Barnett & Son Brewing Celebrates 6 Years of Parker-Brewed Beer

PARKER, CO— If you’ve missed celebrating milestones with a cold beer in a lively community setting, you’re not alone. Barnett & Son is thrilled to have the opportunity to mark six years of brewing in Parker, Colorado and you’re invited to raise a glass to the important things… time spent with friends, the art of craft beer, and an opportunity to share the love.

“Without our great customers we would not be here,” says owner Andy Barnett. Barnett & Son has been voted Best Brewery in Parker six years running by the Parker Chronicle, and that support is not lost on Andy and his team. “It is truly humbling.”

A wide variety of brews including El Gizmito (a salted lime ale and summer favorite), Gold Ale, IPA, Blueberry Ale, Berliner Weisse, and Irish Red will be on tap. There is sure to be something for everyone. B&S is also releasing two barrel-aged beers that will be available in commemorative glasses while supplies last. 

Schnitzelwirt truck will be serving up the best schnitzel outside of Europe, also offering sides and sweets like apple strudel. There is plenty of parking on-site. Barnett & Son encourages everyone to imbibe responsibly. 

For more information about Barnett & Son Brewing Co., contact Emily Hutto at hutto@radcraftbeer.com. 

ABOUT BARNETT & SON BREWING

Barnett and Son Brewing Co has been brewing high quality beer since 2014 in Parker, Colorado and is best known for their welcoming atmosphere, an expansive tap list, and dog-friendly patio. With recipes developed from owner Andrew Barnett’s homebrew recipes and influenced by his extensive international travel, everyone is sure to find a beer to make them feel at home. For more information, visit barnettandsonbrewing.com. Pull up a chair. Take a taste. Come join us.

Ska Brewing Recognized by Governor Polis and OEDIT for Excellence in Exporting

DURANGO, CO— In May on World Trade Day, the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) gave Ska Brewing an honorable mention in the Governor’s Awards for Excellence in Exporting. 

The Excellence in Exporting Award recognizes the essential role that exports play in the state’s economy— with $8.3 billion in products exported in 2020— by highlighting noteworthy export activity around the state. In order to be eligible for these prestigious awards, good standing Colorado-headquartered companies must have exported products or services outside of the state domestically and/or internationally for two years or more. As the largest regional brewery in the Four Corners, Ska exports its packaged beers to ten United States, as well as the UK, Ireland, Japan, and Sweden. 

“Beyond just sending our product, exporting requires thoughtful labor practices and relationship building,” says Arlo Grammatica, Ska’s Barroom Hero. “This mention is a big honor!” 

Contact Emily Hutto at hutto@radcraftbeer.com with media inquiries about Ska Brewing. 

ABOUT SKA BREWING 

Based in Durango, Colorado, Ska Brewing was founded in 1995 and produces more than a dozen award-winning beers fueled with Ska music, and lots of it. Pioneers in the canned craft beer movement, Ska Brewing is known for an array of styles in 12 oz cans that include True Blonde, Modus Hoperandi and Rue B. Soho. For information, music, and a good time, visit www.skabrewing.com.

Ska Fabricating Presents The Nimbus, Their Most Portable Machine For Breweries Yet

DURANGO, CO—  Meet The Nimbus by Ska Fabricating. This new machine is designed to support breweries of all sizes and distribution models with the most portable, most customizable options Ska Fabricating offers. 

The Nimbus Half Height Depalletizer combines the best features from Ska Fabricating’s best-selling machines to create a new, low-cost depalletizer that's optimized for small spaces and lower speed applications. It expands the cutting- edge features of Ska Fab’s patented turntable design, providing additional accumulation and the ability to fold down and stow the rotary table—further reducing the machine's footprint when not in use. This innovation, combined with the Can-i-Bus’ pallet lift and layer sweep design, creates a compact, efficient can depalletizer with a discharge height that allows for excellent can drop and many discharge angle options. This machine is essentially silent with no vibrator, and requires minimal real estate on a production floor. 

Craft brewery professionals can see The Nimbus in action at the Craft Brewers Conference in Denver in September on the expo floor, where the machine will also be joined by its (much bigger) sister, The Magic Bus. 

The Nimbus is already finding new homes at craft breweries across the country, spanning sizes and business models. Contact sales@skafabricating.com with sales inquiries, and please direct press questions to Emily Hutto at hutto@radcraftbeer.com. 

ABOUT SKA FABRICATING

Founded by Ska Brewing Co-Owner Matt Vincent, Ska Fabricating automates packaging lines for craft businesses, specializing in depalletizers, palletizers, conveyance systems, rinsing, drying, filling and date coding products. With more than 800 customers worldwide, Ska Fab has the products and experience to help you increase your production while saving expenses. Learn more at skafabricating.com.

