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After producing 120,000 barrels last year, Stevens Point Brewery will launch a $2 million expansion project this month. The expansion – the brewery’s fourth since 2010 – is scheduled for completion in May and will increase Stevens Point’s brewing capacity to 150,000 barrels.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Boulevard Brewing Company today announced it has entered into a sponsorship agreement with Major League Soccer’s Sporting KC to become the official craft beer sponsor of the team. The five-year deal expands last season’s informal partnership between the two homegrown organizations.

Craft beer is back on New Hampshire’s political docket as state legislators recently introduced a bill that would give some small breweries the ability to sell beer in state-run liquor stores. New Hampshire House Bill 275 would create a two-year pilot program allowing beer produced by the state’s nano breweries and microbreweries to be sold… Read more »

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Newcastle Brown Ale has re-released its Limited Edition brew, Founders’ Ale. Available nationwide from February through April 2013, Newcastle Founders’ Ale is a classic British pale ale that pays tribute to the brand’s founder, Colonel Jim Porter.

BROOMFIELD, Colo. — Dry Dock Brewing Co., the 2009 Small Brewing Company of the Year at the Great American Beer Festival (GABF), is combining four of its award-winning, hand-crafted beers with the convenient, environmentally friendly technology of Ball Corporation’s aluminum cans.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Good brew is coming to a can near you! Good People Brewing Company and AlaBev are hitting the streets to bring you the coolest can in the market, featuring Good People’s ever popular Pale Ale. Retailers, Restaurants and Bars near you will begin carrying Good People’s Pale Ale in a can starting this week.

A group of Massachusetts craft brewers knocked on doors at the State House in Boston last Wednesday in an effort to rally support for a bill, HD999: An Act Relative to Small Brewers. Their argument? The growing notion that the legal relationship between brewers and distributors is antiquated, and in need of adaptation.

PORTLAND, ME — Rising Tide Brewing Company, a small family-owned brewery in Portland, has begun shipping its beer to Vermont through its new distribution partner, g. housen. “We started with Maine and then Massachusetts, and now we’re thrilled to be able to bring our beer to Vermonters as well,” said co-owner Heather Sanborn.

Estimating that lost or stolen kegs cost craft brewers as much as $15.8 million annually, the Brewers Association (BA) has launched KegReturn.com, a site intended to help breweries redirect kegs back to their owners. “Keg disappearances and the resulting profit loss are hindering opportunities for craft brewers,” said Paul Gatza, director of the Brewers Association,… Read more »

PONDERAY, Idaho — Laughing Dog Brewing of Ponderay, Idaho is set to ship the first of the 2013 shipments of Sneaky Pete Imperial IPA, a collaboration between Laughing Dog and Kysela Pere et Fils, Ltd. One of Laughing Dogs distributors.

CHICAGO, IL – In a new agreement announced today, Greenbush Brewing Company and Wirtz Beverage Illinois will join forces to distribute the brewer’s craft beer brands in Chicago and throughout Illinois. Greenbush, based in Sawyer, MI, is not new to the Chicago market, though the agreement with Wirtz will be the first opportunity for the… Read more »

ATLANTA, GA — The Fat Cat Beer Company, makers of “sessionable,” handcrafted beer in a can, announced it entered into a distribution agreement with General Wholesale Beer Company for sale of its line of craft beer in Georgia. The Atlanta-based company markets and distributes a variety of alcoholic beverages for prominent brands including Heineken, Corona… Read more »

LEAVENWORTH, WA – Icicle Brewing Company is proud to present the first ever: Leisure Games In their short time as a production brewery, Icicle Brewing Company has been turning out consistently quality craft beer. On top of that, they have hosted a variety of events from live music and fundraisers to picnics and trivia.

FORT COLLINS, CO. — On February 9, 2013 Odell Brewing will release its first Cellar Series offering of the year. Amuste, an imperial porter brewed with grape must and aged in red wine barrels, is the product of a two year project lead by the brewery’s QA/QC manager, Eli Kolodny.