An early Belgium Comes To Cooperstown Festival on the grounds of Brewery Ommegang. (Photo by Bryan J. Kolesar at TheBrewLounge.com)
There is really no way to know for sure, but Deb Carey, cofounder of the New Glarus Brewing Co., thinks
(Photo by Jon Page) In 1993, Lagunitas was just starting up, and breweries as varied as Stone, Victory, Dogfish Head,
(Photo courtesy MillerCoors) Twenty-five years ago, the then-Miller Brewing Co. was preparing to roll out a beer it called Icehouse,
The idea was a simple one: a seal to honor those independently owned purveyors of smaller-batch, more traditionally made beer.
(Photo courtesy Hale’s Ales Brewery) Though his brewery shares an anniversary with America’s Independence Day, it was during an extended
It was the summer of 1992, and Steve McCarthy and his wife were having one of those vacations. The couple
(Logo design by John Bloch Design, illustration courtesy Kirby Shyer) On the morning of April 7, 1997, Kirby Shyer, the
In the mid-1980s, New Amsterdam and Manhattan Beer Co. brought brewing back to New York City. (Photo by Tom Acitelli)
Mike Royko In early 1973, Mike Royko was at the top of his game as a newspaper columnist. Fiendishly prolific,