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Catawba Brewing Taps 3 New Beers

Catawba Brewing taps a Small Batch Black Currant Sour (6.5 percent ABV) on Thursday, November 30. Brewed with malted wheat, the beer was soured in the kettle with lactobacillus. On Friday, December 1, Catawba releases two new specialty beers. Friki Tiki Passion Fruit IPA (6.6 percent ABV) is the sixth in a monthly series of fruited IPAs.

Left Hand Brewing Unveils 2018 Release Calendar

Left Hand Brewing Company’s 2018 Beer Release Calendar includes a variety of new seasonals, limited releases and perennial beers including a new nitro seasonal can series, four new year-round beers and a 25th Anniversary 22oz bomber.

Liberation Distribution Updates Platform, Introduces New Features

Liberation Distribution (LibDib), the first technology company to offer a three-tier compliant web-based platform to sell wholesale alcohol, announced today that the company has unveiled new tools and features allowing Makers to make direct connections with buyers from within the LibDib platform.

Sprecher Brewing Company Releases Blueberry Lambic

Sprecher Brewing Company just added to its growing Belgian-style portfolio with the release of Touch of Blue, a Blueberry Lambic made with whole blueberries. After creating a base ale with Belgian yeast culture and bacteria strains, Sprecher’s brewmaster aged the beer for two years with whole blueberries until it expressed just the right amount of intense floral and dark fruit aromas resulting in a well-balanced, flavorful lambic with a compelling sour finish.

Bike Rack Brewing Releases Milkshake Double IPA

Bike Rack Brewing will release it’s Sticky Passion Milkshake Double IPA this Friday at both their Arts and Market District taprooms in Bentonville, AR

Celis Brewery Expands Distribution to Houston

Celis Brewery, one of thefirst craft breweries in Texas, originally founded by famed Belgian Master Brewer, Pierre Celis in 1992, will begin distributing its beers in December 2017 in Houston again after a 17-year absence.

First Beverage Group Acts as Financial Advisor to Avery Brewing in Minority Interest Sale to Mahou San Miguel

First Beverage Financial, the investment banking arm of First Beverage Group, announced that it acted as the financial advisor to Avery Brewing Company in its partnership with Mahou San Miguel. Through this transaction, Mahou San Miguel will acquire a 30% ownership stake in Avery Brewing. Additional terms of the transaction, which is expected to close in January 2018, were not disclosed.

Novo Brazil Crowned Winner of Startup Brewery Challenge 9

Novo Brazil Crowned Winner of Startup Brewery Challenge 9

Chula Vista, California-based Novo Brazil Brewing was named the winner of Startup Brewery Challenge 9, a business pitch competition sponsored by Craft Brew Alliance. Held during Wednesday’s Brewbound Session conference in Santa Monica, California, the competition featured five brewery entrepreneurs, who were given four minutes to showcase their beers and business plans in front of a panel of industry judges.