White Lion Brewing Company

White Lion has had its attention on the greater Amherst community since 2019, however, challenges arose when COVID-19 the global pandemic impacted the economy across all sectors.

Springfield, Massachusetts-based White Lion Brewing has signed a licensing agreement with retired NBA player and UMass Amherst alumnus Marcus Camby to release the first of several collaborative beers.

The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and White Lion Brewing Company announced the two will collaborate and release a special ale with a commemorative collectors label designed to capture the imagery of the Hall of Fame’s annual Enshrinement Program.

The owners of the Stonewall Inn — the historic bar in New York City where a 1969 uprising sparked the LGBTQ community’s fight for equality and is commemorated every June during Pride month — are removing Anheuser-Busch InBev offerings from the bar in advance of New York’s annual Pride march on Sunday, June 27.

After six years of contract brewing with partners in the far corners of Massachusetts, Springfield-based White Lion Brewing now has a space to call its own at the city’s Tower Square development. “It’s been a journey, but through perseverance, a good team and good support, we are where we are right now,” White Lion founder Raymond Berry told Brewbound.

In 2014, White Lion Brewing Company staked a claim in the “City of Firsts” as the first craft brewery to go to market since prohibition. While White Lion searched for a location, it brewed at contract brewing facilities within Massachusetts. Throughout the journey, the Company remained true to its commitment to bring a full production brewery to the city of Springfield.

Independent craft brewers, White Lion Brewing Company, of Springfield and Trillium Brewing Company, of Boston announced their participation in the nationwide Black is Beautiful initiative with the upcoming release of their collaborative imperial stout.

The Springfield Thunderbirds and White Lion Brewing Company announced that the two will partner to produce a special, limited edition can design for White Lion Thunder Boom, available in select locations – including the MassMutual Center – beginning Friday, Dec. 13 and through the Thunderbirds’ “Blast from the Past” Night on Sat., Jan. 11, while supplies last.

White Lion Brewing Company, currently in the process of building its brewery in Springfield at 1500 Main Street is excited to offer a new experience with the opening of its Summer Beer Garden in the heart of downtown Springfield.

White Lion Brewing Company’s specially brewed lager will be served on MGM’s casino floor.