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It’s true, there really are certified beer judges—more than 4,500 active judges worldwide. These dedicated beer lovers work hard to evaluate, compare, rank and provide entry feedback to both homebrewers and professional brewers.

There are certainly many paths to learning how to evaluate craft beer, and each judge’s journey is a compilation of experience, beer evaluation practice, brewing, book study and more. Being a beer judge is a position of responsibility—to the entries themselves and to the breweries who work tirelessly to create them. I kid you not, it takes work and commitment to become a judge.

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Ice fishermen on Lake Waconia in Minnesota were pleasantly surprised when a Wisconsin brewery, Lakemaid, flew a twelve-pack of their frothy suds over the icy wastes to their warm fishing cabins using a hefty, remote-controlled quadcopter. It was a match made in zero-degree weather: the brewery took orders and flew their drones out to the fishermen who, in turn, didn’t have to trudge to the shore for liquid refreshment. The FAA, however, didn’t find the arrangement so appealing.

According to FAA rules, you cannot fly a drone for commercial purposes or above 400 feet in the United States. Therefore a robot flying a sixer over to some thirsty pescatarians is right out. One phone call from the FAA shut down the entire operation and, in turn, set off an Internet firestorm. But the company, whose logo is a fulsome lake maiden with a slippery tail, will not be grounded for long.

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More craft breweries are popping up in Florida, but they are forced to abide by regulations. Florida is one of only three states where it is illegal to fill a 64 ounce beer container known as a growler.

The Florida Brewer’s Guild is pushing to make it legal to fill growlers of all sizes. As it stands now, you can fill a growler with beer that’s a gallon or more, or 32 ounces or less, but filling growlers in between those amounts is against the law.

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MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Is it a viral ad or is it the next big thing in brewski?

Last month, Amazon announced it was testing out drones to deliver packages. Now a Wisconsin brewery is apparently trying out the idea for itself.

According to a video posted on YouTube, the folks at Stevens Point-based Lakemaid Beer are testing out the new technology on Lake Waconia.

Ice fishers put in a request for brews, and a drone flies it out to them.

The company plans to test the beer drones on Mille Lacs next, but there remain a few kinks they still have to work out, like for instance how to check the ID of buyers.

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For more than 100 years, Jelly Belly has been a leading name in the jelly bean industry, with flavors like Buttered Popcorn, Toasted Marshmallow and Bubble Gum. And now? Beer.

Jelly Belly debuted Draft Beer as its newest flavor on Saturday. While the news comes only one month after the December release of its Tabasco Dark Chocolate flavor, the latest addition to the Jelly Belly family is one that has been three years in the making.

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