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In addition to their Limited Release Christmas Ale, Upslope Brewing Company has released two seasonal beers just in time for the holidays. This winter, fans can enjoy the brewery’s Limited Release Oatmeal Stout as well as the very limited, barrel-aged Lee Hill Series Volume 10: Wild Christmas Ale with Cranberries—which is a variation of Upslope’s popular Christmas Ale.

Nectar Creek announces plans to develop property in Philomath, OR, which will include a taproom and increased production space. Work on the project began in late October with a projected opening of summer 2017. Nectar Creek,founded by two brothers in 2012, has grown to be a leader and large contributor to the resurgence of the mead category in the Pacific Northwest with theirSession Meads–a style of mead that focuses on approachability and quality.

Regional craft brewery Ale Asylum has released their 2017 Distribution Calendar that includes an addition to their core brands, new brands, new styles, and imperial versions of established brands. “After 10 years of operating, it’s time to expand the bandwidth of our portfolio and our approach to an ever-changing market,” quotes Ale Asylum’s Co-Founder Otto Dilba. The brewery will kick off 2017 by releasing six-packs of Off Switch, a Double IPA that was also featured in their Feliz Gravitas holiday variety pack. From there on, the brewery is slated to release up to two seasonals per month through the end of the year.

Collective Arts Brewing has recently launched four new products as part of their Collective Project series. Imperial IPA, Black IPA, Imperial Porter and Pear Saison Cider are among the lineup, all released within five weeks of each other. Collective Projects are the company’s way of expressing their creativity. With their ethos of being creative in every aspect of their work, Collective Projects are what they described as a “liquid jam session.”

Vernal Brewing Company has just released the “VBC Beer Locator” Android App which will give current Android users the ability find our beer, and or share the retail locations and brands offered with other potential users in “real time.”

Sonoma Cider,the award-winning brand, crafting distinctive, certified organic hard ciders, is pleased to announce the addition of The Jax ­ Breakfast Cereal to its portfolio of Limited Run ciders. Inspired by Co-founder and Cidermaker, Robert Cordtz’s favorite childhood breakfast cereal, Apple Jacks, this cider combines childhood memories of pajamas, cartoons, and breakfast all grown-up and bottled into cider.

The artisans at Tusk & Grain have done it again with the release of their second Barrel Blend. Boasting notes of chocolate, vanilla, caramel, and toffee, this new blend of Barleywine and two different Imperial Stouts opens up the book on extravagance. With barrels ranging in age of 12 to 24 months, this beer has been carefully blended to elevate each component, resulting in a tapestry of flavors and aromas that only a synthesis of strong beers can weave.

Third Space Brewing will begin offering tours of its brewing facility to the public on December 10. Tours will be offered Saturdays and Sundays at 1:00 and 3:00. Tours are limited to the first 25 people to sign up on site each day for each tour. Tour sign-ups will begin at the bar when the tap room opens at noon. Tours cost $10 and include a Third Space pint glass and two Third Space beers.

Yard House will celebrate 20 years as America’s destination for great food and craft beer by tapping 3 Degrees of Celebration, a Triple IPA brewed in a trifecta partnership with San Diego’s Green Flash Brewing Co. and Alpine Beer Company. The limited-release beer will be tapped at all locations on December 7th.

ROK Stars, the consumer products and environmental technologies development company founded by John Paul DeJoria and Jonathan Kendrick, announces its ROK Drinks division has signed an exclusive Distribution Deal with S.K.I Beer of New York for its ABK Beer Brand, a 700-year-old Bavarian brewery based in Germany.

On Monday, December 5, America’s beer distributors will celebrate the 83rd anniversary of the ratification of the 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution, which repealed Prohibition and established today’s effective system of state-based alcohol regulation. On December 5, 1933, Prohibition ended in the United States when 36 states (a three-fourths majority of the then 48 states) ratified the 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution.

Homewood’s Red Hills Brewing has announced plans to partner with International Wines & Craft Beer to make their beers available outside of the tap room for the first time beginning December 8, 2016.

Rogue Ales & Spirits announces the release of Santa’s Private Reserve Ale just in time for the Holidays. Here are 10 things you might not have known about this Yuletide favorite.

With almost 20 years of experience in the craft beer world, Neil Witte is pleased to announce the launch of a new company, Craft Quality Solutions. This business will be the first in the nation to provide scalable, market-based quality audits and services to the craft beer industry.