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Widmer Brothers Brewing Collaborates With 10 Barrel Brewing to Create ‘Fizz’

PORTLAND, Ore. — Fizz, the third beer in Widmer Brothers Brewing’s 30th Anniversary Collaboration Series, was announced today. This unique, bubbly spritzer-style ale was brewed in collaboration with the brewing team at 10 Barrel Brewing in Bend, Ore. Fizz is brewed with Meyer lemons and fresh ginger — giving it a bright citrus character and… Read more »

Upland Brewing Announces Release of Oktoberfest

Upland Brewing Co. announced today that Oktoberfest will be available in all markets starting August 1 and on tap at Upland retail locations September 19. No season is as synonymous with beer as autumn, when the most storied beer festival of them all, Oktoberfest, takes place in Munich, Germany. Since 1810, this celebration of good… Read more »

Michigan Women Organize a Craft Beverage Trade Group

Ypsilanti, MI — Fermenta: A trade groupinitiated by Michigan women, committed to diversity, camaraderie, networking and education within the craft beverage industry will launch at the Michigan Summer Beer Festival in Ypsilanti, July 25th and 26th.

SurePure Announces Production of Cider for Craft Brewing Market

NEW YORK — SurePure, Inc. (OTC QB: SURP), a global leader in liquid photopurification, has, in conjunction with a Cape Town, South African craft brewer, announced the successful application of the patented photopurification process to the production of cider. Partnering with the Garagista Beer Co., a Cape Town, South African craft brewer, the first cider… Read more »

Green Flash Partners with St-Feuillien For European Production

Green Flash Partners with St-Feuillien For European Production

Green Flash Brewing today announced a unique brewing partnership with Belgium-based St-Feuillien. According to a press statement, the two breweries have made a “handshake agreement,” whereby St-Feuillien will brew, bottle and ship Green Flash’s flagship West Coast IPA for broader distribution throughout Europe.

Upland Brewing Releases Loner IPA

Upland Brewing Co. is excited to announce it’s newest Side Trail series beer: Loner IPA . This brew is a special release IPA featuring a single fresh hop – Chinook. The key to this beer is simplicity; Loner IPA lets the drinker appreciate each ingredient for what it is. We are excited about single hop… Read more »

Stone Brewing Announces $25 Million Berlin Brewery

Stone Brewing Announces $25 Million Berlin Brewery

The country’s tenth largest craft brewery, Stone Brewing Co., today announced plans to build a new $25 million brewery in Berlin. The San Diego-based craft brewery said it plans to open a production brewery and “expansive destination restaurant” in Germany’s capital city by early 2016.

SanTan Brewing Oktoberfest Takes Place on October 4 in Arizona

Chandler, Arizona — Professionally produced by HDE Agency and presented by Bashas’, the 7th annual SanTan Brewing Oktoberfest is set to invade the streets of downtown Chandler on Saturday, October 4, 2014 from 3-11 p.m.

Stony Creek Brewery Breaks Ground in Connecticut

BRANFORD, Conn., July 17, 2014 Stony Creek Brewery has broken ground for construction of a new craft brewery, to be located on the waterfront in Branford CT at 5 Indian Neck Avenue. “Aggressively laidback beer is coming to Branford!” says Edward M. Crowley, one of the owners of Stony Creek Brewery. The company has been… Read more »

Origlio Beverage Partners with Shiner to Toast Troops

Philadelphia, PA: Origlio Beverage is partnering with Shiner Beer and WXTU 92.5FM to host multiple Toast Our Troops events on July 25th to raise money to support past and present military personnel and their families through The Boot Campaign.

Firestone Walker Set to Release Oaktoberfest Bottles

Paso Robles, CA: It’s time to dust off your stein and get a jump on German tradition as Firestone Walker Brewing Company is set to release Oaktoberfest in bottles, marking the first-ever packaged release of this “Paso M├ñrzen Bier.” “Oaktoberfest is a real quaffer,” said Brewmaster Matt Brynildson. “It’s mellow and rounded with this gorgeous… Read more »

River North Brewery to Release Grand Unified Theory

Nowadays any brewery worth their malt experiments with barrel-aged beers. But River North Brewery has taken it a step further, filling barrels that previously held classic cocktails – and now the first is ready for release.

Sebago Brewing Company’s 2014 Hop Swap Now Available in Four-Packs

Gorham, Maine — Sebago BrewingCompany announces the highly anticipated release of their annual experimental beer, Hop Swap. The 2014 batch is now available for the first time in bottles and four packs, as well as on draft at Sebago brewpubs and throughout New England.

25th Colorado Brewers’ Festival Draws 18,000 Attendees

(Fort Collins, CO) — The 25th anniversary edition of the Colorado Brewers’ Festival (COBF) — held June 28th & June 29th in downtown Fort Collins — attracted significantly larger crowds this year. This year’s COBF drew 18,000 attendees to the festival in the city’s Civic Center Park area. That figure is a 100% boost over… Read more »