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Founder of Lagunitas Brewing Announced as Keynote Speaker for National Cannabis Industry Association’s Seed to Sale Show

December 5, 2017

The National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA), the only national trade association representing the legal marijuana industry, announces Tony Magee, Founder and Executive Chairman of Lagunitas Brewing Company, as the keynote speaker for Seed to Sale Show®, returning to the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, CO from February 7-8, 2018. Founded in 1993, Lagunitas Brewing Company was conceived on Tony’s kitchen stove in Lagunitas, CA and has grown…

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Funky Buddha Maple Bacon Coffee Porter Festival Is Jan 13

December 4, 2017

Terry Bunch

Funky Buddha’s award winning Maple Bacon Coffee Porter returns on January 13th, with the same epic beer festival format featuring over 100 beers to taste from Florida and beyond. Advance festival tickets will allow you the option to pre-purchase guaranteed Maple Bacon Coffee Porter bottles in quantities of 4 or 12 bottles with the added benefit of purchasing additional…

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Celis Brewery Beers Are Now Available Again in Houston Texas

December 2, 2017

Terry Bunch

Celis Brewery, one of the first craft breweries in Texas, originally founded by famed Belgian Master Brewer, Pierre Celis in 1992, will begin distributing its beers in December 2017 in Houston again after a 17-year absence. The legendary Celis Brewery, which closed in 2001, has been rebuilt by Christine Celis, Pierre’s daughter and partner in…

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Hangar 24 announces Sierra Ground Coffee Milk Stout

December 1, 2017

Terry Bunch

Dark, roasted and with the right amount of sweetness is the ideal way to describe our new Sierra Ground Coffee Milk Stout, Hangar 24 Craft Brewing’s latest addition to the Special Release Series lineup. Infused with cold brew coffee from our friends at Augie’s Coffee in Redlands, the roasted flavor comes from both coffee beans…

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Portland Cider Co. announces release of Oregon Wild community cider

November 29, 2017

Terry Bunch

Portland Cider Company has announced the second annual release of its Oregon Wild Cider, a cider that embodies community, sustainability, tradition, and charity. Oregon Wild Cider will be released Friday, Dec. 1, at the Portland Cider Co.’s Wassail Holiday Party, taking place from 6pm to 11pm at Portland Cider Co.’s Clackamas Pub & Cidery, located…

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Trappist Beer Travels book released

November 29, 2017

Terry Bunch

Tis the Season for Holiday Gift Guides and 2017 “Best Of ” Lists. We know you’re hard at work compiling your expert picks, so we hope you’ll keep in mind TRAPPIST BEER TRAVELS released this year from Schiffer Publishing. This combination beer journal, history book, and travelogue grants readers rare access inside monastery walls for an in-depth look…

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Raccoon Lodge in SW Portland renamed The Lodge at Cascade Brewing

November 21, 2017

Terry Bunch

In 1998, Art Larrance – one of founding fathers of craft brewing in Oregon – established The Raccoon Lodge & Brew Pub in Southwest Portland. At the same time, he installed a 10 barrel brewhouse on the bottom floor of the restaurant and called it Cascade Brewing. His goal was to provide a warm and…

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Trillium Brewing Opening Beer Garden In Roslindale Village, MA

November 20, 2017

Terry Bunch

Trillium Brewing Company, in partnership with Roslindale Village Main Street, is excited to announce plans to operate an indoor winter beer garden in the iconic Roslindale Substation Building. The Trillium Garden at the Substation is slated to open in early December 2017 and will run through the winter season. In the heart of Roslindale Village, the beer…

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Invisible Sentinel Improves Brewing Quality With Launch of Real-Time PCR assay brewPRO

November 20, 2017

Terry Bunch

Invisible Sentinel Inc., a Philadelphia-based global molecular solutions company announces commercialization of its real-time PCR platform, Veripro™, and the first assay available on the platform, brewPRO™ for the detection of Lactobacillus and Pediococcus. brewPRO is a comprehensive, risk management detection system for beer spoiling Lactobacillus and Pediococcus. brewPRO was recently unveiled at the Master Brewers…

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Lompoc Brewing to close beloved Hedge House Pub in Portland

November 20, 2017

Terry Bunch

Lompoc Brewing has announced the closure of its Hedge House location at 3412 SE Division St. The final day will be Tuesday, Nov. 28. Owner Jerry Fechter gave the following statement. “We’d like to thank our staff, customers, friends, family, and vendors for your support over the last 14 years. We are so proud of our team, some of whom have…

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Foothills Brewing Moravian Porter Releases Nov 24

November 20, 2017

Terry Bunch

The holidays are officially here – our holiday beer, Moravian Porter, goes on tap next Friday, November 24! The pub (open at 11am) and the tasting room (open extended hours starting at noon) will both have this dark spiced porter on sale in pints, bottles, and a very special holiday gift box. The…

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Left Hand Brewing Sues White Labs claiming contaminated yeast

November 19, 2017

Terry Bunch

Indian Peaks Brewing (the brewery that operates as Left Hand Brewing) is suing White Labs over a $2 million recall which Indian Peaks claims is due to contaminated yeast from White Labs. This story appeared on Courthousenews.com here: https://www.courthousenews.com/brewer-says-bad-yeast-tanked-beer-sales/ A copy of the actual complaint is available here Official statement from White Labs: “The case,…

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Kansas City Breweries Company Announces Major Brewery and Beverage Manufacturing Hub

November 19, 2017

Terry Bunch

Kansas City Breweries Company LLC, the supplier of KC LiteTM and KC LagerTM beer has announced plans today to build a major brewery and beverage production complex adjacent to Interstate 435 highway South of Truman road that will serve beverage, grocery and convenience store markets throughout the midwestern states. The planned facility in the Blue…

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Hangar 24 joins Russian River Brewings fundraiser for Sonoma County fire victims

November 18, 2017

Terry Bunch

Hangar 24 Craft Brewing will partake in a five-day fundraiser over the long Thanksgiving weekend in order to raise money for victims of the October fires that devastated Northern California. Russian River Brewing Co. in Santa Rosa is leading the charge to raise money for the King Ridge Foundation, under the “Sonoma Pride” name, and…

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Stone Brewing Fundraiser Raised $72,000 For Fire-Impacted Northern California

November 17, 2017

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Stone Brewing’s distributing division, Stone Distributing Co., donated $72,000 of its sales in the month of October to benefit those affected by the devastation of the recent Northern California fires. The donation was generated from a percentage of Stone beer sales and the sales of 17 of its supplier partners, most notably Bear Republic and Russian River of Sonoma County. Funds were sent to Direct Relief, providing emergency assistance to California’s Office of Emergency Services, the Napa County Public…