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Widmer Brothers to Open Outdoor Beer Garden

As summer kicks into to high gear, Widmer Brothers Brewing is opening an outdoor beer garden across the street from its pub, next to its brewery in North Portland. Opening July 1, the Widmer Brothers Beer Garden will feature small batch beers from the brewery’s innovation brewing team, live music, food carts, lawn games and one of the best beer drinking views of downtown Portland.

Iron Hill Releases Crusher IPA in Cans

On Thursday, June 29, Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant will release Crusher™ in cans. Since Iron Hill committed to making more of their beers available to fans in cans, they have consistently released some of their most popular and exciting offerings with an eye towards seasonality; Crusher is a summery IPA perfect for the hottest time of year.

Cape May Brewing Company Releases 2 Flagship Beers in Cans

Cape May Brewing Company is pleased to announce that, due to consumer demand, they’ve begun packaging two of their flagship beers — Cape May IPA and Coastal Evacuation Double IPA — in aluminum cans for release on June 29th.

Catawba Brewing Announces Friki Tiki IPA Series

Last December, Catawba Brewing released the first in a new series of fruited IPAs brewed in their Asheville South Slope pilot brewery, when they rolled out a Pineapple IPA for their “Tropical Xmas” party.

Drink Craft Beer Acquires Pintley Assets

Drink Craft Beer Acquires Pintley Assets

Drink Craft Beer LLC, a Boston-based beer festival organizer, has purchased various assets of The Pintley Company, an events business that helped craft breweries promote their products through various meetups across the United States. Specific financial terms of the transaction, which closed earlier this month, were not disclosed, Drink Craft Beer co-founder Jeff Wharton told Brewbound.

Stone Brewing Releasing Ghost Hammer IPA

Stone Brewing is now serving up an ensemble of steadfast selections including the highly anticipated return of Stone Mocha IPA and Stone RuinTen Triple IPA w/ Orange Peel & Vanilla Bean, along with the debut of Stone Ghost Hammer IPA.

Fox News Channel’s Dana Perino to Speak at NBWA’s 80th Annual Convention & Trade Show

Dana Perino, former White House press secretary, co-host of Fox News Channel’s The Five, best-selling author and political analyst, will speak during the National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA) 80th Annual Convention and Trade Show general session on Monday, October 9. The convention will take place October 8 – 11, 2017, at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada.