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Sweetwater Brewing is in the midst of an 18-month expansion that will take the brewing facilities from 26,000 square feet to 110,000 square feet. The plans will allow the brewery to produce up to 500,000 barrels of beer. Plans also include new office and lab space, event space and a shiny new 250 barrel brewhouse…. Read more »

It’s that time of year again. The temperature is beginning to drop, the days are getting shorter, and it seems that no matter when you peek out your window, it’s gloomy. But if there’s one thing to look forward to in the fall, it’s all the pumpkin beer. Which got us thinking — With so… Read more »

FRAMINGHAM, MA – In July, Jack’s Abby – a Boston area startup specializing in craft lagers – quietly launched three beers to the local marketplace. The company is founded by three brothers, Jack, Sam and Eric Hendler. Jack Hendler, a former brewer with Boston Beer Works said that while he has brewed almost every style… Read more »

FRASERBURGH, SCT – Fu*k the system. Forget what you know. What has been. Bow to no one. History is bereft. Reorder. Disorder. Embrace the unknown. The groundbreaking. The challenging. The revolution is upon us. Say hello to Ghost Deer. A defiant and irreverent, devil may care, supersonic bitch of a beer. Ghost Deer is a… Read more »

BOSTON – Last month, Widmer Brothers Brewing and Draft Magazine teamed up to present the Explore Your Craft Tour in Boston. Joining local artists, musicians and chefs was Co-Founder Of Widmer Brothers Brewing, Kurt Widmer. Brewbound Editor, Chris Furnari, was able to sit down with Widmer before the event began to discuss the tremendous growth… Read more »

JUNEAU, AK– Beer drinkers in Wisconsin will be able to celebrate the Labor Day holiday with brews from the state of 100,000 glaciers when Alaskan Brewing brings their bottled “taste of Alaska” to the Badger State this September. Alaskan Brewing Co. is partnering with six local distributors to help share the products throughout the state.

BOSTON — A Boston-based beer company wants you to “stand up against the predictable,” and join the “Backlash.” Helder Pimentel and Maggie Foley, the twenty-somethings who founded Backlash Beer Company say they are targeting a younger demographic with the brand.

PLACENTIA, CA — Yesterday, The Bruery announced the release of their infamous Black Tuesday Imperial Stout. Black Tuesday, which is aged in bourbon barrels for over a year, is available for Reserve Society members to order between August 12th and September 2nd. Members will be able to purchase up to six bottles for $30.00 each,… Read more »

BOSTON – Boston Magazine’s newly awarded ‘Best Locally Made Beer,’ Pretty Things, tested a new marketing approach for their latest beer release. “We wanted to try and do a quiet launch and see if anyone noticed,” said Co-Founder Dann Paquette. “We literally turned off our phones, went to places with Magnifico and just drank beer.”… Read more »

NEW YORK – The One Club announced the Top 10 beer commercials from the past 15 years of the One Show last night. Winners were chosen by viewers from a list of 32 Pencil and Merit winners on The One Club website. The top spot went to “Big Ad” for Carlton Draught by George Patterson… Read more »

ESCONDIDO, CA – Stone Brewing Co. is rolling out yet another collaboration beer, with the “Jason Fields & Kevin Sheppard / Tr├Âegs / Stone Cherry Chocolate Stout” due to hit shelves on July 25. San Diego homebrewing duo Jason Fields and Kevin Sheppard submitted their Cherry Chocolate Stout for this year’s Stone March Madness Homebrew… Read more »

NEW YORK- Sam Calagione has long been viewed as an innovator in the craft brewing scene and his latest project, La Birreria, could be his best work yet. When he founded Dogfish Head in 1995 with the mission of brewing “off-centered ales, for off-centered people,” even Calagione couldn’t have imagined where making beers with raisins… Read more »

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Heineken USA today announced the launch of “Handlebar Moustache,” the second film in its new Heineken Light campaign that celebrates consumers’ “occasionally perfect” experiences. The spot is the next step in a holistic marketing effort under the “Be a Man of the World” platform.

FREDERICK, MD — Flying Dog Brewery tours return starting July 1. Tours will be offered every Thursday and Friday from 4 to 6 pm, along with two sessions on Saturday (12 to 2 pm and 2:30 – 4:30 pm). Each intimate session will include a history of Flying Dog, an in-depth tour of the brewery… Read more »