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BrewDog board appoints AlixPartners to oversee potential sale and breakup

BrewDog board appoints AlixPartners to oversee potential sale and breakup

BrewDog’s board has tapped restructuring firm AlixPartners to run a fast sale process that could see its four breweries and 72 bars split and sold to different buyers.

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All-Grain Brewing for Beginners: Mash Techniques, Equipment, and Record-Keeping

All-Grain Brewing for Beginners: Mash Techniques, Equipment, and Record-Keeping

All-grain brewing gives you control over flavor, body, and efficiency by converting starches to sugars yourself; practic...

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Hi‑Wire and NoDa Launch Odyssey IPA March 27, Proceeds Aid Helene Recovery

Hi‑Wire and NoDa Launch Odyssey IPA March 27, Proceeds Aid Helene Recovery

Hi‑Wire and NoDa are releasing Odyssey IPA on March 27, a 6.5% hazy IPA whose proceeds will support ARCHR's Hurricane He...

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Registration Open for 2026 National Homebrew Competition; Entries Accepted Through Feb. 25

Registration Open for 2026 National Homebrew Competition; Entries Accepted Through Feb. 25

Registration is open for the 2026 National Homebrew Competition; entries for beer, cider, and mead are accepted through ...

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Mastering Yeast: Strain Selection, Health, Pitching and Temperature Control

Mastering Yeast: Strain Selection, Health, Pitching and Temperature Control

Yeast selection, health, pitching rates and temperature control determine beer character and consistency; get these elem...

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Moving to All-Grain Brewing: Systems, Gear, and Practical Budgeting

Moving to All-Grain Brewing: Systems, Gear, and Practical Budgeting

Moving from extract to all-grain brewing gives brewers more control over flavor, efficiency, and recipe flexibility, but...

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American Homebrewers Association Offers Complete How to Make Beer Resource

American Homebrewers Association Offers Complete How to Make Beer Resource

The American Homebrewers Association now provides a comprehensive How to Make Beer hub that bundles step by step tutoria...

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AHA Releases More Than 650 Medal Winning Homebrew Recipes and Tutorials

AHA Releases More Than 650 Medal Winning Homebrew Recipes and Tutorials

The American Homebrewers Association curates and publishes an archive of more than 650 medal winning recipes drawn from ...

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New Beginner Guide Helps Homebrewers Start Brewing with Confidence

New Beginner Guide Helps Homebrewers Start Brewing with Confidence

A comprehensive beginner guide on Beercraftr lays out practical, low cost ways for hobbyists to get their first batches ...

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National Homebrew Competition winners revealed, recipes and tips inside

National Homebrew Competition winners revealed, recipes and tips inside

Zymurgy's November December 2025 issue showcases winners and gold medal recipes from the 2025 National Homebrew Competit...

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Intuition Ale Works to Close April 24 After Nine-Month Sale Search

Intuition Ale Works to Close April 24 After Nine-Month Sale Search

Intuition Ale Works will permanently close when its lease ends on April 24, 2026, after a nine-month search for a buyer ...

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SIBA urges government action as UK loses 137 breweries in 2025

SIBA urges government action as UK loses 137 breweries in 2025

SIBA reports the UK lost 137 breweries in 2025, leaving 1,578 as of Jan 1, 2026, and warns of a possible "survival crisi...

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How non-alcoholic beer is reshaping craft brewing in 2026

How non-alcoholic beer is reshaping craft brewing in 2026

Learn why non-alcoholic beer surged from 2021–2025 and get practical steps for brewers and taprooms to add NA as a meani...

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Sanitization Essentials Every Homebrewer Needs for Consistent Beer

Sanitization Essentials Every Homebrewer Needs for Consistent Beer

Sanitization is the single most impactful habit a homebrewer can adopt to prevent infections and off-flavors. This guide...

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American Homebrewers Association Guide Makes First Brews Simple and Affordable

American Homebrewers Association Guide Makes First Brews Simple and Affordable

The American Homebrewers Association has published a beginner friendly, step by step guide that walks first time brewers...

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Triphammer Bierworks in Fairport Closing Feb. 28, Citing Tight Margins

Triphammer Bierworks in Fairport Closing Feb. 28, Citing Tight Margins

Triphammer Bierworks (also styled Triphammer Bierwerks) in Fairport will close, with last call Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026, ...

