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Drink In History Driving to Potosi Brewing Companynew

The Potosi Brewery Complex in picturesque Grant County, Wisconsin, houses the National Brewery Museum, a restaurant and brewpub, offering a scenic facility that has brewed up history in three centuries.
Isthmus  |  Robin Shepard  |  08-04-2009  |  Food+Drink

Winter Brews to Take the Chill Awaynew

The beers of winter are lush and vivid in appearance, aroma and flavor. Special wintertime brews can be traced well beyond the advent of the Christian calendar. During the celebrations of Winter Solstice special drinks, including beer, coincided with merrymaking and the change in season.
Isthmus  |  Robin Shepard  |  01-12-2009  |  Food+Drink

Resourceful Home Brewers Grow Their Own Ingredientsnew

Growing some of the plants needed for that five-gallon batch of beer will bring new meaning to the term hand-crafted. Plus, growing your own beer ingredients is a great way to brew green.
Isthmus  |  Robin Shepard  |  04-14-2008  |  Food+Drink

Hops Shortage Could Raise Beer Pricesnew

The shortage stems from major crop failures in Europe, growing beer sales in China and South America and, thanks to the weak dollar, rising exports of American hop varieties. It is expected to last through 2008, and the market could remain unstable into 2011.
Isthmus  |  Robin Shepard  |  01-14-2008  |  Food+Drink

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