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03/15/2017

Books and Beer? Foothills has a new venture...

http://www.journalnow.com/opinion/editorials/our-view-foothills-bookmarks-will-make-fine-combo/article_79b347b4-d6b1-5bb0-b386-30d9e87ef35f.html

This is a fine and fitting deal, a marriage of two equals in downtown fun and innovation. The literary nonprofit Bookmarks and the for-profit Foothills Brewery are teaming up. Bring

03/14/2017

Another read on the Distribution Cap in NC...

http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/News/2017/03/12/Breweries-distributors-vie-over-cap.html

North Carolina craft breweries and wholesale distributors continue to be on the opposite ends of a longtime distribution law that caps state breweries’ ability to grow.

03/13/2017

Will we ever see the cap raised or lifted?

http://www.wfmynews2.com/news/local/bill-in-the-works-to-give-nc-craft-breweries-more-freedom/421605649

GREENSBORO, NC – In mid-March, lawmakers will introduce a bill that could give North Carolina craft breweries more freedom.

01/31/2017

Good read on NC Beer...

http://www.americancraftbeer.com/state-american-craft-beer-north-carolina/

01/30/2017

If you have not yet made it to Winston Salem's newest brewery, Wise Man Brewing, then what are you waiting for? Great beer and awesome tap room!!!

http://www.wisemanbrewing.com

Wise Man Brewing located in Downtown Winston-Salem, NC. Craft beer in a rustic industrial taproom. Quality, Variety, Community.

01/25/2017

What CAN you not like about these guys...

http://www.transylvaniatimes.com/story/2017/01/23/business/dales-pale-ale-is-bestselling-craft-can-6-pack-brevard-nc/31037.html

Oskar Blues Brewery, the innovators behind craft beer-in-a-can, finished 2016 strong, eclipsing 200,000 barrels shipped with several significant milestones achie-ved throughout the year, including the addition of a brewery in Austin, several new SKUs, expansion of its barrel-aging program and the co...

01/25/2017

It seems that it just doesn't have to be Bourbon aged in that barrel. You can use all kinds of different liquor barrels to age beer in.

https://www.craftbeer.com/craft-beer-muses/brewers-find-bold-flavors-aging-barrels-beyond-bourbon

You've likely had a beer aged in a bourbon barrel, but as Jeff Cioletti explains, brewers are finding bold new flavors in other liquor barrels too.

01/24/2017

Voting with dollars... this could help some of the breweries that "think" they have a good product, only to pour it down the drain...

https://www.craftbeer.com/editors-picks/urban-chestnut-brewing-research-facility

Urban Chestnut Brewing Co. in St. Louis is starting a new research lab, inviting beer lovers to leave feedback that'll be crucial in creating new releases.

01/24/2017

This sounds interesting... especially the NOLA brewing collab.

https://www.brewbound.com/news/hi-wire-brewing-releases-collaboratively-brewed-mixed-12-pack

01/24/2017

Remember folks... This Saturday!!

https://blog.foothillsbrewing.com/2017/01/11/sexual-chocolate-2017/

New Year celebrated? Check. Christmas decorations put away? Check. Annual hilarity found watching North Carolinians attempt to drive in snow? Check. Only one thing left to check off for January. Do…

01/23/2017

Interesting read...

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/how-craft-beer-lost-its-craft-and-gained-layoffs-2017-01-18

Changing industry definitions can have unintended consequences, says Jason Notte.

01/23/2017

Check those bottles folks...

http://www.krcrtv.com/news/local/butte/sierra-nevada-brewery-issues-36-state-recall-of-select-beers/286305272?utm_medium=social&utm_source=KRCR_News_Channel_7

Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. has announced a recall of certain 12-ounce bottles of its pale ales, IPA's and other beers after detecting a packaging flaw that could cause a piece of glass to break off into the bottle.