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Coin Toss Brewing Hosts 2nd Annual Fresh Hop Showcase

September in Oregon means fresh hop season has arrived. Coin Toss Brewing Co. is hosting its 2nd annual Fresh Hop Showcase, dedicating six of its 12 taps to fresh hop Oregon beers and cider, each made with a different strain of fresh hops picked off the bine and used within hours of harvesting.

Abita Beer Launches New Year-Round Offering: Jockamo Juicy IPA

Louisiana’s original and largest craft brewery, Abita Brewing Company, is adding a new brew to its annual lineup. Jockamo Juicy IPA, a Double Dry Hopped India Pale Ale that has an intense hop flavor and aroma, will be available beginning this week at retail locations.

Luna Bay Booch Expands Distribution to New York City

Luna Bay Hard Kombucha is bringing its mellow coastal flavors and big city buzz to New York City through an exclusive partnership with Sarene Craft Beer Distributors.

Mass Brewers Guild Con Goes Virtual – Offering Three Days of Online Learning

The Mass Brewers Guild, a non-profit trade association dedicated to protecting craft breweries across Massachusetts, today announces that MBG Con, the organization’s 3rd annual technical brewing and business conference, will shift to an online model starting Monday, Oct. 5 and will run through Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020.

San Diego’s Societe Brewing Goes ‘Pedal to the Metal,’ Triples in Size

San Diego’s Societe Brewing Goes ‘Pedal to the Metal,’ Triples in Size

When California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a stay-at-home order and shut down on-premise bars and restaurants to stop the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in mid-March, 92% of San Diego-based Societe Brewing’s business was draft beer. The shutdown stopped the 1,000 tap handles pouring Societe’s beer at 700 San Diego restaurants and bars from flowing. Societe, like so many other small craft breweries, was left scrambling to figure out how to continue on.

Baja Brewing Company Introduces La Surfa Lager

Baja Brewing Company (BBC), the original craft brewery in the Mexican state of Baja California Sur, debuts La Surfa, the fourth beer style to be distributed in the US market.

Eagle Rock Brewery and Norwalk Brew House Release Love Fights Back

Eagle Rock Brewery (ERB) and Norwalk Brew House (NBH) team up with legendary LA hip-hop artist, 2Mex, to release Love Fights Back; a collaboration beer with proceeds to support LA-based non-profit Urban Peace Institute.   

Wiley Roots Hires New Production Manager

Wiley Roots Brewing Company announced today that Brandon Banbury, Co-Founder and Head Brewer of Hailstorm Brewing Company in Tinley Park, Illinois will be moving to Greeley, Colorado in October to take over as the new Production Manager under the direction of Kyle Carbaugh, Head Brewer at Wiley Roots.

Trinity Forest Brewing Company Plans for Growth by Implementing Ekos

Trinity Forest Brewing Co., an up-and-coming brewery in Dallas, recently selected Ekos for its end-to-end business management capabilities. Ekos works with over 1,500 craft producers to help them manage inventory, production, sales and accounting in a single cloud-based system.