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DBI Beverage Inc. Announces Leadership Changes

DBI Beverage Inc., corporate parent of a consolidated group comprising one of the largest beverage distributors in California and in the country, has named Paul M. Schmitt as Chief Executive Officer, effective January 1, 2019.

Trillium to Open Farm Brewery in Connecticut

Trillium to Open Farm Brewery in Connecticut

Nearly two years after publicly declaring an interest in opening a farmhouse brewery in Connecticut, popular Massachusetts craft beer maker Trillium Brewing Company has purchased a farm in North Stonington, about two hours outside of Boston. In a blog post, JC and Esther Tetreault, the husband-and-wife team that co-founded Trillium in 2013, said they bought the farm in order to fulfill their dream of opening a farm brewery near where they were married in the pastoral region of Connecticut.

Frog Alley Brewing to Launch in New York

The new Frog Alley Brewing Company, located in the Mill Artisan District on lower State Street in downtown Schenectady, is getting ready to launch, and the craft brewery today announced  the hiring of Master Brewers Rich Michaels and Drew Schmidt.

Angel City Brewery to Release Number of the Yeast

Angelenos’ frightfully favorite beer, Number of The Yeast, returns on tap and in limited edition 16-oz cans on Friday, September 28th at Angel City Brewery.

Pike Brewing to Release 3 IPAs

Pike is brewing a special batch of Pike Space Needle IPA featuring Cascade and Centennial fresh hops from Chelan Valley Hops, the only commercial hop farm with irrigation rights to the glacial waters of Lake Chelan.

Partake Brewing Expands Distribution in Ontario

Partake Brewing, maker of award winning craft non-alcoholic beer, is pleased to announce that it has recently partnered with one of the world’s largest sellers of beverage alcohol, the LCBO, to sell and distribute across the province of Ontario.

Breakthru Beverage to Invest $9.2 Million in Canadian Cannabis Producer

Breakthru Beverage to Invest $9.2 Million in Canadian Cannabis Producer

Yet another major U.S. alcohol company is getting into the cannabis sector. Breakthru Beverage, a multi-state wholesaler that was formed via the 2015 merger of Chicago-based Wirtz Beverage Group and New York’s Charmer Sunbelt Group, has agreed to invest $9.2 million in CannTrust, a Canadian marijuana maker.

News and Notes from the California Craft Beer Summit

News and Notes from the California Craft Beer Summit

Thousands of California beer industry professionals met in Sacramento last week for the California Craft Brewers Association annual three-day Craft Beer Summit, Expo and Beer Festival. As an official media partner of the event, Brewbound hosted 10 hours of live streamed interviews, and sat in on a variety of seminars during the show. Here’s what we learned.

Industrial Arts Brewing Releases Autumn Landscape Lager

Industrial Arts Brewing Company is slated to release the second canned offering in their local-centric lager series. Autumn Landscape features all New York State ingredients and will be available in 16oz-4packs at the Garnerville taproom beginning Thursday, August 30th at 4pm EST.

Firestone Walker to Host the Terroir Project

Get ready to embark on a genre-bending journey as seven breweries from around the world unveil The Terroir Project—an experimental crossover between beer and wine.