PRESS RELEASE – Small Brewery Sunday 2021 Small Brewery Sunday 2021 – Small Brewery Sunday, a holiday for beer lovers to show their support of local breweries on the Sunday after Thanksgiving, returns on November 28. FirkinBeer.com celebrates this special day with beer lovers throughout the world. More than two-thirds of Americans live within 10…
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290 medals awarded to 265 breweries in world’s largest commercial beer competition PRESS RELEASE The Brewers Association awarded 290 medals to 265 breweries across the country during the 2021 Great American Beer Festival (GABF) awards ceremony in the largest competition to date. The best beers in 97 beer categories covering 175 different beer styles (including…
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PRESS RELEASE Winners of 2020 Great American Beer Festival Competition Revealed During First-Ever Virtual Ceremony 272 medals awarded to 240 breweries in world’s most prestigious professional beer competition 2020 Great American Beer Festival Winners Boulder, Colo. • October 16, 2020 — The Brewers Association (BA) awarded 272 medals* to 240 breweries across the country during the 2020 Great American Beer Festival (GABF) competition awards ceremony. The best beers in 91 beer categories covering 170 different beer styles…
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ESCONDIDO, CA – Stone Brewing, the country’s 9th largest craft brewery, announced the hire of Maria Stipp to the position of Stone Brewing CEO. Stipp will join Stone beginning September 14, 2020. Maria Stipp “Maria has all the qualities we were looking for in a CEO,” explained Steve Wagner, Stone Brewing co-founder & interim CEO. “She…
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PRESS RELEASE – BA 2020 Industry Awards Oscar Wong (Highland Brewing Co.), Brendan McGivney (Odell Brewing Co.), and Adam DeBower (Austin Beerworks) receive honors Boulder, Colo. — The Brewers Association (BA)—the not-for-profit trade association dedicated to small and independent American craft brewers— announced the recipients of its 2020 Industry Awards. Three members of the brewing…
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PRESS RELEASE Let’s Come Together for a Totally New Kind of #GABF 2020 Great American Beer Festival: By now you’ve probably heard the news. We won’t be able to gather in person in Denver this fall and celebrate the wonderful world of craft beer together. Here’s What We’re Gonna Do We couldn’t possibly miss a…
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