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No-Li’s “12” Small Batch Festival Fuels Sold-Out Attendance

Spokane, WAÔǪ Attendees at No-Li’s sold out “12” Small Batch Festival, held along the banks of the Spokane River on August 23, 2014, enjoyed rare barrel-aged, experimental and infused beers, live music and small plates. The festival depicts Spokane’s growing craft beer culture, and drew customer’s from three surrounding states.

MillerCoors Names New Tenth and Blake CEO

MillerCoors Names New Tenth and Blake CEO

Coors Distributing Company president Scott Whitley has been tapped as the new CEO of MillerCoors’ craft and import division, Tenth and Blake Beer Company, the company announced last week.

Ninkasi Protects Local Watershed with Rooftop Garden

Eugene, OR – Ninkasi Brewing Company’s administrative building, opened in Eugene this summer, featuring a rooftop garden. A living, planted roof was installed as part of a plan to green the entire facility. The LiveRoof┬« Hybrid Green Roof System was selected for the green roof system, which was installed this summer.

Crown Holdings Announces Acquisition Of Heineken Packaging Businesses In Mexico

PHILADELPHIA, — Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK), a global leader in consumer packaging, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Empaque, a leading Mexican manufacturer of aluminum cans and ends, bottle caps and glass bottles for the beverage industry, from Heineken N.V., in a cash transaction valued at $1.225 billion,… Read more »

Magic Hat Brewing Releases First-Ever Pumpkin Beer

SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. — The Magic Hat Brewing Company recently released Wilhelm Scream, its first-ever pumpkin ale that’s named for the iconic scream sound effect that’s been used in over 200 movies. Ripe with flavors of pumpkin, cinnamon, nutmeg and caramel hops, this new beer signals the coming of chilling frosts and ghastly screams. Wilhelm… Read more »

Bear Republic Goes Solar

PETALUMA, Calif. — Enphase Energy announced today that North State Solar Energy, a Northern California-based general contractor that specializes in solar-electric installations for residential, commercial and agriculture projects, has installed an Enphase├Æ-equipped photovoltaic (PV) system at Bear Republic Brewing Co.’s Cloverdale facility.

BridgePort Completes Anniversary Series

PORTLAND, Ore.—The third and final beer in BridgePort’s anniversary series, Trilogy 3 Brewers’ Class, starts shipping this week in all markets where BridgePort is sold.

Maui Brewing Named Official Craft Beer of Hawaiian Airlines

Lahaina, Hawaii – Maui Brewing Co.’s Bikini Blonde Lager will be offered on international routes on September 1, 2014, and domestic routes to and from the mainland on October 1, 2014 on Hawaiian Airlines.

Left Coast to Launch Beer Club

San Clemente, CA — Left Coast Brewing Co. has been around for 10 years, brewing up delicious craft beer in the beautiful beach town of San Clemente, located in south Orange County. After the release of their first barrel aged beer this past fall, the brewery has decided to move forward with a brewery club… Read more »

NBWA Announces Partnership with Fintech

ALEXANDRIA, VA – The National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA) and Fintech today announced a strategic partnership aimed at growing the number of beer industry payments conducted via electronic funds transfer (EFT).

Steamworks’ Monthly Firkin Friday to Feature Ruby Red IPA

DURANGO, CO. — As is now tradition on the first Friday of the month, Steamworks Brewing Co. hosts Firkin Friday on Sept. 5, 2014, offering up a new and interesting take on a strong IPA. The Ruby Red IPA firkin will be tapped at 3 p.m.

Mims Distributing Joins Leinenkugel’s Canoes For A Cause

RALEIGH, N.C., — Mims Distributing Company, a beer distributor servicing a nine-county area in and around the Triangle, has announced that it will partner in the second annual Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company’s Canoes for a Cause campaign on Saturday, Sept. 6 from 9 a.m. to noon at Lake Johnson in Wake County. Leinenkugel, Mims Distributing… Read more »