Craft beer can both satisfy and accentuate every dish on your Thanksgiving table better than any other beverage. It's also perfect for toasting and sharing amongst family and friends. The beers being produced by America's small and independent craft brewers create conversations and can add a new twist to your family meal.
The 64-ounce growler, as well as the emerging 32-ounce “growlet," has become a prominent fixture for both brewery startups, and new craft beer point-of-tap businesses. So prominent in fact, that some states are changing laws to allow growlers to be taken home.
A Crowler™ (CAN + growler) is a 32-ounce CAN filled with fresh craft beer from the source. Yep, draft beer in a portable growler-sized CAN. It’s the newest innovation coming from the Oskar Blues Brewery taproom and their development partner Ball Corporation, the pioneers of the American craft beer-in-a-CAN movement.
Many people today are bringing craft beer into the kitchen, as they've found it to be a flavor enhancer that evolves and expands the potential of their dishes. But what they may not know, and something I recently discovered, is that when cooking with fermented beverages, some alcohol can remain in the final dish.
These craft beer couples have made it work, and actually excelled by supporting one another in their businesses. They're proof that at the end of the day, when you work hard to create something you love, it’s incredible to enjoy the rewards with someone you love.
After falling in love with Belgian beers while living in France, Jim and Jason Ebel founded Two Brothers Brewing Company in Warrenville, Ill. in 1996.
Duke Havlick, owner of Duke's Small Batch Smoked Meats and Eric Warner of Karbach Brewing Co. share their favorite craft beer and jerky pairings.
Stone Brewing hopes to build a brewery in Alabama. Unfortunately, current Alabama laws prohibit breweries from selling beer directly to the public.
The old-timey circus theme of Asheville's Hi-Wire Brewing perfectly depicts the company and its products—fun, authentic and craft.
At the 2014 National Homebrewers Conference in Grand Rapids, Mich., those commercial brewers with roots in homebrewing will be offering their experiences and expertise to other aspiring and professional brewers.
