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Victory Brewing Company wins Craft Beer & BBQ Festival

by Pete Genovese

The Star-Ledger,  September 09, 2009

The Victory Brewing Company’s HopDevil Ale was a winner at the Craft Beer & BBQ Festival at Monmouth Park.
Victory had a good day at the track.

Downington, Pa.-based Victory Brewing Company walked off with top honors at the Craft Beer & BBQ Festival, held Saturday and Sunday at Monmouth Park.

Victory’s HopDevil Ale and Golden Monkey, a Belgian-style ale, shared first-place honors from a panel of judges that included Peter Kennedy of simplybeer.com. Read More >>

Gonzo and In-Heat Wheat outshine the competition

Posted by josh

Flying Dog News,  July 8, 2009

Published in Gonzo Imperial Porter, In-Heat Wheat Hefeweizen, Podcasts

SimplyBeer.com has been conducting a series of “Beer Brawls”, where a group of guys buy a group of similar beers from a group of great American craft breweries. They drink these brews and talk about them in a lengthy podcast.  Read More >>

Another Great Beer Dinner

July 8, 2009

Amanti Vino News

A few weeks back we took over Restaurant Passionné in Montclair and had Chef/Owner Michael Carrino prepare an incredible tasting menu to match the distinctive beers of DogFish Head Brewery. Read More >>

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