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Jennifer L. Blanck October 8, 2018

Beer That Makes a Difference in People’s Lives

Jennifer L. Blanck October 8, 2018

James Neumeister was a homebrewing nut, but it was a friend’s diagnosis that inspired him to establish Ground Breaker Brewing.

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Jody O'Hara October 1, 2018

Greg ‘Mexico’ Mendez: The Bull-Rider Turned Craft Brewer

Jody O'Hara October 1, 2018

From the urban streets of Chicago to the Mississippi Delta and from riding bulls to brewing beer, it’s been quite a journey for Greg “Mexico” Mendez.

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Dan Powell September 28, 2018

The Birth of Brut IPA

Dan Powell September 28, 2018

What’s rarer than the invention of a new style of craft beer? Meeting the brewer who created it. But Kim Sturdavant and his Brut IPA are true originals.

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Hopstories September 26, 2018

Bay Area Brewery Helps Beautify the Neighborhood

Hopstories September 26, 2018

Surrounded by artisans in their Bayview, San Francisco neighborhood, independent craft brewer Laughing Monk gains inspriation from the community.

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Justin Chechourka September 25, 2018

Drake’s Brewing Shows Off ‘The Barn’ in West Sacramento

Justin Chechourka September 25, 2018

Sacramento has a lot to be excited about in terms of craft beer right now, and the Barn from Drake’s Brewery is among the top of the list.

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Katherine Hensley September 10, 2018

A Trip to Stable Craft Brewing, the Horse Facility-Turned Brewery

Katherine Hensley September 10, 2018

Stable Craft Brewing in Virginia, built at a former horse training facility, makes a great spot for a beercation.

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Alicia Underlee Nelson September 6, 2018

Hop River Brewing Taps Into Fort Wayne’s Watershed Moment

Alicia Underlee Nelson September 6, 2018

Fort Wayne, Indiana, is at the headwaters of a transformation and Hop River Brewing is perfectly placed to be an anchor for its riverfront redevelopment.

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Justin Chechourka September 5, 2018

Alaro Brewing Looks to Future While Honoring Location’s Brewing Past

Justin Chechourka September 5, 2018

Opening a new brewpub is going to be a challenge in what’s becoming an increasingly competitive Sacramento craft beer scene. Opening a new brewpub in the same spot where a …

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Gregory Collister August 23, 2018

Craft Beer Couple’s Long History of Visiting Breweries

Gregory Collister August 23, 2018

Jean Newcomer and Greg Weiler have spent last 38 years having fun visiting breweries. Meet this craft beer couple as they approach their 1,000th unique brewery visit.

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Mathew Powers August 20, 2018

Engrained Brewery Sows Organic Mindset and Reaps Rewards

Mathew Powers August 20, 2018

Engrained Brewery owners Brent and Mellissa Schwoerer’s farming mindset and organic values are at the heart of their community-focused brewpub in central Illinois.

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Brandon Black August 15, 2018

Common Space Brewery: The California Craft Brewery Where It’s All About Community

Brandon Black August 15, 2018

Common Space Brewery of Hawthorne, California, is bringing people together over beer through a myriad of ways, utilizing their 24,000-square-foot, World War II-era, double bow truss, brick building. With so …

3rd Wave Brewing Co. Catches the Big Wave of Craft Beer in Delaware

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Maria Grosskettler July 26, 2018

3rd Wave Brewing Co. Catches the Big Wave of Craft Beer in Delaware

Maria Grosskettler July 26, 2018

Every surfer knows the biggest, best wave of a set is the third. Two friends who met in a surf town transform their homebrewing hobby into 3rd Wave Brewing.

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Alicia Underlee Nelson July 16, 2018

Drumconrath Brewing Co.: Serving Craft Beer in A Macro Beer Town

Alicia Underlee Nelson July 16, 2018

How do you sell craft beer in a macro beer town? If you’re Drumconrath Brewing in Mapleton, North Dakota, you convert beer drinkers one person at a time.

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Hopstories July 2, 2018

On the Road with Florida’s Brew Bus Brewing

Hopstories July 2, 2018

This Florida brewery started as a craft beer tourism company. Now, Brew Bus Brewing has evolved and is making its own craft beer with a taproom and brewing operation in Tampa.

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Mackenzie White June 26, 2018

Denver’s Brewability Lab Gives Special Needs Adults a Job, Purpose

Mackenzie White June 26, 2018

Brewability Lab is a Denver craft brewery with a very special mission: giving adults with developmental disabilities an opportunity at a career in beer.

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Philip Mlynar June 12, 2018

Big Alice Brewing: Craft Beer in the Shadow of Hip-Hop Infamy

Philip Mlynar June 12, 2018

New York’s Queensbridge housing projects was an incubator for future rappers. As the area around Queensbridge has slowly started changing, additions like Big Alice Brewing are adding new elements to local lore.

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Melissa Corbin June 4, 2018

Louisiana’s Crying Eagle Brewing: A Far Cry from Old School

Melissa Corbin June 4, 2018

Crying Eagle Brewing Company in Lake Charles, Louisiana, talks about high hopes, costly lessons, and a rebrand that set them up for future success.

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Anna Mitchell May 29, 2018

Ono Brewing’s Innovative Approach to Brewing Craft Beer

Anna Mitchell May 29, 2018

From its self-serve tasting room to smart tech that saves water, Ono Brewing is at the forefront of innovative craft beer.

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Brandon Black May 18, 2018

Jon Melby, the Man in the Cockpit for Hangar 24 Craft Brewing

Brandon Black May 18, 2018

As a member of special ops teams with the U.S. military, Jon Melby certainly had more than a fair share of brushes with death. Now, the retired airshow pilot takes his tricks to the sky for Hangar 24 Craft Brewing, California's aviation-themed brewery.

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Mathew Powers May 11, 2018

Hailstorm Brewing: Inside a GABF IPA Gold Medal Winning Brewery

Mathew Powers May 11, 2018

Illinois’ Hailstorm Brewing took home Great American Beer Festival gold for its IPA in 2017. But as writer Mathew Powers uncovers, there’s so much more to this brewery than IPAs.