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Essential Sanitation Guide for Homebrewers: Cleaning, Sanitizers, Troubleshooting

Essential Sanitation Guide for Homebrewers: Cleaning, Sanitizers, Troubleshooting

Practical sanitation steps and sanitizer comparisons for homebrewers to prevent contamination, off-flavors, and haze....

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pFriem Adds Tropical Hazy IPA to Core Lineup, Available February

pFriem Adds Tropical Hazy IPA to Core Lineup, Available February

pFriem Family Brewers added a fruit-forward Tropical Hazy IPA to its core lineup; it’s 6.3% ABV, about 35 IBUs, and hits...

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DIY vs Buy: Materials, Assembly and Performance Tips for Counterflow Wort Chillers

DIY vs Buy: Materials, Assembly and Performance Tips for Counterflow Wort Chillers

Counterflow chiller options, materials and step-by-step assembly tips to help you decide whether to DIY or buy, and how ...

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Craft Beer Closures Rise, Rogue Shuts Down, Market Faces Shift

Craft Beer Closures Rise, Rogue Shuts Down, Market Faces Shift

Craft beer volume weakened through 2025, with scan data showing a five percent decline in the first half and further sof...

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Beer in Review 2025: Craft moves from growth to intentionality and value

Beer in Review 2025: Craft moves from growth to intentionality and value

The annual Beer in Review issue takes stock of 2025, showing craft beer shifted from unchecked growth to intentional, va...

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Redd Dog Closing Sixth Avenue Taproom, Relocating as Brewpub with Mexican Kitchen

Redd Dog Closing Sixth Avenue Taproom, Relocating as Brewpub with Mexican Kitchen

Redd Dog will close its Sixth Avenue taproom with last pours at 2805 6th Ave. on Jan. 31 and relocate into the former Bl...

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Von Ebert Unveils 2026 Beer Calendar, Adds Reverse Math West Coast IPA

Von Ebert Unveils 2026 Beer Calendar, Adds Reverse Math West Coast IPA

Von Ebert released its 2026 beer calendar and added Reverse Math, a 7.5% West Coast IPA in 12-ounce 6-packs, expanding i...

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Phillips Brewing Acquires Lighthouse Brands as 27-Year Victoria Brewery Closes

Phillips Brewing Acquires Lighthouse Brands as 27-Year Victoria Brewery Closes

Phillips Brewing purchased Lighthouse Brewing’s beer brands and IP, preserving key beers in Victoria as Lighthouse prepa...

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Idiom Brewing Co. in Frederick to close permanently Feb. 15, 2026

Idiom Brewing Co. in Frederick to close permanently Feb. 15, 2026

Idiom Brewing Co. will close Feb. 15, 2026, ending a seven-year run at 340 E. Patrick Street and urging patrons to visit...

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Samuel Adams Debuts Cherry Bomb 9% Imperial Wheat Ale in 19.2oz Cans

Samuel Adams Debuts Cherry Bomb 9% Imperial Wheat Ale in 19.2oz Cans

Samuel Adams announces Cherry Bomb, a 9% ABV Imperial Wheat Ale in 19.2 oz single-serve cans, expanding its high-ABV lin...

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Athletic Brewing Tops U.S. NA Beer Market, Fuels Dry January Surge

Athletic Brewing Tops U.S. NA Beer Market, Fuels Dry January Surge

Athletic Brewing became the top U.S. nonalcoholic brewer, driving a surge in Dry January sales and pressuring taprooms t...

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Brewers Association adds Rice Lager category to 2026 Guidelines

Brewers Association adds Rice Lager category to 2026 Guidelines

The Brewers Association added Rice lager to the 2026 Beer Style Guidelines, recognizing rice-forward session lagers. Upd...

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Boyne City's Stiggs Brewery Opens Charlevoix Taproom, Begins Statewide Distribution

Boyne City's Stiggs Brewery Opens Charlevoix Taproom, Begins Statewide Distribution

Stiggs Brewery and Kitchen is opening a Charlevoix taproom and production center and is stocking its craft beers statewi...

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Brewing 101: Complete All-Grain Homebrew Guide from Mash to Keg

Brewing 101: Complete All-Grain Homebrew Guide from Mash to Keg

All-grain brewing demystified with a practical end-to-end guide that covers equipment, mashing at 148–156°F, fermentatio...

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