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Springdale Beer and Against the Grain Collaborate on ‘Clear’ New England IPA

Last Week, Springdale Beer released “Any IPA” in Collaboration with Against the Grain Brewery out of Louisville, Kentucky. Any IPA is a clear version of a New England IPA. The beer features over four pounds of hops per barrel and was designed to be as light in color as possible.

Sonoma Cider Assets Scheduled to be Sold at Auction

Sonoma Cider Assets Scheduled to be Sold at Auction

More than a month after Sonoma Beverage Works lost its investor funding and abruptly ceased operations, the assets of the Northern California cider and wine company are being liquidated. According to an April 17 notice to creditors, Sonoma Beverage Works, whose brands include Sonoma Cider and Ahoy Wines, transferred ownership of the company’s physical assets and intellectual property to Structured Solutions, a California-based liquidator, on April 7 in order to recoup creditors’ money.

Stone Brewing Opens Brewery and Restaurant in Napa

The beer is brewing and the doors are officially open to the new Stone Brewing – Napa, a 9,500 square-foot restaurant and 10 barrel brewery in an iconic 1877 stone building.

DC Brau and Cape May Brewing Collaborate on 2 New Beers

Rosé du Gose, the first ever full-batch sour beer produced by DC Brau, will debut during SAVOR week in the nation’s capital this June, and an experimental IPA called L’Attitude follows later in the month in South Jersey.

DryHop Brewers and Lincoln Park Zoo Collaborate on Coco Loro

Lincoln Park Zoo and DryHop Brewers are partnering on the release of a new beer to raise funds for Puerto Rican parrot conservation as this species’ habitat was devastated from Hurricane Maria this past fall.

Urban Artifact Releases Gyroscope Fruit Tart Beer

Urban Artifact, Cincinnati-based craft brewer and Ohio’s sour brewery, today announced the release of Gyroscope, a Midwest Fruit Tart with a copious amount of real raspberries

UNEX Manufacturing Introduces Online Configurator

UNEX Manufacturing, Inc., the trusted industry leader in providing innovative order picking solutions, introduces the UNEX Configurator, an easy-to-use design tool that generates a 3D image and bill of materials for users’ custom carton flow solutions.

Coors Chairman Slams Brewers Association in ‘Open Letter’

Coors Chairman Slams Brewers Association in ‘Open Letter’

Pete Coors, the chairman of Molson Coors’ board of directors, didn’t appreciate some of the comments that were made about large brewing companies during last week’s Craft Brewers Conference. The annual event — which was hosted by the Brewers Association (BA) and drew nearly 14,000 attendees from across the beer industry to Nashville, Tennessee, for a week of learning and socializing – began with a familiar refrain: “Big beer” is bad.

FDA Menu-Labeling Requirements Finally Go into Effect

FDA Menu-Labeling Requirements Finally Go into Effect

The U.S. Food & Drug Administration’s new menu labeling rules took effect today, ushering in a new wave of requirements for chain retailers. Going forward, chain restaurants, grocery outlets, and convenience stores with more than 20 locations will be required to post caloric and nutritional information for beer as well as other food and drinks sold on-premise that are considered “standard menu items.”