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Lakefront Brewery continues Black Friday beer tradition

Craft brewer releases 2018 varietal, XXX Vintage Reserve

For the past eight years, Milwaukee-based Lakefront Brewery has released its Black Friday beer. On Nov. 23, Lakefront Brewery will release both the 2018 vintage of its famed, Black Friday beer, and the Black Friday XXX Vintage Reserve, created with 2015, 2016 and 2017 Black Friday.


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Sazerac Co. purchases 19 brands from Diageo

Purchase includes spirits, beer categories

Sazerac Co. Inc., Metairie, La., announced it will be purchasing 19 brands from London-based Diageo plc, including brands across the spirits and beer categories, the company says.


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Harpoon Dunkin Coffee Porter

Harpoon Dunkin' Coffee Porter

Dunkin' and Harpoon Brewery have come together for the first time to combine the taste of Dunkin's Espresso Blend Coffee with Harpoon's craft beer. 


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2018 Wholesaler of the Year: Hand Family Companies

Multi-state beer, beverage distributor continues growing
Barbara Harfmann
Now in operation for nearly 70 years, the Hand Family Companies, Clarksville, Tenn., has grown from humble beginnings to becoming a multi-state beer and beverage distributor operating seven plants in three states, Tennessee, Kentucky and Illinois.
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Planters Peanuts IPA

Planters Peanuts makes first steps into beer market

Brand launches IPA-style beer

Planters Peanuts, a brand of The Kraft Heinz Co., Pittsburgh and Chicago, launched Mr. IPA-Nut, the company’s first foray into the craft beer market. Citing a study conducted by 1Q from July, 64 percent of men agree nuts are the best salty snack to pair with beer, the company says.


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National Beer Wholesalers Association educates, advocates for beer wholesaler network

Advocacy and representing 3,000 distributors top goals of NBWA
Barbara Harfmann
Whether it’s the repeal of Prohibition, legalization of cannabis and its impact on the alcohol industry, or the ways in which eCommerce is impacting the sale and distribution of beer, the National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA) has been on the pulse of many hot-button topics during the past 81 years.
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Birra Moretti Pasta Pairing

Birra Moretti announces What's More Italian program

Beer brand partners with Cat De Orio, Barilla Pasta

Birra Moretti, a brand of White Plains N.Y.-based Heineken USA, announced that the brand’s What’s More Italian summer program includes a partnership with former "Check, Please!" Host Cat De Orio and Barilla Pasta Executive Chef Lorenzo Boni to encourage legal-drinking-age consumers to enjoy Birra Moretti and Italian cuisine with friends and family at home or at other social get-togethers this summer.


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Pictured left to right: Deb Carey, Founder and President of New Glarus Brewing Co., and Daniel Carey, a Diploma Master Brewer. - Beverage Industry

New Glarus Brewing Co. celebrates 25 years

Brewery releases diverse craft beers only available in Wisconsin
Barbara Harfmann
Over the past 25 years, it’s been quite a journey to build New Glarus Brewing Co. into a successful craft brewery that annually brews 250,000 barrels of such iconic beers as Spotted Cow, Moon Man and Two Women from two brewery locations in the tiny town of New Glarus, Wis. (population 2,000).
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