Mainstem Malt Debuts New Flagship Malts

WALLA WALLA, WA— Now available for purchase are Mainstem Malt’s four new flagship malt varieties: Cascadia Pilsner, Cascadia White Wheat, Evergreen Pale, and Evergreen Alder Smoke. Each of these regional blends of top grain varieties is Salmon-Safe certified and built to scale with malthouse customers in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska. 

Since Mainstem’s first crop year in 2016, “we’ve been deep in the woods of malt science and on-farm conservation work, tying malt flavors back to individual fields, varieties, seasonality, and family farm stories,” says Co-Founder and CEO Phil Neumann. “And as the culmination of what we’ve learned along the way, we’re proud to release our first flagship malts.”

Like all of Mainstem’s products, these blends directly support premium crop opportunities for conservation-minded family farms and celebrate fully traceable supply chains. “You can also rest assured that our ongoing innovations work will continue to redefine this lineup,” Neumann adds. 

Meet The Malts

CASCADIA PILSNER

This crisp, clean, low protein Pilsner malt is a fantastic replacement for the finest imported malts on the market. It’s ready to scale with a wide range of premium lagers, ales, and spirits.

CASCADIA WHITE WHEAT

Crafted as a smooth, full bodied pale, this white wheat malt’s calling in life is to add a silky mouthfeel and delicate haze to traditional wheat beers and hazies alike, without all of the adjuncts.

EVERGREEN PALE

Our base pale malt is a bold and flavorful pale barley malt, for beers and spirits needing a bit more umph than our more delicate Pilsner malt. It’s also 100 percent Washington grown, helping Mainstem’s home state craft distillers meet their requirements for 51 percent in-state ingredient sourcing.

EVERGREEN ALDER SMOKE

Mainstem starts with the Evergreen Pale malt recipe, then cold smokes it on alderwood after kilning. The end result is a moderately smoked base malt that can be used at high percentages in both beer and whiskey, and harkens back to a time when alder smoke was more widely used in Pacific Northwest food preservation.

Learn more about Mainstem’s flagship malt roll out and shop for malt at mainstemmalt.com/malt-sales. Contact Emily Hutto at hutto@radcraftbeer.com with press inquiries about Mainstem Malt. 

ABOUT MAINSTEM MALT

Mainstem Malt is a malt company like no other. Founders Phil Neumann and Alyssa Martinez-Neumann started this Walla Walla-based operation in 2014 as a way to support family farms, rural communities, and landscape-scale conservation work. Along the way, they realized Mainstem is in a unique position to inspire much broader change, and have since been pushing to be the beverage industry's model for agricultural supply chain sustainability and innovation. You can find Mainstem’s malt at breweries and distilleries throughout the Pacific Northwest and Alaska, flowing into premium craft beverages that evoke a strong sense of place and purpose. Grain Like Grapes, Malt That Matters. Learn more at MainstemMalt.com.

The Legion of Ska Kicks Off The Ultimate Colorado Road Trip on National Road Trip Day

DURANGO, CO— Just in time for National Road Trip Day on May 28, Colorado residents and visitors are invited to experience the Legion of Ska while they road trip this summer. Pack your mountain bikes and kayaks, and hit the road for the ultimate road trip to Ska Brewing, Peach Street Distillers, and Ska Street Brewstillery. 

These sister businesses have created a road trip passport for the three destinations. All who complete the #SkaStreetRoadtrip, in any particular order, will receive a branded hammock featuring The Legion of Ska’s new logo celebrating the independence of this trifecta of Colorado establishments. Anyone who gets all three stamps on their passport will also be entered to win one grand prize: a private tasting and tour experience at any one of the three locations. Passport stamps can be turned in at any location on your last stop to be included in the grand prize drawing at the end of 2021. 

“Ska Street closes the circle on the Front Range, making for the perfect triangle route around the state,” says Ska Brewing CEO Dave Thibodeau. “We’re stoked so many visitors head to drink Ska beer and now Ska Street spirits after they ride, hike, climb, and raft.”

This summer, road trippers can look for Thursday night barbecue and bands at SkaBQ at Ska Brewing’s World Headquarters in Durango, more music at Peach Street Distillers in Palisade, and more live tunes and tours at Ska Street Brewstillery in Boulder. 

Share your journey on social media with the hashtag #SkaStreetRoadTrip to be featured. 

