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Mad River Brewing Company is excited to announce that Tom Del Sarto has joined their team as CEO. Del Sarto comes to Mad River with over 35 years of experience in the beer business. He began his career at Coors West Distributing on the San Francisco peninsula working his way up to Vice President/Managing Partner before transitioning his team to South Bay Beverage, the Miller/Coors distributorship in Santa Clara County.

Heineken USA has announced a new partnership with experiential marketing platform, Gratafy, to give complimentary beers to consumers 21+ in key markets nationwide via Facebook and Twitter. The campaign will connect fans in social settings through social media inLos Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco and Houston, by offering a free Heineken, Heineken Light or Dos Equis at restaurants and bars partnered with Gratafy through November.

Starting the second week of September, Hi-Wire Brewing will begin pouring its ales and lagers outside of North Carolina for the first time. The launch of their products into South Carolina comes on the heels of the opening of their 27,000 square foot Big Top facility (2 Huntsman Place, Asheville, NC 28803) in July, which greatly increased the production of their flagship and quarterly released seasonal ales and lagers

Hoping to bring its award-winning beers to even more customers, Kulshan Brewing Company has added cans to its packaging mix. Two of its brews – Bastard Kat IPA and Full 90 Session Ale are available now in Rexam 12 oz. cans.

Putting a unique spin on a classic Summer style, Peak Organic Brewing is looking to capture the hearts of Nitro-beer lovers in the last weeks of Summer with their new White Nitro – the first widely distributed Nitro Belgian Wit. Touching on notes of spice and citrus, the White Nitro showcases a traditional Belgian yeast with a zesty dose of lemongrass.

World of Beer, a craft tavern featuring the best local craft beers, is thrilled to announce the opening of its newest location, and first in New York City, in Chelsea. This marks the rapidly growing franchise’s fourth tavern in the state of New York. This year, World of Beer has opened 14 taverns and is projecting 12 more taverns by the end of the year.

Heavy Seas is excited to announce Stoop Sitter, a collaboration beer between Baltimore area brewers, to be released during Baltimore Beer Week 2015 (October 9th – 18th). This offering will be draft-only and Heavy Seas will donate $3 for every sixth-barrel and $5 for every 50L keg sold to Ocean Research Project (oceanresearchproject.org).

Wachusett Brewing Company released its highly anticipated “City of Champions” mix can 12-pack which features its award winning Green Monsta IPA and three brand new beers to the market — Brewin, Larry Triple Double and Bella Czech Pils.

America’s best-known beer writer, Don Russell, will become first Executive Director of the Garden State Craft Brewers Guild this September. The not-for-profit association that advocates on behalf of Jersey’s artisanal beer makers started out in 1996 as a small collection of passionate volunteers.

The Los Angeles County Brewers Guild (LABG) is proud to announce the hiring of Frances Michelle Lopez as the first Executive Director of the nearly three year old organization.

Just in time for the end of summer Capital Brewery has released Vacation Request, a light bodied ale brewed with Mandarina Bavaria and Lemondrop hops plus a touch of rye. The clean and crisp citrus finish makes the final stretch before the inevitable cooler and shorter days of fall a little more bearable.

Brass Monkey has undeniably brought fun to the masses. But, let’s be honest, with a solid 8% ABV, that funky monkey can sneak up on you. Enter stage right; Brass Monkey’s laid back baby brother, Slacker!

In Aztec mythology, time was cyclical and each period was ruled by a new sun. The five principal Mesoamerican civilizations – Aztec, Maya, Olmec, Zapotec and Toltec – all built marvels of architecture and sculpture embellished with designs of the sun. We are now living under the 5th sun, and Capital Brewery has developed a beer to celebrate this astrological belief.

Victory Brewing Company’s daylong celebration and fundraiser, Victory for the Headwaters, scheduled for September 12th, has been cancelled due to low water levels in the Brandywine River. The lack of rain combined with soaring temperatures, has made portions of the river impassable via canoe, impeding the clean up efforts.*