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Deschutes Brewery is inviting the local community to check out its all-new Street Pub, setting up shop in the parking lot at its Bend, Oregon headquarters on Saturday, May 9. This ultimate block party will be the first appearance of the locally crafted 402-foot custom bar made from 4,296 feet of reclaimed white oak and 10,000 pounds of steel before it starts a journey around the United States.

Mainstay downtown San Francisco craft beer haven ThirstyBear Organic Brewery releases a brand new limited-edition spring seasonal, Bulldog British Style IPA (7.6% ABV, 55 IBU, 17.8 *OG), in May 2015.

River North Brewery, known for crafting fine Belgian-style brews, will release Ketill, a 5% ABV table sour brewed in the monastic tradition.

To “spotlight” its brewing team’s creativity in 2014, Stone Brewing Co. introduced the Stone Spotlight Series, an annual internal competition celebrating what craft beer is all about: Ingenuity. Exploration. Fun. Ten teams of two vied for the chance to have their beer recipe brewed, packaged and distributed on a national scale. Starting today, Stone is proud to release the champion entry from this year’s competition—Stone Spotlight: Imperial Mutt Brown Ale. Fans may purchase the limited-release beer in 22-ounce bottles and on draft at retailers in select markets where Stone beer is sold.

Skinny Dip, New Belgium Brewing’s summer seasonal, makes another splash this year as a go-to beer for summer fun while supporting clean water and conservation. Now through July, Skinny Dip is turning its attention to the Waterkeeper Alliance, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that stands for swimmable, drinkable and fishable waterways worldwide. To support this organization, New Belgium will donate $1, up to $10,000, to Waterkeeper Alliance for every fan photo posted to Facebook, Twitter or Instagram with the hashtag #WaterkeeperDip.

Fünke Canadien, a collaboration brew from Sudwerk Brewing Co. and BSG CraftBrewing, is a featured beer at the 2015 Craft Brewers Conference, April 14-17 in Portland, Ore.

As Fellow B Corporations beholden to stakeholders including the earth, their communities and the environment, New Belgium Brewing and Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream are excited to announce a partnership designed to please palates and raise awareness. Details at this time are preliminary, though New Belgium has developed a special release beer called Salted Caramel Brownie set to hit markets in the fall of 2015. The two like-mined businesses have long championed similar causes such as minimizing carbon pollution and supporting sustainable agriculture. This project will focus on environment awareness as well.

Invisible Sentinel, Inc., a global molecular solutions company providing first-in-class microbial detection tools to advance quality processes, has completed the validation phase of brewPAL, powered by Veriflow®, with the support of key partners who have also successfully implemented the technology at their breweries.

Worthy Brewing Company announces Prefunk Pale Ale, the newest in its family of canned craft ales. The addition to Worthy’s year round lineup comes in at 6% ABV with 50 IBU, making it a quintessential Northwest American Pale.

Santa Sidra Hard Cider was among the groups presented with a Sustainable Santa Fe Award this week by the City of Santa Fe and the Santa Fe Green Chamber of Commerce. The Sustainable Santa Fe Awards program recognizes model sustainability projects that are helping Santa Fe reduce its ecological footprint, mitigate carbon emissions and build resilience in the face of climate change. Santa Sidra Hard Cider won its sustainability award for Food System Adaptation.

Laurelwood Brewing Co. is breaking new ground again with its first sour beer. Laurelwood is releasing an American-style Sour Ale, dubbed “Golden Weapons,” on Tuesday, April 14, coinciding with the kickoff of the 2015 Craft Brewers Conference (CBC).

Alaskan Brewing Company began shipping cans to all 17 states of distribution this month, and added another product to their existing can selection in Alaska.

Redhook Brewery, a Seattle staple since 1981, is unveiling a retro-style ESB design (Extra Special Bitter) today to pay homage to their brewing history in the Seattle. The throwback design will be featured on both bottle packaging as well as on a new 16 oz. can also introduced today. Both packages are available only in the Northwest.

Mims Distributing Company, a North Carolina wholesale beverage distributor, announced its partnership with Coastal Conservation Association (CCA) as the exclusive beer sponsor at the annual banquet on Thursday, April 23.