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Dad & Dude’s Breweria, one of Colorado’s smallest brewpubs, enjoyed an impressive amount of annual growth and brewing progress in 2014. The company’s total beer production for 2014 was 1,016 barrels, a 116% increase over its 2013 production of 470 barrels.

Members of the San Francisco Brewers Guild have united once again to create a unique beer for SF Beer Week 2015, which runs from February 6 – 15, 2015. This year’s collaboration beer was made at Fort Point Beer Company, and it’s called Swept by Fire (6.2% ABV). It will make its debut at the SF Beer Week “Opening Gala” on February 6 (“Opening Gala” is now sold out), and then be released at select bars and restaurants throughout the Bay Area.

Upslope Brewing Company continues their out-of-state distribution footprint with the addition of Montana. Upslope will be distributed across the Gallatin Valley of Montana by Bronken’s Distributing of Bozeman beginning the first week of February.

Next month, River North Brewery will celebrate its third anniversary with a four-day extravaganza! Continuing in the tradition of pushing boundaries with their anniversary beers, River North’s brewers have crafted their strongest offering yet.

Music fans who follow Umphrey’s McGee will soon find a new way to connect with the band, with the release of a custom craft-beer called ‘Nothing Too Fancy’ everyday ale. Much like the band’s music, the ale will be smooth and easy on the surface, yet complex and layered at its core.

Wicked Weed Brewing opened its doors in late 2012 with two sour beers on draught, something ground-breaking in the city of Asheville. One of those beers was Black Angel, a black sour aged six months in bourbon-barrels with tart cherries. Fifteen batches and two years later, Black Angel Cherry Sour, still one of the brewery’s most anticipated releases, has inspired a series of “Angel” Sours. Red Angel, Gold Angel, White Angel, and The Angel of Darkness are set to release throughout 2015 as a unique and limited series of sours.

BridgePort Brewing Company, Oregon’s oldest craft brewery, proudly announced today the newest beer in its year-round line-up: Conviction Pale Ale, available now.

Constellation Brands’ beer division, the largest imported beer company in the U.S., recently presented a $75,000 contribution to The V Foundation for Cancer Research at the “Jimmy V Classic”, a basketball tournament featuring four of the nation’s top college basketball teams, held annually at Madison Square Garden in New York. This is the fifth consecutive year in which Constellation and its top selling beer brand, Corona, has served as presenting sponsor of the event.

Devil’s Canyon Brewing Company announced today that it signed a distribution agreement with Bay Area Distributing, expanding the availability of its award-winning, sustainably handcrafted products to the California counties of Marin, Alameda and Contra Costa.

Good Nature Farm Brewery & Tap Room (GNB) will purchase a five acre parcel located just south of the Village of Hamilton on the west side of NYS Route 12B in the Town of Hamilton.

Thanks to loyal fans, passionate volunteers, craft brewing compatriots and Stone employees, Stone Brewing Co. contributed more than $490,000 in cash and donated more than $230,000 worth of beer to various charities in 2014. As in previous years, the past 12 months were filled with fundraising events and other endeavors that benefitted a diverse group of organizations.

On March 5th, Southbound Brewing Company will be tapping a special Small Batch Release American Blonde Ale, Magic Flute, brewed by award-winning Tour Guide, Savannah Dan! This special ale designed by Savannah Dan and brewed at Southbound is a light, balanced ale that will have you longing for a stroll through the Hostess City’s Squares in your favorite seer-sucker suit!

Rather than individually blowing a CEO’s salary on 30 seconds of television advertising, Newcastle called on fellow brands to join forces and make the smartest financial decision possible: to collaborate on the world’s first crowdfunded ad for this weekend’s Mega Huge American Football Game!

Ninkasi Brewing Company announces the addition of Dawn of the Red, an India Red Ale, to its year-round Flagship Series lineup starting February 15 across the brewery’s distribution footprint.