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Iowans Get a Glimpse of Warmer Months Ahead with a Party Wave of Crushability at Big Grove
Big Grove announced a brand-new fruited wheat release to join their year-round beer portfolio. Now pouring in their Iowa City, Solon, and Des Moines taprooms, Citrus Surfer is loaded with real orange and lemon citrus at a crushable 4.8% ABV.
Lone Tree Brewing Reports Production And Philanthropic Impact In 2022 Year In Review
In 2022, Lone Tree Brewing maintained its community commitments with the production of both fan-favorite and innovative new beers, and more than $20,000 donated to philanthropic initiatives. Here is their Year in Review.
Luna Bay Booch Launches Limited Edition ‘Women in the Wild’ Box Designed by Female Artist Carly Jo
Female-founded and -operated hard kombucha brand Luna Bay Booch is celebrating women in a whole new way: with the launch of their Watermelon Sea Salt flavor in a limited edition box designed by female artist Carly Jo.
New Brewstillery on Tap for the Midwest
With a background in science and a penchant for the cavalier and unusual, Alpha Brewing Company began brewing in downtown St. Louis in 2013.
North Carolina’s Olde Mecklenburg Launches New IPA and Refreshes Packaging in Time for Statewide Expansion
The Olde Mecklenburg Brewery (OMB), the elder statesman of Charlotte’s burgeoning craft beer industry, is rolling into 2023 with a new look, new distributor partners and a new IPA.
New Bill in California Seeks to Widen Access to Spirits-Based RTDs
California lawmakers have introduced a bill that would allow wine and beer retailers to sell spirits-based, ready-to-drink (RTD) beverages that are lower than 10% ABV and in containers no larger than 16 oz.
Chuckanut Brewery Releases Barrel Aged Barleywine
After Chuckanut Brewery and Whatcom County’s North Fork Brewery got together at South Nut to collaborate on a Barleywine, Chuckanut decided to put some of the beer into Westland Distilleries whiskey barrels as part of an exchange project.
Retailers at CiderCon 2023: ‘This is Cider’s Moment;’ Warn of ‘Intense’ Distribution Year
Retailers’ coldboxes are “a battlefield” – particularly in the increasingly crowded beyond beer space – but cider is primed to “thrive,” according to Mary Guiver, Whole Foods Market’s global principle category merchant for beer, during a retailer panel last week at CiderCon 2023 in Chicago.
Beachwood Brewing Re-releases Thrillseeker IPA as Monthly Specialty Beer Release
Thrillseeker is a classic Beachwood IPA! This West Coast-style IPA will push your senses to the edge.
Distribution Roundup: Allagash Adds Statewide Distribution in Illinois; Wiseacre Enters Virginia
Allagash Brewing Company is going statewide in Illinois. Plus, Memphis, Tennessee-based Wiseacre Brewing has added statewide distribution in Virginia via Specialty Beverage.
Athletic Brewing Re-Releases Soul Sour
Athletic Brewing Company, America’s leading producer of non-alcoholic craft beer, is excited to relaunch Soul Sour in celebration of Black History Month.
Wiseacre Brewing Adds Distribution in Virginia
WISEACRE Brewing Company today launches statewide distribution in Virginia. Three of the Memphis-based breweries’ year-round beers – Ananda IPA, Gotta Get Up to Get Down Coffee Milk Stout, and the Great American Beer Festival Bronze Medal-winning Tiny Bomb Pilsner – will be available, along with Seasonal and Specialty Releases, in all Total Wine stores across Virginia, along with many other better beer stores.
Migration Brewing to Partner with Scout Distribution in Idaho
Migration Brewing has expanded their regional distribution reach to Idaho. This winter the Portland, OR based craft brewery entered a partnership with Scout Distributing to bring their award-winning beers to the state of Idaho.