The Week Ahead in Beer: Marching towards the change in seasons

While some rejoice at the change in seasons from winter to spring, we always end up a little melancholy that dark beer season is coming to an end. But, then we see some of the crushable lagers and big-hopped IPAs on deck, and we feel a little better. Only a little, because damn, allergies, you…

The Week Ahead in Beer: Bow & Arrow feeling lucky with 7th anniversary

Time flies, which you tend to notice every time a brewery has an anniversary party number that makes you go, “Whoa, already?” Bow & Arrow is the latest, celebrating its seventh anniversary this Saturday, and the brewery will going all out with quite a celebratory event. There will be three special beer releases (see below),…

The Week Ahead in Beer: Celebrating Mardi Gras a few days early

What was once mainly a holiday for New Orleans and surrounding areas, Mardi Gras has spilled over into the mainstream across the country. Some of our breweries didn’t feel like being left out, but let’s face it, drawing big crowds on a Tuesday can be pretty tough (though two listed below will give it a…

The Week Ahead in Beer: Show your love for all the brews and events

After back-to-back quiet weeks, it became rather obvious what the breweries were waiting for, and that would be this weekend. The combination of Sunday’s Super Bowl and Tuesday’s Valentine’s Day leads to a lot of advance events, plus at least one major anniversary party, and some other bits of fun. The beer releases are looking…