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Boneyard Beer Collaborates with Gerber on Sharkbelly IPA

When Gerber learned that the folks at Boneyard Beer in Bend, Oregon carry Gerber knives as their everyday tool of choice, the mission was clear: check out the operation and get the new Sharkbelly knife into their hands.

Blake Farms to Launch Line of Fruit Ales

While IPA’s, pilsners, and sours are trending in the craft beer industry, the Blake family wants to go after a different market segment.

Nickel Brook to Release 5 Fruit Sours

Nickel Brook announced today it will be releasing a series of new additions to its popular Über family using local Ontario fruit.

New Belgium Debuts Fresh Specialty Portfolio

New Belgium Brewing is unveiling an ambitious reimagining of its specialty portfolio with the launch of three premium series – Wood Cellar Reserve, Belgian Reserve and, Belgian Collection.

Nielsen: Beer Growth Trailing Wine and Spirits

Nielsen: Beer Growth Trailing Wine and Spirits

New data from market research firm Nielsen confirms what many beer executives have long feared: The beer category is continuing to cede sales to wine and spirits. On-premise volume sales of beer over the 52-week period ending June 17 were down more than 2 percent, according to a new Nielsen report outlining the latest beverage alcohol trends.

Glunz Imports Introduces Brauerei Hirt Hirter herbstCULT

Glunz Imports, a division of Louis Glunz Beer, Inc., Chicagoland’s premier craft and specialty beer distributor and importer of select international brews, introduces the Hirter herbstCULT. Brewed by Brauerei Hirt of Micheldorf, Austria, the Hirter herbstCULT is a well-rounded märzen style beer with a mild first taste and pleasant effervescence.

Ball Announces $100 Million Accelerated Stock Repurchase

Ball Corporation (NYSE: BLL) announced today an agreement to repurchase approximately $100 million of its outstanding common stock in a privately negotiated accelerated stock repurchase transaction with Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, using cash on hand and available borrowings.