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Brave Noise is a worldwide brewing collaboration project that aims to bring attention to the treatment of women within the beer industry as well as raise funds for relevant charitable or non-profit organizations. It spun out of last year’s explosive revelations of sexism in the industry when Notch Brewing’s then-production … Continue reading
I posted recently about Left Hand Brewing partnering with Soldiers’ Angels to release a special IPA to raise money supporting U.S. service members and veterans, and now Texas-based Karbach Brewing is doing the same. It’s all part of the Hops for Heroes campaign, which is open to any breweries that want to … Continue reading
Portland Cider Company is growing—and the company recently announced that this growth takes it to Colorado, where it partnered with Eagle Rock Distributing to bring its ciders to the Centennial State. Details: Portland Cider Co. has expanded its distribution footprint to include the state of Colorado through a partnership with … Continue reading
Rogue Ales is in the second year of its Monsters of IPA campaign promoting its three monster- or cryptid-themed IPAs, Batsquatch, Colossal Claude, and the newest, Gumberoo, via a series of animated videos with the chance to earn prizes all through April and May. Details from the release: This April … Continue reading
Events are continuing to come back after being on hiatus for the past two years, and this month the Hood River Hard-Pressed Cider Fest returns, taking place on April 30 at the Hood River County Fairgrounds. More than 20 cideries will be pouring and ticket packages stagger between $10, $20, … Continue reading
I’d recently posted the news about Wild Heaven Beer launching its new flagship IPA, Sunburst IPA, and the brewery sent me a sample of the new IPA long with a bit of swag. For a quick reminder, here’s some context from the press release: Growing in complexity and creativity with … Continue reading
Carolina Brewery is one of the oldest craft breweries in North Carolina, established in 1995, with beers available in both Carolinas (North and South and East Tennessee). This year the brewery is expanding into the Charleston, South Carolina beer market with its primary lineup of four core brews. Press release: … Continue reading
Another in my Boilermaker series of beer-and-whiskey reviews, featuring two Portland giants: Widmer Brother Brewing and Westward Whiskey. It’s a review from last fall, when Widmer’s Brrr Hoppy Red winter seasonal was out, and seemed a fitting matchup for the Westward Single Malt Whiskey. Why? Well, because Westward is one … Continue reading
New Orleans’ Urban South Brewery launched a new beer that benefits humanitarian efforts in Ukraine via the International Rescue Committee—Double Spilled: Slava Ukraini. 100% of the proceeds of the beer will be donated to the IRC organization for relief efforts. Double Spilled is a fruited sour beer brewed with pineapple, … Continue reading
Colorado’s Left Hand Brewing, well known for its line of various nitro-infused stouts and other styles, announced recently that it is partnering with Soldiers’ Angels to release a custom IPA that will raise funds to help support U.S. military veterans and service members. The brewery joins others in participating in … Continue reading