer, and subsequently, more beer names. Naming beer is an integral part of any brewerys marketing. Regardless of whether or not this tactic works, weve encountered some delightfully bizarre beer names along the way.

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Before 2011, the Russian Government Treated Beer as a ‘Soft Drink’

VinePair

This is not to say that Russians themselves considered beer to be the same thing as soda, but the classification did allow for the sale and consumption of beer to be treated as such. The first measure, a 200 percent tax hike on beer, went into effect in 2010. The laws all went into effect at the start of 2013.

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27 Seasonal Beer Releases Worth Traveling For [MAP]

VinePair

But beer tourism? Even then, taking a vacation devoted to beer is a harder thing to justify. Nonetheless, there are stellar breweries around the country that bring beer nerds to their taprooms every year to score their most coveted releases. Wine tourism is a bonafide industry. Curating such a list is no small feat.

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Breweries Are Finding Fertile Partnerships With Gardeners and Plant Collectors

Imbibe Magazine

Normally, there’s no real good reason to leave Santa Barbara, California, and drive due north on Mission Canyon Road in search of great beer. That day, the 78-acre expanse temporarily transforms into the Beer Garden, a festival that encourages attendees to stroll past California plants—and drink them too.

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Ole Smoky and Yee-Haw Brewing Co. Continue Their Partnership with Second Harvest Food Bank

Chilled Magazine

Founded in 2010, Ole Smoky’s roots are traced to the Smoky Mountains’ earliest settlers, families who produced moonshine with enduring pride and Appalachian spirit. Yee-Haw is an award-winning brewery with several beer championship awards at the state and national level. Ole Smoky has been recognized on the Inc.

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