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Atlanta’s New Realm Brewing Opens Beltline Beer Garden

New Realm’s anticipated Beltline-adjacent beer garden is now open, offering 85 additional seats for outdoor casual entertainment. Atlantans can now literally step off of the Beltline’s east side trail and sip on a craft beer with friends while they watch the hustle and bustle of the busy Beltline pass by.

Yakima Chief Partners with Retail Voodoo to Establish New Brand Strategy

Since the mega-merger of 2 industry leaders, they changed their name from YCHHOPS (YakimaChief HopUnion Hops) to Yakima Chief, honoring more than 30 years of connecting family hop farms to the world’s finest brewers. With a goal of global leadership and ecommerce, they turned to Seattle-based brand strategy firm, Retail Voodoo, to help establish a completely new brand strategy.

Atwater Brewery Releases ‘First Brown’ Ale

What could be better for a fisherman than an afternoon of brown trout fishing in one of Michigan’s freshwater rivers, lakes or streams surrounded by a fall palette of colors and an icy cold six-pack of beer? Cue “First Brown,” the latest brew created by Detroit’s Atwater Brewery, just in time for the fall fishing season and for traditional Octoberfest celebrations.

Gambrinus to Release Shiner Fresh Hop IPA

Today Spoetzl Brewery, the iconic 109-year-old Texas craft brewery and brewer of the legendary Shiner Bock, announces its latest edition to the Brewer’s Pride series with a vibrant Fresh Hop IPA – brewed just in time to celebrate prime hop harvesting season.

Wild Leap Partners with Taco Mac on Exclusive Craft Beer Series

After 39 years as the Southeast’s go-to sports bar and restaurant, Taco Mac is launching their first craft beer series, thanks to the founders of Wild Leap Brew Co. Beginning this fall, Wild Leap will unveil the ’79 Series exclusively for Taco Mac.

Founders Brewing Releases 2018 Harvest Ale

According to a recent report from Hop Growers of America, your next craft beer is more likely than ever to contain Michigan hops. Founders Brewing Co. is celebrating the rise of local hops with this year’s release of Harvest Ale, a wet-hopped ale.

Payette Brewing Switches Wholesalers in Idaho

Citing a new market strategy, Boise-based Payette Brewing Company has announced it will not be moving forward with Idaho distributor Hayden Beverage Company, also based out of Boise. Instead they will be strategically partnering with two distributorships, specifically Craig Stein Beverage (CSB) in Southern Idaho, and The Odom Corporation in Northern Idaho.

Krones Inc. Completes Acquisition of W.M. Sprinkman Corporation

Krones Inc., a technology and service provider for the beverage and liquid-food industry, has completed the acquisition of W.M. Sprinkman Corporation of Waukesha, Wis. Founded in 1929, Sprinkman provides exceptionally engineered food and beverage processing equipment, specializing in the dairy and brewing industries.

Growing at More than 60 Percent, Cigar City Eyes 143,000 Barrels in 2018

Growing at More than 60 Percent, Cigar City Eyes 143,000 Barrels in 2018

Florida’s Cigar City Brewing, which sold to the Fireman Capital-backed Canarchy Craft Brewery Collective in 2016, is quickly emerging as the consortium’s most promising brand. Growing at more than 60 percent year-to-date, the Tampa-based craft brewery has already shipped more than 107,000 barrels of beer through the first nine months of 2018 and is on pace to produce an estimated 143,000 barrels.

Lagunitas Layoffs Hit 100 Workers as Heineken-Owned Company Cuts 12 Percent of Workforce

Lagunitas Layoffs Hit 100 Workers as Heineken-Owned Company Cuts 12 Percent of Workforce

Citing a “challenging” craft beer market, California’s Lagunitas Brewing said Tuesday that it would slash 12 percent of its workforce in a move that will impact at least 100 employees. The announcement comes about 17 months after Heineken International completed its purchase of the Petaluma-headquartered craft brewery.