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BOULDER, CO - Reinforcing its position as the leader in American craft beer promotion and education, the Brewers Association (BA) and its Export Development Subcommittee have selected Andreas Fält to cover Europe as an American Craft Beer Ambassador within the BA’s Export Development Program (EDP).

It’s not just craft brewers who are expanding. Vermont Hard Cider Company, maker of Woodhcuck Hard Cider, is getting ready to break ground on a reported $22 million build-out which will double its current capacity to 600,000 barrels.

ALEXANDRIA, VA – America’s 3,330 licensed beer distributors are celebrating the excitement that craft beer brings to the beer industry during American Craft Beer Week, May 14-20, 2012, a national celebration highlighting the culture and contributions of craft beer and the nearly 2,000 craft breweries across the United States.

HOOD RIVER, OR – To celebrate American Craft Beer Week (May 14-20th),  Full Sail Brewing will release a new beer in their Brewer’s Share Experimental line up: “Allman’s All Mild” crafted by Lead Lab Technician Joshua Allman. Inspired by traditional English mild style beers he found in London pubs in his early 20s, Joshua wanted to honor his English heritage and those fond memories by brewing his own mild style ale.

LAWRENCE, KS – American Craft Beer Week celebrates the independent spirit, craftsmanship, and community fostered by the American craft brewer. In that spirit the brewers of Free State Beer, Blind Tiger, and 23rd Street offer up the Full Kimono, an Imperial Red Ale released this Friday, May 11th.

FRASERBURGH, UK – BrewDog, Scotland’s largest independent brewery, officially opened BrewDog Manchester at 35 Peter Street last Friday (4th May) – their seventh craft beer bar to open in the past 18 months. To mark the launch, the idiosyncratic brewer introduced a ‘crap beer amnesty’ for Mancunians, which allowed the Manchester public to swap a can of mainstream branded lager for one of their artisanal canned, bottled or draft craft beers for one day only.

Tipping Point Though small breweries have a long history in the U.S., the 1970s marked a turning point for independent and regional brewers, as much as it did for the notion of American beer. Within the decade, consumers began to transition away from consumption of traditional beer styles, and toward that of effervescent, low-calorie lagers, often referred to as “light beer.” The shift was, in large part, perpetuated by highly effective and widely visible marketing campaigns engineered by the country’s large, industrial-sized breweries, including Anheuser-Busch, Miller, and Coors. Changing consumer tastes resulted in a huge [...]

Brewbound has released the preliminary agenda for its upcoming business conference for craft brewers. The Brewbound Craft Beer Session will be held on Tuesday, June 5th at the Metropolitan Pavilion in New York City. The outstanding speaker lineup will include a keynote address from Greg Koch, the CEO and co-founder of Stone Brewing Co. “We are thrilled to have Greg and so many other great speakers participating in the event,” said Chris Furnari, editor of Brewbound.com. “Anyone attending the conference will have an excellent opportunity to network and learn from some of the most knowledge [...]

MARIN COUNTY, CA – Marin Brewing Company was the proud recipient of 2 awards at the 2012 World Beer Cup ®, (WBC) a global beer competition presented by the Brewers Association (BA) that evaluates beers from around the world and recognizes the most outstanding brewers and their beers. Star Brew Wheat Wine Ale was awarded the Gold Medal in the Other Strong Beer category and 3 Flowers IPA was awarded the Silver Medal in the Rye Beer category. World Beer Cup winners were selected by an international panel of 218 beer judges from 29 countries. [...]

COMSTOCK, MI – After breaking ground in April 2011, Bell’s Brewery, Inc. is proud to announce the grand opening of its brand new production facility in Comstock, Mich. A week-long celebration will kick-off on May 14 with a ribbon cutting at 11 a.m. and a noon press conference at the production facility, 8938 Krum Ave. The celebration will conclude with a public open house from noon to 5 p.m. on both May 19th and 20th. “All of us here at Bell’s are very excited to open the doors of this brand new facility to our friends, family, business [...]

PORTLAND, OR - Craft Brew Alliance, Inc. (“CBA”) (Nasdaq: BREW), an independent craft brewing company, reported net sales of $38.5 million and net income of $0.7 million for the first quarter ended March 31, 2012 as compared with net sales of $32.3 million and break-even net income a year ago. We reported $0.04 earnings per share on a fully diluted basis for the quarter as compared with no earnings or loss per share for the same quarter last year. Significant financial highlights for the quarter ended March 31, 2012 include: Net sales increased $6.2 million, or [...]

FORT COLLINS, CO –  Odell Brewing Company’s three founders were honored in San Diego at the annual Craft Brewers Conference. Doug, Wynne, and Corkie Odell received the Brewers Association Recognition Award for their support of the industry as a whole, their long time commitment to local philanthropy and support of the homebrewing community, and their inclusive company culture. It was the first time in ten years that the award was presented to multiple recipients. “We have loved growing our brewery over the last 23 years,” said Corkie Odell, “and it is a thrill to be [...]