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Zupan’s adds Little Beast West Coast IPA, Gold Dot pilsner to Farm to Market series

Zupan’s pushed Farm to Market to releases 35 and 36 with a Little Beast West Coast IPA and Gold Dot Czech-style pilsner, both priced for easy pickup.

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Codex stalls on new alcohol labeling rules, brewers get reprieve

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Brewers Association expands craft beer exports at Rimini trade show

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NJ Pint Day debuts, unites breweries with commemorative glass sales

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Von Ebert and Grand Fir release light lager Sacred Stone in Portland

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Iron Hill Brewery reopens in Hershey with beer, food, and events

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Research shows hop harvest, yeast strain shape dry-hopped beer bitterness

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Head Right Brewing opens lager-first taproom and kitchen in Surprise

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Benchtop malting system shows strong promise for early barley screening

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Lagunitas launches Beer Roadie role for Iron Maiden Trooper IPA release

Lagunitas turned its Iron Maiden Trooper IPA launch into a paid Beer Roadie stunt, mixing beer education with a tour-side fan experience.

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Community & Events

Fireforge Crafted Beer marks eight years with return of ForgeFest

ForgeFest returns June 12-14 with an anniversary beer, live music and Fireforge’s kitchen, underscoring eight years of staying power in downtown Greenville.

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Rainier Beer brings back free R-Day in Seattle for 2026

Rainier’s free R-Day returns to Georgetown on Sept. 12 with DEHD, Telehealth, Kadabra and Lace Cadence, keeping the Seattle beer legacy in play.

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Great Lakes Brewing extends Dortmunder Gold with 90-calorie Dort Light

Great Lakes turned Dortmunder Gold into a 90-calorie Dort Light, extending a flagship lager instead of betting on a brand-new concept.

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Industry

Bruder Latin Restaurant & Brewery opens first U.S. brewpub in Oviedo Mall

Bruder Latin Restaurant & Brewery turned the former Oviedo Brewing Co. space into its first U.S. brewpub, bringing Colombian beer and Latin food to Oviedo Mall. The $1.5 million buildout gives the mall a fresh anchor.

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Community & Events

Reuben’s Brews downtown Seattle taproom marks first anniversary success

Reuben’s Brews turned a downtown gamble into a working taproom, drawing tourists, workers and game-day crowds to 1201 First Ave. for a first-anniversary celebration.

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Mark Rieth buys back Atwater Brewery, returns Detroit brand to local control

Mark Rieth is buying Atwater Brewery back from Tilray Brands, putting the Detroit staple under local control again and raising big questions about its next chapter.

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Community & Events

NJ Pint Day debuts, unites breweries with commemorative glass sales

More than 30 breweries joined the first NJ Pint Day, turning one commemorative glass into a statewide show of force for New Jersey beer.

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Karbach brings back Love Street Summer Peach Ale for Texas retailers

Karbach’s Love Street gets a peach-scented summer tune-up, and the low-ABV spin is now in Texas retailers and the Biergarten.

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Community & Events

Sierra Nevada turns Mills River brewery into Hazy Hideaway festival site

Sierra Nevada's Mills River campus will host Hazy Hideaway Aug. 21-22, a 21-plus festival with Phantogram, Toro y Moi, beer, art and tickets from $99.

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Iron Hill Brewery reopens in Hershey with beer, food, and events

Iron Hill came back to West Chocolate Avenue with on-site beer, scratch-made food, and a bigger community play: local hiring, live music, and Cocoa Packs.

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Recipes

Research shows hop harvest, yeast strain shape dry-hopped beer bitterness

Harvest date can move dry-hopped beer more than many brewers expect, with yeast choice changing how that hop character reads in the glass.

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Industry

PA Brews unites Pennsylvania beer industry with statewide brand campaign

Pennsylvania’s beer industry got a statewide marketing flag in Philadelphia, as PA Brews tied brewery traffic, tourism, and state funding into one campaign.

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DeWolf Brewing opens in Victor, pairs craft beer with Spanish tapas

A former 1800s feed store on Maple Avenue is now DeWolf Brewing, a Barcelona-inspired beer-and-tapas stop aiming to pull Victor traffic and identity downtown.

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Industry

Atrevida Beer Co. to close after nearly eight years in Colorado Springs

Atrevida Beer Co. will pour its last pints on June 28, ending nearly eight years as Colorado’s first Latina-owned brewery and adding to Colorado Springs’ brewery churn.

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Head Right Brewing opens lager-first taproom and kitchen in Surprise

Head Right Brewing leaned into lagers, not novelty, with a Surprise taproom built around a 20-barrel brewhouse and packaging gear ready for cans and kegs.

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Industry

Armed Forces Brewing files $50 million suit over alleged smear campaign

Armed Forces Brewing’s $50 million lawsuit names critics and an unnamed Reddit user after the Norfolk brewer’s closure and a year of public backlash.

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Community & Events

Great American Beer Festival moves outdoors, tickets go on sale June 25

GABF is leaving the convention center for Ruby Hill, with outdoor sessions, lower entry pricing and a premium PAIRED return signaling a new era.

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Industry

Chuckanut and Icicle brew a Franconian lager collaboration

Chuckanut and Icicle's new Franconian lager turns a collaboration into a style lesson, with a June 5 tapping in Leavenworth and a clear nod to old-world discipline.

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Allagash brings back Coolship Red and Once Upon an Orchard in 2026

Allagash brought back Coolship Red and Once Upon an Orchard, putting its Maine coolship program and fruit-driven barrel beers back in the spotlight.

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Missouri craft brewers launch app with rewards and brewery map

Missouri’s guild is turning taproom stops into a loyalty game, with a Pint Pass app, BOGO rewards and a statewide brewery map.

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Mordecai Beverage Co. to close Raleigh bottle shop and taproom

Mordecai Beverage Co. is leaving Gateway Plaza after six-plus years, marking another Raleigh craft-beer loss as closures ripple through the city.

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Minnesota craft beer faces pressure as brewery closings mount

More than 200 Minnesota breweries are fighting tariffs, weak taproom traffic and tighter shelf space as Invictus, Schram Haus and Foremost close.

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Draft River Brewing to open inside Elmira’s LECOM Event Center

Draft River Brewing is betting on built-in traffic at Elmira’s LECOM Event Center, with a fall 2026 opening planned for the 3,784-seat arena.

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Equipment

Benchtop malting system shows strong promise for early barley screening

A 3-gram barley test tracked micro-malting closely enough to speed early screening and cut a long breeding bottleneck.

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Recipes

Chefs in Kenya cook with craft beer for richer flavors and crispier dishes

Kenyan chefs are using craft beer to sharpen batters, sauces and marinades, and the shift is creating new pairing and collaboration opportunities for brewers.

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Industry

American craft brewers win 86 awards in Australia, export program shines

American craft brewers left Melbourne with 86 medals, and the Brewers Association is using the result to show how export support can open doors abroad.

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Minnesota breweries race to climate-proof beer as grain costs rise

Hotter summers are pushing Minnesota brewers to rethink grain, hops and cellar work, with Bang Brewing already built around organic sourcing and water-saving design.

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Trillium opens waterfront beer garden at Boston Harbor Hotel

Trillium traded the Greenway for Boston Harbor Hotel’s lower patio, betting that harbor views and hotel traffic can keep its beer-garden identity alive downtown.

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