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Diageo to Build Guinness Innovation Brewery in Maryland

Diageo to Build Guinness Innovation Brewery in Maryland

Guinness parent Diageo today announced plans to build a U.S. version of Dublin’s famous Open Gate Brewery in Baltimore County, Maryland. The $50 million project will include the construction of a mid-sized Guinness brewery, packaging and warehousing operations as well as a tasting room, retail store and visitor center at Diageo’s existing Relay, Maryland, site, according to a press release.

Left Hand Begins Distribution to Oregon in March

Get ready to #PourHard Oregon!Left Hand Brewing Co. has partnered with GDI (General Distributors Inc.) to bring America’s original nitro stout in the bottle, Milk Stout Nitro, to the Oregon beer community this March.

Lone Tree Brewing Company Details 2016 Business Milestones

In 2016, Lone Tree Brewing Company welcomed a new head brewer, added two states outside of Colorado to its distribution footprint, underwent major expansion, and launched the Branching Out bomber series, among other business milestones.

Glunz Imports Expands Markets for Stiegl, Hirter and Haacht

Glunz Imports, a division of Chicagoland craft and specialty beer distributor Louis Glunz Beer, Inc., along with Brauerei Hirt, Brouwerij Haacht, and Stiegl Brauerei introduce the new distributors and markets for Hirter, Haacht, and Stiegl beer.

Dogfish Head Names Crossmedia Agency of Record

Crossmedia announced today that it has been named media agency of record (AOR) for Dogfish Head Brewery, the rapidly growing brewery based in Milton, Delaware, that was featured in the documentary Beer Wars and in the Discovery Channel series Brew Masters. Crossmedia is the brand’s first media agency in its 22-year history.

Concrete Beach Brewery Releases New Orleans Inspired French-Style Saison

Inspired by New Orleans’ vibrant heritage, Concrete Beach Brewery is releasing Miami Gras, a French-style Saison that fuses the eclectic cocktail culture of Bourbon Street and the culmination of diverse communities that come alive during the season of Carnaval in Miami.