Contact Emily Hutto at hutto@radcraftbeer.com with media inquiries about Ska Brewing, Peach Street Distillers, and Ska Street Brewstillery. 

ABOUT SKA STREET BREWSTILLERY 

Ska Street is a joint project of sister companies Ska Brewing and Peach Street Distillers that bring beer and spirit production under one roof in Boulder, Colorado. The Brewstillery includes a restaurant, a ten-barrel brewing system, a 450-liter still, thirty taps of Ska beers, a mixology program and all of the music-inspired silliness that has made Ska one of Colorado’s favorite destinations. Visit Ska Street online at skastreet.com.

Fermly and Resolute Brewing Present Arnold Palmer-Inspired Guild-Tee Party Beer For The Colorado Brewers Guild

DENVER, CO— Fermly, an independent lab for brewers based in Denver, debuts its latest collaboration this week. Guild-Tee Party was brewed with the Resolute Brewing team to support the Colorado Brewers Guild. 

Guild Tee Party was brewed to create the classic flavor profile of an Arnold Palmer, perfect for a late spring tee time. Brewed with Pilsen and Cologne malt from BSG, Carafoam from Weyermann Malt, and Orange Pekoe tea from The Tea Spot in Boulder; and hopped with Magnum hops and tea in the boil to begin the first steps of infusion. 

“The wort tasted like black tea but heavily sweetened,” says Emily Wang, Co-Founder and Lead Scientist at Fermly. “All of those fermentable sugars were broken down by Inland Island Golden Kolsch yeast to create an idyllic crispy profile. Whole lemon puree was added after fermentation. Best recommended to enjoy in collared shirts and well-coiffed lawns.” 

Guild-Tee Party was served at the annual Colorado Brewers Guild golf tournament, and it made its debut at both of Resolute’s tasting rooms in Arvada and Centennial this week.

“Teaming up with Fermly for the CBG Tourney was a no-brainer. Emily and Danny provide an incredible service for us and many other breweries around the state,” says Andrew Duvall, Community & Sales Manager at Resolute Brewing. “Guild-Tee Party showcases their talents while celebrating a grand return to hanging out with all the awesome folks we so dearly missed in 2020. Ultimately, we miss doing kickass things with our friends in the industry, so we brewed about it! Also, the CBG helped us navigate so many obstacles throughout the pandemic by providing constant updates and guidance, while advocating for legislation such as direct-to-consumer deliveries. We would've been lost without them, so this beer is for the Executive Director Shawnee and company!” 

Contact Emily Hutto with media inquiries about Guild-Tee Party at hutto@radcraftbeer.com. 

ABOUT FERMLY 

Fermly is an independent quality lab designed by brewers, for brewers, complete with a data platform for tracking information from batch to batch. Launched in Denver by former brewery owner Danny and TTB-certified chemist Emily Wang, Fermly serves brewing companies of all sizes across the country who need and value QA/QC with customized lab services, an innovative subscription approach to lab work, and data privacy protection. Fermly know your craft.

ABOUT RESOLUTE

Resolute Brewing Company is a microbrewery located in Centennial, Colorado and a Tap Room & Cellar located in Arvada, Colorado. Our founders come from various walks of life, including finance, engineering, and accounting, but we resonate as one around our passion for community, great beer, and even greater people. Resolute is more than a brewery; it is a community of people and families enthusiastic about being a part of something bigger than themselves. Resolute's employees and culture imbue hospitality, social responsibility, and a love of the craft.

Oh Hi Beverages Adds Grateful Grape and Orange Sunshine Flavors To The Budtender's Reserve Series

DURANGO, CO— After a successful roll out of the first two flavors of the Budtender’s Reserve line, Oh Hi Beverages announced this month the addition of the third and fourth flavors to its lineup: Grateful Grape and Orange Sunshine. 

Both of these new flavors have 100mg of fast-acting, water-soluble THC per bottle, so you can control your dosage and share with friends. Grateful Grape and Orange Sunshine are naturally fruit-forward in both flavor and aroma. “We wanted to go with some classic flavors that everyone could vibe with and enjoy year round,” says Oh Hi’s Director of Operations John Lynch. 

This new line of drinkables, which already includes High Tea and Tropical Thunder flavors, are made for experienced cannabis connoisseurs. Crafted with water soluble RIPPLE THC, these 100mg beverages help drinkers feel effectiveness more quickly, with high bioavailability and absorption as fast as 15 minutes. With consistent and reliable dosing, consumers are able to accurately gauge their tolerance levels and choose their optimal number of servings. 

Oh Hi will soon release one more flavor, Sucker Punch, to the Budtender’s Reserve Series. 

