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The Brewers Association, a member-funded and operated trade association focused on the craft beer industry, announced yesterday that registration is now open for its 30th annual Craft Brewers Conference (CBC). The show, which will be held in Washington D.C., is the largest trade gathering for beer industry professionals. The show is expected to draw 6,000 attendees.

LARKSPUR, Calif. — The first brewery on the internet just got a digital facelift. Marin Brewing Company is proud to announce it’s recently renovated website, www.marinbrewing.com.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — BlackDog Strategy & Brand launched a brand awareness campaign for Saratoga Springs based Druthers Brewery that celebrates thought leaders and activists that have put their life, work, and convictions to the test.

DURANGO, Colo. — Steamworks Brewing Co. will tap its special monthly “firkin” in the midst of Durango’s winter festival Snowdown at 3 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 1, 2013. The February firkin has been christened “Oaked and Smoked.”

LONGMONT, Colo. — Colorado-based Oskar Blues Brewery, the first craft brewery in the country to brew and can craft beer in November 2002, continued its explosive growth posting a 52 percent increase in sales/depletions and 49 percent increase in revenue in 2012, outpacing industry growth by nearly 40 percent.

SOMERDALE, NJ — In early February, New Jersey’s largest craft brewery, Flying Fish Brewing Company (900 Kennedy Boulevard, 856-504-3442), will debut Forever Unloved (F. U.) Sandy, a hybrid wheat-pale ale, with 100% of proceeds going to New Jersey victims of 2012’s Superstorm Sandy.

They’ve got a powerful ally in a governor who has sworn to veto it, but a proposed tax hike on beer sold in New Hampshire has nevertheless agitated beer producers and distributors across the state. As proposed, House Bill 168 would raise the excise tax on beer sold from a wholesaler to a retailer by… Read more »

Bend, Ore.-based Deschutes Brewery, the fifth largest craft brewery in the U.S., based on 2011 sales figures supplied by the Brewers Association, has hired Kris Scholl as Technical Director, a new position created to oversee brewing, cellaring, packaging, maintenance and quality control. Scholl was previously the Director of Global Brewing and Quality for Asia and Latin America for AB-InBev.

BROOKLYN, NY – Celtic lore spoke of a land where the beer fell in showers and the music of the gods could be heard. Brewed from beans and barley, this ale was so dark, rich, and satisfying that no gathering ever went unthankful. Prepared in cauldrons and consumed from horns, this was truly the drink… Read more »

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — As luck of the Irish would have it, Boulevard Brewing Company today announced that Irish Ale, its most popular seasonal offering, is poised to return for its 23rd year. For beer lovers throughout Boulevard’s distribution territory, the appearance of the tawny ale is an early harbinger of spring, a sure sign that St. Patrick’s Day is not too far away.

ALEXANDRIA, VA – The National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA) today released a new economic impact report — America’s Beer Distributors: Fueling Jobs, Generating Economic Growth & Delivering Value to Local Communities — that provides the first-ever comprehensive report on beer distribution companies’ total impact on national and state economies.

NEWPORT, Ore. — Show that special someone you love them twice as much with two special products from Rogue Ales that are just for Valentine’s Day- Chocolate Stout and Double Chocolate Stout.

INDIANAPOLIS, IN – Sun King Brewing Company will release two beers in the new King’s Reserve can on January 28th. The King’s Reserve is a new 16 oz. resealable Alumi-Tek can that is manufactured by Ball Corporation in Monticello, IN. Sun King and Colorado’s Oskar Blues pioneered the use of this vessel last year with… Read more »