The Guinness Open Gate Brewery in Halethorpe, Maryland, just outside Baltimore, will soon close, leaving the iconic Irish beer brand’s Chicago brewery as its only U.S. location. Nov. 1 will mark the brewery’s final day open to the public, leaving 174 Aramark employees out of work, according to a notice filed with the Maryland Department … Read more
Southern California’s craft beer scene may be drowning in closures, but one experimental newcomer is betting there’s still plenty of life left in the tap. Enter Niteglow, an unusual brewery from the caffeine fiends behind boutique coffee empire Dayglow — which also operates in that same location — that has flung open its doors in … Read more
On a Sunday afternoon in the San Fernando Valley, shattered patrons and employees came together for a going away party of a beloved institution. MacLeod Ale Brewing Co., a cult-favorite Van Nuys brewery — known for its old-school British cask ales and house made pizzas, and neighborhood vibe — announced it’s shutting down on September … Read more
Berkeley is losing one of its most iconic beer institutions, with the city’s famed Triple Rock Brewery set to shut down after four decades. The brewpub, which opened in 1986, will close its doors by the end of 2026, ending a 40-year run that saw it become a fixture for generations of UC Berkeley students, … Read more
They turned crap into gold. A routine renovation job in Belgium took an unexpected turn on Tuesday after builders happened upon a gold hoard worth over $10 million while installing a sewer system. “Our first reaction was actually disbelief,” an 18-year-old student worker named Kobe told local media outlet VRT while recalling the unexpected haul. … Read more
An iconic Los Angeles brewery held its last event Sunday as it closes down, the latest in a string of closures affecting the city’s night life. Angel City Brewery in the downtown art district shuttered its operations with a send off, after 13 years in the district and around three decades in the city. The … Read more
One of Sydney’s most popular breweries has weighed in on an age-old debate about whether children should be allowed in drinking establishments after the topic was reignited in a new viral video. The longstanding issue has raged on Reddit forums in Australia for years, as parents and punters war it out. But the contentious subject … Read more
Is it ale Qaeda? A UK brewery found itself embroiled in controversy when an Osama Bin Laden-themed beer sold out after going viral online. “We’ve woken up the last couple of mornings with thousands and thousands and thousands of notifications,” Luke Mitchell, owner of the Mitchell Brewing Co in Billinghay, Lincolnshire, told the BBC of … Read more
You’ve heard of pale ale, now get ready for pizza ale. Belgium Brewing Co. has teamed up with the frozen pizza brand Tombstone to create “IP(izza)A,” — a pie-flavored brew. While it may seem like an unlikely duo, grabbing a slice and a pint is every classic bar’s bread and butter — after all, people … Read more
A European brewery has revolutionized the way carbonated beverages are made by concocting a powdered lager that almost mimics the look of beer on tap, just by adding water. Neuzeller Klosterbräu, a German brewery that’s been in the industry for almost 500 years, invented the powder which can make beer in the same way a … Read more