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Yet-to-open Wisconsin Brewing Co. already considering expansion plans

Initially, beer will be made in Verona and shipped in tanker trucks to Sprecher Brewing in Milwaukee for packaging. But Nolen is already...

July 23, 2013 at 6:15 PM

Black market around The Alchemist Heady Topper prompts authorized retailer program

In an effort to cut back on black market sales, we have designed a decal for all our authorized retailers to display. When Heady Topper...

July 23, 2013 at 6:00 PM

MillerCoors says bank control of metal warehouses drove up costs by as much as $3 billion

Big aluminum buyers represented by MillerCoors, the second largest brewer in the U.S., told the packed hearing that the banks' control...

July 23, 2013 at 5:27 PM

Analyst: payroll tax increase fueling beer sales declines for large brewers

The beer market posted 1 percent growth in 2012, in-line with pre-recession averages, driving hopes that the worst was over for the...

July 23, 2013 at 4:43 PM

Illinois Anheuser-Busch distributor files for bankruptcy, judge allows sale

A local Anheuser-Busch distributor on Friday filed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition in U.S. bankruptcy court in Danville, seeking to...

July 23, 2013 at 4:33 PM

St. Paul to loosen restrictions on zoning for breweries

South Minneapolis and St. Paul are benefiting too. Later this month, St. Paul will follow Minneapolis in loosening restrictions for such...

July 23, 2013 at 4:25 PM

Fargo Brewing Co. fires up its own brewhouse after contracting for two years

The largest craft brewing operation in North Dakota has begun making its own beer. The Fargo Brewing Co. has gone out of state to make...

July 23, 2013 at 4:13 PM

Vermont to get its own micro maltster, two more breweries

Queen City and other Vermont breweries will soon have the opportunity to use locally grown and roasted malt from Vermont’s first modern...

July 23, 2013 at 4:01 PM

More on why North Korea so badly wants a beer garden

The quest began in 2000 when Kim caught wind that the Ushers brewery in Wiltshire, England had shut down after producing fine country...

July 23, 2013 at 3:57 PM

RIP Dennis Farina: here he is in some Old Style Beer commercials from early 90s (video)

    R.I.P. Dennis Farina (1944-2013), a great character actor, a retired CPD officer, and a Chicago legend. via...

July 23, 2013 at 3:38 PM

Wisconsin Brewing Co.’s brewhouse slated to arrive within next week

Wisconsin Brewing Company is in the midst of installing some of the largest pieces of equipment of its brewhouse in Verona. Led by former...

July 23, 2013 at 1:55 PM

One TTB agent has approved 14,000 beer labels since October

A single TTB agent currently approves all beer labels, Hogue said. The TTB has approved 13,958 individual beer label applications since...

July 23, 2013 at 11:36 AM

Beltway Brewing Co. becomes latest brewery to open contract brewing hub

"I was calling around and no one was really interested in helping me with a project like that," Sellier said. Beltway Brewing...

July 23, 2013 at 11:23 AM

Forgotten Boardwalk Brewing moving into Flying Fish’s old digs

Forgotten Boardwalk is moving into the same spot where Flying Fish, which has shifted to bigger digs in Somerdale, got its start, which...

July 23, 2013 at 11:11 AM

North Carolina tax overhaul reportedly could impact New Belgium

A low rate, some economists and lawmakers say, will help attract more large corporations. On downside for corporations, job creation tax...

July 23, 2013 at 10:41 AM

Bell plans to send Upper Hand beers to Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota (video)

    Bell's products already distribute to 18 states and Puerto Rico. Bell says he chose Escanaba as it is a crossroads in...

July 23, 2013 at 10:18 AM

Beer drinking reportedly increases chances of mosquito bites

Just a single 12-ounce bottle of beer can make you more attractive to the insects, one study found. But even though researchers had...

July 22, 2013 at 2:12 PM

New Tacoma brewers plan to put 100 year-old Tacoma beer to the test

Most beers aren’t meant to age at all, let along age for nearly a century before consuming. But Tacoma brewer Steve Navarro and the...

July 22, 2013 at 8:50 AM

Paulaner reportedly says no to Kim Jong-un’s request to open North Korea location

A German brewer has spurned a request by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to open a beer garden and brewery in his isolated communist...

July 21, 2013 at 8:32 AM

Matt Brewing now at 350k bbls/year, ownership speaks on craft beer “trend”

The Matts admit that the craft brewing trend is just that – a trend that eventually will dissipate. Matt Brewing Company is...

July 21, 2013 at 8:13 AM