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Helles Joins Von Ebert Brewing 16 oz. Can Lineup

Von Ebert Brewing, the award-winning and locally owned Portland-based brewing company, today will release its Helles for the first time in 16oz. cans, along with a freshly canned batch of Agostini Pils.

Blake’s Hard Cider Adds New Flavors

Blake’s Hard Cider (BHC), the Midwest’s largest craft cidery, introduces a refresh to the Blake’s Lite Cider line adding new flavors Mimosa, Strawberry-Kiwi and Melon to complement the popular Apple flavor.

Watch Brewbound Frontlines: Weathered Souls Discusses Black is Beautiful Collaboration; Buffalo Wild Wings Shares Reopening Plans

Watch Brewbound Frontlines: Weathered Souls Discusses Black is Beautiful Collaboration; Buffalo Wild Wings Shares Reopening Plans

This week’s two-part Brewbound Frontlines livestream features leaders from Weathered Souls Brewing Company, who discusses the Black is Beautiful collaboration initiative, and then, in a separate conversation, Buffalo Wild Wings beverage innovation manager Jason Murphy shares the sports bar chain’s reopening plans and what it means for craft brewers.

Urban South Brewery Joins More Than 400 Breweries In “Black is Beautiful” Beer Initiative

Urban South Brewery, the largest craft brewery in New Orleans, is honored to participate in the “Black is Beautiful” initiative, a global beer collaboration created to bring awareness to the injustices that many people of color face daily. Urban South’s “Black is Beautiful” creation will be released to the public in early July, and the brewery will donate 100% of the proceeds from beer sales to New Orleans’ Youth Empowerment Project.

Proposed Sale of Kona’s Hawaii Operations Valued at $16 Million

Proposed Sale of Kona’s Hawaii Operations Valued at $16 Million

Craft Brew Alliance (CBA) and Anheuser-Busch InBev’s proactive attempt to remove regulatory roadblocks by reaching an agreement to sell off Kona Brewing’s operations in Hawaii will come with a $16 million price tag for prospective buyer PV Brewing Partners.

Center for Alcohol Policy Names New Executive Director

The Center for Alcohol Policy (the Center), an educational foundation supporting responsible alcohol policy, recently appointed Kelly Roberson as its new executive director.

‘Mixed Bag’ The Mass Brewers Guild’s Virtual Variety Show Set to Broadcast June 18

BOSTON — Gas up the iPad, order delivery, pick up your favorite Massachusetts made beer and join us for “Mixed Bag,” the Mass Brewers Guild’s (MBG) first ever virtual variety show. Set to broadcast on Thursday, June 18 from 8 to 9 p.m. through the MBG’s Facebook page, the event will raise funds for the state’s trade association that exists to protect and promote the interests of craft brewers across the Commonwealth.

Tröegs Releases Nimble Giant

Tröegs Independent Brewing announced the release of its gracefully dank Once-A-Year Double IPA, Nimble Giant.

Orlando-Based Brew Theory Announces Major New Partners: Shipyard Brewing And JDub’s Brewing Company

s the hospitality industry begins to reopen and rebuild, Orlando-based contract brewing facility “Brew Theory” is excited to announce major new production partners: Shipyard Brewing and JDub’s Brewing Company. The 12,000 square foot facility will produce and sell Portland, Maine-headquartered Shipyard Brewing company’s portfolio of products in the Sunshine State.

Get Drinks Delivered Reaches 1000 Merchants in Less Than 60 Days

Beverage Trade Network’s new platform Get Drinks Delivered crossed 1000 merchants in its listings giving consumers more and more choice to find out who is delivering them alcohol and who is open for curbside pick up near them.

CBA to Divest of Kona Brewing’s Hawaii Operations in Effort to Clear Regulatory Hurdles for A-B Merger

CBA to Divest of Kona Brewing’s Hawaii Operations in Effort to Clear Regulatory Hurdles for A-B Merger

Craft Brew Alliance announced today plans to divest of its Kona Brewing operations in Hawaii in an effort to gain regulatory approval for its planned merger with Anheuser-Busch InBev. Contingent upon CBA’s combination with A-B closing later this year, Kona’s operations in Hawaii would be sold to PV Brewing Partners, a partnership between former A-B president Dave Peacock and Overland Park, Kansas-based family office VantEdge Partners.