Author: Heather Vandenengel
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New Barley Variety In Development
November 1, 2015 - Heather Vandenengel Limagrain Cereal Seeds is developing a new variety of malting barley especially for all-malt brewing. The international agricultural cooperative developed a high-yielding irrigated barley variety in Europe that has performed well in trials held in Idaho, Washington and Colorado. The variety, called LCS Genie, was selected from more than 70 varieties of European barley for... View Article -
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Beer At The Top Of The World
November 1, 2015 - Heather Vandenengel The Arctic town of Longyearbyen, the world’s most northern town with year-round residents, is getting its own neighborhood brewery, and when Svalbard Bryggeri on Norway’s Spitsbergen Island opens it will earn the title of the Arctic Circle’s first brewery. Robert Johansen, longtime beer enthusiast and seaplane pilot, is behind the brewery, where he will brew... View Article -
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Breweries Sell Shares, Join Forces, Expand
November 1, 2015 - Heather Vandenengel Two Colorado breweries, Left Hand Brewing Co. in Longmont and Odell Brewing Co. in Fort Collins, have established employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs). Left Hand launched a program in June after finalizing the repurchase of common shares from current stockholders. Odell co-founders Doug, Wynne and Corkie Odell sold a majority stock interest to three senior... View Article -
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Pizza Beer Is No Joke
November 1, 2015 - Heather Vandenengel Last April Fool’s Day, Pizza Hut released a YouTube video debuting its “Pepperoni Pilsner,” brewed with real pepperoni and tomatoes. The joke proved to be inspiration for two Texas breweries, Four Corners Brewing Co. and Intrinsic Brewing, which collaborated on a Pizza Party Beer. The one-barrel batch was brewed “with bready malts, infused with fresh... View Article -
What's BrewingA Night at the Brewery
November 1, 2015 - Heather Vandenengel Beer tourism is on the rise, and along with it is the rise of the beer-themed hotel and the brewery inn. From brewpub bed and breakfasts, like The Woodstock Inn & Resort and Moat Mountain Smoke House & Brewing Co. in New Hampshire, to beer-themed Airbnbs, where guests can sleep in a converted beer barrel... View Article -
Coming SoonComing Soon: November 2015
November 1, 2015 - Heather Vandenengel EVENTS Nov. 1–7 Portland Beer Week Portland, Maine The East Coast Portland has become a Beervana in its own right, with world-class beer bars, a host of new and adventurous breweries and well-established breweries like Allagash keeping it creative. Celebrate the state by following the #207BeerWeek hashtag on Twitter to discover a weeklong series of... View Article -
Coming SoonComing Soon: October 2015
September 30, 2015 - Heather Vandenengel Events Oct. 2-3 Beau’s Oktoberfest Vankleek Hill, Ontario This two-day Oktoberfest celebration and fundraising event features five new Beau’s beers special for the festival, plus Bavarian and seasonally inspired cuisine from 25 restaurants. Games, competitions and all-ages entertainment take place during the day, and Canadian indie music groups are featured nightly. beausoktoberfest.ca @beausallnatural Oct. 3-4... View Article -
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Millennials Feeling Festive
September 1, 2015 - Heather Vandenengel Millennials are a sought-after demographic for breweries, and the good news, according to a new survey by ticketing and event company Eventbrite, is that beer festivals are driving millennial drinkers to their brands. The company surveyed more than 5,000 millennial attendees of food, wine or beer festivals ticketed on the platform during 2014 and found... View Article