For more information about Oh Hi Beverages or the Budender’s Reserve line, contact Emily Hutto at hutto@radcraftbeer.com.

ABOUT OH HI BEVERAGES 

Founded in 2018, Oh Hi Beverages crafts canned THC and CBD seltzers in Durango, Colorado. Oh Hi Beverages is the brainchild of Aaron Miles and Jonny Radding, the co-owners of Durango Organics, and Matt Vincent, one of the co-owners of Ska Brewing and the founder of Ska Fabricating. Collectively Aaron, Jonny, and Matt bring a breadth of business, entrepreneurship, technical, and both cannabis and beverage-specific experience to this new hard seltzer company. Learn more about Oh Hi Beverages at ohhibev.com.

Mainstem Malt To Host Press Conference About ‘Mainstem For All’ Equity Crowdfunding Campaign During American Craft Beer Week

WALLA WALLA, WA— Washington-based craft maltster Mainstem Malt recently launched an equity crowdfund campaign on Wefunder. The initiative makes them the first malt company to ask a large and diverse audience to invest, with funds to be used to support their mission-driven growth as a company. The tagline ‘Mainstem For All’ represents their goal to double down on the social aspects of sustainable business, using their elevated platform to further much needed diversity, equity, and inclusion— or DEI— work  in the craft beverage and agricultural communities.

With so many firsts come so many questions. Mainstem is excited to open its virtual doors for a press conference outlining what it means to invite hundreds-if-not-thousands of people to join their company as equity investors. 

WHAT: Meet the Mainstem Malt team at this virtual press conference, with ample time for participants to ask questions about the company and its Mainstem For All campaign.

WHEN: Tuesday, May 11 at 1pm PT 

WHERE: Register for this ZOOM conversation HERE. 

PRESS CONTACT: Emily Hutto, coop@radcraftbeer.com

ABOUT MAINSTEM MALT

Mainstem Malt is a malt company like no other. Founders Phil Neumann and Alyssa Martinez-Neumann started this Walla Walla-based operation in 2014 as a way to support family farms, rural communities, and landscape-scale conservation work. Along the way, they realized Mainstem is in a unique position to inspire much broader change, and have since been pushing to be the beverage industry's model for agricultural supply chain sustainability and innovation. You can find Mainstem’s malt at breweries and distilleries throughout the Pacific Northwest and Alaska, flowing into premium craft beverages that evoke a strong sense of place and purpose. Grain Like Grapes, Malt That Matters. Learn more at MainstemMalt.com.

ESTER Invites Craft Beer Producers To Join New Flavor Intelligence Collective

NEW YORK, NY— ESTER is building a United States lab for the chemical and sensory testing of beers and development of their Flavor Intelligence database. Craft breweries are invited to join ESTER’s Flavor Intelligence Collective.

ESTER was launched in 2018 in Belgium, where the first Flavor Intelligence lab is located. The new New York-based lab facilitates analysis of more brands, allowing population of the flavor database more quickly. 

Craft breweries can join ESTER’s Flavor Intelligence Collective with as little as one beer at the early adopter price of $600 per analysis, with pre-orders receiving an additional $100 discount. Breweries who join the Collective get a full, objective sensory analysis panel assessment of the flavors and aromas in their beer following scientific descriptive methods; a chemical analysis with more than 200 chemical compounds connected to flavor and quality; product comparison juxtaposing the beers in their assortment with industry competitors; and access to the world’s most comprehensive flavor database that empowers breweries and the craft industry to grow together. 

“We want the craft beer community in the United States to come together and help us build the most complete database of scientific beer flavors ever cataloged,” says ESTER co-founder Jean Van Damme. “We are on a mission to level the playing field - making advanced flavor intelligence accessible to any brewer that is passionate about their product and wants to bring it to the people who will love it.” 

Join ESTER’s Flavor Intelligence Collective and learn more at www.ester.ai/preorder.

Interested media can contact Emily Hutto at hutto@radcraftbeer.com with any inquiries and visit Brandfolder for press assets.

ABOUT ESTER  
ESTER is building the most comprehensive beverage flavor intelligence that exists today, an AI engine to understand flavor on a personalized level. Consumers use ESTER to explore their unique flavor preferences through efficient exploration, while retailers and producers use ESTER to increase customer loyalty and sales. This integrative technology was launched in Belgium in 2018 by Jean Van Damme, Didier Vanden Broucke, and Frederik Durant, and brought to the American market in 2020. Through academic partnerships with the Verstrepen lab at the University of Leuven and Cornell University, ESTER has grown into a multidisciplinary team of scientists, data engineers, developers, and UX experts on a mission to use the latest science and machine learning technology to deliver innovation to the food system. Learn more at ester.ai.

