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LOS ANGELES – LA Beer Week makes its triumphant return a little early this year! Now its fourth iteration, this epic celebration of local beer culture will take place throughout Los Angeles & Orange Counties (and their respective environs) from September 20-30, rather than in October as in years past.

Craft brewers are starting to question the safety of an increasingly popular kind of plastic keg following a summer in which those kegs were linked to at least one accidental death and a pair of other explosions at breweries. On April 24th, a plastic keg being emptied with pressurized air exploded and killed a Portsmouth,… Read more »

FORT COLLINS, CO. – On August 25, 2012, Odell Brewing will celebrate the release of Deconstruction, a barrel aged Golden Ale and the brewery’s fourth Single Serve release this year. First debuted in 2010, Deconstruction is based on Jacque Derrida’s theory of Deconstruction whereby developing a process of brewing that first deconstructs the desired complexities… Read more »

Heineken is going long on hard cider. The Dutch brewing giant has bought the rights to make and distribute #2 brand, the U.K.’s Strongbow Cider, in the U.S. from Vermont Cider Co., the maker of Woodchuck. According to the Wall Street Journal, Strongbow owns almost 12 percent of the U.S. cider market, and Woodchuck about… Read more »

Looks like Stone Brewing Co. is trying to set a record for getting products into and out of the market by taking Budweiser’s old “born-on dating” idea and turning it on its head — and putting the expiration date into the name of the product.

The Fort Collins, Colo. – based craft brewer, New Belgium Brewing will be entering its 29th state, adding Michigan in the company’s latest effort to expand its distribution footprint. Michigan is the newest market, but more are inevitably on the way as the brewery continues making progress on an east coast expansion, adding a second… Read more »

Widmer Brothers Brewing announced two new releases for the coming change in seasons. Old Embalmer ’12 is a barleywine ale being offered through the brewery’s Alchemy Project line. The brewery plans to highlight a different hop each year, starting this year with the tropical fruit flavors and aromas of the Bravo hop. Old Embalmer ’12… Read more »

CHICAGO, IL – Pacifico, the authentic pilsner-style Mexican beer, is honoring the brand’s free-spirit lifestyle with its new “State of Pacifico” marketing campaign set to roll out nationally on August 20. The campaign, which includes online, outdoor and experiential elements, will continue to drive Pacifico’s rapid growth. The brand is posting double-digit growth trends year-to-date… Read more »

ESCONDIDO, CA. – Yet another year has passed, and Stone Brewing Co. is yet another year older — 16 to be exact. And what better way to celebrate the company’s anniversary than with the release of a deliciously hoppy beer and a two-day festival? Today, Stone is releasing Stone 16th Anniversary IPA, a pale amber… Read more »

Apparently there are a few craft beer fans working for Outside Magazine. Earlier this month, the lifestyle publication compiled its 2012 list of the 100 best places to work in America. Cracking the top 5 was New Belgium Brewing, joining two other craft brewers – Full Sail Brewing Co. and Avery Brewing Co. – which… Read more »

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — It’s true, summer is nearly over, which means that fall is about to begin. To ensure there’s good beer for every important fall occasion: watching football with buddies; gorging yourself on turkey and pumpkin pie; or celebrating the greatest holiday ever — when everyday women compete to be the sexiest nurses, cats,… Read more »

LEWISTON, ME – Autumn in New England is a special time in a special place, and Baxter Brewing Company, the acclaimed all-canned craft brewery in Lewiston, Maine, greets the season with the eagerly anticipated release of Hayride Autumn Ale, the second beer in the brewery’s line of limited edition seasonal varieties.

Maui Brewing Co. continues to make progress on its expansion plans noting in its most recent press release that it “will be building a new production facility and brewpub on Maui.” In the meantime, the company has added two new fermentation tanks to help keep up with existing demand.

CHICAGO, IL – The first Latin craft brewery in the US, 5 Rabbit Cervecer├¡a is pleased to announce that John J. Hall has been added to its growing team as Brewmaster/Production Deity. Hall will be in charge of all brewhouse, cellar, packaging and quality control operations for the brewery. 5 Rabbit’s brewery is currently under… Read more »