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Fort Collins Brewery (FCB) is excited to announce significant changes to packaging artwork, beer recipes and the introduction of canning in March 2016. Most beers will be altered or completely revamped in some fashion. This change, according to General Manager and Co-Owner Tina Peters, is a reflection of where FCB is headed.

Effective January 2016, Dr. Heather Pilkington takes the lead as Executive Director at First Key Consulting. Heather is a licensed Professional Engineer and received her Ph.D. in Biochemical Engineering from Western University in Canada. Prior to joining First Key she held positions at Labatt and AB InBev, managing brewing process development and brewery support departments both at the national and international level.

The Sam Adams brewers today announced the anticipated release of Samuel Adams Cold Snap, a Belgian-style unfiltered White Ale with a bright snap of seasonal citrus, fruit and floral spices, perfect for snapping out of the cold weather funk. Inspired by the season and its changing weather, Sam Adams is also asking drinkers how they celebrate the weather with Cold Snap in hand. Via Twitter, @SamuelAdamsBeer will be tracking weather-related social posts across the country in real time with the “Cold Snap Cold Map”. The city that tweets the most about the weather will be awarded Cold Snap parties this season.

Just in time to lift you out of your post-holiday slump, Full Sail Brewing Company is releasing an old favorite from its Brewmaster Reserve series, Slipknot IPA. Slipknot IPA features a big Northwest hop aroma and robust bitterness balanced with a full malt body.

CODO Design is proud to share its branding work with Indianapolis’ newest brewpub, Big Lug Canteen. The project took over a year to complete and sought to position Big Lug as a bright and welcoming neighborhood hangout in Nora.

This February, Four Peaks Brewing Company celebrates the 3rd release of it Spring Seasonal, Short Hop Session IPA, to the Arizona market. This full bodied, low ABV IPA with a citrusy finish will be available at the original Four Peaks Brewery in Tempe, Four Peaks Grill & Tap in Scottsdale, the Four Peaks Tasting Room on Wilson St., Four Peaks Sky Harbor Airport and for state-wide retail distribution through Hensley Beverage Company beginning February 22, 2016.

A team featuring some of Portland’s favorite entrepreneurs is pleased to announce its plans for Wayfinder Beer, a new brewery/restaurant coming to Portland’s Central Eastside neighborhood. Founders Charlie Devereux (Double Mountain Brewery & Taproom), Matthew Jacobson (Sizzle Pie, Quality Bar, Relapse Records), and Rodney Muirhead (Podnah’s Pit, La Taq) are busy converting a 100-year-old brick warehouse into a classic craft brewery, with a 100+ seat beer hall and an equally large outdoor seating area. Current plans call for opening in Spring 2016.

Flat12 Bierwerks is a production craft brewery located in the fast-growing Holy Cross neighborhood— just east of downtown Indianapolis. The brewery features a variety of rotating seasonal and innovative specialty beers, as well as the flagship line-up of Upside Down Blonde, Pogue’s Run Porter, Walkabout Pale Ale and Half Cycle IPA.

Asheville Brewing Company will release two British band-inspired beers, Strawberry Pils Forever and Baba O’Rye Beer, in conjunction with British Invasion Week, presented by Asheville Pizza Company and The Orange Peel. The special beer releases, film screenings, and concerts will take place January 18 through January 23, culminating with two shows by renowned Beatles tribute band, Abbey Road Live, at The Orange Peel.

Good Vibrations Shoes, Inc. (OTCPink: GVSI) today announced that the company has signed a deal to acquire the up-and-coming “Micro-Brewery” or “Craft Brewery,” in which the Long Beard Brewing Company will become the surviving entity.

Bold Rock Hard Cider has unveiled the new packaging and bottle design for its full line-up of award-winning hard cider styles. The refreshed look comes as Bold Rock enters its fourth year making craft cider with apples locally picked in the Blue Ridge Mountains and continues to expand its reach throughout the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast. In addition to Bold Rock’s flagship Virginia-based Cider Barn, which features a public taproom, the company recently opened a second production facility and taproom in Mills River, North Carolina, and the regional craft cidery’s variety of hard cider styles can now be found in nine states from Pennsylvania through South Carolina.

Sonoma Cider, the award-winning brand crafting distinctive, certified organic hard ciders from gluten free ingredients and hands-on passion, is adding a fourth flavor to its already impressive core line-up, The Washboard. Set to be released on January 25, 2016, The Washboard features the sophisticated flavor of imported Indian sarsaparilla blended with the crisp, tart juice of organic Pacific Northwest apples, and a touch of vanilla.

Devils Backbone Brewing Company kicks off the new year with the debut of Danzig Baltic Porter, the first release in its 2016 Trail Blazer series. Danzig Baltic Porter (8% ABV) blends a rich English porter with a Germanic lager approach. Fairly robust, this strong black lager has notes of chocolate and coffee with hints of caramelized sugar.

Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) (Crown) (www.crowncork.com), a leading supplier of metal packaging products worldwide, announced plans to build a new beverage can plant in the community of Nichols, New York to meet increased demand from beverage customers for specialty can sizes. The location of Nichols, which lies in the southern county of Tioga, will provide several economic and logistical advantages.