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Squatters Craft Beers to Package Hop Rising Double IPA in Pink Cans During October

Squatters Craft Beers, in partnership with the American Cancer Society’s Real Men Wear Pink campaign, is raising funds and awareness for breast cancer research during the month of October. Squatters #1 selling brand – Hop Rising Double IPA, will be temporarily packaged in a pink can during October, breast cancer awareness month. Squatters Craft Beers has pledged to donate $0.05 for each pink can of Squatters Hop Rising sold during the campaign.

Hi-Wire Brewing Announces RingMaster VIP Beer Club

For the second year in a row Hi-Wire Brewing will be rolling out their RingMaster VIP Beer Club. The RingMaster VIP Beer Club is year-long limited membership program that provides exclusive beer releases to its members. Participating individuals will receive the following as part of their membership:

Catawba Brewing Releases Breezy Brae Biere de Miel

Catawba Brewing taps their Breezy Brae Biere de Miel (6.3 percent ABV) on Thursday, September 28. This Belgian-style Farmhouse Ale is brewed with honey malt and a Southern Appalachian raw honey varietal from Wild Mountain Bees in Weaverville, NC. The beer was fermented with a blend of Belgian Saison yeast and Brettanomyces, producing a complex flavor profile of fruity esters with a subtle earthy sweetness from the honey.

Pelican Brewing Company Releases Bronze God Märzen-style Lager

‘Roll out the barrel—we’ll have a barrel of fun!’ Pelican Brewing Company rolls out the latest in its Lone Pelican Series: Bronze God, Märzen-style Lager or German-style Oktoberfest beer. The deliciously malty lager is available this week in 22 oz. bottles in addition to kegs, 1/6 barrels and on tap at Pelican brewpubs.

Odell Brewing Releases Ten Paces Huckleberry Wild Ale

2017 Odell Brewing released its latest Cellar Series, Ten Paces, a barrel aged Huckleberry Wild Ale. This will be the last offering the 750ml bottles as Odell shifts it’s Cellar Series into 12oz bottles.

21st Amendment Brewery Introduces 2 New 15-Packs

If a baker’s dozen is 13 then a brewer’s dozen must be 15 because you can never have too much of a good thing, especially when that good thing is some tasty beer. At least that’s how the logic goes at the 21st Amendment Brewery, where two new 15 packs are all the rage for Fall.

Study: US Craft Beer Industry Contributes $68 Billion to Economy

Study: US Craft Beer Industry Contributes $68 Billion to Economy

In just four years, the economic impact of small and independent U.S. craft brewers has doubled, according to an updated report issued by industry trade group the Brewers Association on Tuesday. The study, which was based on two national surveys as well as other government and market data, found that the U.S. craft brewing industry, as defined by the BA, contributed $67.8 billion to the U.S. economy in 2016.

Creature Comforts Brewing to Release Table Beer

Creature Comforts Brewing Company will release its next seasonal, Table Beer, on draft and in 12-ounce cans this October. The beer was designed specifically to enjoy with food, family, and friends. This beer was released last Fall under the name Epicurious.

Anheuser-Busch InBev Buys Remaining Stake in Virtue Cider, Shuffles High End Team

Anheuser-Busch InBev Buys Remaining Stake in Virtue Cider, Shuffles High End Team

Anheuser-Busch InBev, via its High End craft and import division, has acquired the remainder of Michigan’s Virtue Cider, the company announced today. Greg Hall, the former brewmaster at Goose Island, which is also owned by A-B InBev, launched Virtue Cider with partner Stephen Schmakel and 31 investors in 2011 after his father, John Hall, sold Goose Island to the world’s largest beer company for $38.8 million.

Stony Creek Brewery to Release Ripe ‘N’ Cranky Juiced IPA Series in Cans

Stony Creek Brewery announces the release of Ripe ‘n’ Cranky Orange, the first of its Juiced India Pale Ale (IPA) series. This Brewery favorite is set to be released in cans October 1. Ripe‘N’Cranky Orange is one of three unique versions that will be featured throughout the year, each blending distinct versions of their flagship Cranky IPA with fresh, cold-pressed juice from New Haven, Connecticut’s RIPE™ Fresh Juice. The result is an IPA with a fresh-squeezed taste and perfect hoppy harmony. The 16oz. cans will be sold in 4 packs throughout all markets where Stony Creek Beer is available.

Tennessee Brew Works Adds Distribution in Kentucky

Tennessee Brew Works, the Nashville, Tennessee based brewer announced that it will begin distributing their craft beers in Kentucky through Heidelberg Distributing Co.