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Denver Beer Spa Opens with Self-Pour Beer & Wine

The Beer Spa by Snug, a new wellness spa offering therapeutic beer bath treatments, is opening in Denver’s Five Points neighborhood next week. The spa includes four private Beer Therapy Rooms and a high-tech relaxation lounge, alongside a ten-tap self-pour taproom.

Ohza Expands Sales Team with Key Hire

Jeff Janisse, Ohza’s new Director of National Accounts, will assist with the company’s aggressive distribution goals in new and existing retail markets for Ohza in the United States.

Indeed Brewing and Milwaukee County Historical Society Collaborate on an Irish-Style Stout

Indeed Brewing Company and the Milwaukee County Historical Society have collaborated on an Irish-style stout called Lady Elgin Foreign Extra Stout to coincide with the museum’s current exhibit. Called “Milwaukee: Where the Waters Meet,” the 2021 feature exhibit looks at water and its place in Milwaukee from both a historical and contemporary perspective.

Scientists Advance Understanding of Hop Genome

Oregon State University and U.S. Department of Agriculture researchers have significantly expanded the understanding of the hop genome, a development with important implications for the brewing industry and scientists who study the potential medical benefits of hops.

Lawson’s Finest Liquids Unveils 2021 Distribution Calendar

Craft beer lovers across the Northeast will have unprecedented access to Lawson’s Finest Liquids’ beers in 2021. The Waitsfield, Vermont-based brewery unveiled its year-round distribution calendar on Tuesday, giving thirsty customers advance notice about which beers they can find throughout the year in Lawson’s Finest’s nine-state distribution territory of Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

Brewers Association Releases 2021 Beer Style Guidelines

The Brewers Association (BA)—the not-for-profit trade group dedicated to promoting and protecting America’s small and independent craft brewers—today released its Beer Style Guidelines for 2021.

Blake’s Hard Cider to Release Hard Cider Lemonades in March

Blake’s Hard Cider, the Midwest’s largest craft cidery, announces the release of Blake’s Hard Cider Lemonades. Offered in two refreshing flavors, Blueberry Lemonade and Strawberry Lemonade, the new craft beverages will be available on store shelves across Blake’s Hard Cider’s 16-state footprint and via the website in early March.

Yonder Cider and Bale Breaker Brewing to Open Joint Taproom in Seattle

Yonder Cider and Bale Breaker Brewing to Open Joint Taproom in Seattle

A cidermaker and a craft brewer wanted to open a bar, so they founded a distillery. It’s complicated, but it’s the origin story behind the Bale Breaker and Yonder Taproom, set to open this summer in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood, thanks to a piece of legislation passed in 2020.