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Birds Fly South Imperial Milk Choc Stout ‘Friend Pack’ Release

No Soft Goodbyes, an Imperial Milk Chocolate Stout (available in 16oz cans, 4-packs) will be available for both online pre-sale on July 2nd, as well as purchase and pick-up on July 9th at the brewery’s taproom. Created to be shareable, the bold 4-pack includes 4 variants of the beer (German chocolate cake, mocha, peanut butter, and the base beer).

Silver Eagle Houston Delivers Driver Safety with Lytx Video Telematics

Lytx, a leading global provider of machine vision and artificial intelligence-powered video telematics solutions, today announced outstanding program results from Silver Eagle Distributors Houston, LLC (“Silver Eagle Houston”) a Houston-based beverage distribution fleet using Lytx’s Driver Safety Program and Fleet Tracking Service.

Helmsman Ale House Custom Tap Handle Collaboration Sets Sail

CF Napa, which specializes in branding for clients in the alcohol beverage industry, cast out to transform their award-winning logo of a weathered sailor into the core tap handle for the Helmsman Ale House, a new nautical-themed restaurant and brewery in Newport Beach, CA.

Jiant Hard Kombucha Expands Distribution to Northern California

Jiant Hard Kombucha is pleased to announce it has expanded distribution to Northern California with Morris Distributing. Jiant’s full lineup of hard kombuchas will be available in bars, restaurants, and retailers throughout Sonoma, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, Lake and Mendocino Counties this month.

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’.