Morganton, North Carolina-based Catawba Brewing Company acquired Skytown Beer Company, a brewpub in Wilmington, North Carolina, in a deal that closed February 10. Fifteen months after retrenching to focus on its brewpub, Boulder Beer’s portfolio will return to distribution in 28 states through a partnership with Stem Ciders and contract brewer Sleeping Giant in Denver.

Greetings from Paloma! While most of us have had to cancel our tropical getaways this year, Stem Ciders invites you to embrace your stay-cation experience this winter with a tropical cider riff on the classic cocktail. Paloma, the newest seasonal release from Stem is a cocktail-inspired cider made with fresh-pressed apple juice, grapefruit puree, key lime puree, agave, juniper berry, and black peppercorn.

Sierra Nevada has found its first VP of marketing. The iconic Chico, California-headquartered craft brewery today named Noelle Haley, who most recently served as VP of marketing and growth for San Francisco-based Equator Coffees & Teas, to the post.

Colorado’s Stem Ciders is heading east. The Denver-based cider company has acquired Durham, North Carolina-based Black Twig Cider House from owner Matthew Beason.

Acreage, the new cider house and eatery on top of the hill in Lafayette (1380 Horizon Ave., Unit A), will open on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2018. The collaboration between Stem Ciders, Kelly Whitaker’s Id Est. Hospitality Group and Chef Daniel Asher, comes to life across the expansive 12-acre property, which will soon be surrounded by an apple orchard, cider garden and sweeping views of the Front Range.

Colorado-based craft cidery, Stem Ciders, and Wine Warehouse are excited to announce a new partnership to bring Stem’s unique portfolio of craft ciders to the state of California. Distribution throughout the entire state will begin in January, making California the 5th state in the cidery’s distribution footprint.

Stem Ciders, a Denver, CO, based craft cidery is expanding its operation to Lafayette, Colorado. The new $7M facility in the Vista Business Park, east of downtown Lafayette will be home to Stem’s cider making production, office headquarters, taproom and restaurant.

Stem Ciders, a Denver, CO based craft cidery is expanding its distribution outside of Colorado with Breakthru Beverage Illinois. Distribution in the Chicago market and throughout the state of Illinois will begin in February.

Stem Ciders, of Denver, Colorado, is starting off 2017 with a new cider release – Off-Dry Apple Cider. This first release of the cidery’s new Off-DrySeries will launch across Colorado beginning Monday, January 30th.