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Swilled Dog Hard Cider Releases Sangria

Swilled Dog (@SwilledDog), the fastest growing craft beverage company in West Virginia, today released its Spring/Summer seasonal cider – Sangria.

Ska Brewing Releases Mexican Logger Cans For The 2021 Season

Ska Brewing kicked off its 22nd Mexican Logger season on March 23 with a fundraiser for Durango’s Community Emergency Relief Fund (CERF) for COVID-19 relief. Cans of the brewery’s famous craft lager will be available at the brewery World Headquarters and across Ska’s markets next week. 

Local Roots Kombucha Announces 3 Low-Calorie Flavors

Local Roots Kombucha, a San Diego-based craft kombucha company, is excited to announce the introduction of three new low-calorie flavors, Lavender Lemonade, Peachy Tee Time, and Prickly Pear Punch.

Hornitos Tequila Launches Tequila Seltzer

Hornitos has you covered. Hornitos® Tequila, a leading premium tequila brand founded on the belief that nothing great ever happens without taking a chance, announced the launch of a bold, new line of tequila-based ready-to-drink beverages, Hornitos Tequila Seltzer, which hits shelves in the U.S. beginning this week.

Watch: Buffalo Wild Wings Beer Buyer on 2021 Mandates, Beer Trends, Hard Seltzer

Watch: Buffalo Wild Wings Beer Buyer on 2021 Mandates, Beer Trends, Hard Seltzer

On the heels of the NCAA tournament’s opening week, Buffalo Wild Wings beverage product and program innovation manager Jason Murphy joins a special 60-minute “Retail Pulse” edition of Brewbound Frontlines to discuss the chicken wing chain’s 2021 mandate program, the importance of local beer to the sports bar’s menus and the increasing presence of hard seltzers and beyond beer offerings in the company’s stores.

Everybody’s Brewing to Release Seasonal Hazy IPA and Helles Lager in 16oz

Everybody’s Brewing will release Indoor Survival Hazy IPA this Monday, March 22nd, in 16oz cans, followed by the re-release of Petrichor Helles Lager on April 2nd, in 16oz cans. Both will be available at local bottle shops and select chain stores throughout the Washington and Oregon markets.

Stewarts Enterprises Inc. Launches Stewart’s Spiked Seltzer in 2021

Stewart’s Spiked Seltzer, a line of low-calorie hard seltzers developed and distributed by Stewarts Enterprises Inc (SEI), launched February 2021 in the Northeast, with a national rollout to follow. The sugar malt brew-based alcoholic seltzer offering includes 3 traditional Stewart’s flavor profiles: Root Beer, Orange Cream, and Black Cherry, plus the new Raspberry Lime, with view to expand later in the year.

NZ Hops and Totally Natural Solutions Partner on Hop Oil Extracts

A unique range of New Zealand premium hop oil extracts, offering an array of flavours and aromas, is now available to brewers of all sizes across the world thanks to an exclusive partnership between Totally Natural Solutions (TNS) and NZ Hops.

Punch Club Releases RTD Cocktail Collection

When the world has gone to standstill and most of our local bars, restaurants are forced to shut down or operate under heavy restrictions, a Nordic drinks brand called Punch Club® has launched a much needed ready-to-serve cocktail series, which allows people to enjoy world class cocktails whenever and wherever they please.

US DOJ Dismisses Concerns Over CBA’s Sale of Kona Hawaii to Private Equity Firm PV Brewing

US DOJ Dismisses Concerns Over CBA’s Sale of Kona Hawaii to Private Equity Firm PV Brewing

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has dismissed concerns raised over Craft Brew Alliance’s (CBA) sale of Kona Brewing’s Hawaii operations to private equity firm PV Brewing, according to a March 17 response brief to public comments filed by the state attorney general and Maui Brewing Company founder and CEO Garrett Marrero.