Chuck Williamson, founder of upstate New York’s Butternuts Beer & Ale, is the proud owner of the seventh Automatic Canning System produced by Cask Brewing Systems. “We’ve done millions of cans on that machine,” Williamson says. “It just keeps on cranking.” Williamson fired up his ACS in 2005 and was [...]
In advance of the upcoming Super Bowl between the Atlanta Falcons and the New England Patriots, Scofflaw Brewing Company (Atlanta, Ga.) and Shipyard Brewing Company (Portland, Me.) are making a wager regarding their respective NFL teams. The stakes? The losing brewery will have to brew a special batch of beer from [...]
Cask Brewing Systems customer Mountain State Brewing brought West Virginia’s DIY ethos to local craft beer. Homebrewing brothers Brian Arnett and Willie Lehmann launched their brewery in 2005 in the small, remote town of Thomas, West Virginia. Their do-it-yourself efforts stretched from a self-designed logo to a handmade stone bar [...]
Buffalo, New York’s Big Ditch Brewing opened in October 2014 and quickly become a fast-flowing success. In just 18 months, Big Ditch hit its three-year goal of producing 5,000 barrels. The brewery -- its name winkingly refers to the famed Erie Canal that made Buffalo a shipping hub and major [...]