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FORT COLLINS, CO — New Belgium Brewing’s 2011 Waste Diversion Report is now available at newbelgium.com and shows the brewery diverted 94.38 percent of its waste from landfills last year. However, this number would climb significantly if the craft brewer included spent grain, spent yeast, spent Diatomaceous Earth (DE), or Process Water Treatment Plant sludge,… Read more »

PORTLAND, Ore. — CRAFT BREW ALLIANCE, INC. BREW +1.76% announced today that it will hold a question and answer conference call for the second quarter of 2012 on Friday, August 10, 2012 at 8:30 a.m. PDT (11:30 a.m. EDT). Terry Michaelson, chief executive officer, Andy Thomas, president of commercial operations and Mark Moreland, chief financial… Read more »

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — HEINEKEN USA, America’s leading upscale beer importer, has announced the appointment of Colin Westcott-Pitt as Vice President of Marketing, Heineken, effective immediately. In his new role, Westcott-Pitt will lead marketing for our flagship Heineken brand in the US, providing direction and leadership to support Heineken’s brand strategy and the execution of… Read more »

Next Tuesday, Boulevard Brewing Company and Pretty Things Beer and Ale Project will debut a new collaboration project — Stingo – an English-style ale – in Boston, Mass. It’s the third installment in Boulevard’s Smokestack Collaboration Series, which already includes collaborations with Orval and Deschutes Brewery.

FORT COLLINS, CO – New Belgium Brewing executives unveiled conceptual drawings for their new brewing facility to a packed house in Asheville yesterday. The drawings included a “liquid center” tasting room, a 200-barrel brewhouse, malt building, packaging hall and cellar space. A warehouse facility will be built offsite. Executives wanted Asheville residents to see the… Read more »

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — Redhook has been busy the last couple of months putting the final touches on his biggest party of the year. Delicious Redhook beer? Check. Kick-ass activities like cornhole, a Frisbee field and a dunk tank? Check. An amazing lineup of bands and killer food? Check.

SPOKANE, WA – No-Li keeps loading the truck for Colorado and New York and then: Wham! It’s all sold out. In fact, the recent supply sold completely out at local Safeway stores in just three days. The brewer is determined to make what it calls the reverse migration as No-Li is the creation of generations… Read more »

WICHITA, KS — Mustang Brewing Company celebrates its third anniversary with the launch of its beer line, including the award-winning Washita Wheat, into Wichita, Kansas. “After beginning this company in the garage of our rental house three years ago, it’s a huge accomplishment to announce we’re expanding into our third state,” Tim Schoelen, founder, owner… Read more »

Boston Beer Company Founder Jim Koch hosted nearly 250 beer fans today at the Samuel Adams brewery in Jamaica Plain for the release of the company’s latest creation, Brewlywed Ale. The beer, a limited-edition, 750 mL cork-topped offering was brewed specifically with newlyweds in mind.

DENVER, CO — Wynkoop Brewing Company is now serving a new beer brewed in honor of the 120th anniversary of the opening of Denver’s famed Brown Palace Hotel & Spa. 1892 Artesian Lager is a custom-made, retro-minded beer brewed with water from the underground aquifer that supplies the Brown Palace’s water.

SALT LAKE, UT — A little over two years after opening its doors, Epic Brewing is ready to expand its brewing capacity yet again. Epic will be receiving two-80 barrel fermentation tanks and two brite tanks (80-barrel and 20-barrel) on Friday morning for immediate installation. The new fermentation tanks will increase brewing capability by 33%… Read more »

SABMiller, the world’s second-largest brewing company (behind Anheuser-Busch InBev) today announced first quarter earnings. SABMiller, headquartered in London, is the parent company for U.S. operations with MillerCoors. Included in the press release (in bold, italics) are statements regarding MillerCoors. Below is the complete release.

CHICAGO — For the third consecutive year, Pacifico, the authentic pilsner-style Mexican beer, will give back to its roots within the surfing community by providing free local transportation to the 2012 U.S. Open of Surfing (USOS), promoting responsible drinking at the event.

At least one new craft brewery opens each day in the U.S., according to Brewers Association Director, Paul Gatza’s, latest estimates. “Just out of speculation, this year our conversion rate will probably be near 40 percent,” he said. “That means roughly 40 percent of the 915 breweries-in-planning in our database from December 2011 will come… Read more »