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Societe Brewing Releases 5 New Beers

While some breweries release new beers at such a rapid pace their patrons can barely keep up, Societe Brewing Company marches to the beat of its own drummer—a much slower beat. Long-time offerings are what primarily draw fans to (and back to) the San Diego brewery, with new beers debuting one-to-four times per year, making last weekend’s debut of a whopping five new beers even more special.

Chatham Brewing Releases Lawn Dart Kolsch in Cans

Chatham Brewing, Columbia County’s first and finest brewery in New York’s upper Hudson Valley, released a canned version of its kolsch-style ale, Lawn Dart Kolsch. Lawn Dart is a kolsch with a 6.5 percent ABV. It is a German style light ale, brewed like a lager with a cold rest.

Nine Pin Cider Enters Bow Tie Cinemas

Nine Pin Cider, New York’s first farm cidery, is proud to announce that Nine Pin cider products are available in Upstate N.Y. theater locations for Bow Tie Cinemas.

Big Storm Brewery Creates Yellow Cable Lager

Big Storm Brewing Co has created a special limited-release beer to celebrate “Skyway: A Contemporary Collaboration,” an exhibit shared between three institutions: The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota; the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg; and the Tampa Museum of Art.

3rd Wave Brewing Expands Distribution to New Jersey

3rd Wave Brewing has begun distributing their craft beers to New Jersey with the help of Kramer Beverage and Hub City. Located in Hammonton, New Jersey, Kramer Beverage boasts a diverse portfolio filled with craft breweries. They service Atlantic, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, and Salem county. Hub City, located in Lawrenceville, distributes to the Burlington, Mercer, Monmouth, and Ocean counties.

Fermented Labs and BrewOps Announce Strategic Merger

Fermented Labs, creator of BREWD, the fastest growing provider of software to the craft beer industry, announced a strategic merger with BrewOps, an innovative software platform for brewery inventory and production management.

Amplified Ale Works Partners with Thinfilm on Smart Coasters

Thin Film Electronics ASA (“Thinfilm”), a global leader in NFC (near field communication) mobile marketing and smart product solutions, today announced a partnership with Amplified Ale Works.

To Distinguish Craft from Crafty, BA Unveils New Indie Seal

To Distinguish Craft from Crafty, BA Unveils New Indie Seal

The Brewers Association – a not-for-profit trade group representing the interests of small and independent U.S. craft breweries – today debuted an official “independent craft brewer seal” that it hopes brewery owners will “proudly display” on packaging, marketing materials, merchandise, websites and in taproom windows, among other places. The marker is aimed at helping drinkers distinguish between beers produced by small craft beer companies and those made by multinational corporations, such as Anheuser-Busch InBev, which has purchased 10 craft breweries since 2011.