Top Dog at Edinburgh Airport

BREWDOG will open its doors this summer, offering passengers a range of beers from its Aberdeenshire-based brewery alongside those hand-picked from craft breweries from around the world. Famed for its wide selection of craft beers, it will also serve food to passengers at Edinburgh Airport and will be homed in the terminal’s brand-new extension, part of an £80 million expansion project.

It’s the first of many establishments expected to open this year at Scotland’s busiest airport, widening choice and variety for the 13.4 million passengers who travel through the terminal every year.

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Hoppy to be in Scotland

IT'S believed that beer has been brewed in #Scotland for more than 5000 years and with more than 115 breweries, stretching from the Valhalla Brewery on Unst in Shetland to Portpatrick Brewery near Stranraer, Scotland is in the midst of a craft beer revolution.

Scotland’s Craft Beer Map will allow beer lovers to plot their very own ale adventures as they work their way around the country discovering some of the finest craft brews.

The new map from VisitScotland currently holds details of more than 70 producers, with more expected to be added in future. Virtual visitors can explore beers by region, find their favourite brands and embark on tours and tastings.

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Raise a glass to newcomers in California

NEW Ale Trail Brewing in Downtown Fresno - Over the past year, several breweries have popped up in Downtown #Fresno, earning the area the moniker “Downtown Fresno Ale Trail.” The six different breweries which opened—all within walking distance of each other—include Tioga-Sequoia Brewing Co., Full Circle Brewing Co., 411 Ales and Spirits, Border Hops Brewing Co., Zack’s Brewing Company, and House of Pendragon/Pita Kabob. Tioga-Sequoia and Full Circle are already operating in downtown Fresno, with the others anticipated to open in summer and fall of 2017.

SAN DIEGO Becomes First Destination to Release Official Beer - In partnership with Bay City Brewing Co., the #SanDiego Tourism Authority has made history as the first city to release an official destination craft #beer for sale to the public. “72 and Hoppy” is a session IPA, which is now available at Bay City Brewing Co.’s tasting room, in addition to numerous San Diego bars, restaurants, attractions and hotels. San Diego is home to 125 breweries as of 2016 and this new beer reflects the effort of San Diego Tourism Authority and the local brewing community to establish the city as the craft beer capital of America.

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Craft beer celebrations

SAN FRANCISCO Beer Week celebrates America's first craft brewing region from February10-19.

Craft beer - along with its runaway international hit, American IPA - was born of the Bay Area's spirit of innovation. More than 100 breweries now operate in one of the world's most creative regions. The Bay Area continues to be a hotbed of beer innovation.

SF Beer Week 2017 spotlights the ever-increasing innovation taking shape in breweries across the local landscape. The San Francisco Brewers Guild and Northern California's finest breweries will host hundreds of craft beer celebrations. The Opening Gala for SF Beer Week 2017 will take place at Pier 48 on February 10.

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Craft beer boost for Scottish tourism

VISITSCOTLAND is urging the craft beer industry to capitalise on the lucrative food and drink tourism market, which is worth almost £900 million a year to the country’s visitor economy. 

A report by VisitScotland, conducted with The Brewers Association of #Scotland, says the increasing interest in craft beer in recent years has mirrored similar consumer trends in the tourism industry. ‘The growth in interest from younger demographics, most notably millennials, has driven a search for products that are authentic and give an honest representation of their brand.’

The tourism board has launched a Spirit of Scotland craft beer to highlight how the craft beer trend could be worth millions to tourism.

Malcolm Roughead, chief executive of VisitScotland, says: ‘The rapid growth of Scotland’s exciting craft beer industry in recent years and the popularity of sampling local produce by visitors, creates a fantastic opportunity to tap into a new market of craft beer tourism.

‘It is clear from the research that there is real interest Scottish craft beer from across the globe, leaving the industry well placed to follow the likes of the whisky industry and other Scottish produce in becoming a real draw for visitors near and far.

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Tampa Bay brews up a craft beer storm

WHILE Britain enjoys its own craft beer revolution, thirsty travellers on a quest for liquid inspiration while on holiday stateside are in for a treat in #Tampa Bay, #Florida, which has established itself as one of the US’s most influential #craftbeer destinations. In its most recent ranking, USA Today named Tampa Bay the Number 2 beer city in the country. It has more than two dozen breweries and craft brewpubs. 

Patrick Harrison, VP of Marketing and Communications at Visit Tampa Bay, says: ‘There was a time that holidaying ale aficionados looked down their noses at American beers, but once you taste Cigar City's award-winning Jai Alai, Coppertail Brewing Company's aromatic Freedive IPA, or Ulele's mixed berry fruit “wedding” beer, you will instantly understand why along with sunshine as a backdrop, our local artisan beer maestros have positioned Tampa Bay as one of the most exciting places on the world's craft beer scene.’

Beer runs through Tampa Bay's veins: the state's first brewery opened there; the man who brought cigars to Tampa Bay, Don Vincente Martinez Ybor, founded one of the oldest breweries in the USA, the Ybor City Brewing Company in 1896; and Columbia, Florida's oldest restaurant and the largest Spanish restaurant in the world, began as a corner saloon serving beer in Ybor City.

The region's sub-tropical climate has played a leading role in Tampa Bay's fast-growing craft beer movement and its international accolades. Capitalizing on local flavours, some beers were created to quench the adventurous appetite of visitors. Summer months bring cucumber concoctions or orange peel infusions. Pumpkin spices or pine aromas infuse the beers during autumn.

All craft breweries have free tours and tasting rooms, and the Tampa Bay Brew Bus offers a one-stop-hop experience ($55/£35.60 for a 5-hour ride) touring the top bars and breweries and enjoying tastings along the way. Their 14-, 22- and 33-passenger buses can also be hired privately for small groups (from $40/£25.90 pp).

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Virgin Trains creates rail ale

A ‘RAIL ALE’ has been created for passengers using Virgin Trains' east coast routes. The ‘Hop on Board’ brand has been devised by York-based Rudgate Brewery in conjunction with the train company.

Virgin Trains expects to sell more than 55,000 bottles at £4 each to passengers travelling on routes between London King’s Cross, Leeds, York, Newcastle, and Edinburgh.

#VirginTrains customer experience director, Alison Watson, says: ‘Hop on Board is an exciting step in revamping our on-board offering, embracing the craft beer revolution. Working alongside the #RudgateBrewery, we have created an ale full of flavour and charisma that epitomizes the Virgin Trains spirit and the hoptimist’s outlook on life – with us, the glass is always half full.’

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