West Point Market turns 75 this year. And what better way to celebrate than with a beer?
The upscale Akron grocer has teamed up with Thirsty Dog Brewing Co. to create an exclusive beer to commemorate its milestone birthday: 75th Anniversary West Point Pale Ale.
Would you pay $29.75 for a beer at a professional baseball game? That’s how much a 22-ounce Hoppin’ Frog Bodacious Black and Tan goes for at Progressive Field in Cleveland. And yes, apparently someone is buying them. The Sporting News reported today on the high cost of Ohio-made beer at the stadium. Hoppin’ Frog isn’t…
Boston Beer Co. is expanding its “Samuel Adams Brewing the American Dream” program, which will provide at least $100,000 this year to people who want to start or expand a brewery. Small brewers can apply for loans ranging from $500 to $25,000. The program began in June 2008 with ACCION USA and has handed out $540,000…
Americans are more likely to have a beer than any other alcoholic drink, according to a new Harris Interactive poll. People surveyed reach for a beer more often (34 percent of the time) than wine (22 percent of the time). Not surprisingly, nearly 50 percent of men opt for a beer. One in five Americans never…
Black squirrels abound in Kent. So it should come as no surprise that Matthew Stroia and his unnamed business partner have decided to name their new brewing venture Black Squirrel Brewing Co. They are currently scouting locations in Kent and obtaining the proper state permits. ”It just seemed like Kent is a perfect fit,” Stroia said. “It’s…
The Winter Warmer Beer Fest is 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday at Sachsenheim Hall, 7001 Denison Ave., Cleveland. Tickets are $30 and include more than 50 Ohio-brewed beers and a wide variety of German food. Tickets are available at Akron’s Hoppin’ Frog Brewery, 1680 E. Waterloo Road. Call 330-352-4578 for information.
The I-X Center will host a major two-day beer tasting and competition in May.
The International Beer Fest is being billed as ”the largest showcase and competition of world beers in the Midwest.” The event, scheduled for May 13-14, will feature about 200 breweries and 800 beers.
Don’t worry, the Ohio Craft Brewers Collaboration Sampler is still on the way.
It’s just been delayed.
The second annual Cleveland Beer Week will feature something unprecedented in the beer industry — a massive collaboration among Northeast Ohio brewers. Twelve breweries have paired off to make six commemorative beers for the nine-day event, which begins Friday.
Brewer Fred Karm apparently doesn’t mess around with those minor silver and bronze medals.
For the second time in three years, his Hoppin’ Frog Brewery in Akron won a gold medal at the prestigious Great American Beer Festival.
