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Juneau brewery partners with Ben E. Keith Company to bring a "taste of Alaska" to the Lone Star State

Craft Brewers Guild wishes to extend our sincere congratulations to the following breweries for being recognized for their excellence at this year's GABF competition.

Mid-Size Brewing Company and Mid-Size Brewing Company
Brewer of the Year
Firestone Walker Brewing Co, Paso Robles, CA
Matthew Brynildson

Category: 6 Herb and Spice Beer - 92 Entries
Bronze: CBC Heather Ale, Cambridge Brewing Co., Cambridge, MA

Category: 9 Specialty Beer - 24 Entries
Gold: Hazelnut Brown Nectar, Rogue Ales, Newport, OR

Category: 12 Session Beer - 44 Entries

If you haven't stumbled on this video from the 2010 GABF yet, please check it out. Beer Nation did a nice segment from the Farm to Table Food Pavilion at this year's Great American Beer Festival. Special release craft beers were paired-up with dishes made with local ingredients by students at the Culinary School of the Rockies. This terrific event celebrated the world of craft beer and its well-deserved place at the table. Insert: clapping and whistling!

So I get this email from my friend & local bar owner Dave about this bill that's been introduced in the New York State Assembly that requires the "reasonable guidelines" that all bars/restaurants in areas w/populations over 1 million (ie: New York City) & have either rooftop or backyard areas to have a permit to do so. Now that alone doesn't sound all that bad.

In late 2009, Sixpoint Craft Ales President Shane Welch and Sixpoint Engineer David Liatti were having a pint of Sixpoint Sweet Action at The Modern - the bar and restaurant adjacent to the world famous Museum of Modern Art in NYC. Earlier that day, Shane and Dave attended a design exhibit which featured one of David's products. Afterwards, they decided to hit up the Museum. After an afternoon of viewing the likes of Piet Mondrian, Andrew Wyeth, Salvador Dali, and Andy Warhol, Dave and Shane kicked back and began to have a beer-inspired discussion about the true meaning of Modern art - what it is, and where it could be found. After some deliberation, they had their "aha" moment - to discover real MODERN ART one need not look further than the product they created on a daily basis - sitting right in front of their own eyes. Could it actually be that real modern art is not confined to austere museums - on display to isolated bystanders - but rather flowing from the taps in bars all around NYC? Has a grassroots, productive and creative renaissance swept NYC, and the entire country? If not, they concluded, they were determined to make it so!