Beverage Industry Veterans Launch Start A Brewery Website

ONLINE— Beverage industry veterans Candace L. Moon, The Craft Beer Attorney, and Laura Lodge, co-founder of Big Beers, Belgians & Barleywines Festival and Customized Craft Beer Programs, launched their new website startabrewery.com earlier this week at a virtual kickoff with many of the site’s contributors who span industry sectors. 

Moon and Lodge have long been sought out for their industry connections, known for their networking prowess and ability to identify vendors who “speak beer.” Now they’ve poured 35 years of combined experience into their new project to best leverage their network to help the craft beer industry succeed and grow.

“I’m not sure this project would have transpired had it not been for increased screen time during pandemic,” says Lodge. “Candace was approached by a seller of the startabrewery.com URL, and what might otherwise have been a buried email has become a new educational resource for our growing community.” 

Start A Brewery is free to the public, and is supported solely by advertising. This website is a testament to the premise that ‘a rising tide floats all boats’ and the conviction that together we can raise the bar for quality. 

Join Moon and Lodge for a press conference about this new website during American Craft Beer Week on Thursday, May 13 at 4pm ET. Register for this live, virtual opportunity and learn more at startabrewery.com.

Contact Emily Hutto at hutto@radcraftbeer.com with media inquiries, and to interview Moon and Lodge. 

ABOUT STARTABREWERY.COM

StartABrewery is a collaboration amongst a fun group of craft beer industry veterans who are often invited to speak at beer business and brewing education programs. Each has offered to share their knowledge and experience to support the craft beer community as a whole by helping fledgling breweries in planning and those who have successfully launched and are ready to grow. Conceived and coordinated by Candace L. Moon, The Craft Beer Attorney, and Laura Lodge of Customized Craft Beer Programs, StartABrewery.com is an educational resource for those dreaming of opening a brewery, those who are taking steps to make their dream a reality, and those who are opening their brewery doors and living it. Follow StartABrewery.com on Instagram at @startabreweryLLC, Facebook at @StartABreweryDotCom and Twitter at @startabrewery. 

ABOUT THE FOUNDERS 

Candace L. Moon is a San Diego-based attorney who has spent the last eleven years dedicating her law practice to the craft beer industry. She has worked with more than 450 craft breweries and craft breweries-in-planning nationwide, handling many different legal areas including alcoholic beverage law, contract review and trademark law.

Author of Distribution Insight for the Craft Brewer and the co-founder of the Big Beers, Belgians & Barleywines Festival, Laura Lodge has been engaged in the craft beer industry since 1997. She’s the Owner of Customized Craft Beer Programs that designs events, resort retail programs, and educational programs based on craft beer.

Living The Dream Brewing Announces New Hires, Including Head Brewer

LITTLETON, CO– Living The Dream Brewing continues on its 2021 growth path with new hires, including the development of an off-premise sales staff and a new Head Brewer. 

Earlier in 2021 Living The Dream hired new employees in the brewhouse and to support its growing sales program. Dave Gillette was promoted to Director of Operations. 

In March, Living The Dream hired Robert Meehan as the new Head Brewer. Meehan comes to Living The Dream from Durham, North Carolina’s Ponysaurus Brewing. He holds a PhD in Chemistry from Yale. Meehan feels the Living The Dream team is a good fit for him because of its commitment to quality, diversity, and enthusiasm. “The local community has really embraced Living The Dream,” he says. “That success has been able to translate into more opportunities out in the market for new people to learn about us, and for our story to grow.”

Meehan is replacing Tim Nowlin, who is moving to Blue Springs Brewing in Orange City, Florida. Nowlin has worked at Living The Dream since its start, moving up into the role of Head Brewer over the years. “We want to extend a huge thank you to Tim,” says Living The Dream Founder Jason Bell. We won a Great American Beer Festival medal under his leadership, and have many good times to remember. We wish him success at his new endeavor. 

The Living The Dream team is up to 14 team members. As this team continues to grow, so does the variety of beers coming out of the brewhouse. 

Contact Emily Hutto at hutto@radcraftbeer.com with media inquiries about Living The Dream. 

ABOUT LIVING THE DREAM BREWING

Living the Dream Brewing is a craft brewery established in 2014 in Littleton, our home base for adventure in Colorado. Built on a foundation of brewing beer using only the finest ingredients, Living the Dream celebrates the people, places, and activities of the Centennial State. Live the life you've imagined, and join us at livingthedreambrewing.com. 

