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Seattle Artisan Beer Tasting Set for August 16

SEATTLE — DRAFT magazine is presenting the inaugural Seattle Artisan Beer Tasting to benefit Pints for Prostates on Aug. 16. The event featuring a collection of two dozen artisan beers and food will be held in two sessions at the Pike Brewing Beer Garden on a roof top with a magnificent view of Puget Sound.

Bear Republic to Release Cafe Racer 15

Healdsburg, CA — Coming this June, Bear Republic Brewing Company┬« fan favorite Café Racer 15Ôäó is racing back to shelves and arriving in a store near you. A seasonal release, Café Racer 15Ôäó is one of our finest offerings available, with vastly limited production and distribution.

Pacifico to Launch ‘Yellow Caps’ Campaign this Summer

CHICAGO, IL—Pacifico, the pilsner-style Mexican beer, is giving consumers a taste of its laid-back lifestyle with the new “Yellow Caps” marketing effort, the brand’s biggest campaign to date, set to roll out this summer.

Widmer Brothers to Release Oktoberfest and Ray’s Amber Lager

PORTLAND, Ore. — Widmer Brothers Brewing today announced the next two beers in its 30 Beers for 30 Years Series: Oktoberfest, which represents 1990 in the craft brewery’s 30-year history, and Ray’s Amber Lager, which represents 1991. Both beers will be available in 22-ounce bottles and on draught in the Portland area in extremely limited… Read more »

Proud Mitten Named Winner of Bell’s Homebrew Competition

COMSTOCK, Mich. — Proud Mitten, the winner of the 2013 Bell’s Homebrew Competition, will be tapped for the general public at 2 p.m. on June 15 at the Eccentric Café in downtown Kalamazoo.

Brew Hub Partners With Green Man Brewing

Brew Hub Partners With Green Man Brewing

Beginning later this year, North Carolina’s Green Man Brewing Co. will “partner brew” out of contract brewing outfit Brew Hub’s pilot facility in Lakeland, Fla. The Lakeland brewery — the first of five contract facilities Brew Hub plans to open throughout the country — is slated to be fully operational by sometime this August.

Sierra Nevada Announces First Specialty Beer for North Carolina

Mills River, NC—Sierra Nevada is celebrating the official start of brewing at its new Mills River, North Carolina, facility with the release of Rain Check Spiced Stout, a specialty beer brewed for western North Carolina and several surrounding states.

Barcade to Take Over Cape Ann Brewing

Gloucester, MA — For years you’ve been bombarded with tap takeovers, breweries taking over entire draft systems at your favorite local watering holes. Well Cape Ann Brewing will be partnering with the good folks at Barcade, some of the pre-eminent craft beer bars in the country, to bring you the worlds very first “Bar taking… Read more »

Reverend Nat’s Hard Cider Celebrates Oregon Cider Week

Portland, OR — The Third Annual Oregon Cider Week opens later this month with events all over the state June 20th through 29th. Reverend Nat’s will represent with a full schedule of can’t-miss events, starting with a Cider Appreciation Class one day early on the 19th.

Rye Beer Fest Tap List Announced

Portland, Ore. — Taplister announces the third annual Rye Beer Fest complete tap list of 22 beers.

New TTB Ruling Exempts Dozens of Brewing Ingredients

New TTB Ruling Exempts Dozens of Brewing Ingredients

The U.S. Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) has ruled that more than 30 ingredients as well as certain brewing processes — such as aging beer in barrels — are no longer subject to formula requirements. Previously, brewers using the now exempt ingredients and practices had to provide a formula submission to the TTB en route… Read more »