Stouts are one of the most beloved styles in craft beer. And with so many worthy variations out there, even attempting to come up with a definitive list might be dismissed as sheer recklessness on our part. But that's never stopped us in the past.

So here are 5 "killer" Stouts that you need to get your hands on...

Hey it's Friday... and you're ready for some fun. Well good, because we're all about it and we've got all kinds of ideas for you. From the nation's coolest beer festivals to movies, music and cutting edge TV - we've got your back big-time.  Plus we've a weekend beer pick for you too, because we know you'll be drinking!

So welcome to our awesome Weekend Picks...

American Craft Beer's audience is a diverse one. Yes, we've our share of troubled hopheads and possible drug dealers -but we also attract plenty of upwardly mobile and fairly well-socialized craft beer lovers. And many of them (and possibly you) travel abroad. And if you're like us, one of the first things that you'll want to do upon touching down in some strange new country is order a beer. Well, we're here to help you with that.

Having survived the first leg of my trip - a stop over in Sacramento, fighting traffic in LA and a 3 day Super Bowl party splurge in Orange County, then roaming the pastoral settings of Central California, it was time to head back to Oregon. But I had some serious stops left on my itinerary. Before hitting up the crown jewel of the trip - sampling Pliny the Younger on my birthday, there was still so much to do.

So many beers- So little time... With winter waning, and now we're beginning to see some early springtime offerings and we've a number of them for you. ...We've also some great new releases from Dogfish Head and Sierra Nevada that you may need to chase down as well.

We don't write about spirits here at ACB... It's all we can do to keep up with the American craft beer scene and besides, we know absolutely nothing about the whiskey world. That's why I was perplexed when Kara Pinato invited me up to Minneapolis to spend time with Kieran Folliard and get a taste for what he was doing.

Yikes, February is flying by... and clearly nothing is slowing down anytime soon. But no worries, Rumor Mill is always on the case, keeping you plugged in to all the craft beer news that matters. Plus we've an all-important update on what we've been drinking lately and you absolutely don't want to miss that.

Many breweries nowadays, release special-edition beers and some of them can command exorbitant prices. Writing for Yahoo Food, Devin Pratt recently came up with six of what he explains as "the most expensive beers in the world." Some of these we've heard of and others we've not - but one thing's for sure - we can't afford any of them.

There are only a few places around the globe where the architecture, culture and surrounding nature are in near perfect harmony, creating a vibe that resonates with its vistors long after the stay. I made a brief visit to one such place, Astoria, Oregon, a small fishing village at the mouth of the Columbia River.

So many beers- So little time... Winter is waning, and now we're beginning to see some early springtime offerings ...We've also some great new releases from Firestone Walker and The Bruery that you may need to chase down as well.