WISE APE Owner Erik Cox Launches Handmade Chaplin Canes Out of Fort Collins Design Studio

FORT COLLINS, CO— Erik Cox, Founder of WISE APE marketing and graphic design studio in Fort Collins reveals today a side project born in pandemic, Chaplin Canes. 

Chaplin Canes are crafted with American White Ash by one of the last American cane makers in New York, a fifth-generation family-owned business founded in 1902. All Chaplin designs are limited runs that Erik masks, paints, and finishes by hand in his studio in Fort Collins, Colorado. Chaplin Canes are cut to order and come in various designs, colors, and trims catered to reflect the personalities of every customer.

Like many local businesses, Cox found himself with less work and a need for a creative outlet amid pandemic and economic shutdown. An encounter with an old friend who was using a cane for an injury inspired a creative thought - what if there was a cooler cane? One designed both for function and to help the user feel more stylish in recovery? Chaplin was born.

Chaplin Canes are a unique side project that reflect the “smart creative” approach at WISE APE, and a testament to how some of most creative ideas stem from hard times.

To order a handmade Chaplin Cane visit chaplincane.com. 

For more information about WISE APE and Chaplin Canes, email Emily Hutto at hutto@radcraftbeer.com.

ABOUT WISE APE 
WISE APE is a boutique marketing and design studio launched by Erik Cox in 2016 to support small businesses in Colorado. This Fort Collins one-man-shop combines wisdom from years of experience with primal intuition to design and deliver smart creative that is both aesthetic and functional. Experience Meets Intuition at wise-ape.com.

Bonfire Block Party Festival Takes New Shape in 2021

EAGLE, CO– Due to continued revisions to local and statewide restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic, Bonfire Brewing and Optimum Events announced today that while the 2021 Bonfire Block Party will not happen as planned on June 4 - 6, 2021, they are optimistic about bringing live music to Eagle later this summer. 

Individuals who still hold tickets purchased for the 2020 Bonfire Block Party should follow the instructions outlined on the Bonfire Block Party website. Ticket holders are asked to choose from two options: 1) They can receive a full refund, or 2) They can donate their ticket funds towards continuing support efforts following the tragic death of Bonfire Brewing co-founder Andy Jessen earlier this year in an avalanche along with two other Eagle residents, Adam Palmer and Seth Bossung. If ticket holders do not respond by July 31, the funds from their ticket will automatically be donated. Amanda Jessen and the rest of the Bonfire family remain deeply grateful and humbled by this act of support from our Block Party community.  

The brewery and its event partner Optimum Events are working to produce alternative live music events under the Bonfire Block Party name to fill the void left by this change. They will make announcements accordingly at a later time, and continue to prioritize public health over good times. 

“It appears we are all heading towards a day in the not-so-distant future where we can stand shoulder to shoulder listening to the live music we crave,” says Bonfire Co-Founder Amanda Jessen. “In the interest of putting on the best Bonfire Block Party possible while maintaining safety, we felt it best to postpone for a future date”.  

To stay up to date for future events, visit www.bonfireblockparty.com.

Contact Emily Hutto at hutto@radcraftbeer.com with all media inquiries about Bonfire Brewing and Bonfire Block Party.

ABOUT BONFIRE BREWING

Craft enthusiasts and outdoor adventurers gather around Bonfire Brewing in Eagle, Colorado, where the beers are driven by quality, curiosity, and community. Founded in 2010, Bonfire continues on their path of sustainable growth with cans of their year-round beers available in liquor stores and restaurants across Colorado. Gather ‘round Bonfire online at bonfirebrewing.com.

Oh Hi Increases CBD Dosage in Popular Canned Cannabis Seltzer Line

DURANGO, CO— The Oh Hi Beverages CBD seltzer line now has an extra 5mg of CBD per serving. The cannabis seltzer company rolled out cans with the increased dosage this week. 

Oh Hi Beverages debuted their CBD seltzer line, which includes Pomegranate, Grapefruit, Lemon Lime, and Ginger Basil Limeade flavors, in December of 2019 with distribution partner Ska Brewing in Southwest Colorado. In 2020, Oh Hi began distribution of its CBD seltzers on Colorado’s Front Range through Two Six Craft Distributors; in Southern California through a small business incubator; and in Michigan through Oath Distributing. 

These seltzers now contain 20mg of Caliper, fast-acting flavorless CBD isolate, and only up to 25 calories per serving. These seltzers are available in canned 12-ounce 4-packs, as well as mixed 4, 12, and 24-packs, and can be shipped all over the United States. 

