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New Belgium Announces Newest Lips of Faith Selections

FT. COLLINS, Colo. — New Belgium Brewing, maker of Fat Tire Amber Ale and a wide variety of award-winning beers, has two new quarterly Lips of Faith offerings now available: Paardebloem, which is the newest collaboration with Red Rock Brewing in Salt Lake City, and Pluot.

Brewers Publications Presents: The Brewers Association’s Guide to Starting Your Own Brewery (Second Edition)

Boulder, CO — New breweries are popping up across America nearly every day, but that doesn’t mean that the craft brewing industry is easy to break into. Brewers Publications is pleased to announce an updated release that will help those seeking to start their own brewery: The Brewers Association’s Guide to Starting Your Own Brewery(Second… Read more »

Brewer, Distributor Collaborate on Draft-Only Brew

Kansas City, MO – Santa Fe Brewing Company and Central States Beverage Company are excited to announce they will partner to brew the first ever brewer/distributor collaboration beer. This unique beer, which will be brewed on site at Santa Fe Brewing Co., will be packaged in kegs only and is being brewed exclusively for sale… Read more »

Utah Brewers Cooperative Begins East Coast Distribution

Boston, MA — Emblazoned with a label featuring a bevy of no less than seven nude wives and tagline of “Why Have Just One!” Polygamy Porter from Wasatch Beers would make even the most jaded brew enthusiast lift an eyebrow and let out a smirk. Now, imagine that beer being produced and sold in Utah.

Dogfish Head on Pace For 202,000 Barrels in 2013

Dogfish Head on Pace For 202,000 Barrels in 2013

While the large domestic beer companies blamed sluggish first quarter sales on bad weather, the country’s 13th largest craft brewery saw positive volume gains, regardless of the climate. Adam Lambert, the company’s vice president of sales shared earnings details through its first four months of 2013 with Brewbound.com.

Maine Brewers’ Guild Craft Beer Festival Comes to Maine State Pier

Portland, ME — The Maine Brewers’ Guild will host their 3nd annual beer tasting festival and fundraiser, “Craft Beer Comes to Maine State Pier” in Portland on Saturday, July 13, 2013. This unique outdoor festival features representation from every Maine Brewers’ Guild member and a chance to meet the owners and brewers from all over… Read more »

Bipartisan Beer Bills Would Lower Excise Taxes

Bipartisan Beer Bills Would Lower Excise Taxes

A pair of bipartisan, beer-related bills that would reduce federal excise taxes on both small and large brewers were introduced in Congress this week. The Brewers Association (BA) — which represents the interest of America’s small and independent brewers — and the Beer Institute (BI) — which represents brewers and beer importers of varying sizes… Read more »

Craft Versus Crafty Rages on in Chicago

Craft Versus Crafty Rages on in Chicago

Remember when the Brewers Association (BA) sparked the “Craft versus Crafty” debate last December? It’s not dead yet. At a gathering of beer companies this week in Chicago, in fact, it seemed pretty alive, as some high-profile craft and mainstream beer company executives tried to hash out the issue.

Construction Begins on New Woodchuck Cidery

Middlebury, VT — Vermont Hard Cider Company, LLC — maker of Woodchuck Hard Cider — is happy to announce that construction is underway on a state-of-the-art cidery in Middlebury, Vermont. The $30 million project is being built less than a mile from the current Middlebury facility.

San Diego’s Saint Archer Brewing Launches on May 23

Consortium Holdings (C.H. Projects) is helping to launch the San Diego-based Saint Archer Brewing Company — one of Southern California’s most buzzed about breweries — with a triple tap takeover. Saint Archer boasts a team of stellar brewers and co-owners made up of over 15 action sports and music industry celebrities.

America’s Beer Distributors Celebrate Craft Beer Week

ALEXANDRIA, VA — America’s 3,300 licensed beer distributors will celebrate the excitement that craft beer brings to the beer industry during American Craft Beer Week, May 13-19, 2013, a national celebration highlighting the culture and contributions of craft beer and the 2,400 craft breweries across the United States.

Oskar Blues Earns Placement at Charlotte Motor Speedway

Longmont, CO and Brevard, NC — Fast cars and great craft beer are teaming up for the first time ever at the Charlotte Motor Speedway (CMS)—NASCAR center of the universe. This is an historic partnership between America’s hometown sport and Oskar Blues all-American made beer.