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21 June

2021 USA Beer Ratings Registration Ends June 30, 2021 - USA Beer Ratings

For breweries located anywhere in the world, the USA Beer Ratings competition represents the perfect opportunity to get in front of influential judges, tastemakers, and commercial buyers. An award from the USA Beer Ratings competition is a prestigious mark of approval that is highly valued by consumers when they are making the choice of which beer to buy.

Registration link: USA Beer Ratings

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21 June

2021 USA Spirits Ratings Registrations End on June 30, 2021 - USA Spirits Ratings

For domestic and international distilleries looking to gain wider recognition within the U.S. marketplace, the 2021 USA Spirits Rating event is a fantastic opportunity to get in front of the industry’s most influential tastemakers.

Registration link: USA Spirits Ratings

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21 June

Final Call to Enter Your Wines in 2021 USA Wine Ratings - USA Wine Ratings

For any wine brand to earn its place on a retailer's rack or a restaurant's wine list - and after that indispensably remain where - they should be attractive and customer-driven and not simply created in the general expectation it can find enough people willing to sell and buy it.   

Registration link: USA Wine Ratings

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21 June

Bale Breaker Introduces Moxee Made IPA - Brewbound

Bale Breaker Brewing Company, a family-owned brewery located in the beautiful Yakima Valley, announces its release of Moxee Made IPA, the fourth release of its IPA Rotator Series; a collection of hop-packed beers, each representing a unique characteristic of life in hop country.

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21 June

Hendrick's Gin adds Martini RTD under Batch & Bottle label - Drinks Retailing News

Hendrick’s Gin has announced it will be releasing a ready to pour, batched and bottled martini as part of a new super premium cocktail range by William Grant & Sons called Batch & Bottle.

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21 June

Barking Irons Spirits Announces New York Gin - Bevnet

Barking Irons announces their new apple-based gin. Known for their award-winning applejack brandies, Barking Irons Gin begins with the same distilled apple base, before being blended with neutral spirits and a citrus-forward botanical blend that includes orange peels. When asked what makes this craft New York gin different from the others, the brand’s co-founders Elliott Phear and Casey McGrath answer cheekily, “it’s apples and oranges, really.”

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21 June

Oskar Blues releases Death by Flapjacks - New School Beer

The ongoing fun flavors explored in Oskar Blues Brewery’s “Death By” series continues with a breakfast pancake themed release with maple and vanilla. Death By Flapjacks English Porter (6.5% ABV), is the second entry of 2021 in their series which was initially inspired by cult classic Death By Coconut Irish Porter. Death By Flapjacks will be available nationwide starting June 20th and 12oz cans and 4-packs are already arriving in the PNW.

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21 June

Hopworks releases Strawberry Haze Forever, Sunset Fuel IPA and Totally Chill Hazy IPA - New School Beer

Hopworks Urban Brewery (HUB), the first B Corp brewery in the Pacific Northwest, has three new beers in cans and draft to delight just about any type of hophead. The limited time releases include Strawberry Haze Forever, Sunset Fuel IPA, and the returning seasonal Totally Chill Hazy IPA.

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