By Jonathan Shikes Goose Island, a Chicago craft brewer that was bought last year by Anheuser-Busch InBev, will brew some of its signature 312 Urban Wheat Ale at the AB InBev plant in Fort Collins, according to a federal filing. 312 takes its name from the Windy City’s area code and is described on Goose...

By Josh Noel What does the third-best beer bar in the world look like? It looks like a lot of other bars. HopCat, stationed on a corner in downtown Grand Rapids, Mich., has a long, curving wood bar packed with drinkers, beer placards on the ceiling and two televisions airing cartoons and ultimate fighting, though...

Craft brewers attending this year’s fifth annual Great Lakes Water Conservation Conference in Chicago on October 4-5 will be among the first to glean practical advice, sustainability strategy tips, knowledge and more from the lead developer for the Brewers Association’s craft brewing industry sustainability manuals. John Stier from Antea™Group will present this year’s luncheon address...

By Matt Soniak One of my all-time favorite songs, for which my girlfriend always calls me a redneck, is Mickey Gilley’s “Don’t the Girls All Get Prettier at Closing Time.” As the title suggests, it’s about the fact that a little booze makes everyone a little easier on the eyes. Does science have an explanation...

We love craft beer, and we’re not afraid to talk your ear off about it. It turns out, we’re not alone. According to the Brewers Association, there are now 2,126 craft breweries in the U.S., more than there have been since 1890. This number includes 350 new breweries that have opened since June 2011 alone....

We all know Chicago is in the midst of a craft beer renaissance, but it’s the influx of local distilleries that has truly captured our attention. With North Shore, Few, and Koval leading the charge, an increasing number of bars and restaurants are carrying spirits distilled in the area and around the Midwest. The latest...

Thanks to Jason, The Frugal Dad, for even more reasons to enjoy craft beer. Source: FrugalDad.com  

Virginia’s craft beer industry is on the rise. Many Virginia brews have placed in national and international beer events, and their popularity is apparent from the numerous restaurants, stores and bars that carry the commonwealth’s concoctions. The Virginia legislature even passed two bills that favored breweries and declared August Virginia Craft Beer Month. Behind a...

If wasps didn’t exist, picnics would be a lot more fun. But the next time you find yourself trying to dodge a flying, jam-seeking harpoon, think about this: Without wasps, many of your ingredients might not exist at all. Irene Stefanini and Leonardo Dapporto from the University of Florence have found the guts of wasps...