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Stone Brewing kicks off 2021 with new releases, big surprises and noteworthy innovation – but first – a classic. Stone Sublimely Self-Righteous Black IPA answers the pleas of fans with its highly anticipated return 14 years later. This hop-heavy IPA is brewed with dark malt so that it pours black with a surprising punch of bitterness balanced by smooth malty character.

Beer Kulture, the nonprofit organization working to increase diversity and inclusion in the craft beer industry, has partnered with Green Bench Brewing to release a new line of beers called Kulture ‘Tings.

Rogue Ales & Spirits announces its 2021 Product Release Calendar. This year, Rogue is focusing on their core portfolio while adding ten diverse new products and eight new eye-catching packages.

Life In Flux, Creature Comforts’ flagship and largest Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout offering, will be released from its wood cellar in 500mL bottles on January 16.

In the challenging year that was 2020, Colorado-based Bootstrap Brewing Company celebrated successes. Despite the doom and gloom of COVID and election year, the brewery grew its annual sales more than 25-percent, launched new lines of both tasty non-alcoholic beers and Sparkalicious hard seltzers, and made significant additions to its brewhouse technology. 

New Orleans’ largest craft brewery will continue releasing new beers on a weekly basis as we head into January 2021. New beer releases will be announced on Mondays of each week and will be available on Thursdays to order online for pickup or to purchase in person at the Tchoupitoulas Street taproom.

To kick off the brewery’s 2021 offerings, Flying Dog today announced the return of two extremely popular Brewhouse Rarity releases – Orange Crush and Cookies and Cream.

Combining the trailblazing history of Bulleit Frontier Whiskey with the boldness of Revolver Brewing Company, the whiskey and beer brands have teamed up to reimagine one of the very first Revolver beer recipes—Hey Porter—by aging it in Bulleit Bourbon barrels to create perfection.

Empire State Development (ESD) today announced the more than $3 million “Raising the Bar” Restaurant Recovery Fund to assist restaurants in New York State during the COVID-19 pandemic. This grant funding has been made possible through financial donations led by Diageo North America and supported by Coastal Pacific Wine & Spirits (a division of Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits) and will be implemented by the non-profit National Development Council (NDC).

In response to the recent demand for hard seltzers, as well as high flavor hazy IPAs, Worthy is preparing to resurrect the Easy Day name in order to launch an Easy Day low calorie, low alcohol, fruited hazy series.

Truly Hard Seltzer, a leader and innovator in the hard seltzer category, today announced the launch of Truly Iced Tea Hard Seltzer, a first-of-its-kind mix of refreshing hard seltzer, real brewed tea and fruit flavor.

When the entrepreneurs behind Freshie, the first certified organic silver tequila seltzer sought an indelible identity for their new beverage, they turned to Affinity Creative Group. The founders, Paige and Ryne Iseminger, aimed to quickly convey the fun, lively, and adventurous feeling of a south of the border vacation, while also communicating the use of genuine, unadulterated, and pure ingredients. The challenge: get all of that messaging to fit on a slim, 12 oz. aluminum can.

The National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA) announced during National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month that the Distributors Against Human Trafficking initiative has trained 6,000 beer distribution employees to safely spot and report the signs of human trafficking. NBWA is well on its way to reaching its goal of training 10,000 employees by the end of 2021.

Threes Brewing has expanded outside the city, with a new Long Island beer store and in time a gathering place from the Brooklyn-based brewery renowned for its diverse portfolio of award-winning beers including its flagships Vliet Pilsner and Logical Conclusion IPA. First launched in 2014 in Gowanus, Brooklyn with their popular brewpub, Threes has since grown to operate a second Brooklyn location in Greenpoint, as well as a seasonal beer garden on Governors Island.