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Great American Beer Festival Competition to Go Forward in 2021 Despite Postponement of In-Person Event Until 2022

Great American Beer Festival Competition to Go Forward in 2021 Despite Postponement of In-Person Event Until 2022

The consumer-facing, in-person Great American Beer Festival tasting event will not take place for a second consecutive year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Brewers Association (BA) announced today. However, the competition that accompanies the festival will go on as planned this year, while the in-person event is slated to return in 2022 for GABF’s 40th anniversary.

21st Amendment Brewery Adds Distribution in Hawaii

21st Amendment Brewery announced today its portfolio of premium craft beers will now be available in Hawaii through a new distributor: Republic National Distributing Company (RNDC).

TapRm Expands Delivery to 32 States

This week TapRm expanded delivery from just New York to nearly the entire country. We are now shipping over 200 brands, including some of the most innovative beverages in the industry to 32 states. 

Dry Dock Brewing Releases New Variety Pack: Fruity Booty

Beer lovers can set their sails to the tropics with Dry Dock Brewing’s newly released Fruity Booty variety pack. This new 12-pack includes 12-ounce cans of Dry Dock’s fruit-enhanced flagships (Apricot Blonde and Sour Apricot) along with two fruited blonde ales (Pineapple Mango Blonde and Blackberry Blonde) that debuted with a bang last year.

Saint-Gobain Introduces New Silicone Food & Beverage Tubing for Beer Brewing Systems

Committed to preserving fluid integrity in all of its fluid transfer products, Saint-Gobain has developed Versilon SPT-70 FB IB, a new food and beverage dispensing tubing that imparts essentially no taste or odors to the transferred fluids. Safe to be in contact with food, all layers of Versilon SPT-70 FB IB tubing are compliant with FDA, EU and GB food contact regulations.

Maine Brew Bus Announces Rebranding to Maine Brews Cruise

The Maine Brew Bus announced today that it had completed an initiative to align its craft beverage tour operations with that of the national company it acquired last year. Now known as Maine Brews Cruise, the company based in Portland also unveiled a new logo and a refreshed brand image.  

Other Half Begins Brewing at Domino Park Location

Other Half Brewing co-founders Andrew Burman, Matt Monahan and Sam Richardson are pleased to announce the opening of and start of brewing atOther Half Domino Park, the brewery’s Williamsburg taproom and production facility at 34 River Street in One South First at theDomino Sugar redevelopment site.  

21st Amendment Brewery Announces Release of SOMA Hard Seltzer in 32 States

. Founders Nico Freccia and Shaun O’Sullivan pay homage to SoMA and the restless creativity bustling at all corners of the City (and urban meccas nationwide) with the spring 2021 national release of handcrafted seltzers for free-spirited individuals living life against the grain: SOMA Hard Seltzer (100 calories, 2g carbs, 0g sugar, 4.6% ABV).

Epic Releases Super Epic Lager

It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s Super Epic Lager and it’s here to save the day. The latest of Epic Brewing Company’s lagers is intended to be the cold, crispy hero that will satisfy you when you need the most refreshing of beers. Super Epic Lager isn’t the beer you deserve, it’s the beer you’ve earned.

The Bronx Brewery Launches Community-Centered Initiatives

With its 10th birthday on the horizon, The Bronx Brewery today announces a relaunch of its three most celebrated brands – with a local artist featured on each label and community-centered initiatives revolving around each one.

Kimpton Key West Welcomes Guests with Custom Micro-Brew

Kimpton Key West, a just-completed collection of five boutique hotels centrally located in and around Old Town and world-famous Duval Street, is welcoming guests with its own brand of brew, Cayo Hueso (Spanish for Key West), specially created by the destination’s own, Waterfront Brewery, and exclusively available at Kimpton Key West.