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Our favorite craft brewing images of 2013

Mitch Steele Stone Brewing
Superstar Stone brewer Mitch Steele shows us how he makes Stone’s Levitation Ale.

Reading takes forever, and since a picture says a 1,000 words, we thought we’d save you precious time and book-learnin’ this holiday season by compiling a blog of the best images we saw in the craft brewing industry in 2013. Read the cutlines if you want or just gaze in wonder at these beautiful moments captured in time. We’ve got a little of everything here: brewing vessels that look like modern art; craft beer festivals turned dance parties; owners and brewmasters raising pints; and old-tyme images of craft beer yore. If you have a favorite image, let us know about it in the comments below.

New Belgium Tour de Fat
New Belgium Brewing’s Tour de Fat celebrated the fun side of bicycle culture in 2013, kicking off each festival with a costumed bike parade through city streets.

 

Funky Buddha Ryan Sentz drinking a porter
Brewmaster Ryan Sentz loves to drink and make porters at The Funky Buddha Lounge and Brewery. Here’s a photo op from our story with him.

 

Cicerone training
Samuel Merritt leading a Cicerone training class and having some fun.

 

Stone Brewing uses bright beer tanks from Mueller in Springfield, Mo. From this angle, those tanks look like amazing industrial art.
Stone Brewing’s bright beer tanks come from Mueller in Springfield, Mo. From this angle, those tanks look like amazing industrial art.

 

New_Holland_Brewing_Furniture
Jeff Dyke (left) and Steve Raad (right) drink well earned beers on furniture (chairs and tables) built from old New Holland aging barrels.

 

Eugene Simor, founder and CEO of Alamo Beer Co. (third on the rope), helps pull a keg from the dirt at the company's San Antonio brewery groundbreaking in Dec.
Eugene Simor, founder and CEO of Alamo Beer Co. (third on the rope), helps pull a keg from the dirt at the company’s San Antonio brewery groundbreaking in Dec.

 

Beau's All Natural Brewing Oktoberfest
If you listen very closely, you can almost hear the sounds of Oompah music at Beau’s All Natural Brewing’s fifth annual Oktoberfest.

 

Elevation Brewing Vessel blue sky
Colorado newcomers Elevation Beer quickly expanded in 2013, announcing the purchase of two new 60-barrel fermentation tanks and a grain silo.

 

New Holland Brewing bright tank pressure gauge
New Holland Brewing discussed bright beer tanks with us this year and took this gorgeous fish-eye close up of a press gauge.

 

San Diego Brewing Co. opened in 1896 and was the largest industrial enterprise in the city at the time. This is just one of many cool old images you can see at the craft beer exhibit in the San Diego History Center.
San Diego Brewing Co. opened in 1896 and was the largest industrial enterprise in the city at the time. This is just one of many cool old images you can see at the craft beer exhibit in the San Diego History Center.

 

Stone-Suede_Collab-02_WEB
10 Barrel/Bluejacket/Stone Suede Imperial Porter Brew Day. Tonya Cornett (10 Barrel Brewing Co.) stands in the center. Megan O’Leary Parisi (Bluejacket) bends on the right and Mitch Steele (Stone Brewing Co.) kneels to the right.

 

Master Malsters Improving Malt Supply
You can’t make a high-quality beer out of low-quality ingredients, and you can’t make high-quality malt out of low-quality barley. From our awesome feature on malts.

 

Christian Moerlein Lager house Richard Dube
“We’re excited that Cincinnati has not only embraced the recent craft beer renaissance, but has been a historical hub of brewing in America.” — Richard Dubé, brewmaster, Moerlein Lager House.

 

Crosby Hop Farm compost pile
Hop vines and leaves are shredded and piled to compost. This comes from our contributed story about 30 days in the life of a hop farmer.

 

Harley the dog
City Star Brewing teamed up with Harley, a tiny Chihuahua with a great big dream. Read all about it.

 

The Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens – Liberty Station just opened and its pretty magnificent; 55,000 sq ft and includes two bocce ball courts, a movie courtyard, private banquet rooms and garden and outdoor patio space.
The Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens – Liberty Station just opened and it’s pretty magnificent; 55,000 sq ft and includes two bocce courts, a movie courtyard, private banquet rooms and garden and outdoor patio space.

 

7th Settlement Brewery guys toasting pints
Raise your glasses. GM Josh Henry and co-brewers David Boynton and Nate Sephton lift a pint to 7th Settlement beer at their soon-to-be headquarters at 47 Washington St. in Dover, N.H.

 

John Najeway Thirsty Dog Brewing Tasting Room
John Najeway, owner of Thirsty Dog Brewing, based in Akron, Ohio, explained that demand for Thirsty Dog beer at the tasting room has increased so much that he is adding six more taps, with 12 already pouring.

 

Bells Brewery Oberon King
Bell’s Oberon is a beer fit for a king — so the brewery crowns one. Read our story about it right here.

 

New Brewer Oskar Blues hired
Students from the first Oskar Blues Brew School class learn how to brew with brewer DJ McCready at the Brevard brewery.

 

Stone Brewing Co SOLAR
A 2008 installation of a 312-kW PV system on Stone’s brewery rooftop (accounting for 25 percent of the energy used on site) opened the door for a second PV installation at Stone’s brand new packaging hall (pictured).

 

Mission Brewery Dan Selis with cannons
Mission Brewery Founder Dan Selis isn’t afraid to double fist 32-ounce cans.

 

PumpkickLCshot
New Belgium challenged other pumpkin-beer-making craft brewers to a carving contest to help celebrate its seasonal release of Pumpkick Ale.

 

Wow. Who are these bozos? It's the Craft Brewing Business crew, wide-eyed, naive and dreaming big at the start of the year.
Wow. Who are these sweater-loving gents? It’s the Craft Brewing Business crew, wide-eyed, naive and dreaming big at the end of 2012. Note the Christmas lights. Happy holidays everyone.

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