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Iron Hill Adds Vienna Red Lager to Can Lineup

Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant released Vienna Red Lager in cans on June 1, making one of their best-selling and most-awarded beers available in conveniently portable packaging for the first time.

Molson Coors and Heineken Sign Import Agreement for Sol Beer

Molson Coors and Heineken Sign Import Agreement for Sol Beer

Molson Coors is making its first significant move into the Mexican import category. The company today announced that it had inked a 10-year agreement, via its MillerCoors U.S. division, to import, market and distribute Heineken’s Mexican-made Sol brand.

Boulevard Breaks Ground on $10 Million Expansion Project

Boulevard Breaks Ground on $10 Million Expansion Project

Sales of Boulevard Brewing’s canned beer have grown considerably since the aluminum packages were first introduced in 2014, and now the Kansas City-based company is making a multi-million dollar bet that more sales are on the way.

Diageo Names Peter Wiens Brewmaster of Guinness U.S. Brewery

Marking a major milestone in the establishment of the Guinness brewery in Relay, Maryland, the Diageo Beer Company USA, is proud to announce the appointment of Peter Wiens as inaugural brewmaster.

Cascade Brewing Releasing Manhattan NW 2015 and Crazy Navel 2016

Cascade Brewing will release its Manhattan NW 2015 project today at 12pm PDT; and on June 13, it will release Crazy Navel 2016. Both projects will be available in bottle and draft at its two pubs –Cascade Brewing Barrel House andRaccoon Lodge – and through its distribution channels.

Beer Institute Launches ‘Faces of Beer’ Webpage

As part of the broader Pride Starts Here campaign, the Beer Institute—a national trade association representing brewers, beer importers, and industry suppliers— today launched the Faces of Beer webpage showcasing a wide array of beer industry employees and how they personally help grow, create, produce and deliver quality beers across the U.S.

Vistaar Technologies Signs Two Roads Brewing as First Beer Client

Vistaar Technologies, Inc. (Vistaar), a leading provider of pricing and promotion software in the beverage alcohol industry, today announced the addition of its first beer customer, Two Roads Brewing Company (Two Roads), to the company’s growing list of customers. Known as one of the fastest growing craft beer companies and its Road Less Traveled philosophy, Two Roads plans to deploy Vistaar’s price structure management (PSM) SaaS solution.

Garage Brewing Co. Releasing 2 Barrel-Aged Beers

Garage Brewing Co. is excited to announce they have added two new and exciting additions to their Barrel Aged family — a bourbon barrel aged Wee Heavy Scotch Ale and Port Barrel Saison.