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Sierra Nevada Launches Big Little Thing Imperial IPA

Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. announced today the release of Big Little Thing Imperial IPA, the brewery’s newest year-round offering which is available in cans and on draft nationwide.

Dust Bowl Brewing Co. Signs with Coast Beverage in San Diego, CA

Dust Bowl Brewing Co. expands its Southern California distribution with the addition of Coast Beverage to its wholesaler network. Based in San Diego, Coast Beverage will service San Diego and Imperial Counties, and parts of Riverside County.

Karbach Brewing’s Ranch Water Distribution Expands to Eight New States

For the first time since the brewery’s founding in 2011, Houston-based Karbach Brewing Co. is expanding distribution outside of the South with its fan-favorite, Karbach Ranch Water Hard Seltzer. Currently available throughout the state of Texas, Karbach’s Ranch Water will expand distribution to Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona, California, Colorado, and Tennessee this spring.

Dubliner Irish Whiskey Launches Wachusett Beer Barrel Aged Edition

The Dubliner Irish Whiskey has announced its first collaboration on US soil partnering with Massachusetts craft brewer, Wachusett Brewing Company for the 1st edition of its Beer Cask Series. The Dubliner shipped casks of its award-winning, Bourbon Cask Aged Irish Whiskey to the brewers at Wachusett in 2019 who then filled them with their Quinn’s Amber Ale. The beer was aged in the Kentucky bourbon oak casks for several months and the freshly disgorged casks were sent back to Dublin to be used for The Dubliner Beer Cask Irish Whiskey release which is launching this March.

KYLA Hard Kombucha Names Magrino PR as U.S. Agency of Record

KYLA Hard Kombucha, one of the founding brands of the premium hard kombucha category, announces today that it has named award-winning, New York-based Magrino Public Relations as its new agency of record, with an emphasis on public relations strategy and brand advocacy in the U.S. market.

Narragansett Beer Names Lee Lord Head Brewer

Narragansett Beer is proud to announce industry veteran Lee Lord as the new head brewer. A tried–and–true New Englander, Lord joins Narragansett, as the brand’s first ever female head brewer, armed with more than a decade ofexperience in the craft beer and brewing industry.

Stable Craft Brewing Announces St. Patrick’s Day Event Schedule

Central Virginia’s Stable Craft Brewing at Hermitage Hill, an authentic working farm brewery and winery, will celebrate St. Patrick Day this month with three parties featuring outdoor live music, special beer, cider and food offerings on Saturday, March 13, Wednesday, March 17 and Saturday, March 20.

BrewDog Faces Backlash After Firing Four LGBTQ Employees at Indianapolis Taproom

BrewDog Faces Backlash After Firing Four LGBTQ Employees at Indianapolis Taproom

After terminating four workers from its Indianapolis taproom earlier this week, BrewDog has also let go of the employee who approved the firings and hired an external human relations firm to investigate. All four of the workers who were terminated on Monday, March 8, are members of the LGBTQ community; two are women and two are non-binary.