Bill Aims To Raise Small Brewery Limits
A bill easing beer production restrictions is in its early stages in the North Carolina Legislature.
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The 'Haze Craze': Beer Lovers' Newfound Obsession With Murky IPAs
East Coast brewers have been making unfiltered, unpasteurized, hazy IPAs for about a decade. Their customers love the aromas and murky look of the beers. Now, the hazy beer craze has gone national.
No Bitterness Here: Craft Beer Boom Boosts Spain's Hops Growers
When Germany halted exports in WWII, Spanish brewers asked farmers in a town in northern Spain to plant hops. Now, the town produces 99 percent of the country's hops used by the craft beer industry.
A Spanish Village Stays Afloat, Thanks To Corona Beer Tycoon
Antonino Fernandez, who made his fortune from Corona beer, died in Mexico in August at 98. But he never forgot where he came from — a tiny village in northern Spain that he helped support for decades.
UNESCO Deems Belgium's Beer Culture A Treasure Of Humanity
The agency noted Belgium's beer experts — zythologists — who taste and study complex and often experimental brews. It's one of 16 cultural elements that are being recognized.
After A Long Day Of Fighting Climate Change, This Grain Is Ready For A Beer
Kernza is a kind of grassy wheat that traps more carbon in the soil than crops like wheat and rice. Now, a West Coast brewery is using the grain in its new beer called Long Root Ale.
Pipe Dream Becomes High-Tech Transport Line For Historic Belgian Brew
A pipeline of beer may sound like a dream to some suds lovers, but this one may just help one Belgian brewer keep the taps flowing.
'Most Interesting Man' Numero Dos: New Face Of Dos Equis Ads Revealed
Augustin Legrand is the new star of Dos Equis' popular ad campaign. He takes over from Jonathan Goldsmith, whose character was sent on a one-way mission to Mars.
This Modern Meadery is Making Honey Wine Hip — With Hops
A Baltimore-based meadmaker is going after the beer-drinking demographic by adding a new ingredient to this old-timey honey-based drink: hops.
Beer Bottles Will Soon Include A Reality Check: A Calorie Count
Some of the biggest brewing companies have agreed to list the number of calories, alcohol content and nutrition information on beer bottles and cans.