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LEWISTON, ME – Baxter Brewing Company and DaVinci’s Eatery will present: the third and final concert in their Bates Mill Summer Concert Series, with Pete Witham & The Cozmik Zombies (Portland) and The Pete Kilpatrick Band (Brunswick), this Friday, September 7th.

ROCHESTER, NY — The Genesee Brewery held a ribbon cutting ceremony on Aug. 31 to unveil The Genesee Brew House and announce details of its grand opening. The public grand opening celebration on Sept. 8 will feature a free concert, tours of the pilot brewery, beer tastings for individuals who are 21 years of age… Read more »

WASHINGTON – The U.S. recycling rate for aluminum beverage containers jumped seven percentage points, from 58.1 percent to 65.1 percent for 2011, the Aluminum Association, Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI) and Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) announced today. That means 61 billion cans were recycled in 2011, a milestone that marks solid progress toward the… Read more »

SAN FRANCISCO – The San Francisco Brewers Guild is pleased to announce and welcome Brian Stechschulte as it’s first full time Executive Director. He will assume the duties of the position on September 10, 2012.

HOOD RIVER, OR — Full Sail Brewing is proud to announce the release of another beer in their Brewer’s Share Series — Big Daddy J’s Malt Liquor, developed by Assistant Brewing Supervisor, Jason Mu├▒oz. In 2008 Full Sail Brewing created their small batch Brewer’s Share series as an opportunity for each of their individual brewers… Read more »

SEATTLE, WA – It’s big bold and voluptuous! Pike Harlot”s Harvest reminds us that Pike Brewing was founded in a former brothel. Nellie’s girls who worked at The LaSalle Hotel were sometimes called harlots, though their best customers often affectionately called them “pumpkin.”

LONDON — In a final more tense than the women’s fencing individual sabre face off for Gold between Korea’s Kim Ji Yeon and Russia’s Sophia Velikaia in this year’s London Olympics, Flying Dog Brewery emerged as victors over BrewDog in the UK International Arms Race. International Arms Race — a Zero IBU IPA — was… Read more »

CONCORD, CA – Ale Industries, a craft brewery in the East Bay will be releasing A.I. Evolution, this Saturday September 1st through our Tap Room. Evolution is a beer that we have been dreaming of for the last sixteen years. The concept is simple, create a beer that is constantly evolving through blending with new… Read more »

FORTUNA, CA – Six Rivers Brewery was hoping for a four-peat of the “Tasters Choice” award at this year’s Hops in Humboldt festival. They got it and much more. Six Rivers Brewery took home three honors at this year’s Hops in Humboldt, Humboldt County’s largest beer tasting festival, held annually in Fortuna

ESCONDIDO, CA. — Stone Brewing Co. has donated $86,373.61 to ReBuild Waterbury and $30,000 to Waterbury Good Neighbor Fund for efforts to restore Waterbury, Vt., a community that was damaged by Tropical Storm Irene in 2011.

CHICAGO — Crown Imports employees partnered with Chicago Cares to refurbish a Chicago school that services the Hispanic community. The “Crown Cares” program took place over two days, with employees working to improve and enhance Columbia Explorers Academy, providing a much needed face-lift to the school and supporting the students it serves.

SPOKANE, WA. – No-Li Brewhouse is going East and as it prepares for a big market expansion to Colorado and the East Coast, it’s launching the first of its Inland Imperial Series: Jet Star Imperial IPA in 22-ounce bottles.

ITHACA, N.Y – Ithaca Beer Co. has had its hands full the last eight months, and some of you noticed. Now there is some light at the end of the tunnel. While Ithaca Beer is limited on store shelves and the IBC Tasting Room recently closed at the old brewery, in just a couple weeks,… Read more »

DOWNINGTOWN, PA —Victory Brewing Company is pleased to share the additional details and architectural drawings of the expansion brewery in Parkesburg, Pa. Victory’s expansion brewery, designed with Bernardon Haber Holloway Architects, will feature a brewhouse capable of producing ten, 200-barrel brews per day, a 50,000 square-foot distribution center with increased efficiency and safety features and… Read more »