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Firestone Walker Releases Nectaron Hazy IPA in Mixed Pack

Firestone Walker’s pacesetting pursuit of New Zealand hops reaches new heights with Nectaron hazy IPA—the latest single-hop release from the brewery’s Propagator Series, available exclusively in the latest “Crafted Thru Hops” IPA mixed pack.

Chuckanut Brewery Taps Skagit Tulip Ale

This year Skagit Valley is celebrating tulips and its breweries once again. The Skagit Farm to Pint Fest celebrates the tulips and beer thatare products of the valley.

Five Boroughs Brewing Co. To Launch Party Water this May

This May, look out for a new hard seltzer called Party Water from the craft brewing team at Five Boroughs Brewing Co. in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. Unlike the various hard seltzers on the market, Party Water is a product by New Yorkers, for New Yorkers.Party Water was almost brought to market in 2020, but the… Read more »

Radeberger Zwickelbier Available Nationwide

Radeberger Gruppe USA, an importer of brands of its parent company Radeberger Gruppe, Germany’s largest brewing group, is excited to announce the national release of Radeberger Zwickelbier.

Great American Beer Festival Competition to Go Forward in 2021 Despite Postponement of In-Person Event Until 2022

Great American Beer Festival Competition to Go Forward in 2021 Despite Postponement of In-Person Event Until 2022

The consumer-facing, in-person Great American Beer Festival tasting event will not take place for a second consecutive year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Brewers Association (BA) announced today. However, the competition that accompanies the festival will go on as planned this year, while the in-person event is slated to return in 2022 for GABF’s 40th anniversary.

21st Amendment Brewery Adds Distribution in Hawaii

21st Amendment Brewery announced today its portfolio of premium craft beers will now be available in Hawaii through a new distributor: Republic National Distributing Company (RNDC).

TapRm Expands Delivery to 32 States

This week TapRm expanded delivery from just New York to nearly the entire country. We are now shipping over 200 brands, including some of the most innovative beverages in the industry to 32 states. 

Dry Dock Brewing Releases New Variety Pack: Fruity Booty

Beer lovers can set their sails to the tropics with Dry Dock Brewing’s newly released Fruity Booty variety pack. This new 12-pack includes 12-ounce cans of Dry Dock’s fruit-enhanced flagships (Apricot Blonde and Sour Apricot) along with two fruited blonde ales (Pineapple Mango Blonde and Blackberry Blonde) that debuted with a bang last year.

Saint-Gobain Introduces New Silicone Food & Beverage Tubing for Beer Brewing Systems

Committed to preserving fluid integrity in all of its fluid transfer products, Saint-Gobain has developed Versilon SPT-70 FB IB, a new food and beverage dispensing tubing that imparts essentially no taste or odors to the transferred fluids. Safe to be in contact with food, all layers of Versilon SPT-70 FB IB tubing are compliant with FDA, EU and GB food contact regulations.

Maine Brew Bus Announces Rebranding to Maine Brews Cruise

The Maine Brew Bus announced today that it had completed an initiative to align its craft beverage tour operations with that of the national company it acquired last year. Now known as Maine Brews Cruise, the company based in Portland also unveiled a new logo and a refreshed brand image.