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BOULDER, Colo. — Citing tireless work on behalf of America’s small and independent craft brewers, the Brewers Association (BA)—the not-for-profit trade group representing the majority of U.S. brewing companies—today presented two United States Congressmen with the organization’s Legislator of the Year Award.

ATLANTA — SweetWater 420 Festival, one of Atlanta’s most eclectic events, returns to Candler Park this April 19 — 21 and will roll out with a fresh lineup of new offerings for 2013 in addition to its fan favorites.

INDIANAPOLIS — Sun King Brewing Company has partnered with ZIPP SPEED WEAPONRY, the Stutz Arts Association, and PRIZM Art Supply for the inaugural reCYCLE pARTS, community bicycle art project benefiting local charities, Freewheelin’ Community Bikes and INDYCOG and International charity, World Bike Relief.

HONEOYE FALLS, N.Y. — CB’s Brewing Company is releasing a new beer for the late winter and spring seasons. CB’s Red Rhino Imperial Red Lager pushes the boundaries of traditional Red Lagers and Ales and offers customers a new drinking experience; bold malt character, massive hop aroma and flavor that finishes clean and crisp. The heart of this seasonal brew is the use of Munich malt and dark crystal malt to give it that deep crimson color. Five different American hops balance the sweetness of the malt.

Frederick, MD — Flying Dog, Maryland’s largest brewery, donated a portion of proceeds from its Pearl Necklace Oyster Stout to the Oyster Recovery Partnership. From 2012 sales alone, the Oyster Recovery Partnership will be able to replant 750,000 oysters back into the Chesapeake Bay.

NEW YORK — This spring, Dos Equis is extending the season of Cinco de Mayo with a 5-week program that includes exclusive content and inspiration taken from chapters of the Most Interesting Man in the World’s unpublished memoirs. This collection of rituals, feasts and adventures will encourage adult shoppers and on-premise patrons, age 21 and older, to create and share their own legendary experiences as they prepare for their Cinco de Mayo celebration.

FT. COLLINS, Colo. — New Belgium Brewing, maker of Fat Tire Amber Ale, is rolling out 2013’s sour beer offerings in style with the simultaneous release of this year’s La Folie and a fresh version of Transatlantique Kriek. This is New Belgium’s third collaboration with world-renowned sour beer expert Frank Boon to create Transatlantique Kriek, a beer brewed on two continents. New Belgium recently tripled its wood beer capacity and will be exploring further distribution of its harder to get sour beer offerings.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland, Oregon is known for its innovative tech start-ups and craft beer enthusiasts, so it seems only appropriate that it would be the home of DigitalPour, a software company that would dream up The Digital Beer Dashboard.

SAN MARCOS, Calif. — “Nun Bettor” The Lost Abbey’s first ever 30 second Advertisement was released today. Imagined as part of a crusade to bring inspired beers “For Sinner’s and Saints Alike ,” Nun Bettor is an homage to the Cassius Marcellus Coolidge collection of 16 paintings known as “Dogs Playing Poker.”

BOULDER, Colo. — Mountain Sun Pub & Breweries, 19-year veteran of Colorado’s $450 million craft brewing industry, welcomes a new member to its family of pubs and restaurants. Under the Sun, located at 627-A S. Broadway, directly below the current Southern Sun Pub and Brewery, is now open to the public.

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — To adapt a well-known riddle, if a great beer is brewed, but nobody drinks it, is it still a great beer? That’s the question the owners of Fort Collins Brewery, Tom and Jan Peters, asked themselves going into the brewery’s tenth year of operation.

New Ulm, Minn. — The August Schell Brewing Co., the second-oldest family-owned brewery in the country, brewer of Schell’s and Grain Belt, is hosting its much anticipated Bock Fest, taking place on February 9th.

BEND, Ore. — Deschutes Brewery has hired Craig Marshall as its new South Central zone sales manager and Gavin Stoub as its new Illinois market sales manager. Marshall, who is based in Phoenix, AZ, will oversee sales activities and team members in Arizona, Colorado, Texas, Utah and New Mexico. Stoub, who is based in the Chicago area, will manage distributor and account relationships within the state of Illinois.

VICTOR, N.Y. — Constellation Brands, Inc. (NYSE: STZ and STZ.B) issued the following statement today in further response to the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) action yesterday concerning the proposed Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) and Grupo Modelo (Modelo) transaction.