Brewery Ommegang has hired Philip Leinhart as director of production. Leinhart is responsible for oversight on all aspects of brewing and bottling. He manages all daily operations in both brewing and packaging. Brewmaster Randy Thiel continues to develop new beers, oversee quality control, and manage Brewery Ommegang’s ongoing expansion project.
Leinhart’s brewing experience includes managing brewing [...]

The food obsessive (in a good way) magazine Saveur has has tapped Lost Abbey beers for its Saveur 100 [not available online].
Last year the magazine put Allagash Brewing on this esoteric list.
Stephen Beaumont (World of Beer) does the honors, concluding: “Lost Abbey’s brews are among the finest examples of Belgian-style beer anywhere. we worship the [...]

Here’s the press release:
On Saturday, January 27, at 4 pm, Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant, at 3 West Gay Street, will host another of its popular Brewers Reserve Tastings, which will showcase Belgian style beers brewed by Iron Hill and similar beers created by some of the area’s other top breweries.
“Beer may have [...]