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Green Flash’s barrel facility to be located in East Village neighborhood

Eater has confirmed that Green Flash Brewing Company has chosen to locate their next beer wonderland in a yet-undisclosed site in the...

December 6, 2013 at 10:05 AM

Highland Brewing to launch new packaging for 20th year

The brewery will also have a different look in coming weeks, as it rolls out some bold new packaging. The new cartons and boxes will be...

December 5, 2013 at 11:01 PM

Minnesota woman faces up to a year in jail for allegedly serving minors Angry Orchard cider

The evening of Oct. 19, Cicharz provided a group of minors with one bottle each of Angry Orchard hard cider, the sons told police. She then...

December 5, 2013 at 10:50 PM

Leinenkugels on how the Miller Brewing acquisition impacted the company (video)

    Jake and Dick Leinenkugel say their decision to sell to Miller Brewing Company 25 years ago gave them the chance to reach...

December 5, 2013 at 10:40 PM

Brooklyn BLAST! Double IPA hits bottles for the first time

The first beer launching from our brand new bottling line here in Williamsburg will be Brooklyn BLAST!, our decidedly robust IPA, that I...

December 5, 2013 at 10:12 PM

18,000 people tried to buy tickets to a Michigan beer fest acommodating only 6,000

We knew there were a lot of disappointed folks who missed out on a ticket to the 2014 Michigan Brewers Guild Winter Beer Festival. Now we...

December 5, 2013 at 9:09 PM

The Alchemist tipped off authorities to Craigslist seller, feels ‘really bad’ about situation

In this case, Goggins said it was the maker of Heady Topper, The Alchemist brewery, that tipped off the Department. Investigators then...

December 5, 2013 at 8:44 PM

Petaluma Hills Brewing shut down over permitting issues, was operating illegally says official

The closure came just days after the brewer announced plans to allow fellow Petaluma beer makers HenHouse Brewing Company to rent its...

December 5, 2013 at 1:35 PM

New York City alcohol tax would triple, adjust to three-plus decades of inflation under proposal

According to the IBO, the city’s tax rate of 12 cents-per-gallon on beer and a dollar-per-gallon on liquor has remained steady since...

December 5, 2013 at 12:34 PM

Minnesota beer fest organizers plan to break world record for largest snowball fight

The group started to nurture the state's craft brewing industry announced the goal Wednesday and hopes to achieve it during the Beer...

December 5, 2013 at 12:14 PM

Did you know? 20 years ago, a microbrewery created the first internet IPO

This idea of an Internet IPO all started with a microbrewery. After toiling away for five years as a securities attorney at Manhattan-based...

December 5, 2013 at 11:59 AM

Backlash Beer speaks out about treatment of women in beer industry

  Flew under the radar (posted in October) but still relevant... Let’s try this on for size: Can we please just talk to each...

December 5, 2013 at 11:39 AM

20 new beers/labels from Redhook, Short’s, Gordon Biersch and more

20 new beers/labels: Redhook, Short's, Half Acre, Gordon Biersch, Payette, Blue Pants, Revolver, Triple C, Engine 15 and Urban...

December 4, 2013 at 11:41 PM

Half Acre Big Hugs Imperial Stout returns on December 15th

Five years ago we knew it was time to brew a threatening stout emblazoned with a pretty kitten. We decided on a coffee impregnated...

December 4, 2013 at 10:11 PM

Copper Cellar lawsuit alleges infringement on ‘Smoky Mountain Brewery’ trademark

The suit alleged that the moonshine maker's trademarks, including Ole Smoky and Smoky Mountain Distillery, are confusingly similar to...

December 4, 2013 at 9:58 PM

Pizza Port’s 17th Annual Strong Ale Festival takes place this weekend

Sponsored Press Release: (Carlsbad, CA) - Pizza Port’s 17th Strong Ale Festival is Dec. 6-7 at Pizza Port Carlsbad. San Diego Beer...

December 4, 2013 at 6:24 PM

Behind the scenes of Cigar City Brewing in Puerto Rico (video)

    Cigar City Brewery in Puerto Rico. CCB is brewing Dry Hopped on the High Seas Caribbean-Style IPA in Ponce, Puerto Rico....

December 4, 2013 at 5:18 PM

Summit Brewing Co. shows off new packaging proofs (video)

    Today, some proof samples of Summit Brewing's new packaging and labels arrived at the brewery. Social media nerd Chip...

December 4, 2013 at 5:08 PM

Vermont woman charged with illegally selling Heady Topper online after crackdown

Vermont liquor investigators say a 28-year-old Burlington woman is facing charges she illegally sold five cases of a popular, hard-to-get...

December 4, 2013 at 4:07 PM

Paulaner Brauhaus now open for business on The Bowery

Steins at the ready, folks, as a massive new brewery-beer hall has flown from Germany to land on the Bowery. Munich's 375-year-old...

December 4, 2013 at 10:57 AM