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Utepils Brewing Company Named Official Beer Partner of Minnesota Cricket Association

Minnesota Cricket Association (MCA) is proud to announce Minneapolis based Utepils Brewing as the official beer partner and Utepils as the official beer for Minnesota Cricket Association communities. Utepils beer will be the beer of choice for all Minnesota Cricket Association hosted sports, promotional and social events.

Green Flash Brewing Hires Top Anheuser-Busch Executive as New CEO

Green Flash Brewing Hires Top Anheuser-Busch Executive as New CEO

Following months of turmoil, Green Flash Brewing Company has identified its next chief executive. The San Diego-based craft brewery, which was sold to a new investor group last month, today named former Anheuser-Busch executive Michael Taylor as its new CEO.

Yazoo Founder Linus Hall Discusses Plans For New Destination Brewery

Yazoo Founder Linus Hall Discusses Plans For New Destination Brewery

Yazoo Brewing Company plans to break ground in mid-June on its new, six acre, 30,000 sq. ft. destination brewery in the Madison neighborhood of northeast Nashville. In a conversation with Brewbound last month, Yazoo founder Linus Hall said he is targeting a spring 2019 opening for the new facility. He added that a development group is under contract to purchase the land where Yazoo’s current facility, in Nashville’s The Gulch neighborhood, is located.

Speakeasy Ales & Lagers Releases Suspects & Accomplices Variety Pack

This summer, Speakeasy Ales & Lagers unites the brewery’s original members of The Mob, Prohibition Ale and Big Daddy IPA, with their full-flavored session beers, Baby Daddy Session IPA and Pop Gun Pilsner, for an enticing mix-pack with an array of bold flavors.

Bold Rock Hard Cider Releases Blackberry Cider

Bold Rock Hard Cider has announced the release of their newest seasonal style, Blackberry Cider. Available on shelves June 2nd, Blackberry Cider is a fruit-forward blend featuring a tart, semi-dry finish.

Maui Brewing Company Develops Kokua Golden Ale for Kauai Flood Victims

Hawaii’s largest craft brewery, Maui Brewing Company (“MBC”), is known to be fiercely local in its production and a great partner within the community. With neighbors recently displaced on Kauai from vast flooding, the MBC team jumped on ideas to assist, including contributing auction items to raise funds and awareness on Instagram, and donating and loading a container of items needed to recover from the devastation.

Ghost Train Brewing Company Releases 99 Calorie Light Lager

Ghost Train Brewing Company, located in downtown Birmingham, Alabama, has released a full-flavored, less filling 99 calorie Light Lager. Coming in at 4.0% ABV, and only 5 grams of carbs, this smooth, easy-drinking beer is great for long days at the pool, lake, beach, golf outings or as an everyday beer.

Biscayne Bay Brewing to Open Second Brewery and Taproom in Miami

In 2017, after three years of consecutive growth, Biscayne Bay Brewing Company decided it was time to expand and open a new brewing concept even closer to its many fans in Miami. Biscayne Bay Brewing Company will be opening its doors at The Old United States Post Office and Courthouse this Winter.

Siren Craft Brew Announces 2018 ‘Project Barista’ Offerings

Following a hugely successful 2017 debut, Siren Craft Brew’s Project Barista is returning with four exciting new beers that continue their annual investigation of coffee’s diversity, intensity, and personality. Their first 2018 coffee beer, Cold Brew, is a 5% cold-steeped schwarzbier.

People Moves: Avery Brewing COO Departs; Wormtown Names General Sales Manager

People Moves: Avery Brewing COO Departs; Wormtown Names General Sales Manager

In this edition of People Moves: Avery Brewing’s COO resigns, and the Boulder, Colorado-based craft brewery lays off six workers; Wormtown Brewery names a new general sales manager; Heineken USA forms an new sales operations team; and more industry personnel moves.

Allagash Brewing’s Little Brett Returns

An Allagash Brewing Company favorite, Little Brett, is returning for another limited release. Allagash Little Brett is fermented with 100% Brettanomyces yeast and hopped and dry-hopped exclusively with Mosaic hops.

Silva Brewing to Release Silva Stout

With trademark in-hand, Silva Brewing owners, Chuck and MJ Silva, set out to write the next chapter in the highly acclaimed saga of the award-winning barrel-aged imperial stout, Silva Stout.