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Rogue Releases Chocolate Stout & Double Chocolate Stout

Celebrate this Valentine’s Day with two World Class stouts created specifically for the occasion: Rogue Chocolate Stout and Double Chocolate Stout. Chocolate Stout, with a custom “Valentine Red” label on a 22oz bottle, is Rogue’s platinum award-winning Shakespeare Oatmeal Stout–one of the highest rated stouts in the world–infused with decadent Dutch chocolate.

New Holland to Pour All Dragon’s Milk Line Up Next Month

t takes a certain amount of moxie to host an outdoor beer festival in the month of February, in wintery Michigan where temperatures are low and snow is high. New Holland Brewing is raising a glass to the hardcore brewers and drinkers of Michigan and beyond who are attending the 2016 MBG Winter Beer Fest by committing their booth, which is anchored by their 20-tap, Carhartt-outfitted, 1949 Spartan trailer, to Dragon’s Milk Bourbon Barrel Stout, the Unlimited Release.

Craft Brew Alliance Announces Location of New Kona Brewing Facility

Craft Brew Alliance Announces Location of New Kona Brewing Facility

After nine months of searching, Craft Brew Alliance has finally selected the site for its new 30,000 sq. ft. Kona Brewing facility in Hawaii. Located near its original brewpub, the 2.6 acre site in Kailua-Kona will be capable of producing 100,000 barrels and serve as a potential gateway to Far East export markets.

Fieldwork Brewing to Release Bottles of ‘Viking’s Lament’ During SF Beer Week

Fieldwork Brewing Company plans a limited bottle release of Viking’s Lament on Saturday, January 23rd at 11 am in its Berkeley Taproom to celebrate San Francisco Beer Week. Viking’s Lament is Fieldwork’s Russian Imperial Porter Brewed with Treacle, White Ash, Italian Licorice and Vanilla Beans and aged in Bourbon Barrels.

Third Street Brewhouse Debuts New Beers and Can Packaging

It’s a new year and that means big things for Third Street Brewhouse. Starting in March Third Street will introduce new 16 ounce cans for the first time. Not only that, but the company will also introduce two new beers to their annual line-up.

Fort Collins Brewery to Install New Canning Line

In the beginning of March, Fort Collins Brewery (FCB) will add a canning line to its facility. Canning is making a comeback in the craft beer world and FCB wants to be part of the rising tide. FCB partnered with Wild Goose Canning, a Boulder-Based canning line manufacturer to engineer the new canning system. According to the company, all parts are American-made with 100% of design, engineering and manufacturing occurring locally in Boulder, Colorado. For Wild Goose, cans benefit both the brewing industry and the consumer.

Cicerone Program Introduces New Training Kit

In January, the Cicerone Certification Program began shipping new flavor training products designed with the small brewery in mind. The new kits provide a turnkey package for training and validation of an in-house taste panel on a budget that small brewers can afford. Cicerone developed the new products in partnership with AROXATM, an international leader in beverage sensory technology.

Wynwood Brewing Hires New Taproom General Manager

Wynwood Brewing Company (WBCo) is happy to announce the recent addition of Rob Barker as Taproom General Manager. Rob will be responsible of all aspects of the breweries taproom; including the planning and launch of the breweries planned second location in 2017.

Redhook Brewery’s Original Blackhook Porter Returns

Redhook Brewery announced today that it will release its original Blackhook Porter, the iconic dark beer that helped pave the way for Redhook to become one of America’s first craft breweries more than 30 years ago, as the brewery’s new spring seasonal.

Surf Brewery Releases Amber Ale Commemorating National Parks

In celebration of the 100 year Anniversary of our National Parks and our local National Park, Channel Islands, Surf Brewery, brewed a special beer. This light bodied American Amber Ale is malty with notes of caramel. Pair with a light chicken taco or burrito at sunset while viewing Anacapa Island’s famed arch silhouette.

Oskar Blues Reviews 2015 Growth

Oskar Blues Reviews 2015 Growth

Oskar Blues Brewery released a year-end review of its growth in 2015 this week, one that boasted of double-digit increases in sales and production for the company. Oskar Blues, the nation’s 24th largest beer maker, saw a 30 percent increase in sales last year, producing some 192,000 barrels of beer by the end of 2015.

Berkshire Brewing Company to Distribute Ciders of Spain Portfolio

Berkshire Brewing Company is pleased to announce that effective January 20, the entire Cider of Spain portfolio will be available to its customers in Massachusetts. With ciders mostly from the Asturias region in northwest Spain where the cider culture dates back to Roman Times, these exemplify some of the most prized ciders in the world.