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Urban Artifact Releases Gyroscope Fruit Tart Beer

by Press Release

Urban Artifact, Cincinnati-based craft brewer and Ohio’s sour brewery, today announced the release of Gyroscope, a Midwest Fruit Tart with a copious amount of real raspberries

UNEX Manufacturing Introduces Online Configurator

by Press Release

UNEX Manufacturing, Inc., the trusted industry leader in providing innovative order picking solutions, introduces the UNEX Configurator, an easy-to-use design tool that generates a 3D image and bill of materials for users’ custom carton flow solutions.

Coors Chairman Slams Brewers Association in ‘Open Letter’

Coors Chairman Slams Brewers Association in ‘Open Letter’

by Chris Furnari

Pete Coors, the chairman of Molson Coors’ board of directors, didn’t appreciate some of the comments that were made about large brewing companies during last week’s Craft Brewers Conference. The annual event — which was hosted by the Brewers Association (BA) and drew nearly 14,000 attendees from across the beer industry to Nashville, Tennessee, for a week of learning and socializing – began with a familiar refrain: “Big beer” is bad.

FDA Menu-Labeling Requirements Finally Go into Effect

FDA Menu-Labeling Requirements Finally Go into Effect

by Andrew Slap

The U.S. Food & Drug Administration’s new menu labeling rules took effect today, ushering in a new wave of requirements for chain retailers. Going forward, chain restaurants, grocery outlets, and convenience stores with more than 20 locations will be required to post caloric and nutritional information for beer as well as other food and drinks sold on-premise that are considered “standard menu items.”

Dogfish Head Expands Distribution to South Dakota

by Press Release

Dogfish Head Craft Brewery is excited to announce its collection of off-centered beers is on its way to the great state of South Dakota. Locals can look for Dogfish on shelves and taps beginning mid-May. The Delaware-based craft brewery partnered with Johnson Brothers to bring Dogfish Head’s full portfolio of flavorful ales to residents throughout the state of South Dakota, taking the company’s total market distribution to 42 states and Washington, D.C.

Boulevard Brewing and Tech N9ne Collaborate on Bou Lou

by Press Release

Boulevard Brewing and Strange Music today announced that fans will soon have the opportunity to celebrate a collaboration between two Kansas City originals – Boulevard and Tech N9ne.