Press Inquiries: Emily Hutto; hutto@radcraftbeer.com

Distribution Inquiries: sales@ohhibev.com

ABOUT OH HI BEVERAGES
Founded in 2018, Oh Hi Beverages crafts canned THC and CBD seltzers in Durango, Colorado. Oh Hi Beverages is the brainchild of Aaron Miles and Jonny Radding, the co-owners of Durango Organics, and Matt Vincent, one of the co-owners of Ska Brewing and the founder of Ska Fabricating. Collectively Aaron, Jonny, and Matt bring a breadth of business, entrepreneurship, technical, and both cannabis and beverage-specific experience to this new hard seltzer company. Learn more about Oh Hi Beverages at ohhibev.com.

BEER! A Love Story Teams Up With RadCraft To Protect Rivers This Earth Day

Now until April 25, RadCraft is donating $1 from every movie rental to Protect Our Rivers, a nonprofit organization committed to river conservation efforts across the West. Click here for more information.

To celebrate this partnership, you’re invited to meet the cast and filmmaker of BEER! A Love Story with us on Earth Day!

What: This is a live, virtual opportunity to virtually meet the director, Friedrich Moser and some of BEERmovie’s cast– and check out clips from the film.

Where: Register for this Zoom chat here  

When: Thursday April 22 at Noon PT/ 3pm ET 

Why: RadCraft’s work and our passion is rooted in the elements, one reason we were drawn to filmmaker Friedrich Moser. His close connection with nature shines in BEER! A Love Story, which captures the raw beauty of barley fields in rural Italy, Austrian and Northwest hop farms, and beyond. He ventures across landscapes, cultures, countries, and languages through subtitles in this both realistic and romantic movie. 

Join us for this event to support not only Mother Earth, but also independent film and craft beer! Please consider sharing this Virtual Earth Day event with your audience through IG stories / posts. Press assets can be found here. 

From April 23-25, show us the independent beer you’re sipping while you watch BEER! A Love Story to be entered into a raffle to win sweet river and beer-themed prizes. Tag @radcraftbeer, @fueledbyhops_, and @beermovie2020– and don’t forget to hashtag #BEERmovie!

Please direct media inquiries about this event to Melissa Larrick at melissa@radcraftbeer.com.

ABOUT RadCraft 

Founded in 2012 by Emily Hutto, RadCraft provides communications support to barley crafters. From breweries and distilleries to maltsters and their affiliates, RadCraft’s partners are makers of thoughtful products and cultivators of radical ideas. Beers and spirits should tell stories about brands, and RadCraft loves a good story. Lean more at radcraftbeer.com.

ABOUT Protect Our Rivers

At Protect Our Rivers™, we believe in the essential role healthy rivers play in all our lives— not only for our natural ecosystem but for our humanity as well. We are a passionate collective of people and supporting organizations that believe in the critical need for river health. We work to have a positive impact on lasting river conservation, through hands-on action, education and access. Learn more at protectourrivers.org. 

Mainstem For All: Walla Walla-Based Mainstem Malt Welcomes New Equity Investors Through Crowdfund Campaign

WALLA WALLA, WA— Today Mainstem Malt announced the launch of Mainstem For All, a crowdfunded effort to engage a growing diversity of the company’s stakeholders as shareholders, in support of their innovative mission as a craft maltster. 

Mainstem Malt is the first-ever malt company to invite hundreds-if-not-thousands of folks to join their team as equity investors. This innovative effort calls to action supporters of agriculture, conservation, craft food & beverages, and beyond to put their money where their malt is. 

Mainstem was born in 2014 as a market-based approach to conservation with landscape-scale ambitions. Already, co-founders Phil Neumann and Alyssa Martinez Neumann and a scrappy team are impacting management decisions on more than 30,000 acres of farmland, all by connecting family farms to conscientious distillers, brewers, and their biggest fans. Mainstem For All elevates the company’s conservation mission, and emphasizes their more comprehensive  commitment to sustainability, diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Mainstem For All is live on Wefunder, where 42 investors have already pledged $40,450. Full funding would support increased malt production and sales, development of a new headquarters and Northwest malt innovation center, and early development of novel technologies that could change the way the world interacts with premium agricultural ingredients.

“Beyond Alyssa and me, there are 14 fiercely loyal households on Mainstem’s cap table. For philosophical reasons, we’ve always wanted to open the company up for an equity crowdfund campaign,” says Mainstem Malt Co-Founder Phil Neumann. “Now’s the time. We’ll be the first malt company globally to raise money like this, and It feels SO good to be underway. Our dream is to get 1000+ new investors on the team and infuse a diversity of new perspectives into the company’s growth.”

