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LGBTQ Activists Awarded Grants from Hornitos Tequila to Amplify Advocacy Work

Earlier this year Hornitos Tequila proudly announced its official partnership with GLAAD – the world’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization – with the goal of identifying, honoring and celebrating LGBTQ community members who are spearheading change on a local and national level.

Crux Fermentation Project Celebrates 10 Years of Community and Craft Beer

Crux Fermentation Project is celebrating ten years of community and craft beer in the Pacific Northwest this month. The Bend-based operation is a brewer-owned and operated craft community committed to producing beer, wine, cider and – most recently – whiskey of the highest quality. After a decade of pursuing brewing perfection and fermentative experimentation each and every day, Crux has cemented its position as a favorite of locals, visitors and craft beer enthusiasts alike.

Industry Veterans InvestBev Look for Spirits for the Masses

Industry Veterans InvestBev Look for Spirits for the Masses

Brian Rosen doesn’t want to invest in your vodka flavored with sriracha or lemon peel and cumin. The lifelong beverage entrepreneur and advisor is channeling his experience into growing spirit brands that instead have wide appeal, and he’s adding strategic capital through InvestBev, an investment firm focused on adult-beverage brands, raw distillate, beverage technology and cannabis.

Switchback Brewing Co. Releases 5.9% Zaboo Hazy IPA

Switchback Brewing Co. announces the release of Zaboo, a brand new 5.9% hazy IPA, available in 16oz can 4-packs and in 12oz can 12-packs and on draft at local bars and restaurants. New England’s first 100% employee-owned brewery, adds Zaboo to its line-up of 100% naturally conditioned beers. 

Every Bottle of Rogue’s Award-Winning Bayfront Vodka Keeps Beaches Clean

Rogue Ales & Spirits, one of the original craft distilleries in America, has created an award-winning, high-quality Bayfront Vodka to support clean oceans and beaches.
Rogue’s Bayfront Vodka is pot distilled in small batches just steps away from the Yaquina Bay on the central Oregon Coast. This bright, clean vodka provides an ideal base for classic and innovative cocktails. Like basking in the sun on the shores of Newport’s Yaquina Bay, this is an ideal vodka for leisurely moments without complication. Furthermore, every bottle sold gives 10% to non-profit organizations such as SOLVE to keep beaches and waterways clean and healthy.