Brotherhood of brewers find frothy good times (Rapid City Journal)
When the last homebrew store in Rapid City closed nearly 13 years ago, beer-making hobbyists found each other by networking through a local club. Over the years, the Ale Riders Homebrew Club has successfully brewed hundreds of gallons of beer and garnered more than 70 members.
HOLIDAZE SURVIVAL (New York Post)
The holidays don't look to be too festive this year amid the financial meltdown. Even so, the show must go on. We turn to some lifestyle magazines for tips on navigating the holidays during hard times. Lucky says it all - luck is probably what...
Weekend Fun: 4 Free Events (KMOV St. Louis)
St. Louis (KMOV) -- Just because you're trying to save money doesn't mean you have to stay in all weekend. News 4 found four free events you might want to attend this weekend.
University of Wisconsin offers beer class (Chicago Tribune)
Jon Roll, an instructor at the University of Wisconsin, wants to make one thing clear about a new course creating buzz on the Madison campus.
Simply and healthy (Jackson Hole News)
Muncaster and her cohorts maintain hope that the community can foster a local market where farmers can conserve farmland without selling out to corporations or turning fields into suburban grids.
Last note at fabled club (Albany Times Union)
The Van Dyck, known for its days as a top jazz venue, is sold bit by bit at auction SCHENECTADY ? Bit by bit, piece by piece, the old Van Dyck jazz club faded away Monday, as an auctioneer traveled its rooms and sold its history.The grand piano that anchored the stage? Gone, for $8,000. The bar stools? Sold, for $50 a pop. The autographed Joshua Redman poster that graced a wall? It belongs to ...
Wisconsin College Offering Beer-Making Course (Beverage World)
Jon Roll, an instructor at the University of Wisconsin, wants to make one thing clear about a new course creating buzz on the Madison campus. "This is not a course to help kids go out and slam beers on Friday night," he said.
Mantorville brewery open for tours (Post-Bulletin)
MANTORVILLE -- An avid home brewer, Andrew Klein jumped at the chance to see the inner workings of Mantorville Brewing Company's operation. On Saturday, he joined a small tour group surveying the brewery's massive vats and sampling its flagship brew -- Stagecoach Amber Ale.
Beer Prices Going Up Due To Worldwide Hops Shortage (WPXI Pittsburgh)
Brewers said that a worldwide shortage of hops, used in the beer brewing process, is driving up beer prices. Over the past year, the price for a pound of hops has jumped significantly, meaning that beer drinkers will likely have to pay more at the bar and the store.
What the social lives of brewer?s yeast say about evolution (EurekAlert!)
As any good beer brewer knows, the yeast used in fermentation stick together in large clumps consisting of thousands of cells that settle out where they are easily removed. But despite the fact that yeast are a major laboratory "workhorse," any further exploration of their social lives had remained almost entirely neglected. Indeed, the "domesticated" yeast commonly studied in genetics labs have ...
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