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Crooked Stave to Reintroduce Cellar Reserve Program in 2018

Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project is excited to announce the reintroduction of the Cellar Reserve program. Crooked Stave will revive the Cellar Reserve membership at beginning of 2018 and the brewery’s progressive barrel-aged blends will be available in limited releases to Cellar Reserve members throughout the year.

The Collective Brewing Project Joins Shelton Brothers Portfolio

The Collective Brewing Project is excited to announce their addition to the Shelton Brothers Inc. portfolio. Shelton will carry Collective’s beers and at first distribute them around festivals and events the brewery will be attending in 2018.

Craft Brew Alliance to Sell Woodinville Brewery for $24.5 Million

Craft Brew Alliance to Sell Woodinville Brewery for $24.5 Million

Seven months after putting its Woodinville, Washington, brewery up for sale, Craft Brew Alliance (CBA) today announced that it has reached an agreement to sell the facility to Sound Commercial Investment Holdings LLC for $24.5 million.

Rivals Brewing Company to Assume Fat Head’s Brewery

Rivals Brewing Company to Assume Fat Head’s Brewery

After contract producing a line of beer for the last year, Ohio’s Rivals Brewing Company has reached an agreement to take over the current Fat Head’s Brewery space in Middleburg Heights. Last week, Nick Lowe, the owner of Rivals Sports Grille, a decade-old Middleburg Heights sports bar and restaurant, announced that he had signed a five-year lease on the 35,000 sq. ft. turnkey brewery where Fat Head’s has operated since 2012.

MAP Brewing to Collaborate with Draught Works Brewery

Draught Works Brewery, in Missoula, challenged Bozeman-based MAP Brewing Co. to a collaboration brew contingent on the results of the University of Montana – Montana State college football game.

Fireman’s Brew to Open its First Tap Room

Fireman’s Brew, the Los Angeles-based craft beer company created by two California firefighters, is pleased to announce the launch of its very own regulation crowdfunding campaign via Wefunder – set to begin this week.

Oggi’s to Launch ‘City by the Sea’ Pale Ale

Named in honor of the brewery’s San Clemente home base, City by the Sea is on tap and ready for tasting at all 16 Oggi’s locations, including Oggi’s Express SDSU.

Portsmouth Brewery Re-Releases Libeeration

The Portsmouth Brewery’s newly developed craft beer designed specifically for women experiencing menopausal symptoms is receiving international attention and strong demand, leading to a second release on December 1st. The new brew, called LIBEERATION, was initially released in October and sold out quickly. In a heavily male-dominated industry, this is a breakthrough, says The Portsmouth Brewery Co-owner Joanne Francis.