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Deschutes Brewery Promotes from Within For New Expansion Manager Position

Deschutes Brewery Promotes from Within For New Expansion Manager Position

BEND, OR — Deschutes Brewery has promoted Stacy Denbow, who has served as a zone sales manager for the brewery since 2005, to expansion manager. This newly formed position will be responsible for identifying and opening new retail markets for the brewery, creating market launch plans and working on distributor partnerships. Denbow will continue to… Read more »

Victory & Dogfish Head To Host Beer And Art Exhibit

Victory & Dogfish Head To Host Beer And Art Exhibit

DOWNINGTOWN, PA — Victory Brewing Company and Dogfish Head Craft Brewery are pleased to announce their plans to co-host a non-traditional art exhibit to celebrate the artistry of craft beer during the 2013 Craft Brewer’s Conference.

Crispin Cider Set To Celebrate Saint Crispin’s Day

Crispin Cider Set To Celebrate Saint Crispin’s Day

COLFAX, CA – The Crispin Cider Company, which launched on St. Crispin’s Day (Oct. 25) in 2008, is celebrating its anniversary and the Feast Of St. Crispinian across the country throughout October. The company has honored St. Crispin, the patron saint of cobblers, each year since its founding by collecting shoes and boots for those… Read more »

National Beer Wholesalers Association Announces 2012-2013 Board of Directors Officers

National Beer Wholesalers Association Announces 2012-2013 Board of Directors Officers

ALEXANDRIA, VA — The National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA) is proud to announce the Board of Directors officers for the 2012-2013 term. Bob Archer, president and CEO of Blue Ridge Beverage Company, Inc. in Salem, Virginia, will take the helm as chairman of the Board. He assumed the position and its responsibilities during NBWA’s 75th… Read more »

Crown Beverage Packaging Named ‘Most Cantacular’

Crown Beverage Packaging Named ‘Most Cantacular’

PHILADELPHIA, PA — CROWN Beverage Packaging North America, a business unit of Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) (Crown) (www.crowncork.com), received the ‘Most Cantacular Award’ for 2012, from Sly Fox Brewing Co., of Pottstown, PA. The award salutes the companies, people and places that help advance the packaging of craft beer in cans and was presented… Read more »

Oskar Blues’ Famed Seasonal Ten FIDY Debuts in Chicago

Oskar Blues’ Famed Seasonal Ten FIDY Debuts in Chicago

CHICAGO – Oskar Blues announces the release of its famed seasonal Ten FIDY Behemoth Canned Imperial Stout in Chicago. Fans of the beer, which was last available in February, have been chomping at the bit for months waiting for the winter seasonal to be available again—and now it’s Chicago’s turn to witness the craze!

Wirtz Beverage and Deschutes Brewery Bring “World’s Best Beer” to Chicago

Wirtz Beverage and Deschutes Brewery Bring “World’s Best Beer” to Chicago

BEND, OR – Recently named the “World’s Best Beer” at the World Beer Awards, Deschutes Brewery’s Red Chair Northwest Pale Ale is just one of the beers that Wirtz Beverage will be bringing to craft beer fans in the state of Illinois early next year. Deschutes Brewery has partnered with the state’s leading distributor, which… Read more »

NBWA Kicks Off 75th Year of Distributor Advocacy at Annual Convention

NBWA Kicks Off 75th Year of Distributor Advocacy at Annual Convention

SAN DIEGO, CA — The National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA) kicked off the first full day of its 75th Annual Convention today at the Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego. NBWA 2011-2012 Convention Chair Laurie Watson of Brown Distributing Company in Austin, Texas, welcomed attendees and noted that this year’s Convention marks the start of NBWA’s… Read more »

MillerCoors Claims Eight Medals at 2012 Great American Beer Festival

MillerCoors Claims Eight Medals at 2012 Great American Beer Festival

CHICAGO –MillerCoors raked in eight medals this weekend at the Brewers Association’s annual Great American Beer Festival (GABF). Miller Lite received silver out of 51 entries in the American-Style Lager, Light Lager or Premium Lager category and Leinenkugel’s Summer Shandy took home silver in the Fruit Wheat Beer category.

Heineken’s Dolf van den Brink Named to Fortune Magazine’s “40 Under 40” list

Heineken’s Dolf van den Brink Named to Fortune Magazine’s “40 Under 40” list

HEINEKEN USA is proud to share that President and CEO Dolf van den Brink has been named one of Fortune Magazine’sprestigious “40 Under 40!” The annual list of business leaders under 40 years old celebrates some of the most influential contributors in technology, media, finance, and now beer.

Samuel Adams Announces Winners of the 2012 Samuel Adams LongShot American Homebrew Contest at The Great American Beer Festival

Samuel Adams Announces Winners of the 2012 Samuel Adams LongShot American Homebrew Contest at The Great American Beer Festival

BOSTON – Samuel Adams is proud to announce that the annual quest for exceptional homebrews has yet again returned a wide spectrum of flavorful beers that continue to impress. Connecticut resident Zack Adams’ Magnificent Seven and California resident James Schirmer’s Beerflower Wheat triumphed over nearly 1,000 competing homebrews to become the 2012 Samuel Adams LongShot… Read more »