Happy Halloween! And Welcome to whatever this segment is going to be called about cooking with beer! Here is the recipe I promised you so that you too can make the deliciousness!

Sweet Water Brewing in Atlanta releases its Winter Seasonal in the near future but we here at ACB got our hands on a bottle before they hit the shelves. With a promotional bottle at my house it felt like as good of a time as any to break open the 2011 bottle that I had been cellaring for the past year. Since it was a weeknight and both beers were over 8% (2011 - Bomber, 2012 - 12 oz) I decided to call a couple of friends over for the impromptu tasting.

In the history of Dallas breweries, only one has claimed a coveted medal from the Great American Beer Festival - and that brewery has been in operation for less than a year.

So many craft beers, so little time. With so many craft breweries, releasing so many beers, we thought it might help to provide a weekly update on all the new beers hitting the streets...So welcome to this week's edition of Newbies - your guide to great new releases!