Santa Rosa Press Democrat - Tony Magee, is founder and brewmaster of Lagunitas Brewing Co. in Petaluma, which like other breweries across the country has geared up for the Super Bowl rush. The 14-year-old brewery employs 29 people and churned out more than 37,000 barrels of

Residents across the valley and the globe bid farewell to 93-year-old former President Gerald R. Ford, who died on Dec. 26 at his home in Rancho Mirage.

Ohio State faithful feel at home in desert town 
The line went from the cash register below the Buckeye Beer sign, out the door across the street from Buckeye Pharmacy and snaked around the corner into a dirt lot not far from Buckeye Elementary.

USA Today - Especially hot for holiday gifting: mini cream whippers (about $35-$150) from iSi and Liss, which take heavy cream and turn it into whipped cream for pies, cakes and coffee and are less obtrusive on a counter than, say, a fancy home-brewing

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McAllen Monitor - Home Brewing is a hobby I don’t have time for. For one thing, I’m too impatient to wait for my beer, especially if I’m not even sure if I’ll like it. Grass beer? Sounds interesting. On the other hand, my mom’s family likes to make homemade wine

Microbrewers pushing for claim on excise
Australian Broadcasting Corp. - Dave was home brewing in his backyard on the weekends and working for a bank as a business loans clerk and I was working in the music industry. DAVE BONIGHTON: It had always been in the back of my mind, but I never let myself really think about it in