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Yikes, It’s already April…and clearly the craft beer biz isn’t slowing down anytime soon. But no worries, Rumor Mill is always on the case, keeping you plugged in into all the beer news and lifestyle that matters. Plus we’ve an all-important update on what we’ve been drinking lately and you don’t want to miss that!
Schlafly Beer Holds Hop Trial (St Louis, MO) –As part of their ongoing effort to inform consumers about the different hop profiles that color their brews, Schlafly Beer has just expanded their Hop Trial program to include a helpful interactive website
A New Hop Trial Every Six Weeks – For each “hop trial Schlafly will release a different variation of their SMaSH beer, a single hop and single malt beer where the hop is the only changing factor.
Consumers Become The Jurists at each hop trial and they are encouraged to share their feedback on the brewery’s Hop Trials website. Where their verdicts will considered for new beers that will be released on a larger scale.
Words To Drink By (Washington, DC) – “Deep down, I’m shallow” – Tom Bobak, American Craft Beer
Beer Company Invests In Energy For The Philippines (Manila) – San Miquel is biggest beer company in the Philippines and sell 9 out 10 beers in that island country. So not only are they flush with cash, they’re powerful and they’ve decided to use that power and cash to reportedly “invest $34 billion in an oil refinery, an integrated steel complex and an ocean-tide power plant.” Stone Brewing will be, no doubt watching how this plays out closely.
Local Breweries A Huge Economic Boon To New Mexico (Albuquerque, NM) – New Mexico craft breweries have reportedly generated a $340 million economic impact on the state according to a recent study from Grand View Research. Not too shabby for a state with only 45 breweries currently online.
What We’ve Been Drinking Lately (Rouse Hill, AU) – Last night we hit up a 2017 OneHitter Series release that just came our way from Lagunitas and we were happy we did. Brewed in honor of the mysterious Waldos, a group of longtime friends, then teenaged stoners, who bonded over the special 4:20 afterschool pot breaks, Lagunitas The Waldos’ Special Ale 11.5% Imperial hybrid that’s “Smokin’.”
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