Beer festivals can be a bit overwhelming: a lot to choose from, a lot of people, and not a lot of space. The Portland International BeerFest was not one of those. Don’t get us wrong, there were a lot of choices, but at no point did it feel overwhelming to the group of 8 that ACB brought along. 

It's Wednesday and there's a lot happening!

Ticketmaster screws up on-line ticket sales for the Great American Beer Festival big-time! We'll be giving you everything that we know so far and it's a mess.... Plus we've got all kinds of other news bites for you and some hot new releases that you'll want to chase down.

So on to "Everything We Think Matters."

National India Pale Ale day is coming up this week on Thursday. For some reason, whoever picks these National XYZ Celebration Days decided that it was a good idea to have IPA Day on a Thursday. Well it must correspond with a certain date, like maybe its August 2nd every year, you must be asking yourself. Nope. It is scheduled for the first Thursday in August.

Limited-release throwback beer marks the Brown 120^th anniversary of Denver’s famed Brown Palace Hotel & Spa.

Plenty happened over the weekend and we're doing our best to keep up.

It used to be that when we wrapped up our Weekend Picks on Friday, we could coast through the weekend. No more need to check for industry email or press releases-things were pretty much done. We could step away early, maybe join our friends for a serious beer or two. But all that has changed.

So here's some of what's happened while you were enjoying your weekend.

Sometimes it’s all about keeping things local, and what goes best with a good local craft beer (other than more craft beer)? We say it’s pizza. The good people over at The American Grilled Cheese Kitchen in San Francisco agree.

The excitement surrounding craft beer in the South is palatable and not more so than in Jackson on Saturday evening where for the first time a reviler will be able to drink Chimay, Rogue Double Dead Guy, and Abita's Save Our Shores (6 years later)...legally of course.