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Constellation Brands to Sell Ballast Point to Small Chicagoland Brewer Kings & Convicts

Constellation Brands to Sell Ballast Point to Small Chicagoland Brewer Kings & Convicts

Four years after paying $1 billion for Ballast Point Brewing Company, Constellation Brands today threw in the towel on its big craft bet, announcing an agreement to sell the San Diego craft beer brand along with “a number of its associated production facilities and brewpubs” to Kings & Convicts, a little-known Chicagoland craft brewing company.

Gluten-Free Lifestyle Inspires Colorado Women to Start Brewery & Malt House

Gluten-Free Lifestyle Inspires Colorado Women to Start Brewery & Malt House

A love for beer and a sudden inability to drink it led Karen Hertz and Twila Soles to open separate businesses. Both women founded gluten-free companies in Colorado — Hertz started Holidaily Brewing in Golden, while Soles opened Grouse Malt House in Wellington.

Dogfish Head to Release More Than 160 Different Offerings in 2020

Since the day its doors opened nearly 25 years ago,Dogfish Head Craft Brewery has prided itself on creating innovative, well-differentiated beers and spirits. In 2020, it is doubling down on its off-beat approach to liquid artistry with plans to release more than 160 unique products.

Schlafly Beer Launches Boomerang Mead Spritzer

Schlafly Beer, the original, independent craft brewery in St. Louis, announces the release of Boomerang, a line of mead spritzers in 12-ounce cans.

Alaskan Brewing to Release Imperial Bock

The latest Pilot Series from Alaskan Brewing Co., Imperial Bock, draws inspiration from an old-world beer style. Alaskan Imperial Bock is brewed in the style of an Eisbock, an amped up version of a German doppelbock first brewed by fourteenth century Bavarian monks during cold winter months, but the brewery’s version strays from tradition.

DSSOLVR to Open in Asheville on December 13

DSSOLVR, Downtown Asheville’s newest brewery, proudly opens its doors to the public on Friday, December 13th. The taproom and production facility, located at 63 N. Lexington Ave., will host a celebration from 5-10 p.m. featuring DSSOLVR beers on draft as well as a variety of packaged products available for both retail sale and in-house consumption.