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BUELLTON, Calif. — The wildest ales of all have come to the town of Buellton in California’s Santa Barbara County with the opening of Barrelworks by Firestone Walker Brewing Company, a new cellar and visitor experience dedicated to barrel-aged beers, including Firestone Walker’s growing wild beer program.

Any way you look at it, it’s a crafty investment. Adolphus A. Busch IV, the son of legendary Anheuser-Busch CEO Gussie Busch Jr., has purchased a minority stake in Salmon River Brewery, a brewpub in McCall, Id., according to the St. Louis Business Journal. Busch now owns 49 percent of Salmon River, which was founded in 2008 and produced just over 500 barrels of beer in 2012.

A Connecticut brewery is planning to return to its roots. Thomas Hooker Brewing Company, which is currently located in Bloomfield, Conn., recently announced plans to move its brewing operations back to downtown Hartford.

Overwhelming demand has brought Firestone Walker beer from one giant beer-loving state to another. Firestone Walker Brewing Company announced today that it will begin distributing its beer to Texas over the course of the next two months. The Paso Robles, Calif.-based brewery has partnered with Brown Distributing for distribution in the greater Austin area, and with Andrews Distributing for the Dallas-Fort Worth region.

FT. COLLINS, Colo. — New Belgium Brewing is taking its beer and film festival on the road again and has put out the call for inspired short films to bring along. Now simply called “Clips,” the roving film festival wants your filmmaking prowess for its 2013 show.

ATLANTA — The Lost Years, the 5th release of Red Brick Brewing’s distinguished Brick Mason Series, is an American Strong Ale brewed with spices and aged in Jim Beam, bourbon oak barrels. This copper colored ale gives off aromas of dark fruit and toffee. The taste of caramel and fruity esters are complimented by subtle spicing of orange peel and star anise, followed by hints of bourbon and oak, leading to a warm finish.

ORKNEY ISLANDS, Scotland — On Thursday, January 24 at 7 p.m. in Philadelphia at P.O.P.E. (1501 East Passyunk Avenue, 215-755-5125) and again on Tuesday, January 29 at 6 p.m. in New York City at St. Andrew’s Restaurant & Bar (140 West 46th Street, 212-840-8413) Skull Splitter, the aromatic strong Scotch ale from Scotland’s Orkney Islands, will make its US debut on draft with raucous Viking Parties.

Avery Brewing Co’s wholesaler, CR Goodman, has sold the distribution rights to the Boulder-based brewery to Beverage Distributors Company (BDC). The move was made at Avery’s behest; a spokesman for the brewer said CR Goodman had received fair market value from BDC. BDC, based in Aurora, is expected to provides statewide distribution coverage for Avery.

JUNEAU, AK – The Alaskan Brewing Company is now operating with a new fuel source: beer. More specifically, they are using the wet grain known as “spent grain,” left over from the brewing process, as the sole fuel source for their steam boiler. Alaskan is the first craft brewery in the world to use this… Read more »

PROVIDENCE, RI — The Famous Narragansett Beer announces the seasonal release of its spring craft brew, Narragansett Bock. A silver medal winner at the 2011 World Beer Championship and the recipient of a 95 (World Class) rating from Beer Advocate, Bock will be available on draught and in ‘Gansett’s signature 16-ounce Tallboy cans.

LONGMONT, Colo. — A true Colorado Collaboration: Drink Oskar Blues Brews in the “I Love Beer Tour” at all Colorado Old Chicago locations and earn a chance to win a pair of Colorado born, custom Icelantic Skis.

GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo. — Landmark Financial Corporation of Greenwood Village, Colorado has just announced the creation of its “BrewMeister” Equipment Finance Program. According to Diane RaPue, Landmark’s Director of Sales & Operations, “This is a very natural & exciting fit to Landmark’s menu of programs & custom finance offerings.”

More than one new brewery sprouted per day in 2012, according to a blog post by Paul Gatza, Director of the Brewers Association. As of Jan. 11, the post tallied 2,336 operating U.S. breweries. That’s an increase of 387 breweries from the 2011 year-end count of 1,949.

Celebrating a benchmark in business, Mayflower Brewing Company has released a 5th year anniversary brew. The limited-batch release is a double IPA made with five distinct hop varieties – Cascade, Vanguard, Sorachi, Montueka and Belma – and packaged in in 22 oz. bottles.