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Unknown Brewing Launches Pre-Game Cans

With Summer just around the corner, The Unknown Brewing Company announced today the release of their second year round can, “Pre-game”. This beer is a 4.7 % session ale (meaning it is light and drinkable). This beer is golden with little bite and a clean dry finish.

Samuel Adams Brewing the American Dream Hosts Chicago Small Business Speed Coaching Event

CHICAGO — Samuel Adams Brewing the American Dream, a micro-lending and coaching program for small business owners working in food, beverage and craft brewing, announced it will host its regional Pitch Room competition and small business Speed Coaching event in Chicago on Monday, May 4th. The Brewing the American Dream Pitch Room, a national competition… Read more »

Heavy Seas Releases Latest in Desert Island Series

Heavy Seas Beer is pleased to introduce the third beer in its draft-only program, the Desert Island Series. This program features “one-off” releases of beers designed by individual members of the Heavy Seas brewing team. Each beer in the series will be limited to only 100 barrels available at select locations within Heavy Seas’ 18 state distribution footprint.

Indiana Governor Signs Bill Raising Brewery Production Limit

Indiana Governor Signs Bill Raising Brewery Production Limit

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence has signed into law a bill that triples the production cap on beer that breweries are allowed to sell within the state while preserving other retail and self-distribution privileges.

Creature Comforts to Release New Seasonal Beer

Attention IPA lovers: your new favorite beer has arrived. Athens, Georgia, brewery Creature Comforts Brewing Company will be releasing its new seasonal Double IPA, Cosmik Debris, to the Athens and Atlanta markets as soon as next week.

Lindemans and Mikkeller Collaborate on ‘SpontanBasil’

That lambic is a versatile beer needs no further explanation. We have yet to discover where its limits lie. And new boundaries is something that the ‘gipsy brewery’ Mikkeller likes to go searching for. And so, one day they knock on the door of Brewery Lindemans. The result? SpontanBasil. An authentic old gueuze beer with fresh basil and a surprisingly fresh taste.

Burnside Brewing Releases Elemental Scale

Burnside Brewing Co. introduces the first beer in the new Elemental Scale series of one-off limited release beers with Blueberry Mint Saison. Released in limited edition 22oz bottles and 1/6 barrel kegs in Oregon next week the first tapping of Blueberry Mint Saison will be at the Burnside Brewing Pub this Thursday May 7th, 2015.

No-Li Brewhouse Reveals New Small Batch Releases

Just in case drinking 12 new specialty beers along the Spokane River wasn’t enough excitement for one day, No-Li Small Batch Festival guests will be able to purchase the first bottles of No-Li’s newest barrel-aged series beer…Defacto.

Upper Hand to Release New Brews

Two new Upper Hand beers will be heading to bars and restaurants in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula soon. UPX (7.5% ABV) is a distinctly hopped strong Pale Ale – a hoppier version of UPA that was developed to focus on an explosive hop profile with a headier backbone. This new beer is similar to an India Pale Ale in aroma and flavor, but with lower bitterness.

Massachusetts Craft Beer Distributor Charged in Pay-to-Play Investigation

Massachusetts Craft Beer Distributor Charged in Pay-to-Play Investigation

Massachusetts state regulators have accused Craft Beer Guild LLC, one of the state’s most prominent craft wholesalers, of unfair trade practices and illegal pay-to-play activities. The Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission (ABCC) said Wednesday that Craft Beer Guild — a subsidiary of the Sheehan Family Companies, which owns multiple alcoholic beverage distributorships across more than a dozen states – violated state laws that prohibit wholesalers from offering inducements and unfair discounts.

Bell’s Taps Delaware and Maryland

Bell’s Taps Delaware and Maryland

Bell’s Brewery has announced plans to expand its presence on the east coast, detailing this afternoon imminent launches in both Delaware and Maryland. Bell’s, the nation’s 7th largest craft brewery, according to the Brewers Association, has signed on with N.K.S. Distributors for coverage in Delaware.

Bear Republic Brewing Set to Release Mach 10 Double IPA

Are you prepared to go hypersonic? Making its mark as the newest seasonal release to join the bottled lineup this year, Mach 10™ will be making its debut this May. Available for a limited time only, this Double IPA has a deliciously unique hop profile that will tantalize your taste buds.