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AURORA, CO — Last year, Aurora’s Dry Dock Brewing nearly quadrupled its production numbers, jumping from 3,273 barrels in 2012 to 12,000 barrels in 2013. This increase comes with Dry Dock’s new 30,000-square-foot production facility, North Dock, at 2801 Tower Road.

INDIANAPOLIS, IN — Flat 12 Bierwerks, an Indianapolis based craft brewery, announces its lease agreement and intent to establish a location on the riverfront in downtown Jeffersonville, Indiana. The location, at 130 W Riverside Dr., will feature a taproom spotlighting Flat 12 brewery creations.

CORK AND CARLOW, Ireland – Ever wonder how the Irish celebrate St. Patrick’s Day? Wearing green, having large feasts and drinking pints of the Emerald Isle’s greatest consumable goods: Irish beer.

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Summit Brewing Company today announces the release of Frost Line Rye, an in-between-seasons seasonal beer for late winter. Frost Line Rye will be available in beer coolers and pubs the week of January 27th.

FAIRFIELD, CALIF.—When candy makers at Jelly Belly Candy Company set out to create the world’s first beer flavored jelly bean, the question wasn’t how; it was what. Ale or Lager? Stout? Lambic? Pilsner?

PORTLAND, Ore. — Zwickelmania, the annual one-day event in Oregon when breweries open their doors to the casual and hardcore beer fans, lands on Saturday, Feb. 15 this year — the day after Valentine’s Day — from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. An expected 100 breweries, both big and small, are participating with meet the… Read more »

Hood River, OR – In the 1990s, a master distiller visiting from Scotland, and a Brewmaster from a small brewery in Hood River, serendipitously crossed paths. Over a pint or two, they shared their labors of love and pondered a rather intriguing question: what would happen if beer and distilled spirits met somewhere along the… Read more »

Portland, Ore. — Craft Brew Alliance, Inc. (“CBA”) (Nasdaq: BREW), an independent craft brewing company, today announced preliminary 2013 financial results and plans for continued growth in 2014 and beyond by building on the company’s successful portfolio strategy and opportunity to capture gross margin expansion.

FORT COLLINS, CO – New Belgium Brewing recently named co-worker and employee-owner Andrew Lemley as its Government Affairs Representative. The newly created position will help navigate legislative initiatives focused on alcohol in Colorado, North Carolina and nationally.

Boulder, CO — In advance of the upcoming Super Bowl between the Denver Broncos and the Seattle Seahawks, West Flanders Brewing is entering into a “we’re going to win!” wager with its brewpub peers at Seattle, Washington’s revered Elysian Brewing Company.

DURANGO, Colo. — A new twist on a chili beer, “Flaming Willie,” will be tapped Friday, Feb. 7, 2014, at Steamworks Brewing Co.’s monthly showcase of unique hand-crafted beers, Firkin Friday. The firkin will be tapped at 3 p.m.

LOS ANGELES, CA — Drinks Americas (OTC: DKAM), the exclusive United States broker for leading premium authentic Mexican beers currently present in over 32 states, today is pleased to announce that its premium authentic Mexican Day of the Dead Craft Beer is available in all nine Whole Foods Markets in Arizona.

Kailua-Kona, Big Island of Hawaii — Breweries have been selected and notified for the 19th annual Kona Brewers Festival on Hawaii’s Big Island. The event, to happen Saturday, March 8, 2014 from 2:30 to 6:30 pm boasts a top-notch roster of some of the biggest names in brewing.

New York, NY — HEINEKEN┬« USA, the nation’s leading upscale beer importer, is once again taking the lead by introducing the first 8.5 oz. slim can format in the premium price segment.