Barrio Brewing, just outside of downtown Tucson, is Arizona’s oldest brewery, having been established in 1991. In 2020 it became the state’s first employee-owned brewery. Set in a semi-industrial, semi-residential part of town, the brewery fits right in, with a funky industrial vibe. The inside space is dark, with lots of colored lights, games, music,…
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Good News Out of Minnesota
There could be big news for Minnesota’s almost 200 craft breweries next week. The state legislature is due to vote on allowing craft brewers to sell four-packs and six-packs at their tap rooms and expanding the number of breweries allowed to dispense beer in growlers. Currently, Minnesota brewers are prohibited from selling six-packs and four-packs…
Festivals Are Back!
Yes, after two long years, beer festivals are back! Just in my corner of the San Francisco Bay Area, we recently opened beer fest season with two much-loved events: the Brewing Network’s Spring Brews Festival, and the Bay Area Craft Brews Festival. The Spring Brews Festival, held on March 26th in Concord’s Todos Santos Plaza,…
Why Do We Celebrate National Beer Day on April 7th?
Why is April 7th “National Beer Day”? Well, it’s because it was on that date in 1933 that the production and distribution of beer became once again legal in the United States. On March 14, 1933, Representative Thomas H. Cullen introduced House Resolution 3341, which would amend parts of the Volstead Act, which was the…