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Fitger’s Brewhouse Celebrates 25 Years of Craft Beer

Fitger’s Brewhouse is honoring their past while celebrating the future as they enter their 25th year of business. Founded in 1995 by duo Rod Raymond and Tim Nelson, Fitger’s Brewhouse still carries on the tradition of serving homemade pub fare along with a rotating variety of hand-crafted beers and root beer.

Trillium Launches Partnership with Urban Farming Institute of Boston, While #IAmCraftBeer Movement Pushes Forward

Trillium Launches Partnership with Urban Farming Institute of Boston, While #IAmCraftBeer Movement Pushes Forward

Seven years after establishing Trillium Brewing Company, co-founder JC Tetreault said the Canton, Massachusetts-based craft brewery was not living up to his intention for the business to “being a very good reflection of the broader community around us.” Enter the Urban Farming Institute of Boston (UFI), an organization dedicated to promoting farming in urban neighborhoods.

Buoy Beer Company Releases Love, Lost at Sea 2020 Barrel-Aged Barleywine

Buoy Beer Company will release the fourth edition of their River Barrel Small Batch Series and third vintage of their Love, Lost at Sea barrel-aged barleywine on February 14th. Love, Lost at Sea 2020 is an American barleywine aged in Mile High Spirits bourbon barrels for 12 months.

Smog City Brewing Co. Releases New Smog Days IPA Series

Smog City Brewing Co. is excited to announce the release of a new year-round beer series “Smog Days IPA Series.” A line up of ever changing experimental IPAs, Smog Days IPA Series is releasing about every 60 days.

Saxco Announces John Berry as Chief Executive Officer

Saxco, the leading North American value-added distributor of rigid packaging to the wine, spirits, craft beer and food markets, announced today that John Berry (JB) has been named the company’s new Chief Executive Officer.

Molson Coors Launches Blue Moon LightSky

Blue Moon Brewing Co. today announced the national launch of a new light brew, Blue Moon LightSky: a light citrus wheat beer brewed with real tangerine peel and dry hopped with Azacca hops.

Last Call: Molson Coors Sued Over Vizzy Seltzer Name; Coronavirus Affects Beer Sales and Production in China

Last Call: Molson Coors Sued Over Vizzy Seltzer Name; Coronavirus Affects Beer Sales and Production in China

The parent company of Brizzy Seltzer Cocktails has filed a lawsuit against Molson Coors Beverage Company in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, alleging that the second largest U.S. beer manufacturer’s Vizzy Hard Seltzer name “is nearly identical to Brizzy in sight, sound and appearance” and infringes upon its trademark.