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BOSTON, MA — The brewers at Samuel Adams are ushering in the new year with a new spring beer—Samuel Adams Cold Snap—the newest addition to the brewery’s popular seasonal beer collection. Brewed for spring’s transition away from the hearty brews of winter to the bright, lighter-bodied beers of summer, Cold Snap is the brewers’ take… Read more »

San Francisco, CA — Anchor Brewing Company announces the release and final selling season of Anchor Bock┬« Beer, a seasonal interpretation of the strong German beers that mark the beginning of spring. Each year, breweries in Germany celebrate the coming of spring with a strong, flavorful beer. Anchor Bock Beer, a dark satiny brew with… Read more »

Coronado, CA — Hoppy Daze Belgian IPA, part of the Crown Series from Coronado Brewing, is making its way to craft beer drinkers across the country beginning in January 2014. Hoppy Daze pours golden with a slight fruit tart aroma in the nose with the beer’s flavors coming from Coronado’s special Belgian yeast blend, Czech… Read more »

SEATTLE, WA — Two Beers Brewing, Seattle Cider Company and New Belgium Brewing have joined forces to create a one-of-a-kind graff, a unique style combining unexpected hops and malt with small batch cider from Washington state. Coined GRAFF(T) — a nod to the style of beer as well as the process of bonding a shoot… Read more »

Paso Robles, CA – Firestone Walker Brewing Company is set to release its first Proprietor’s Vintage Series beer of 2014 with the return of ┬ºucaba, a barrel-aged English barleywine that remains confoundingly unpronounceable yet eminently drinkable. ┬ºucaba was one of the first components created as part of Firestone Walker’s annual barrel-aged Anniversary Ale blend starting… Read more »

Boulder, CO – In honor of Colorado’s history making new laws, tomorrow, Saturday, January 4 at 4:20 PM, West Flanders Brewing (1125 Pearl Street, Boulder, CO) is releasing Recreational Smoke. A homegrown, fully legal, American-style porter, Recreational Smoke is enhanced with beechwood smoked malts from Bamburg, Germany. These specialty grains are paired with an array… Read more »

Longmont, CO.,— Oskar Blues has announced the launch of the Greater Minneapolis/St. Paul markets in the great state of Minnesota and will partner with the Original Gravity group of distributors consisting of Capitol Beverage Sales, Thorpe Distributing, College City Beverage and C&L Distributing.

Dover, DE — Fordham Brewing is resetting their core lineup beginning in February of 2014. Three new core beers, the Rinse and Repeat series, focus on sessionability. None of the beers will clock in at higher than 5.0% ABV. The first, Gypsy Lager, is a Munich-style Helles brewed in the tradition of great German lagers…. Read more »

Portland, OR — Award-winning brand design agency Sandstrom Partners today announced the completion of brand strategy and design for Healdsburg, California-based Sonoma Beverage Works for its new Sonoma Cider line, according to Sandstrom president Jack Peterson. “Sonoma Beverage Works is a business owned by a family with a true passion for producing the finest American-made… Read more »

LOS ANGELES — Drinks Americas (OTC: DKAM; “Drinks Americas” or the “Company”), a leading U.S. broker for authentic Mexican craft beer currently present in over 32 states, announced today that as a part of its greater, long-standing initiative to support its investor base, the Company has retained Windmill, a unique and experienced provider of communication… Read more »

Newport, Oregon – Rogue celebrates mothers everywhere with the release of MoM Hefeweizen, an ale brewed with Oregon Rose Petals crafted specifically for Mother’s Day. MoM Hefeweizen is infused with roses that grow on Rogue Farms. Rogue Brewmaster John Maier takes the hand-picked petals and adds them to the brew as part of a proprietary… Read more »

Half Moon Bay, Calif. — January 2, 2014 — In celebration of Brews and Views’ fifth anniversary, the Half Moon Bay Brewing Company welcomes Larry Baer of the San Francisco Giants to kick off the 2014 monthly speaker series on January 9. Created in 2009 by Lenny Mendonca, co-owner of the Half Moon Bay Brewing… Read more »

Kansas City, MO — Boulevard Brewing Company today announced that its “10% for KC“ program will again provide significant funding to three Kansas City non-profit organizations. Though final figures won’t be available until next week, approximately $22,500—representing 10% of Boulevard’s fourth quarter revenue from local sales of KC Pils—will be donated to the charitable groups…. Read more »

Kingston, MA — In December, gluten-conscious beer drinkers will enjoy a delicious new option at last: Lammsbr├ñu Pure Lager, a refreshing, Pilsner from Germany that is handcrafted to remove gluten. Unlike most gluten-removed beers, typically brewed from sorghum or millet, Lammsbr├ñu Pure Lager is fully organic, brewed with all-natural barley malt and hops. As the… Read more »