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Bad Water Brewing Showcases Brand Through Fashion

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Bridging the gap of designers with retailers, boutiques, fashionistas and the fashion media throughout the world is the success story for Phoenix Fashion Week now under the executive direction of Brian Hill. It’s exactly this kind of bridging which garnished Bad Water’s attention for a new way to showcase the Bad Water… Read more »

Founders Brewing Co. to Introduce Barrel-Aged Wheat Wine

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Founders Brewing Co. will introduce Sweet Repute, a wheat wine aged in maple syrup bourbon barrels, this December to mark the eighth installment in the brewery’s popular Backstage Series. Like all Founders Backstage Series beers, Sweet Repute will be sold in 750mL bottles. It has a suggested retail price of $17.99—$19.99… Read more »

21st Amendment and Elysian Partner to Release Pumpkin Beer

SAN FRANCISCO — He Said let’s brew a dark beer with pumpkin and spices and put it in a light colored can. He Said let’s brew a light beer with pumpkin and spices and put it in a dark colored can. So they did both and produced a pumpkin beer collaboration like no other: two… Read more »

Inland Label Wins Award for Fox Barrel Cider

LA CROSSE, Wis. — Inland Label, headquartered in La Crosse, WI, received the “Best of Category” award from Great Lakes Graphics Association for Fox Barrel Cider Company’s Pressure Sensitive Label.

Davis Bike and Brew Fest Donation Sets Record

DAVIS, Calif. — In its debut year, the Davis Bike and Brew Fest raised more money than any other single fundraiser for the U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame, organizers report.

Brewing Faraway Styles in the States

Brewing Faraway Styles in the States

American craft brewers, especially some of the founding fathers at Boston Beer Company and Redhook, for example, have culled and modernized recipes from the Germans, Belgians, English and Irish, to name a few. As a result, many forms of the faraway beer styles can be found in the U.S. In certain cases, American brewers seem to have digested the influence and gone their own way.

Winter Brews from Ninkasi Return

EUGENE, Ore. — Cheers to winter with returning cold-weather favorites from Ninkasi Brewing Company. Inspired by the cold winter months, traditional beer styles, blissful days on the mountain, and even a little heavy metal, Sleigh’r Dark Do├╝ble Alt Ale and Imperiale Imperial Stout are the perfect remedy to rock any winter day.

Odell Brewing Introduces Fernet Aged Porter

Fort Collins, CO. — In late September, Odell Brewing will release Fernet Aged Porter, a robust imperial porter aged in emptied Fernet barrels from Colorado distiller, Leopold Bros. “We have always been huge fans of Leopold Bros.,” said Brent Cordle pilot brew and barrel aging manager at Odell Brewing. “We’ve experimented with a variety of… Read more »

CraftFund Launches First Phase of Crowdfunding Platform

MILWAUKEE — CraftFund LLC announced breweries and food companies can now create basic profile pages on its site as it continues to build out its equity crowdfunding platform in anticipation of changing laws on the federal and state levels.

Angry Orchard Launches Two New Ciders

CINCINNATI — The cider makers at Angry Orchard, the number one selling hard cider brand in the US, are branching out and experimenting with American culinary apples, crafting two brand new hard ciders just in time for the fall season.