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Fat Head’s Opens Canton Brewpub

Fat Head’s is excited to announce the grand opening of their new brewpub in North Canton on Monday, March 12, 2018.

Stone Brewing to Release Scorpion Bowl IPA

Stone Brewing presents Stone Scorpion Bowl IPA, a beer packed with all the fruitiness of some of today’s favorite beers, with absolutely no addition of fruit.

Michigan’s Imperial Beverage Acquires Bayside Beverage’s Beer Business

Michigan’s Imperial Beverage Acquires Bayside Beverage’s Beer Business

A pair of Michigan-based MillerCoors distributors are consolidating their beer businesses. Kalamazoo-headquartered Imperial Beverage today announced that, after five months of negotiating, it had acquired Bayside Beverage, the beer division of Highland Park-based Great Lakes Wine & Spirits.

Red Hare Brewing Co. Expands Brewing Capacity

Due to incredible demand for its new Soft J IPA and newly released Tangerine SPF 50/50, Red Hare is adding new equipment to its brewery to expand capacity by 15%.

Bonfire Brewing Releases WtFO Double IPA Cans

Bonfire Brewing’s packaging redesign continues with the introduction of WtfO Double IPA in 12 oz. cans, set to hit stores in six packs this week.

Dust Bowl Brewing Hires New Director of Sales

Dust Bowl Brewing Co. announces the hiring of Marc Jalbert as Director of Sales for the Turlock, California craft brewery. In this newly created position, Jalbert will be responsible for managing sales activities and staff, developing and implementing a strategic sales plan, and advancing sales processes and procedures.

Revolution Brewing Named Official Beer Sponsor of Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo

For the 6th year running, Revolution Brewing’s Galaxy-Hero IPA blasts onto the scene as the official beer of the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2). Chicago’s largest independent brewery will return to C2E2 as the official beer sponsor and participating vendor, bringing an array of comic-inspired merchandise, including the newest issue of the Galaxy-Hero comic book series.

Sibling Revelry Brewing Expands Ohio Footprint

Westlake’s Sibling Revelry Brewing will expand distribution outside of Northeast Ohio to Columbus, Cincinnati, and neighboring counties beginning March 5th.

Buskey Cider Collaborates with Isley Brewing on Stout Cider

Richmond’s own Buskey Cider has made a Stout Cider, made with gluten free ingredients from dark beers, namely coffee beans, cocoa nibs and husks, and Belgian candi! This beverage was made in collaboration with Isley Brewing Company for the 2018 SABD Collaboration Crawl includes 10 alcohol producers in Scott’s Addition located in Richmond, Virginia, pairing them up at random to create two collaborations together.

Epic Releases RiNo APA

Epic Brewing is releasing RiNo APA, a Juicy American Pale Ale starting this March.