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21st Amendment Celebrates California Craft Beer Week 2021

21st Amendment Brewery reaches a monumental milestone in August 2021 when they celebrate their 21st Anniversary as an iconic San Francisco brewery. To kick off their 21st year of brewing, 21st Amendment nationally releases to 32 states its handcrafted line of SOMA Hard Seltzer — the #1 Selling Craft Seltzer in Major Northern California Grocery Chains (Nielsen).

DuClaw Releases ‘Carob-Mel Sutra’ Bière de Garde

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Baltimore-based DuClaw Brewing Company has introduced ‘Carob-Mel Sutra,’ a clever caramel twist on a bière de garde, or ‘beer for keeping’ ale, that will land on shelves in early February.

Aurora Superior Sparkling Launches Hops Beverage Line

Plant-forward beverage company, Aurora Superior Sparkling Beverages, announced today the launch of its newest elevated offering – Aurora Hops, a line of non-alcoholic sparkling beverages infused with Pacific Northwest-grown hops.

Fintech Welcomes Over 300 MAPCO Express Locations

Financial Information Technologies, LLC (“Fintech”), the leading business solutions provider for the beverage alcohol industry, today announced that MAPCO Express, Inc has enrolled 336 of their convenience store locations. This partnership brings Fintech’s industry-leading automated beverage alcohol payments and data integration to MAPCO’s corporate locations across seven states.

Chuckanut Brewery Releases Italian Style Pilsner

After being invited to take part in two Pils & LoveFestivals north of Milan, Italy at Birrificio Italiano and drinking Italian-style Pilsner Chuckanut Brewery has brewed its own Italian Style Pilsner.

Autumn Arch Beer Project to Release First Cellar Series Beers

Autumn Arch Beer Project, Newark, DE’s premiere small-batch experimental brewery is thrilled to announce its exclusive, Valentine’s Day double bottle release of ‘I Love Who You Are’ Golden Sour and ‘I Love Who You Ain’t’ Dark Sour. This is the first release in the ‘Cellar Series’ of American barrel-aged sour beers from Autumn Arch.

Two Beers Launches Pilsner Into Wider Distribution

SEATTLE –Two Beers Brewing’s Pilsner fans rejoice – Pilsner has an exciting new look, a simplified name, and will be hitting the shelves in Washington grocery stores and bottle shops in March 2021. A long-time draft staple in local Seattle bars and restaurants, Pilsner’s new 12 ounce 6 -packs will be available at The Woods… Read more »

WellBeing to Brew at New Realm Facility in Virginia

With sales of its non-alcoholic craft beers soaring, the WellBeing Brewing Company has announced plans to expand its production capacity in collaboration with New Realm Brewing in Virginia Beach, VA.

Diageo Commits $10 Million to Establish Permanent Endowments at Historically Black Colleges and Universities

The North America business of Diageo, a global beverage leader, is committing $10 million to support 25 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and creating permanent endowed funds to provide financial aid grants anticipated to benefit thousands of talented students in need over the years. Funds will be available for HBCU students across different disciplines and majors, and distributed according to each institution’s financial aid process.

Brewers Association Asks Can Manufacturers Institute for More Transparency Amid Aluminum Can Shortage

Brewers Association Asks Can Manufacturers Institute for More Transparency Amid Aluminum Can Shortage

The Brewers Association (BA) is urging the Can Manufacturing Institute (CMI) to ensure that small and independent craft brewers have access to aluminum cans amid the years-long inventory crunch beverage producers are now facing. In a letter to the CMI, BA president and CEO Bob Pease painted a dire picture for the nation’s nearly 8,400 craft brewers. “These businesses will simply not survive that long without cans,” he wrote.