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Mims Distributing Company, a wholesale beverage distributor in North Carolina, and partner D9 Brewing Company, are broadening the brewery’s distribution area with the release of Viking Fraoch Scottish Sour and other great brews in the Triangle this summer.

This August, Four Peaks Brewing Company changes their mainstay beer lineup and adds Four Peaks White Ale, a Belgian inspired witbier, to their core selection statewide. Four Peaks’ mainstay lineup had not changed since the introduction of Sunbru Kolsch Style Ale nearly six years ago.

FCB (Fort Collins Brewery) is going back in time for the special release of its Retro Brewer’s Lunchbox that is set to hit shelves August and September, 2015.

As a brewer of Belgian-style beers, New Belgium Brewing has always had an affinity for Farmhouse Ales and now it’s brewing its own – Long Table Farmhouse Ale.

Rochester Mills Beer Co. & Production Brewery announce a 2015 seasonal release date of July 31 for its Oktoberfest Celebration Lager, a malty, German-style Lager (or Märzen) with low to moderate hop bitterness featuring a medium body and brilliant amber color.

Today the Colorado Brewers Guild announced the return of Hop the Vote to the Great American Beer Festival (GABF). Hop the Vote is a spirited but friendly brewing competition held between Colorado State House of Representatives and Colorado State Senators. Brewing will take place this month with voting occurring during the first three sessions at GABF on September 24 – 26.

Pendleton Pilsner, a collision of Oregon craftsmanship from Rogue Ales and Pendleton Woolen Mills, will officially be unveiled next week during Pendleton Bike Week, July 22-26, culminating with a launch party on the lawn of the historic Pendleton Woolen Mill site.

Surf Brewery, a small commercial craft brewery, open since 2011, with an onsite tasting room and homebrew shop, announced that they are releasing an Espresso version of their classic Oil Piers™ Porter.

Most recently awarded a silver medal at the 2014 World Beer Cup (American Sour category) The Lost Abbey’s Raspberry sour, Framboise de Amorosa, is making it’s return for 2015.

Suds Session Ale is a unique, frothy suspect, that’s hard to pick out of a police lineup. The beer was inspired by Vienna Lagers, but fermented with California ale yeast. It associates with English Pale Ales, minus the earthy hops. Eyewitnesses have confirmed that Suds Session Ale is a brass colored, light-bodied, malt-forward session beer that’s loaded with flavor. It will be released year-round by Speakeasy Ales & Lagers, on draft and in cans, starting in August.

SanTan Brewing Company’s most popular seasonal beer, Mr. Pineapple Wheat Beer has taken the industry by storm since he first made a splash in 2010.

In 1985, Larry Bell set out on a quest for better beer with his 15-gallon soup pot. Thirty years later, Bell’s Brewery, Inc. will release its 30th Anniversary Ale. An American Imperial Stout, Bell’s 30th Anniversary Ale is also a nod to another beer and one of the earliest examples of the style released here in the United States, Bell’s Expedition Stout.

Old Chicago Pizza & Taproom, a traditional casual dining restaurant known for its expansive selection of craft beers, is showing its support of Belgian and Belgian-inspired brews by featuring limited-time selections from Brewery Ommegang and some of Belgium’s most renowned breweries in its latest Explorer Series installment.

The Center for Alcohol Policy announced today that Mike Lashbrook, former president of the Michigan Beer and Wine Wholesalers Association (MB&WWA), has been named executive director for the Center. Lashbrook brings to the Center more than two decades of experience in public policy and the alcohol industry