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Sonoma Cider, organic hard cider producer, is proud to announce the addition of two new sales team members — James Williams and Ken Komar. The company has also added to its distribution network in California, signing contracts with Harbor Distributing and Pacific Beverage.

The holiday season is always a time of festive gatherings, celebrations and parties. This makes it the right time to remind people to drink responsibly and to not drive drunk. To help send that message, the Beer Institute is partnering with members of Congress to record and distribute public service announcements asking the public to share our industry’s Commitment to Responsibility.

DAVIS, Calif. – Sudwerk Brewing Co. set a company record this year for charitable giving, and its taproom, The Dock Store, became a popular venue for community fundraisers. Sudwerk donated more than $10,000 to community groups in 2014, much of it from events hosted at The Dock. It supported other fundraisers through community partnerships. Co-owner… Read more »

Ball (NYSE: BLL) today announced that Erik Bouts, 53, will join the company as senior vice president, Ball Corporation, and chief operating officer, global metal beverage packaging, effective Feb. 1, 2015. Bouts will report directly to John A. Hayes, chairman, president and CEO and he will be based in Zurich, Switzerland.

Today, creators of the three-day festival announce that Boulevardia will be back in 2015 on Father’s Day weekend, June 19-21, once again in the historic West Bottoms. The gathering will include popular elements of the 2014 event while adding more unique experiences for all who attend.

Capital Brewery Company, Inc. and the City of Middleton are proud to announce the grand opening of the Terrace Avenue Festival Zone and Market Arcade. The Festival Zone delineates a section of Terrace Avenue adjacent to Capital Brewery and the Market Arcade includes a portion of the Capital Beer Garden parking lot. Both areas were part of the reconstruction work on Terrace Avenue from Parmenter Street to High Point Avenue that commenced in June of 2014.

As a special feature during ski season, Steamworks Brewing Co. has partnered with Purgatory at Durango Mountain Resort to expand Firkin Friday, the specialty beer event that features the tapping of a unique, limited edition craft brew each month.

Brewery Ommegang congratulates Governor Andrew Cuomo who, heeding the advice of Department of Health commissioner Howard Zucker and Department of Environmental Conservation commissioner Joe Martens, has prohibited hydraulic fracturing for shale gas in New York State.

Ithaca Beer Co. kicks off its 2015 Seasonal offerings with Ithaca Daydreamer, an American style Kolsch. Originating from Cologne (Köln), Germany, the Kölsch style was historically only brewed along the Rhine (Rhein) River and fairly light in alcohol at 4.5-5.5% abv.

Fieldwork™ Brewing Company today announced it will begin brewing and open its newly constructed taproom to the public in the first quarter of 2015. Located in a 10,212 square foot building at the corner of Sixth Street and Harrison Street, Fieldwork anchors a block in an area of West Berkeley currently undergoing steady urban revitalization.

Nine gold and five silver medals from the World Beer Championships have just been added to Full Sail Brewing Company’s impressive list of awards and accolades. Every singlebeer entered by Full Sail has earned gold or silver medals at this year’s competition.

This holiday season, Midwest brewery Upland Brewing Co. and creative agency Young & Laramore joined forces for a one of a kind collaboration and a special edition beer.

First produced in 1999 when Tomme Arthur was Head Brewer at Pizza Port Solana Beach, The Lost Abbey’s 2014 Cuvee de Tomme release will have a different wrinkle; it will be released as a draft-only beer.

On January 22nd, Southbound Brewing Company will be tapping a special Small Batch Release of a Winter Warmer Ale, “O’ Captain My Captain”, brewed by Army Captain Randy Cousino.