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A special beer for a special cause. Maui Brewing Co. is releasing Lorenzini Double IPA as its winter seasonal release. The name comes from the sharks “Ampullae of Lorenzini”, the shark’s electro sensory organ used to detect changes in electric fields.

Left Hand Brewing Co. raised $490,265 for the community in 2014. In the last 3 years, amidst much growth activity including increasing volume (41% bbl removed increase since 2012), 5 new market entrances, and earning international honors at the World Beer Cup and Great American Beer Festival, Left Hand Brewing has provided over $1.2 Million for the community since 2012 in funds and in-kind donations.

Reverend Nat’s Hard Cider, the fastest growing cider company in Portland, Oregon, has appointed Steve Panos as Production Manager. In this capacity, Panos will oversee the entire production staff as the cidery continues through a rapid expansion. He will report directly to cidery founder Nat West.

Is there such a thing as Jersey Fresh beer? There is now that Cape May Brewing Co. is officially the first brewery to carry the “Made with Jersey Fresh” label for its Honey Porter beer.

New Belgium Brewing will kick off their Asheville hiring phase at Asheville’s 9th Annual Homecoming Job Fair on January 7, 2015. The company will hire about 50 full-time positions with benefits for their Asheville location throughout 2015, and at full build out their east coast digs will be home to approximately 140 full time coworkers. Additional sales positions will be hired in cities along the eastern seaboard as they expand.

FCB (Fort Collins Brewery) is excited to release its brand new seasonals, Black Sheep, Black IPA and FCB Hefeweizen beginning January, 2015.

CORNLABORATION, a new collaboration lager born from the creative brewing mind-meld of Oskar Blues Brewery of Colorado and North Carolina and Perrin Brewing Company of Comstock Park, Michigan, has been released in Michigan.

The Fat Cat Beer Company, makers of “sessionable,” handcrafted beer, recently announced an addition to their repertoire of great tasting session beer styles with the launch of its Dark Side Lunar™ Stout.

Breakside Brewery is kicking off 2015 with five new beers, four of them in bottles, two of them available year round and one of them launching a brand new Farmhouse Fruit and Funk series. Beginning January 1st welcome brand new year round beers Lunch Break ISA and Amuse Saison both available on draft and in 22oz bottles.

Hood River, Ore. – “Ten years ago Full Sail introduced Session Lager, and it reflected our view that beers should be inclusive and celebrate camaraderie without extremes or gimmicks. Grateful that many beer lovers agree with us, and with “sessionable” beers suddenly all the rage, there’s never been a better time to expand Session’s universal appeal…. Read more »

The popular North Carolina-based bluegrass ambassadors, Steep Canyon Rangers, are proud to announce a new partnership with Oskar Blues Brewery, brewers of Dale’s Pale Ale, Mama’s Little Yella Pils, and other craft beers.

Kona Brewing Company has announced it is celebrating its 21st birthday in a very Hawaiian way – by giving back to those who made them the success they are today. After months of discussion about how to best say mahalo to the people of Hawaii, the employees of Kona Brewing determined that the most fitting way was to create a special series of small-batch beers that would only be available in its island home.

In January, Odell Brewing will release the second edition of its Fernet Aged Porter, a rich imperial porter aged in retired Leopold Bros. Fernet barrels.

Hopworks Urban Brewery (HUB) is releasing IPX Single Hop Ale: Mt. Hood. The beer is the latest in the single hop series, which has continued to be an educational celebration of hops for more than two years. It is available on tap and in 22oz bottles throughout the Pacific Northwest.