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A brewery isn’t one of those places we’d immediately think of as kid or even dog-friendly, a bonus for those who are childfree but an obstacle for those of us with kids. Apponaug Brewing isn’t your average, run-of-the-mill brewery. It’s more than a place to sip a cold beer and …

Art Larrance, the local craft beer legend who co-founded the long-running Oregon Brewers Festival, died Sunday morning at the age of 80. The Oregon Brewers Festival announced the news over Instagram on Sunday, asking people to raise a pint to “the friend, father, grandfather and great-grandfather who we dearly miss,” …

We break down complex business news to help you understand how money moves in Chicago and how it affects you. Lagunitas Brewing Co. announced Thursday that it’s shutting its Chicago taproom and moving its brewing operations back to its original location in Petaluma, California, by early August. The company will …

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Happy Friday beer fans! — As I’ve said before, Sightlines might be the best source out there for in-depth reporting on the brewing industry, like this story from a couple months ago: Lost Dog — Lagunitas Tries to Find Itself After Leadership Turnover, Sales Slumps. As with so many craft …

Gold Coast-based craft beermaker Black Hops Brewing looks set to stay afloat after a consortium of existing shareholders secured a buyout of the embattled business, which will continue to operate under a new entity. However, at this stage it is unclear how much creditors to Black Hops Brewing will receive from …

Journeyman Distillery plans to soon launch its Sea of Monsters craft brewery at its new American Factory campus in Valparaiso and hired an award-winning brewer to run the operation. The distillery, which Valpo native Bill Welter and his wife Johanna Welter founded in Three Oaks in Southwest Michigan in 2010, …

The tag of ‘legend’ does get thrown around a lot these days, but when it comes to Chuck Hahn and brewing the mantle of ‘beer legend’ is deserved, so it is exciting to see Chuck come out of retirement to launch Chuck and Son’s Brewing Company, with his son Scott. …

Sakurai’s sake has a very good reputation. “It’s very good,” Konishi said. “People think very highly of it.” Arizona winemakers have been gaining recognition and acclaim for decades with vineyards and tasting rooms in the Verde Valley, Willcox, Sonoita and Elgin that’s been coupled with a boom in craft breweries …

By BARBARA POLICHETTI It’s the folksy, popular slogan that is just part of the rich history of the Narragansett Brewing Company.  Founded in 1890, the brewery was once one of Cranston’s largest employers and it helped put Rhode Island on the map with its crisp lager beer made with “the …