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Saraveza is a Portland beer geek bar dolled up as a Midwestern blue-collar dive adorned with Old Style and Schlitz breweriana and Packers paraphernalia galore. Yet perched in front of me is a Budweiser branded chalice with a cucumber slice garnish. Virtually zero beer halls in Wisconsin would deign to serve a beer with a

After Bad Dream Brewing’s short stint next to Staples in New Milford, Candlewood...

In a sign there’s still some fizz in the local craft beer industry, two New Haven area breweries celebrated openings this week and a third neared completion.  In Wolcott, new brewery Velvet Libations celebrated its grand opening on Thursday with green-clad beer drinkers fueling up in the taproom for St. Patrick’s Day festivities. Velvet Libations General Manager Don Laviano said the new business was grateful to be opening Thursday after troubled times for the industry.

Connecticut’s newest brewery promises experimental brews and throwback decor that sends...