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Travelchannel.com launches "Microbrew Madness" web series

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  1. Todd

    Todd Founder (13,506) Aug 23, 1996 Finland
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    TRAVELCHANNEL.COM TAPS INTO AMERICA'S LOCAL CRAFT BREWERIES IN NEW WEB SERIES "MICROBREW MADNESS" LAUNCHING TODAY

    16 Microbreweries From 16 Cities Featured in Six-Minute Webisodes

    CHEVY CHASE, MD (September 15, 2014) – Just in time for Oktoberfest, today TravelChannel.com launches a new short-form web series "Microbrew Madness" – a spirited journey across America to discover some of the nation's best craft breweries. Each of the 16 six-minute webisodes on tap features one of four hosts: Lori Griffis (TravelChannel.com's "Girls Gone Bayou"), Ewan Porter (Australian pro-golfer and commentator), Olivia Speranza (TravelChannel.com's "Terminal Bliss at SFO") and Ryan Van Duzer (TravelChannel.com's "Bike Tour of California Wineries").

    Griffis, Porter, Speranza and Van Duzer take viewers to different regions of the United States, tasting some of the top local microbrews in 16 different cities. The cities visited include: Atlanta, Ga.; Boulder, Colo.; Chicago, Ill.; Cleveland, Ohio; Grand Rapids, Mich; Hermosa Beach, Calif.; Lakewood, N.Y.; Loveland, Colo.; Minneapolis, Minn.; Nashville, Tenn.; Portland, Ore.; San Antonio, Texas; St. Louis, Mo.; Tampa, Fla.; Tempe, Ariz. and Winston-Salem, N.C. They speak with chefs and brew masters, learn special food pairings and drink in the history to discover why each microbrewery is a can't miss destination.

    SNEAK PEEK: http://www.travelchannel.com/video/whats-the-best-craft-brewery

    Plus, fans are invited to open a tab and cast their vote in a TravelChannel.com poll for their favorite craft brewery.

    http://www.travelchannel.com/tv-shows/microbrew-madness/articles/vote-for-your-favorite-microbrewery

    The 16 locations featured in "Microbrew Madness" include:

    Appalachian Highlands and Southeast Region: Lori Griffis

    5 Seasons Brewing – Atlanta, Ga.
    http://www.travelchannel.com/video/local-food-and-beer-in-atlanta

    Cigar City Brewing – Tampa, Fla.
    http://www.travelchannel.com/video/taste-tampa-at-cigar-city

    Foothills Brewing Company – Winston-Salem, N.C.
    http://www.travelchannel.com/video/craft-beer-at-ncs-foothills

    Yazoo Brewing Company – Nashville, Tenn.
    http://www.travelchannel.com/video/yazoo-a-nashville-original

    Mountain and Heartland Region: Ryan Van Duzer

    Avery Brewing Company – Boulder, Colo.
    http://www.travelchannel.com/video/boulders-eccentric-brewery

    Square One Brewery and Distillery – St. Louis, Mo.
    http://www.travelchannel.com/video/craft-beer-in-st-louis

    Surly Brewing Company – Minneapolis, Minn.
    http://www.travelchannel.com/video/minnesotas-surly-brewing

    Verboten Brewing – Loveland, Colo.
    http://www.travelchannel.com/video/in-loveland-with-nano-brewing

    Northeast and Midwest Region: Ewan Porter

    Founders Brewing Company – Grand Rapids, Mich
    http://www.travelchannel.com/video/bold-brews-at-founders

    Goose Island Brewery – Chicago, Ill.
    http://www.travelchannel.com/video/wild-goose-island-innovations

    Great Lakes Brewing Company – Cleveland, Ohio
    http://www.travelchannel.com/video/clevelands-brewing-history

    Southern Tier Brewing Company – Lakewood, N.Y.
    http://www.travelchannel.com/video/sip-beer-in-the-southern-tier

    Pacific Coast and Southwest Region: Olivia Speranza

    Four Peaks Brewing Company – Tempe, Ariz.
    http://www.travelchannel.com/video/21st-century-saloon-in-az

    Freetail Brewing Company – San Antonio, Texas
    http://www.travelchannel.com/video/pizza-and-beer-in-san-antonio

    Hopworks Urban Brewery – Portland, Ore.
    http://www.travelchannel.com/video/eco-brewpub-in-portland

    The Brewery at Abigaile – Hermosa Beach, Calif.
    http://www.travelchannel.com/video/las-beachside-brewpub

    TRAVEL CHANNEL (http://www.TravelChannel.com) is a multiplatform travel lifestyle brand with the core mission of providing inspiring and compelling programming that takes viewers beyond their everyday destinations, making the unfamiliar familiar, whether it's around the world or around the block. A dual feed network that is also available in HD, Travel Channel is the world’s leading travel media brand, and is available in over 94 million U.S. cable homes. Owned and operated by Scripps Networks Interactive (NYSE: SNI), Travel Channel has offices in Chevy Chase, MD, and New York, NY. Scripps Networks Interactive (NYSE: SNI) also owns and operates HGTV, DIY Network, Food Network, Cooking Channel and Great American Country.

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    #1 Todd, Sep 15, 2014
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  2. Vogt52

    Vogt52 Initiate (0) May 25, 2014 Maryland

    Sounds like a cool series. Definitely have some great breweries on the schedule.
     
