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Full Sail Releases Hop Shooter IPA

Grab a fistful of ale! Full Sail Brewing Company’s new Brewmaster Reserve Hop Shooter IPA was dry hopped with four varieties of Northwest hops.

Stem Ciders Expands Distribution to Kansas City

Stem Ciders, a Denver, CO-based craft cidery is expanding its distribution footprint to Kansas City with North Kansas City Beverage Company. Distribution throughout the greater Kansas City, Missouri area will begin in May.

Boulder Beer Company to Release Bump ‘n’ Rind Watermelon Kolsch

Boulder Beer Company, Colorado’s First Craft Brewery, is pleased to announce the upcoming release of Bump ‘n’ Rind Watermelon Kolsch. Bump ‘n’ Rind will be available May through September in 12-oz 6-pack cans as well as draft in select markets where Boulder Beer is sold.

Ninkasi Brewing Brings Back Beer Run IPA

Based in the heart of Track Town, U.S.A., Ninkasi Brewing Company returns Beer Run IPA to its Special Release Series. Available May through Sept. in 22-ounce bottles, on-draft, and for the first time in 12-ounce 6-packs, this IPA is crafted specifically with runners in mind marrying a rich malt complexity with a clean, tropical hop profile.

NAB to Open Labatt-Branded Innovation Brewery in Buffalo

NAB to Open Labatt-Branded Innovation Brewery in Buffalo

Labatt USA is strengthening its ties to the city of Buffalo. Rochester, N.Y.-based North American Breweries (NAB), which owns the exclusive import rights to the Labatt brand in the United States, announced Wednesday plans to open a Labatt-branded pilot brewery and restaurant in partnership with Pegula Sports and Entertainment (PSE) — the parent company of the NFL’s Bills and the NHL’s Sabres.

Oskar Blues Brewery Releasing Fugli Yuzu & Ugli Fruit IPA Summer Seasonal

Let the jorts-wearin’, backyard-grillin’, yard-loungin’, frisbee-tossin’ beer-drinkin’ season commence with Oskar Blues Brewery’s new summer seasonal, Fugli Yuzu & Ugli Fruit IPA, a Mosaic hopped India Pale Ale brewed with a trifecta of fruits.

Throwback Thursday: Relive the 2017 Craft Brewers Conference (Video)

Throwback Thursday: Relive the 2017 Craft Brewers Conference (Video)

Earlier this month, more than 13,000 beer industry professionals converged on Washington, D.C., for the 34th annual Craft Brewers Conference, hosted by trade group the Brewers Association. If you couldn’t make it to Foggy Bottom and you’re wondering what you missed, or if you simply want to look back at the largest annual gathering of craft brewing industry professionals, check out our video recaps below.

Boston Beer Shipments Down 15 Percent Following Spring Seasonal Slump

Boston Beer Shipments Down 15 Percent Following Spring Seasonal Slump

Boston Beer Company’s efforts to resuscitate its seasonal beer program got off to rough start during the first quarter of 2017. The company shipped just 707,000 barrels of beer, cider, tea and hard seltzer last quarter, a 15 percent decrease from the comparable period in 2016. It also reported revenue ($161.7 million) and depletions declines of 14 percent during the quarter.

Southern Prohibition Sets Taproom Grand Opening for July 1

April 25th, 2013: Southern Prohibition’s first batch of kegged beer makes it’s way into 14 accounts across Hattiesburg, Mississippi. It’s fitting that four years to the day we proudly announce another historic milestone for our brewery, The grand opening of our onsite, full service, no longer prohibited, taproom.

DESTIHL Releasing Amra Mango IPA in Cans

DESTIHlL Brewery has announced today that it is set to release a seasonal beer called Amra, a Mango IPA clocking in at 7% Alc. By Vol.

PicoBrew Announces 5 Brewery Partnerships

PicoBrew, manufacturer of the world’s first line of automatic, craft beer brewing appliances, today announced new partnerships with local Seattle, WA craft beer breweries Fremont Brewing and Stoup Brewing, as well as Wicks Brewing of Riverside, CA, Freetail Brewing Co. in San Antonio, TX, and Still Hill Brewery from Rocky Hill, CT to create PicoPaks, adding to its more than 160 brewery partners from around the world.