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Angel City Brewery Releases New Salted Caramel Gose

Just when you thought you’ve tried every iteration of craft-brewed refreshment, Angel City Brewery introduces a surprising, way-old-school style to its lineup: Salted Caramel Gose (goes-uh). This unique beer is made with wheat and EuroPils and caramel malts, Hallertauer hops, vanilla, sea salt, caramel and lactose, and has 10 IBUs and an ABV of 4.3%. It will be for sale at the brewery’s retail store, as well as at select craft beer stores across LA.

Weihenstephan Marks 500th Anniversary of Beer Purity Law with Limited Release Kellerbier

To celebrate the 500th anniversary of the Bavarian Purity Law known as Reinheitsgebot, Bavarian State Brewery Weihenstephan (Weihenstephan) has brewed 1516 – a limited edition, 5.6% ABV kellerbier. Weihenstephan’s importer, Total Beverage Solution, is excited to bring this traditional kellerbier to the U.S. market.

Devils Backbone Releases Next ‘Adventure Pack’ Sampler

Devils Backbone Brewing Company is excited to announce our next Adventure Pack Sampler. Available now through June, the mixed 12 pack includes the Belgian-inspired farmhouse ale Five Apostles Saison, award-winning Pear Lager, our packaging team favorite Golden Stag, and the creamy Black Rock Milk Stout.

Farmer Willie’s Alcoholic Ginger Beer Launches Throughout Massachusetts and Rhode Island

After a wildly successful limited local test run last summer, Farmer Willie’s today announces broader availability and distribution across the Bay and Ocean states. Originally brewed as a passion project by Farmer Willie Fenichel himself, this crisp and refreshing creation crafted with cold-pressed ginger, cane sugar, fresh lemon juice, molasses and nutmeg is here to quench your thirst thanks to his unlikely partnership with two Brown University students, Nico Enriquez and Max Easton

Branding Checkup: Ninkasi Redesigns Its Flagships

Branding Checkup: Ninkasi Redesigns Its Flagships

Makeovers ares the name of the game in craft these days, even for relative newcomers like Ninkasi Brewing. The Oregon-based craft brewery, which was founded in 2006, this month will rollout rebranded versions of flagship offerings Total Domination IPA, Tricerahops Double IPA and Dawn of the Red, Red IPA.

Founders to Enter Maryland in May

Founders to Enter Maryland in May

Founders Brewing Company will expand its distribution once again next month when it begins distributing in Maryland via a wholesale arrangement with Baltimore-based Legends Ltd. Distributing, a Sheehan Family Companies operation.

Fort Collins Brewery to Release Vintage Maibock, Retire Recipe

On April 28th, Fort Collins Brewery (FCB) is bringing Maibock back for a final farewell. FCB reserved a small amount of this 2015 batch for cellaring. After aging for a year, this German-style brew resurfaces again, just in time for bock weather. But all good things must come to an end and 2016 will mark the 12th year releasing this vintage brew, one last time.

Ale Asylum to Release High Coup Tropical IPA

Regional craft brewery Ale Asylum is gearing up for the 4/20 release of High Coup Tropical IPA, an anticipated beer originally slated to drop the same time in 2015.

The Craft Beer Attorney Forms Nationwide Legal Coalition

The Craft Beer Attorney APC, a boutique law firm dedicated to the craft beer industry since 2009, is proud to announce the launch of the Craft Beer Attorney Coalition (CBAC), a non-profit group developed to advance the professionalism of the craft beer industry’s legal representation.

Stone Brewing Releases Encore Edition of 6th Anniversary Porter

Stone Brewing’s 20th Anniversary celebration continues with the encore edition of Stone 6th Anniversary Porter. Beginning this week, this imperial smoked porter conditioned with American and French oak chips will arrive in 22-ounce bottles and on draft. True to the Stone 20th Anniversary Encore series, Stone maintained the original recipe and features artwork evocative of its first time on store shelves. Fans will find either the classic label or a new version with back-label text that pays homage to the beer’s history.

Triton Brewing Launches Guns and Goses Series with Axl Gose

Triton Brewing Company just released their first Gose, the Axl Gose. Originating in Goslar, Germany, early in the 16th Century, Gose is an unfiltered wheat ale with tart citrus flavors and a touch of salinity. True to style, Triton Brewing’s Axl Gose is brewed with orange peel, coriander and Himalayan Pink Salt, and is inoculated with lactobacillus bacteria after the boil to add sourness.

No-Li Brewhouse Rebrands 6-Pack Bottle Lineup

On the heels of launching Big Juicy IPA, No-Li Brewhouse’s second 6-pack can, the brewery has unveiled a completely new look for their 6-pack bottle line up – Poser Pale Ale, Crony NW Brown Ale and Slacker Brass Ale.

First Beverage Group Acts as Financial Advisor to Devils Backbone Brewing Company

First Beverage Financial, the investment banking arm of First Beverage Group, announced that it acted as the financial advisor to Devils Backbone Brewing Company in its agreement to sell to The High End, the craft business unit of Anheuser-Busch. Terms of the transaction, which is expected to close in the second quarter of the year, were not disclosed.