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Sidecar Orange Pale Ale is the perfect accompaniment to Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. Made with orange peel and bold, citrus-heavy hops, this 35 IBUs and 5.3% ABV addition is a refreshing twist on the classic pale ale.

Ardagh Group, Glass – North America, a division of Ardagh Group and a leading producer of glass containers for the food and beverage industries in the United States, today announced the debut of two American-made 500ml amber glass beer bottles.

Phuzz (6.9% ABV) is a semi-sweet cider fermented with Michigan apples and peaches. The cider is a brilliantly clear amber-straw color and has aromas of fresh apple and peach. Phuzz is mildly tart and subtly sweet with flavors of bold apple and pleasant lingering peach.

NorthGate Brewing is pleased to announce that its released four new canned beers at its taproom and in stores – including Minnesota’s first ever nitro stout to be featured in a can (Maggie’s Leap).

Eastern Ontario craft brewery Beau’s All Natural has announced that it has launched a project that will help a female entrepreneur start up a locally owned and operated craft brewery in the African republic of Rwanda. Beau’s will be providing financing, expertise, and hands-on employee training to the start-up brewery, and has sourced brewing equipment from industry suppliers. Beau’s is also launching a Kickstarter campaign for the Rwanda Craft Brewery Project that aims to raise $95,000 in donations over the next two months to fund the purchase of a bottling line.

Southern California craft beer producer Evans Brewing Company today announced the hiring of Kevin Hammons, an experienced craft brewer and brewery manager, to serve as Director of Brewing at the company’s Orange County, California brewery. As Director of Brewing, Mr. Hammons will be responsible for brewing operations, quality control, brewery team management, and related areas.

Hardywood VIPA offers alluring tropical aromatics, a refreshingly delicate body and a bright, juicy finish. Heirloom Virginia barley rounds out the malt bill, lending balance and creating the perfect platform to showcase the hops. The beer is flavored with citrusy Virginia Cascade hops, finished with Azacca, which offers a nose of mango and pear, and dry-hopped with Mosaic, lending passionfruit and guava aromatics.

Dry Dock Brewing Company released the 2016 batch of Double Vanilla Porter on Wednesday, September 28 at 2pm at North Dock. The beer will is available on draft and in limited 22-ounce bombers.

Rogue Ales & Spirits announces the release of Rogue Pumpkin Patch Ale, brewed with fresh pumpkins grown and harvested at Rogue Farms in Independence, Oregon.

Asheville Brewing Company will release its widely anticipated Ninjabread Man Porter for the third year on Friday, October 14, 2016, on draft and in 22-ounce bottles.

On Tuesday October 4th, Fort Collins Brewery and Farnam House Brewing out of Nebraska will be releasing an ancient-style ale called The Golden Standard. Reinheitsgebot, or German Purity Law, has reigned for 500 years and limits beer brewing to basic ingredients: water, hops, barley and later yeast. The Golden Standard will deviate from the purity law and revisit the pre-reinheitsgebot era of beer expanding outside those main ingredients.

The Unknown Brewing Company, located in Charlotte’s South End and just three blocks from Bank of America Stadium, unleashes its latest ferociously tasty brew ‘Vehopciraptor’ on Friday, October 7. Vehopciraptor, a triple India pale ale (IPA) and Queen City favorite, will be sold in 22-ounce bottles and on draft.

Keg Credit is pleased to announce the recent hire of Mark Carpenter in its Nashville office. As Vice President of Leasing and Operations, Carpenter’s responsibilities will include keg leasing, rental, quality control, inventory management, valve system maintenance, and international logistics.