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Heavy Seas Beer’s fall/winter limited release, Winter Storm, is about to make it’s triumphal return!

One Tree Hard Cider, established in 2014 and owned by Spokane locals Grant Barnes and Neal Hennessy, has been expanding quickly throughout theNorthwest as well as back east. Leveraging their success, they’re excited to be opening the Inland Northwest’s first Cider House in the Entertainment District of downtown Spokane.

Craft beer fans will break out their lederhosen and dirndl, as Samuel Adams’ highly anticipated OctoberFest beer is back on shelves for the fall beer season.

Erie Ale Works is holding a “Three Day Mondo Big-Time Party” to celebrate its third anniversary starting Thursday, September 7th and ending on Saturday, September 9th.

Epic Brewing is pleased announce its new partnership with Breakthru Beverage Illinois. Breakthru Beverage is the oldest and most established distributor in Illinois. They reach every corner of the state and utilize the most innovative technology, as well as employ the industry’s most knowledgeable sales force.

Atlanta-based brewery Second Self Beer Company will bring back its much-loved seasonal Molé Porter (6.5% ABV, 27 IBU) on September 1st. The robust chocolate porter will be available in cans and on draft from September to February. Find the bestselling brew at Second Self’s taproom (1317 Logan Circle NW, Atlanta, GA) and in restaurants, bars, and shops throughout Georgia and Alabama.

Cape May Brewing Company has watched the images coming from Houston with heavy hearts. The devastation throughout southeast Texas has been grievous, and those in the path of the storm need all the help they can get.

Bold Rock Hard Cider has announced the return of its popular fall seasonal Bold Rock Blood Orange. Available on shelves in September, Blood Orange blends the crisp taste of hand-picked Blue Ridge Mountain apples with a burst of refreshing citrus from fresh blood orange juice. Bold Rock’s award-winning craft cider is now distributed in 10 states in the Mid Atlantic Region.

Slumbering for 18th months in oak, The Lost Abbey is ready to release its newest sour offering, Ghosts in the Forest. A blend of beer from The Lost Abbey Oak Foeders with a few select French oak barrels, Ghosts in the Forest, a blonde sour, focuses on the complexity of Brettanomyces and oak.

Purina is teaming up with Urban Chestnut Brewing Company for a joint philanthropic effort linked with Urban Chestnut’s newest beer – Urban Underdog American Lager – available at grocery stores and beer retailers in St. Louis city, St. Louis and St. Charles counties and the Metro East area. For every specially marked eight-pack of Urban Underdog American Lager sold at area retailers from Sept. 1 through Oct. 21, Purina will donate $3 to the Petfinder Foundation.

Kells Brewery is canning its popular IPA for the first time. The brewery will release six-packs of 12-ounce cans on Sept. 14 at 6pm at the brewery, located at 210 NW 21st Ave. Select distribution to area bottle shops and grocery stores will take place later this month.

In immediate response to the recent flood devastation in Texas, Oskar Blues Brewery and Ball Corporation teamed up with the CAN’d Aid Foundation to can and ship 220,200 cans of clean drinking water to the residents of Houston, TX. Oskar Blues Brewery halted beer canning on August 29th to fill cans of water. 88,800 cans of fresh, safe water will arrive Friday, September 1, and 131,400 additional cans are set to be filled and shipped over the weekend.