Newswire

Good People Brewing Co., the oldest and largest brewery in the state of Alabama, announced today that it will begin selling its selection of high-quality beers into the state of Georgia. Partnering with United Distributors, the Birmingham-based brewery will expand into the state, starting with Atlanta, the third week of January.

All jammed up in the head? Stuck? Stymied? Clogged? Try Barrel Aged Dark Muse Russian Imperial Stout. In 2014, Worthy filled a dozen Wild Turkey wooden barrels with our deep, rich and silky Dark Muse Russian Imperial Stout. Over two years later, after the benevolent forces of time, bourbon, and oak had a chance to work their magic, there’s only one word to describe this dark creation: Wow.

Smartmouth Brewing Co., a craft brewery located in the Chelseaneighborhood in Norfolk, Virginia, will open a second location at 313 32nd St in Virginia Beach in the fall of 2017. Located in a former post office, the fully-renovated space will house a small-batch brewery system, private event space, and a tasting room with back patio and additional outdoor space.

It might not be a white Christmas in San Francisco this year, but there’s still plenty to celebrate with the holidays right around the corner. ThirstyBear Organic Brewery is 20 years deep into the annual tradition of brewing festive spiced ales to lift the winter spirits. Throughout the holiday season and well into January 2017, ThirstyBear releases two specialty Christmas casks of their TOLSTOY’S INKWELL (Russian Imperial Stout, 9.3% ABV) and GRIZZLY BEAR (Red Ale, 6.3% ABV).

Schlafly Beer introduces today a new, premium series for 2017: From The Ibex Cellar. The new collection, over a year and a half in the making, will feature six bold hand-crafted beers from the Ibex Cellar, the exclusive room beneath the historic Tap Room in downtown St. Louis. Here, only the most select beers are brought to age and evolve and the “From The Ibex Cellar” beers showcase special care in every detail from packaging to process. The first installment will hit the market in the coming weeks with Schlafly’s Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout.

The waves can reach 50 feet high, maybe more. Competitors enter the waves under their own strength and face down one of natures most dangerous forces. One mistake and they’re in the biggest washing machine imaginable.

Twenty-plus years ago, when the craft beer industry was just beginning, Two Brothers Brewing Company got its start in suburban Chicagoland with the goal of creating signature craft beers inspired by many of the great breweries the Ebel brothers experienced while traveling Europe. That was in the fall of 1996, and today in honor of this momentous milestone, Two Brothers debuts its first year-round pilsner, Twenty-Plus. Twenty-Plus is a hop forward pilsner lager that is clean and refreshing, with a pale straw color and dense white head.

Mother Earth Brew Co. has released their innovative “Love Pack” 12-count mix-pack containing four different beers to distribution starting this month. The “Love Pack” involves a unique package design created by Mother Earth that features windows displaying “Resinator Hop Series” as well as a “Brewer’s Choice” seasonal offering.

After launching exclusively in its home state of Hawaii in August 2016, Kona Brewing Company is proud to introduce its newest year-round beer, Hanalei Island IPA, to the U.S. mainland starting today in California. Hanalei Island IPA is a refreshing fruit-forward IPA created in honor of the lush Hawaiian Island of Kauai, also known as the Garden Isle, and Hawaii’s beloved classic POG juice, a blend of passionfruit, orange and guava.

Brewing handcrafted beers for over twenty years, Bear Republic Brewing Company has recently expanded on their barrel-aged program with the introduction of its Wild Club, an exclusive, members-only club.

Rogue Ales & Spirits announces the release of Hazelutely Choctabulous, a fan-favorite fusion of two of its beloved beers, Chocolate Stout and Hazelnut Brown Nectar.

The Beer Institute, in partnership with the National Association of Broadcasters, announced today that 80 members of Congress–from both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate–took part in their third annual public service announcement campaign. These elected officials are joining with America’s brewers and beer importers to urge Americans across the country to drink responsibly this holiday season.

Revision Brewing Company’s Brewmaster, Jeremy Warren and VP of Distribution, Ken Foster traveled to New York State in the beginning of December to meet with multiple distribution companies to find a distributor alliance for 2017. Of the distributors considered, S.K.I. Beer proved to be the best choice. Mike Burmil, Chief Strategy Officer of S.K.I Beer and Jeremy Warren of Revision Brewing Company agreed on terms of distribution on December 19, 2016.

The Cicerone Certification Program today announced that Tenth and Blake Beer Company’s Daniel Imdieke has become one of just 13 individuals to earn the title of Master Cicerone. Imdieke earned the certification through a series of exams culminating with two days of intense written and oral questioning about beer styles, draft systems, beer evaluation, brewing technology and beer and food pairing given on October 25-26 in Chicago.