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River North Brewery Releases Single Cask

River North Brewery’s third Single Cask of 2019 debuted Saturday, September 7 right at noon at the Washington Street location. On tap and in a limited amount of bottles to go, this beer won’t be sticking around for long.

Tampa Bay Brewing Co. Expands Distribution to Boston

Tampa Bay Brewing Co. (TBBC), the 24 year-old independent known for their hop-forward IPAs, Pale Ales, expressive sours and fresh fruited Floridaweisse, announced their first foray into distribution outside of their home state of Florida via a limited program with Boston-based Night Shift Distributing. 

Sycamore Brewing Launches Cold Brew Coffee Brand

Sycamore Brewing Launches Cold Brew Coffee Brand

Charlotte, North Carolina-based Sycamore Brewing is diversifying its portfolio again with the launch of Beach Shack Coffee. Sycamore, which also makes the Wild Blossom cider brand, has begun selling canned and kegged cold brew, and also plans to offer fresh-roasted beans, said Sycamore Brewing VP of sales Archie Gleason. Sycamore — which was founded by husband-and-wife Justin and Sarah Brigham in 2013 — sees whitespace in the local Charlotte market for craft beer drinkers who like artisan coffee, Gleason said.

Wild Leap Releases ETA IPA

Wild Leap is flying high with the release of their newest craft beer sensation, ETA IPA. The first class, transcontinental IPA is a medium-bodied, dry IPA, and is available the second week of September. 

Hi-Wire Brewing Announces September Releases

Hi-Wire Brewing will be releasing a variety of beers in the month of September including returning favorites Pink Drink, a new version of Hazy&Juicy&Hoppy&Fresh, a new 10W-40 Imperial Stout variant, as well as a collaboration release with NOLA Brewing.

Half Acre Beer Co. Releases Oktoberfest-Inspired Lagertown

Half Acre Beer Co.’s special release lineup for fall opens with an homage to Munich’s storied Oktoberfest tradition and culminates in a celebration, now in its 11th year, of Half Acre’s much-loved Big Hugs stout.

Thirsty Monk Opens 2×4 Brew Pub and Tasting Room

Thirsty Monk proudly welcomes Paul Friedheim, a graduate of Appalachian State Fermentation Sciences Program and former brewer at Devil’s Backbone Brewing, to run their brewing operations in North Carolina.