Category Archives: News

The most important blog post I’ve written to date.

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Peter

I quit. I never thought I’d be uttering those two words but I have. Today marks my last day at my day job, a company that I’ve spent the last 9 years of my life with. As I type, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Craft Beer, News | Tagged , | 50 Comments

Guest Post: Pyramid Brewing Company “Hefe’d Up”. Their Words

Posted on July 16, 2011 by Peter

Note: This guest post was written by my good friend Jason who went up to Pyramid on my behalf. Due to the timing of the announcement, I was unable to take the time off of work but he was happy … Continue reading →

Posted in Breweries, Craft Beer, Events, News | Tagged | Leave a comment

Goose Island bought by Anheuser-Busch InBev. Big Whoop.

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Peter

Beernews.org announced that renowned Chicago craft brewery Goose Island was purchased by Anheuser-Busch InBev (ABI) for a total of $38 million. I first learned of the news via the Dogfish Head Twitter account. As is the nature of Twitter, once the … Continue reading →

Posted in Craft Beer, News | Tagged , | 4 Comments

Oaktoberfest Judging Recap

Posted on October 2, 2010 by The Rabid Brewer

Author: The Rabid Brewer Judging for this year’s second annual Oaktoberfest Homebrew Competition was held today in Pleasanton. The competition is run by the Mad Zymurgists in association with the Oaktoberfest Craft Beer Festival which will take place this coming … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer Bars, Beer Festivals, Competitions, Homebrew, News, The Session | Tagged , | 4 Comments

Samuel Adams LongShot

Posted on September 26, 2010 by The Rabid Brewer

Author: The Rabid Brewer

Posted in Beer Tappings, BJCP, Brew pubs, Competitions, Homebrew, News | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Tied House Café & Brewery is now bottling

Posted on September 16, 2010 by Peter

Tied House is a brewery that I am getting reacquainted with. When I first started blogging about craft beer, I had overlooked them in favor of far flung breweries and extreme beers. Craft beer was new and exciting and I … Continue reading →

Posted in Craft Beer, General, News | Tagged | 2 Comments

Santa Cruz County Fair Judging Recap

Posted on September 11, 2010 by The Rabid Brewer

Author: The Rabid Brewer It was certainly a perfect day in Watsonville at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds, where today I helped judge the annual homebrew contest. The weather was sunny and mild, although on the trip home, the fog … Continue reading →

Posted in Competitions, Homebrew, News | Tagged | 2 Comments

Call for Judges: Santa Cruz County Fair Homebrew Competition

Posted on September 6, 2010 by The Rabid Brewer

Author: The Rabid Brewer The Santa Cruz County Fair is happening Sept. 14-19 and this year’s homebrew competition has received a record number of entries. The organizers are still seeking judges for two sessions this week:

Posted in Competitions, Homebrew, News | Tagged | Leave a comment

2010 National Homebrew Competition Winners

Posted on June 20, 2010 by The Rabid Brewer

This year’s National Homebrew Competition Awards Ceremony was held on Saturday 6/19 at the National Homebrew Conference in Minneapolis Minnesota. Thanks to the Brewing Network, I was able to watch live on their video feed.

Posted in Competitions, Homebrew, News | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

Maytag sells Anchor Brewing Company to the Griffin Group

Posted on April 27, 2010 by Peter

Update 3: Hopefully this will be the final update. Fritz Maytag and owner-to-be Keith Greggor went on KQED this morning to answer a few questions regarding the deal. Some of what I wrote about below is confirmed in the interview. … Continue reading →

Posted in Breweries, Craft Beer, News | Tagged , , , , , , , | 6 Comments