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Upstreet Craft Brewing Brings Libra, Non-Alcoholic Beer to Quebec

Upstreet Craft Brewing, a B-Corp certified beverage company on a mission to refresh the community, is launching its non-alcoholic Libra collection at over 90 independent grocery and liquor store retailers in Quebec.

Modern Times to Close Portland, Oakland, Santa Barbara and Los Angeles Taprooms

Modern Times to Close Portland, Oakland, Santa Barbara and Los Angeles Taprooms

San Diego, California-based Modern Times Beer announced Monday that it will be closing its locations in Portland, Oregon; and Oakland, Santa Barbara and Los Angeles, California; citing financial strain from the COVID-19 pandemic and “global declines in the craft beer industry.”

Openings & Closings: Hi-Wire to Add Taproom in Birmingham, AL; Ska Street Brewstillery Closes; Rivertown Ceases Operations

Openings & Closings: Hi-Wire to Add Taproom in Birmingham, AL; Ska Street Brewstillery Closes; Rivertown Ceases Operations

Hi-Wire Brewing’s third new taproom planned for 2022 will open “late this summer” in Birmingham, Alabama, the company announced this week. San Francisco-based Woods Beer & Wine Co. plans to open two new taprooms in Treasure Island and San Anselmo, as well as being distilling, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.