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Cavalier Distributing has partnered with the U.S.’s only Trappist brewery, Spencer Brewery, and will distribute Spencer Trappist Ale immediately throughout Ohio. Brewed by the Trappist monks of St. Joseph’s Abbey (Spencer Abbey) in Spencer, Massachusetts, the Spencer Brewery is one of only 11 Trappist breweries in the world, and the first in the Americas.

Rogue Ales & Spirits announces the release of 2016 Rolling Thunder Imperial Stout, its first-ever beer aged in barrels made at Rogue’s cooperage. Brewed with ingredients grown at Rogue Farms and ocean aged in whiskey-soaked handmade barrels, Rolling Thunder Imperial Stout is the end of a long journey from ground to glass and barrel to bottle.

Pike No.4 Session IPA delivers well balanced hop flavors and aroma with a low ABV for summertime fun. This bright and floral session IPA is brewed with Skagit Valley Alba malt and the Ales for ALS proprietary hop blend. Together these ingredients create a clean and bright beer with citrus and stone fruit flavors and aroma.

Each year, Reunion Ale is brewed in memory of Virginia MacLean, a dedicated cancer research supporter who lost her own battle with Multiple Myeloma in 2007. MacLean’s wish to continue building awareness on behalf of the IMBCR is achieved through her dear friends and co-workers Alan Shapiro and Pete Slosberg’s (creator of Pete’s Wicked Ale™) work with Shmaltz and Terrapin for the annual release of Reunion Ale.

Mississippi is home to more than just great beer. We’ve got great food and world famous tunes. Bramblin’ Man is a toast to Classic Country of days past. This medium bodied Bavarian Wheat Ale is fermented with blackberries in a special process that lends a touch of refreshing sourness.

Laurelwood Brewing Co. has expanded its seasonal six-pack offerings with Portlandia Pils. The pilsner will be available for the summer alongside Laurelwood’s popular year-round offerings: Workhorse IPA, Free Range Red, and Red Elephant India Red Ale (IRA). In previous years, Laurelwood Brewing Co.’s Portlandia Pils has been released seasonally in 22 oz bottles.

Shmaltz Brewing Company is thrilled to announce its collaboration with a new Missouri distributor, Artisans Cellar. The latest addition to Shmaltz’s team of distributors across the country, Artisans Cellar enhances the regional retail presence and draft availability of the award-winning craft beer line

When are you going to put Bodhi in bottles?” might be the most often-asked question of Columbus Brewing Company’s brewer and co-owner, Eric Bean about his GABF award-winning double IPA. Now that the brewery is settled into its new home on the west side of Columbus, production capacity has increased 200% and the new bottling line is up and running, the stars have aligned for CBC consumer’s dreams to become reality: Bodhi will be bottled for the first time in the company’s history.

Blackberry Farm Brewery’s native family of ales features a wide range of styles and flavors that share one extraordinary, common component: native wild yeasts harvested from across Blackberry Farm’s 4,200 protected acres at the edge of the Great Smoky Mountains. These yeast strains have been carefully gathered and maintained for Blackberry Farm Brewery by South Yeast Labs and reflect the local micro-flora unique to Blackberry Farm’s location in the mountains of East Tennessee.

Peak Organic Brewing Co. is releasing two new iterations of their flagship Peak IPA, elevating the pine and citrus characteristics to their most flavorful levels yet. Evergreen IPA & Crush IPA each begin with the bright, floral characteristics of Peak IPA, but use brand new blends that are designed to highlight two ends of the hop spectrum – pine and citrus.

Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits, LLC (“Southern Glazer’s”) today announced the completion of the business combination between Southern Wine & Spirits of America, Inc. (“Southern”) and Glazer’s, Inc. (“Glazer’s”), forming Southern Glazer’s. Southern and Glazer’s announced the signing of a definitive agreement to combine their businesses on January 11, 2016.

Branchline Brewing Company is excited to announce their expansion with the purchase of a new canning line. This new equipment will allow the company to produce and package more canned beer for thirsty customers across the Lone Star State. The new equipment comes used from Latitude 42 Brewing Company in Portage, Michigan and is manufactured by Cask Equipment.

Jack’s Abby Craft Lagers is set to release a collaboration brew, Beer Geek Helles, with New England Brewing Company the weekend of July 15th 2016. The beer will be available on draft and in four packs of 16 oz cans throughout Massachusetts, Connecticut, and parts of New York. The release will be celebrated with multiple events in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New York.

When looking for a distributor, Craig and Cheryl took a lot of time to find the right fit. “Brown’s focus on craft and small breweries matches really well with what we are trying to do.” FKBC will find a unique place within the Brown portfolio as they are producing 100% of their beer, right in Islamorada.