    #2 Vogt52, Sep 19, 2014
  3. EricTKole

    EricTKole Initiate (0) Jan 4, 2014 Michigan

    Having only watched the Midwest ones so far one thing stands out, Founders seems to be a bit more tight with the bourbon barrel beer than goose island:slight_smile:
     
    #3 EricTKole, Sep 19, 2014
  4. TheDoctor

    TheDoctor Grand Pooh-Bah (3,484) Mar 7, 2013 Canada (QC)
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    Cool series from what I've seen so far. They definitely seem to suffer from being wacky and not taking it as seriously host-to-host, but I am kind of a curmudgeon and that is kind of the way TV is nowadays.
    Either way, entertaining and informative. Thanks for the heads up!
     
    #4 TheDoctor, Sep 19, 2014
  5. Immortale25

    Immortale25 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,721) May 13, 2011 North Carolina
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    Six minutes per episode? How are they able to cover even the key points of a brewery in just six minutes while also trying to squeeze in food pairings?
     
    #5 Immortale25, Sep 19, 2014
  6. Wanda

    Wanda Zealot (506) Nov 23, 2006 Tennessee

    It's travel channel man, they usually stick to such deep topics like "doughnut wars" and "worlds largest RV". Just be glad they're branching out at all.
     
    #6 Wanda, Sep 20, 2014
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  7. gillagorilla

    gillagorilla Initiate (0) Feb 27, 2013 Maryland

    I saw Chevy Chase, MD and got excited . . . for nothing. They have offices in MD but don't cover a single MD brewery.

    I mean Berlin, MD where Burley Oak is located, was voted America's Coolest Small Town.
     
    #7 gillagorilla, Sep 20, 2014
  8. SpartyJoe

    SpartyJoe Initiate (0) Nov 30, 2013 Colorado

    Looks like a cool show. Happy to see Cleveland getting some love.
     
    #8 SpartyJoe, Sep 20, 2014
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  9. StoneGreg

    StoneGreg Initiate (0) May 16, 2002 California

    What a cool blast from the past! I remember "microbreweries"! I'm going to click through and find out what part of microbrewery madness they're covering...will it be the late 80's, or will it go all the way through the age of common usage of the word and take us to the end of the 1990's?

    Either way it's cool that they're going to be focused on INDEPENDENT breweries that brew 15,000bbls or less per year.


    Edit: I took a look and I, umm, yeah...I don't even...uh, nevermind...
     
    #9 StoneGreg, Sep 20, 2014
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  10. rgordon

    rgordon Pooh-Bah (2,689) Apr 26, 2012 North Carolina
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    Seduced and flummoxed by Sexual Chocolate happens all of the time!
     
    #10 rgordon, Sep 20, 2014
  11. HeartofMiami

    HeartofMiami Pooh-Bah (2,295) Sep 20, 2014 Florida
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    Watched a few...they're better than most of the regular Travel Channel broadcast shows. Always fun to learn more about different craft breweries. Planning my next vacation!
     
    #11 HeartofMiami, Sep 21, 2014
  12. carollbert

    carollbert Initiate (0) Oct 28, 2015 New York

    Travel channel's newest web series, Microbrew Madness, launched today, and The Brewery at Abigaile is on the polls for America's Best Craft Breweries.
     
    #12 carollbert, Oct 28, 2015
  13. bluehende

    bluehende Initiate (0) Dec 10, 2010 Delaware

    I will have to check it out. Web based always seems to slip away from me.
     
    #13 bluehende, Oct 28, 2015
  14. cronimi

    cronimi Aspirant (280) Jan 28, 2009 North Carolina

    The best they could find in Chicago is ... Goose Island?!?! Step up your game, travelchannel.com....
     
    #14 cronimi, Oct 28, 2015
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  15. HopsDubosc

    HopsDubosc Pundit (803) Apr 24, 2015 Vermont

    No New England breweries? psshaw
     
    #15 HopsDubosc, Oct 28, 2015
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  16. SweetChicken

    SweetChicken Initiate (0) Nov 5, 2011 Massachusetts
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    AGREED!! Midwest and Northeast is an odd combo to start, but no New England? We'll just keep it a secret from the general, non-BA, beer asleep public.
     
    #16 SweetChicken, Oct 28, 2015
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  17. BoldRulerVT

    BoldRulerVT Initiate (0) Oct 2, 2013 Vermont

    Northeast and they skip New England. Hah. LULZ.
     
    #17 BoldRulerVT, Nov 16, 2015
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  18. Dunkelganger4

    Dunkelganger4 Initiate (0) Nov 19, 2011 Colorado

    Wished Creature Comforts from Athens, GA could have been added as well as either Boneyard or Melvin for the Mountain Region as opposed to having two Colorado breweries.
     
    #18 Dunkelganger4, Nov 17, 2015
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  19. yemenmocha

    yemenmocha Grand Pooh-Bah (4,104) Jun 18, 2002 Arizona
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    Southwest included California yet that's the best they can do for California? Even worse, they picked one from Arizona.
     
    #19 yemenmocha, Nov 26, 2015
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  20. LennyOvies

    LennyOvies Initiate (0) Jul 22, 2015 Mexico

    They are just jumping into some craft craze bandwagon. Doesn't seem they are really taking it seriously.
     
    #20 LennyOvies, Nov 26, 2015
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