An small brewery in Illinois finds itself in the midst of a shitstorm thanks to its owners online postings. The story was first caught by A Good Beer Blog, who preserved and tweeted the screenshots, and followed-up on by PorchDrinking.com. Following the story, one finds oneself bearing witness one big WTF? moment in a year…
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Two and half months into the shutdown …
Recently I came across a blog post which mentioned that Mexico’s Grupo Modelo and Heineken, who has stopped brewing on March 30th, were saying that, with Mexican federal guidelines coming out, they were now ready to resume production as soon as June 1st. Naturally, the brewing shut down in Mexico has hurt all sectors of…
When faced with COVID-19, craft beer community steps up
As the SARS-CoV-2 virus spreads across the globe, people are being forced to alter their lifestyles as governments scramble to devise appropriate responses. Here in the United States, as has been amply discussed in the media, the Federal government has been slow to address the pandemic, leaving state and local governments, and individual businesses, institutions,…
Lima’s Barbarian Brewery Sold to AB InBev’s ZX Ventures
In a move that caught almost everyone by surprise, the announcement was made early last week that Lima’s Cervecería Barbarian had been 100% acquired by ZX Ventures. Barbarian was one of Peru’s most visible and successful early craft breweries. A winner of many awards, and headed by a charismatic and friendly trio of friends -Diego…