While the big names in the beer industry continue to get the big business, local craft breweries are gaining steam fast from loyal and conscious consumers.
Photo: Bell's Brewery
Learn about five summer beers from five different craft breweries worth checking out as the thermometer begins to rise. Published 9:41 a.m. May 15, 2013 - Comments
Throughout April, North Carolina has been hosting NC Beer Month, a showcase of all things beer and culture in the influential state. Published 3:45 p.m. April 11, 2013 - Comments
In the lands of Johnston Co., NC lies the town of Clayton, where Lynn and Paul Auclair are bringing Deep River beer to locals and beyond. Published 2:41 p.m. March 17, 2013 - Comments
Stone Brewing Co. from Escondido, CA has been rolling out a line of IPAs with a limited life to ensure buyers get the true profile of hops. Published 1:45 p.m. March 11, 2013 - Comments
What makes a good craft beer into a great craft beer? Matt Cohen of Fiddlehead Brewing Company in Shelburne, Vermont knows. Published 1:16 p.m. February 15, 2013 - Comments
Alongside the boom of the craft beer industry has also sprung an unlikely culture that fuses both beer and running Published 10:04 a.m. October 23, 2012 - Comments
In Waterbury, Vermont, Jennifer and John Kimmich own and operate The Alchemist Brewery, home of the highly-sought after double IPA Heady Topper. Published 8:34 a.m. October 1, 2012 - Comments
Getting introduced to gueuze, a mixture of aged and not-so-aged Belgian lambics. Published 2:09 p.m. September 6, 2012 - Comments
Brooklyn Brewery brewmaster Garrett Oliver had a thing or two to say about restaurants committing serious beer "crimes." Published 9:48 a.m. August 22, 2012 - Comments
As mid-August brushes the horizon, many of us already feel that autumn is in the air and breweries, who have already started putting out their seasonal pumpkin ales for the oncoming equinox Published 3:56 p.m. August 13, 2012 - Comments
Mike Lamardo is a beer writer based out of Raleigh, North Carolina. During the day, Mike works as a writer and Internet marketer for Direct SAT TV. He is also the sole writer for Craft Beer Chat.
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Mike Lamardo is a beer writer based out of Raleigh, North Carolina. During the day, Mike works as a writer and Internet marketer for Direct SAT TV. He is also the sole writer for Craft Beer Chat.