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Wiley Roots Expands Distribution Throughout the Front Range

After years of planning and the last three months of purchasing, renovating, and construction, Wiley Roots Brewing Company announced that the brewery has doubled their capacity and partnered with TwoSix Craft Distributors to expand their distribution footprint throughout the Front Range.

Press Clips: Fremont Reopens Beer Garden; Night Shift Explores Taproom Inside Proposed Gaming Venue

Press Clips: Fremont Reopens Beer Garden; Night Shift Explores Taproom Inside Proposed Gaming Venue

Seattle-based Fremont Brewing reopened its beer garden on Sunday after a temporary closure following an employee testing positive for COVID-19. Six weeks after calling off its Philadelphia expansion, Everett, Massachusetts-based Night Shift Brewing may add another taproom location in Natick, Massachusetts, in early 2021, according to the Natick Report.

Dark Horse and Roak Rebounding After ‘Hellish’ 3 Months

Dark Horse and Roak Rebounding After ‘Hellish’ 3 Months

About three weeks after Adam Lambert took over as president of the Michigan Brewers Union — the roll up of Dark Horse Brewing and Roak Brewing — the COVID-19 pandemic shut down on-premise sales across the U.S.

Breakthru Beverage Group Appoints Brian Albenze to EVP, United Division

New York, N.Y. – Breakthru Beverage Group today announced that it has promoted Brian Albenze to Executive Vice President of its United Division, dedicated to the Diageo and Moët Hennessy USA portfolios, effective July 1, 2020. Albenze succeeds industry veteran Kevin O’Neil, whose strategic vision led to the development and advancement of this specialized division… Read more »

DESTIHL Brewery Launching Craft Hard Seltzer Line

DESTIHL Brewery, an independent craft brewery, has announced the coming launch of its premium Craft Hard Seltzer line this summer. In DESTIHL’s endless quest to ‘Support Flavor & Boycott Bland’, the brewery’s Craft Hard Seltzers feature flavors ‘made by nature, not in a lab’.

Brouwerij Huyghe Releases 500ml Cans of Delirium Nocturnum

Frederick, Md. — Better Beverage Leaders, Inc. announces that Brouwerij Huyghe’s Belgian Strong Dark Ale, Delirium Nocturnum, will be packaged in cans for the first time. BBL, Inc. will be importing the beer into the United States with a projected landing date of September 2020. It will be made available to their distribution partners across… Read more »

Citizen Cider Launches Citizen Seltzer

Citizen Cider, founded in 2010 on a hunch and some good old-fashioned hard work, has quickly become a leading player in the craft cider arena.

Epiphany Craft Malt Commits to Climate Neutrality — and More

Durham, N.C. — June 20 marked the solstice and the first day of summer. At Epiphany Craft Malt, we thought that it would be a great opportunity to introduce our three-year plan for climate resilience, which we have been developing for the last nine months. Here are our big-picture goals: Mitigate 105% of our carbon emissions… Read more »

Off-Premise Beer Category Sales Exceed $1 Billion in 3 of Last 4 Weeks

Off-Premise Beer Category Sales Exceed $1 Billion in 3 of Last 4 Weeks

Off-premise beer category dollar sales have topped $1 billion in three of the last four weeks, according to market research firm Nielsen. Sales of beer, cider and FMBs increased 20.3%, to $1.006 billion, for the one-week period ending June 13, Nielsen reported.