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Deschutes Announces Launch Events for Western Michigan

Bend, Oregon — Craft beer fans in Michigan will soon be able to enjoy Deschutes Brewery beers in their home state, so a few folks from the brewery are heading over to help kick things off. Everyone is invited to come to any and all of the following events to check out Deschutes Brewery’s delicious… Read more »

New Holland Releases ‘Road Home to Craftsmanship’ Tour Details

DETROIT — Earlier this month, Carhartt, America’s legendary work wear brand, and New Holland Brewing Co., brewers of craft beer and spirits, announced The Road Home to Craftsmanship tour — a nearly 1,300-mile road trip from Detroit to Denver that will act as a national release party for their collaboration brew — The Carhartt Woodsman.

Helm’s Releases Samuin Harvest

San Diego, CA-Helm’s Brewing Company makes the jump into fall this Friday September 26th, 2014 with the release of their Pumpkin Amber Ale, “Samuin Harvest”.

Wasatch Opens Brew Pub Sugarhouse

Salt Lake City, UT — Salt Lake Brewing Company is proud to announce the opening of Wasatch Brew Pub Sugarhouse on Friday, September 19th.

Heavy Seas Takes Home Eleven 2014 Comptroller’s Cup Awards

Baltimore, MD — PLANK III, a special project beer from Heavy Seas, won the Gold Medal for Best of Show – Best Overall Maryland Beer in the 2014 Comptroller’s Cup competition. Presented by the Brewers’ Association of Maryland, the award was presented at the Maryland Brewers’ Harvest event in Fell’s Point, Baltimore Saturday, September 20th.

Funky Buddha Announces Craft Beer Cruise

OAKLAND PARK, FL – Funky Buddha Brewery is pleased to announce it will partner with Celebrity Cruises next spring to launch its first ever Funky Buddha Craft Brew Cruise. This four-day, four-night cruise, departing on March 12, 2015 from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, will give beer aficionados from all over a chance to interact with the… Read more »

Good Nature Farm Brewery & Tap Room Releases Great Chocolate Wreck

ÔÇ¿Hamilton, NY — Every year, Good Nature Farm Brewery & Tap Room releases an imperial chocolate stout, brewed with cocoa nibs & cocoa powder, to commemorate the day, in September 1955, that a freight train carrying a load of Nestle chocolate derailed from the Ontario and Western Railroad in Hamilton just yards from the brewery.

Hopsters Celebrates First Anniversary

Newton, MA — In celebration of its first anniversary, Hopsters, Boston area’s first and only custom craft brewery, announces the release of three flagship beers, a Belgian table beer, an IPA and a Tripel ale, crafted by new Head Brewer, Jeff Rowe.

Press Clips: EPA Water Rule Conflicts Brewers; Shmaltz Expands

Press Clips: EPA Water Rule Conflicts Brewers; Shmaltz Expands

A number of craft brewers, including stalwarts Sierra Nevada and New Belgium, are rallying behind new regulation put forth by the Environmental Protection Agency they say will ensure the availability of clean water for their beers.

River North Releases Tequila Barrel Aged J. Maria

Denver, CO — River North Brewery has gained a reputation for experimenting with exotic barrels, creating unique brews from unusual combinations of flavors.

Oskar Blues Releases Ten FIDY Imperial Stout

Longmont, CO & Brevard, NC-The 2014 limited release of Oskar Blues Brewery’s award-winning seasonal, Ten FIDY Imperial Stout, hits all 35 states where Oskar Blues is sold in September, inspiring dark beer lovers to go cross-eyed.

Gull Dam Brewing to Launch in October

NISSWA, Minnesota — With fall’s radiant colors bathed in the mid-autumn sun mingling over a beer tap-driven waterwheel, the scene in the heart of Minnesota’s Lake Country is idyllic for the Grand Opening of what promises to be one of the Upper Midwest’s leading microbreweries and taprooms.

Jack Glunz Receives Industry Service Award from the Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois

SPRINGFIELD, IL — John P. (Jack) Glunz, President and Owner of Louis Glunz Beer, Inc. in Lincolnwood, Illinois, was presented with the prestigious Richard A. Mautino Industry Service Award. The presentation was made on September 16, at the Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois (ABDI) 76th Annual Convention held at the Hilton Lisle/Naperville Hotel in Lisle,… Read more »