These guys at The Bronx Brewery are always doing good things.....

And the winner is.........

Charlie Papazian's Beer City USA Poll is over - the results are in- and you may, or may not, be surprised by the results.

With so many breweries releasing so many beers of late, we thought it might be useful to present a weekly update to help us all keep up with all the new releases that are coming out.

So, welcome to this week's edition of Newbies - our weekly guide to new releases you want to look out for!

What's next....dogs sleeping with cats?

In what is being seen by many as shocking departure from form, State Legislators everywhere seem to be doing the right thing!

It's Wednesday, and there's all kinds of things going down!

Colorado's Dry Dock Brewing is making big moves, and Fordham and Old Dominion are rocking! Surly Brewing's looking for the next great coaster artist, and North Coast has its heart set on Dixie . . . Plus, we've got hot new spring and summer releases that you want to look out for.

So, on to "Everything We Think Matters" . . .

The Boston Beer Company sure knows how to get our attention....

In what we see as a sure sign that summer's nearing, the craft beer 12-pack samplers are starting to arrive. It used to be that these 12-packs were uninspired compilations of a brewer's core offerings-nothing more-but all that's changed! Summer 12-packs have gotten a whole lot more interesting and increasingly adventuresome. Flying Dog's been doing some really cool things of late and Sierra Nevada's Beer Camp series is always awesome. We just received a press release from our friends at Samuel Adams and they've got a new sampler coming out that sounds fun.

Welcome to Hop-ology...

"Toto, I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore."

- Dorothy

Moylan's Brewery & Restaurant is headed back to the outback and is ready to re-conquer Oz! The 2011 Australian International Beer Awards Champions are making their way back down under this week.

We were shocked ....shocked to find out that drinking and gambling don't mix!

The leading online casino-Castle Casino has just released their best and worst gamblers list and that beer drinkers didn't fare to well. This just released report indicates "that theworld's top beer-drinking nations also have the worst success rate at their suite of online casino games." CastleCasino.com statistics says it all...

The Mother of All Beer Weeks has begun!

Although many cities began their festivities last weekend, American Craft Beer Week officially starts today and runs through next Sunday - May 14th – 20th, 2012.

Hey, it's Friday, and that's good. And next week's the start of American Craft Beer Week - a national celebration that's taking place May 14th – 20th. But you better be ready, because a lot of cities are starting things this weekend! This is going to be a huge weekend and an even bigger week for craft beer, so fasten your seatbelts because . . . IT IS ON!

And, oh yeah, it's Mother's Day too, so this weekend will be busy.

Welcome to the American Craft Beer Week / Mother's Day Edition of our Weekend Picks!