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If there was an official drink of Portland, it would be a tough call between coffee and craft beer. Fortunately, Laurelwood Brewing Co. makes the decision easy with a brew that brings together the best of both beverage worlds – the Organic Portland Roasting Espresso Stout. When it came to the beer’s creation, Laurelwood turned to the experts of Portland Roasting Coffee for their brains and beans.

Heavy Seas Beer is pleased to introduce a brand-new, draft-only program, the Desert Island Series. This program features “one off” releases of beers designed by individual members of the Heavy Seas brewing team. Each beer in the series will be limited to only 100 barrels available at select locations within Heavy Seas’ 18 state distribution footprint. The first beer will be available in February.

“IPA’s are insanely popular these days. But let’s face it, sometimes it feels like there’s a hops arms race going on. That’s why we came up with Session IPA. It’s a Premium Pale Ale that thinks for itself. Not too hoppy. Not too bitter. Not too malty. Just right…we like to call it Session-ability!” said Irene Firmat, Full Sail Brewing Company’s CEO & Founder.

At Stone Brewing Co., collaboration beers are looked at as an opportunity to get creative, experiment well beyond day-to-day brewing parameters, and utilize unique techniques and ingredients—all while celebrating the spirit of craft beer camaraderie.

New Belgium Brewing knows kicking back and relaxing with a session beer is about as good as it gets and the brewery’s new year-round release, Slow Ride Session IPA, offers the perfect easygoing companion. This IPA satisfies any hop lover’s craving while coming in at a sessionable 4.5 percent ABV and 40 IBUs. Slow Ride is available in bottles and on draft across New Belgium markets and it will debut in cans this March.

Firestone Walker Brewing Company is set to release its first Proprietor’s Vintage Series beer of 2015 with the return of Sucaba—and Brewmaster Matt Brynildson is now spilling a few secrets on the tongue-twisting, barrel-aged barleywine that has been a brewery staple since 2006.

On Friday, January 9 at 4 PM, Dad & Dude’s Breweria (6730 S Cornerstar Way in Cornerstar Shopping Center) will release a special beer in time for the Sunday NFL playoff game between the Denver Broncos and the Indianapolis Colts.

Devil’s Canyon Brewing Company announced today that it has been awarded “Business of the Year” from the San Carlos Chamber of Commerce and the City of San Carlos.

Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. is debuting two year-round beers in early 2015: the intensely hop-heavy Hop Hunter IPA and the sessionable Nooner Pilsner. The brewery will also unveil its newest spring seasonal selection, Beer Camp Hoppy Lager, for a total of three brand-new beers for craft drinkers to explore.

Dos Equis, one of the fastest growing premium Mexican beer brands in the U.S., introduces Dos Equis Marks the Spot, a fully-integrated digital retail and on-premise promotion aimed at inspiring LDA+ consumers to action and driving incremental sales of Dos Equis during a period when beer sales typically hit a lull.

With a full on fast paced year in the books, SweetWater Brewing Company is popped its last few tops of the year to toast 2015 with expansion plans, new brews, more sweet cans and even some cages. Also, as part of the brewery’s Catch and Release seasonal lineup of brews, Happy Ending returns to lucky lips early this month.

More than seven years after the limited release of Saint Arnold Divine Reserve No. 5, the recipe for the highly regarded beer is slated to return. Saint Arnold Brewing Company (www.saintarnold.com), the oldest craft brewery in Texas, will first release it in barrel-aged form as Saint Arnold Bishop’s Barrel No. 8 and then two weeks later as Saint Arnold Divine Reserve No. 15 (not barrel-aged).

Every year since the San Francisco Brewers Guild launched one of the country’s first Beer Weeks (2009), the celebrated Bay Area institution has upped the ante in curating standout Northern California craft beer events featuring the 19 premier Guild breweries and additional select Northern California-based breweries.

As the exclusive category advertiser for Super Bowl XLIX, Anheuser-Busch today announced it will feature three ads spotlighting two marquee brands during the NBC broadcast on Sunday, Feb. 1. Budweiser and Bud Light will represent Anheuser-Busch with new creative.