After taking last Thursday off from passing along beer news to celebrate the anniversary of this site, it is time to get back at it. I might even throw in a few more stories than usual as The Wife and Seattle Jeff (my Pacific Northwest Beer Correspondent) gave me a bunch along the way and I feel a little bad for not providing a venue to showcase that information last week.
Here we go . . .
- Staring off easy I will give a few links that are not as much news as they are interesting uses for beer cans. This first group seems pretty reasonable for an individual to drink enough beer to create while I am hoping that this guy did not have to drink all of the Bud necessary for his sculpture.
- I suppose plans for brewery expansion change when people catch on to how great your beer is and fortunately this Colorado brewery is being responsible about the whole process while adding capacity very fast. Even bars in Colorado are adjusting to keep up with the growing desire for craft beer.
- Apparently we now know what the new television craze is going to be after all of those damn cake and cupcake shows fade away. After the announcement of Sam Calagione’s show in June, it seems that other networks are jumping in with beer shows as well. I am just sorry I missed my shot at being one of the hosts.
- Surely this acquisition will only further the already heated discussion of what this means as far as the true definition of craft beer. I know they all have to do what they have to do, but I hope that the merger bug does not infect the entire craft beer community going forward.
- Knowing that Dogfish Head used this method to create one of their brews, it is interesting to see playing with hot rocks catch on a bit.
- As one of my favorite beer styles that is not actually a recognized style, the Black IPA is certainly gaining momentum everywhere. More and more breweries are coming out with examples and the article gives some very good options of brews to try if you haven’t yet tried one.
- Lastly is a shout out to a great brewery here in (nearby) Tampa. I just hope they don’t get too popular right away as it is already difficult to get your hands on their brews sometimes. Fortunately there is always going straight to the source as an option for me.

West End Tavern in Boulder (via http://www.dailycamera.com)
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