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Drizly, the technology company powering fast, convenient beer, wine and liquor delivery for consumers and businesses across the U.S., today re-launched with a new brand identity and a complete re-imagination of the liquor store shopping experience.

The Center for Alcohol Policy is now accepting nominations for the Third Annual Leadership in Alcohol Regulation Award to be presented at the Center’s upcoming Alcohol Law and Policy Conference September 9 – 11, 2015, at the Hyatt Chicago Magnificent Mile in Chicago, Illinois.

Mother Road Brewing Company is proud to announce their first out of state distribution as they introduce their beers to the state of New Mexico this month. Mother Road has partnered with Premier Distributing Company, and will launch statewide the week of March 23rd with bottled and draft beers. Mother Road Brewing Company is the first Arizona brewery to distribute to the New Mexico market.

Through a contract with Major Brands, Los Angeles craft brewery The Dudes’ Brewing Company, is excited to introduce a selection of its brew line-up to the beer savvy consumers in the St. Louis and Kansas City markets.

Island Brewing Company continues to explore the wondrous world of IPAs with its latest release in its Variance Series: Dublin Calling. This is a beer brewed with a classic Irish Red grain bill, but hopped up to West Coast regiments for 6.2% abv and 55 IBUs.

Portland! We promised you a pub and we have come through. Our 10 Barrel Portland brewpub will open its doors to beer lovers on March 16, pouring 20 taps of year-round and limited release beers.

New Belgium Brewing and Chicago’s Half Acre Beer Company join forces to create Oatmeal IPA, a fruity, tropical hop-bomb with a creamier sip than the average IPA. The beer is available on draft, while supplies last, through New Belgium’s Hop Kitchen Series.

Hopworks Urban Brewery (HUB), Portland’s producer of world-class, sustainably-made beer, today announced its certification as a B Corporation.

Over the last two years Allagash Brewing Company, Cantillon Brewery and Russian River Brewing Company each brewed spontaneously fermented beers in their respective parts of the world. These beers were blended together in the summer of 2014 to become the beer known as Wild Friendship Blend. The breweries agreed: these blends would never be sold individually, only poured at special events.

The Brewers Association (BA), the trade association representing small and independent American craft brewers, today released 2014 data on U.S. craft brewing growth. For the first-time ever, craft brewers reached double-digit (11 percent) volume share of the marketplace. In 2014, craft brewers produced 22.2 million barrels, and saw an 18 percent rise in volume and a 22 percent increase in retail dollar value. Retail dollar value was estimated at $19.6 billion representing 19.3 percent market share.

Cape May Brewing Company may be in the midst of a major expansion — their new 30-barrel brew house ships this week, and will be fully up and running in their new 15,000-square foot space at the Cape May Airport this spring — but this hasn’t slowed the brewing schedule at all.

The cider makers at Angry Orchard Cider Company have been experimenting with apple varieties and unique flavors to develop hard cider recipes for 20 years. As the number one selling hard cider in the US[i], Angry Orchard makes a variety of year-round styles, including Angry Orchard Green Apple. This variety is inspired by the tartness and brightness of a fresh green apple, and is now available in 16oz cans for the first time.

Doug Moody, Senior Vice President of Sales announced the appointment of three division sales managers for the North Coast Brewing sales team. These new positions, effective immediately, are part of a restructuring plan for the company. The appointees – Joshua Charlton, Dennis Keller and John Barabas – are veterans of the North Coast Brewing sales force and proven leaders with a clear understanding of the goals and priorities of North Coast Brewing.

Cue the unbridled laughs, the enviable good times, the epic shenanigans and the lasting memories. Angel City Brewery is introducing its most sociable beer yet with the release of their first can, Social IPA.