Kelsey Creek Brewing Company is Wine Country’s Coziest Brewery
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Kelsey Creek Brewing Company is Wine Country’s Coziest Brewery

  Nestled in the shadow of a long dormant volcano not far from the banks of one of California’s largest lakes and surrounded by rolling vineyards and lazy hills is the cozy town of Kelseyville. It is also home to the Kelsey Creek Brewing Company. The nano brewery was tucked among the storefronts looking straight from…

The Selling out of Craft Beer
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The Selling out of Craft Beer

Another one bites the dust. With the news from California about brewery Saint Archer finding its way into the loving arms of macro brewing behemoth MillerCoors, which was right on the heels of an announcement from craftbeer champion Lagunitas selling 50% of its ownership to Heineken, craft beer lovers are sitting with distrustful stares into the…

Collaboration brew set to take the Marble City by storm
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Collaboration brew set to take the Marble City by storm

He didn’t plan to make beer history when he asked a brewer friend to help him craft a beer to pour at his booth during Brewfest, Knoxville’s seminal spring beer festival. What Zack Roskop did was strike a spark that lit a brewing powderkeg that would echo among the cities’ bars for years to come….

The mad laboratory of the brothers Weidenhamer
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The mad laboratory of the brothers Weidenhamer

With sandwiches like the Danny Davito and the Johnny Knoxville we were curious.  Then they mentioned a 5 pound hotdog.  And a giant PBR.  Curious Dog had us hooked the moment we looked through the window.    Matt Weidenhamer is a mad scientist.   Inside his laboratory, a small corner shop hidden down a side…

Mardi Gras at Burial Beer Company
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Mardi Gras at Burial Beer Company

It was the day after Valentines Day and we were wondering around downtown Asheville in search of some warmth.  It was brutally cold but somewhere came the unmistakable thump thump of live music.  Somewhere people were warm and having fun.  We rounded a corner, the wind whipping, and found ourselves onthe doorstep to Burial Beer Co….

Truly hand crafted: Crafty Bastard Brewery
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Truly hand crafted: Crafty Bastard Brewery

  “You crafty bastard.” That was it.  Aaron McClain and Jen Parker, the brains behind Knoxville’s soon to open nanobrewery found their name.   Crafty Bastard Brewery will be something that Knoxville desperately needs.  They won’t be huge, they won’t distribute across the country, and they might not have the same beers every month.  …

A More Modern Craft Scene Coming To Mississippi?
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A More Modern Craft Scene Coming To Mississippi?

Brewers in the Magnolia State could soon be getting some good news.   One of the least progressive states with respect to craft beer might be about to leap ahead and bump shoulder with states that allow taprooms. Representative Toby Barker, Mississippi’s youngest lawmaker at the age of 32, is spearheading the Mississippi Microbrewery Modernization…

A Sinful Dessert and a Ray’s Hell Burger in Arlington
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A Sinful Dessert and a Ray’s Hell Burger in Arlington

Another city, another amazing burger, but is it really Washington D.C.’s best?   Update 3/18/2018: According to reports Ray’s to the Third has closed its doors but delicious Ray’s burgers can still be found at Ray’s Hell Burger located at 449 K St NW in Washington, D.C.  Word on the street is that the burgers are…