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Just Take Action Inc., is pleased to announce the hiring of our new Master Brewer Ted Briggs to head up brewing operations for Fitger’s Brewhouse Brewery. Mr. Briggs will continue to build on the great legacy of quality Lake Superior craft beer first initiated by Dave Hoops and later, Frank Kazuba.

Reverend Nat’s Hard Cider continues to produce ciders that no one else will make with the debut of their newest cider, “Wooden Hellfire,” a 16.6% ABV monster produced only with fresh apple juice and yeast, and left to age for over a year in Kentucky-sourced used bourbon barrels.

1933 Brewing Company in Fort Collins, Colorado, will close on Saturday, December 31, 2016. They opened in March 2014 as the 12th craft brewery in the area. The brewery has developed quite the local following in their midtown taproom, and regularly boasts something new on tap – including their famous Chili Beer and newest brew to be released on Wednesday, December 21, a stout made with LaMar’s Donuts and Woodchip Fire Roasted Coffee.

Following a company-wide shift and growing industry trend from bottles to cans, Rahr & Sons Brewing Co. will release two seasonal beers, Iron Thistle and Iron Joe, in cans for the first time in 2017.

The thirsty folks at P.J.W. Restaurant Group are excited to announce the newest beer collaboration: P.J. the Elf’s IPA–brewed exclusively for the group by Yards Brewing Company. P.J. the Elf’s IPA is an American IPA available next week at select P.J. Whelihan’s and all three The Pour Houses in PA and NJ.

Based on popular consumer demand, Maui Brewing Company’s bottling project continues with a limited release of the 2016 Great American Beer Festival Gold Medal Field Beer champion, Imperial Coconut Porter. A deeper, more intense version of MBC’s flagship Coconut Hiwa Porter, Imperial Coconut Porter is brewed with hand toasted coconut, and subtle hints of cacao and coffee.

Do you like beer? Do you like cheese? If you answered ‘Yes’ to both you are in luck! – Merkts (a division of Bel Brands USA) now produces two unique craft beer cheese offerings: Merkts Beer Cheese with Capital Supper Club Beer and Merkts Beer Cheese with Capital Mutiny IPA Beer.

Salt Lake City, UT — This year’s Baptist season just keeps getting BIGGER and BADDER and there’s no sign its stopping. Just in time for Christmas we’re excited to present something a little smaller, yet every bit as exciting: we’re finally able to fulfill the Christmas dream of a Baptist in a can. Son of… Read more »

New Belgium Brewing recently expanded their three-person Fort Collins- based sustainability team, bringing on Sarah Fraser as the new Sustainability Specialist at their Asheville, NC brewery. Fraser will start her new role in spring 2017 after the birth of her first child, to support New Belgium’s sustainability and environmental stewardship programs as they pertain to the Asheville brewery and operations.

Longmont, CO — Oskar Blues Fooderies, the purveyors of handcrafted food to pair with Oskar Blues Brewery’s craft beer, will open a joint restaurant and beer bar in the historic DeGraff Building located in the heart of Downtown Colorado Springs. The new concept will occupy 15,000 square feet on two levels. The restaurant space, located on the… Read more »

The SF Beer Week Opening Gala, the top-tier regional invitational festival that kicks off the festivities at Pier 48 (San Francisco, CA) on February 10, will spotlight flavor-driven brewing innovations glass by glass. Revelations and discoveries will continue through hundreds of thirst-quenching events around the greater San Francisco Bay Area, wrapping up on February 19. Northern California’s finest breweries are hard at work planning for an incredible week with nearly 200 events already live on the schedule at sfbeerweek.org. Tickets to the Opening Gala are now on sale (VIP: $120/GA: $80). VIP tickets include early entry at 5 pm and a SF Beer Week t-shirt; General Admission runs 6 pm – 10:30 pm.