All About Beer Magazine

11/15/2025

During the third week of November 1980, Ken Grossman and Paul Camusi, founders of a new brewery called Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. out of a converted metal warehouse in the Northern California city of Chico, brewed the first batch of what they intended to be their second commercial release. Their first had been a stout, brewed a few days earlier. This next one was a pale ale.

During the third week of November 1980, Ken Grossman and Paul Camusi, founders of a new brewery called Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. out of a converted metal warehouse in the Northern California city of Chico, brewed the first batch of what they intended to be their second commercial release. Their firs...

11/14/2025

Local reporting by the Lincoln Chronicle in Oregon says Rogue Ales & Spirits "owes hundreds of thousands of dollars in rent and back taxes," and "abruptly shut its massive Newport operations and all of its restaurants Friday."

Rogue Ales abruptly closes its Newport operations and restaurants Friday; owes hundreds of thousands in rent and taxes

11/14/2025

What makes great, award-winning double IPA? And how do brewers that brew it well continue to evolve their beers as consumer trends change, so their beers continue to be relevant and continue to win medals?

Fat Head's Brewery and Everywhere Brewing tell us the secrets to brewing great double IPA on this episode of the All About Beer Podcast.

Brewers from Fat Head's Brewery and Everywhere Brewing share insight into brewing award-winning Imperial IPA.

11/11/2025

Allagash Brewing Company closed its thirtieth year with hardware, healthy momentum against a tough market, and a sharpened focus on purpose. On a recent media call, founder Rob Tod recapped national wins, local recognition, sales performance, and a disciplined plan for 2026.

Allagash Brewing caps 30 years with major awards, innovative releases, and community partnerships, reaffirming its quality, purpose, and steady growth.

11/08/2025

Cigar City Brewing is leaving its longtime headquarters in Tampa and moving into a cozy (but familiar) spot in Ybor City.

Joey Redner reclaims part of his legacy as Tampa’s most influential brewery, Cigar City Brewing, leaves its headquarters for a leaner, local rebirth.

11/07/2025

Joey Redner is going to be back in charge of Cigar City Brewing again, in a roundabout way.

Founded in 2009, Joey Redner built his Tampa, Florida brewery into one of the region’s power players before selling it to a private equity firm in 2016.

Ten years later, Cigar City Brewing, like a boomerang kid returning to his parents’ basement after college, is moving back into Redner’s house—sort of.

Read the full article on our website.

Joey Redner reclaims part of his legacy as Tampa’s most influential brewery, Cigar City Brewing, leaves its headquarters for a leaner, local rebirth.

11/07/2025

We're chuffed over here this morning. 

The British Guild of Beer Writers announced the finalists for its 2025 writing awards and All About Beer received two nods. 

Publisher Andy Crouch was nominated in the "Best Beer News & Business Communicator" category for his column titled "Why Craft Beer Needs a New Generation of Beer Bars."

Editor John Holl was shortlisted for an episode of the Drink Beer, Think Beer podcast in the "Best Audio or Video Beer Communication" category for his interview with Rob Tod of Allagash.

The winners will be announced on Nov. 27 in London. 

11/06/2025

“Celebration really raised the ceiling for aroma and bitterness value at the time. That was [Sierra Nevada founder Ken Grossman’s] concept, that he wanted the biggest and most robust aroma that he could get, and in order to do that, it just made sense to do the selection of hops, and then immediately start shipping and brewing. We’ve never backed away from that philosophy.”

Celebration Ale, which has been in production since 1981 and in its current form since 1983, is an enigma of a beer. It’s a holiday beer, so consumers might expect it to have the standard spices—nutmeg, cinnamon—but instead will find hop aromas and bitterness akin to an IPA. Since 2010, Sierra...

11/04/2025

At New Glarus Brewing Co. "Construction is set to finish in the fall of 2026, with plans to take the winter and spring of 2027 to move in, hire new team members, start up the new production kettles, and get everything ready to open to visitors early-summer 2027."

New Glarus, WI: One year ago, New Glarus Brewing broke ground on its 55 million dollar brewhall, distillery, and hospitality expansion. They are set to welcome guests early summer of 2027. New Glarus Brewing teamed with Keller Construction; another employee owned Wisconsin based company on this proj...

11/01/2025

More and more breweries are embracing the West Coast Pilsner. We're here for it. Here's the 5.5% ABV Modernist, brewed with Simcoe, Mosaic, and Citra hops. Poured fresh this week


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10/31/2025

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10/31/2025

Earlier this month Heavy Seas Beer announced that it was joining forces with other breweries. Listen in to Drink Beer, Think Beer as brewery founder Hugh Sisson talks about why he made the move, and why he thinks this is the future for many breweries.

Hugh Sisson talks about Heavy Seas joining B3.