Learn more and invest at wefunder.com/mainstemmalt.

Please direct all media inquiries to Emily Hutto at hutto@radcraftbeer.com. 

ABOUT MAINSTEM MALT

Mainstem Malt is a malt company like no other. Founders Phil Neumann and Alyssa Martinez-Neumann started this Walla Walla-based operation in 2014 as a way to support family farms, rural communities, and landscape-scale conservation work. Along the way, they realized Mainstem is in a unique position to inspire much broader change, and have since been pushing to be the beverage industry's model for agricultural supply chain sustainability and innovation. You can find Mainstem’s malt at breweries and distilleries throughout the Pacific Northwest and Alaska, flowing into premium craft beverages that evoke a strong sense of place and purpose. Grain Like Grapes, Malt That Matters. Learn more at MainstemMalt.com.

OK Cannabev Launch Party To Feature THC Drinks and Live Music

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK— The future of cannabis drinks is here. OK CannaBev will celebrate its official launch of Oh Hi Beverages in Oklahoma on Wednesday, April 14. 

WHAT: Join OK CannaBev at their facility for music by Carte Blanche, eats from The Saucee Sicilian and Wicked Hangry food trucks, live mural activation from Shei Phan Art, tours of the warehouse featuring Ska Fabricating equipment, and all the swag. Meet the owners and all four flavors of Oh Hi’s THC and CBD drinks: Pomegranate, Ginger Basil Limeade, Grapefruit, and Lemon Lime. 

This event will be outdoors in the warehouse parking lot to ensure fresh air and extra space.

WHEN: Wednesday, April 14 2021 from 7-10pm

If interested in attending, please email oklahoma@ohhibev.com.

WHERE: OK CannaBev Warehouse

6101 N. Harvey Avenue

Oklahoma City, OK 73118

Oh Hi Beverages CBD seltzers are currently distributed in Southwest Colorado through the Ska Brewing distribution network, on Colorado’s Front Range through Two Six Craft Distributors, in Los Angeles through a distribution incubator, and across Michigan through Oath Distributing. They are also available for purchase online. 
For more information about Oh Hi Beverages and its growing distribution footprint, contact Emily Hutto at hutto@radcraftbeer.com. Contact sales@ohhibev.com with distribution inquiries.

ABOUT OH HI BEVERAGES

Founded in 2018, Oh Hi Beverages crafts canned THC and CBD seltzers in Durango, Colorado. Oh Hi Beverages is the brainchild of Aaron Miles and Jonny Radding, the co-owners of Durango Organics, and Matt Vincent, one of the co-owners of Ska Brewing and the founder of Ska Fabricating. Collectively Aaron, Jonny, and Matt bring a breadth of business, entrepreneurship, technical, and both cannabis and beverage-specific experience to this new hard seltzer company. Learn more about Oh Hi Beverages at ohhibev.com.

ABOUT OK CANNABEV

Founded in 2020 with the main purpose to produce and distribute Oh Hi Beverages in Oklahoma, OK Cannabev is owned by four partners: brothers Brett & Brian Bogert as well as Wesley Holloway and Tucker Cason. This team brings together 20 years of experience in the food and beverage industry as well as expertise in the sales and distribution of cannabis product lines in the Oklahoma region. OK Cannabev employs a Can-I-Bus depalletizer, twist rinser, and conveyance provided by Ska Fabricating. 

Midnight Trail Cam Wheat From Living The Dream Brewing Is The Next Beer for the Backcountry Conservation & Education Fund

LITTLETON, CO— Support the ongoing Living The Dream Brewing partnership with Highlands Ranch Community Association with a sip of the next beer in their collaboration series, Midnight Trail Cam Wheat. This dark rendition of Backcountry Wilderness Wheat, the first beer that Living The Dream brewed to support the Backcountry Conservation & Education Fund, debuted this week.

Midnight Trail Cam is a great “introduction dark beer” for people who don’t usually drink Porters and Stouts, says Jamie Gonzalez, who created the recipe. “This a great transition from winter to spring beer,” she adds. 

“Jamie has a background as a pastry chef, which resonates with my food background too,” says Living The Dream owner Jason Bell. “Jamie’s background inspired her to create this beer with flavors of creamy chocolate and hints of dark roasted coffee.  It reminds me a bit of a dark chocolate bar and does not have any of the bitterness which can be found in most Stouts.”

Midnight Trail Cam Wheat is part of an ongoing collaboration beer series that supports the nonprofit arm of HRCA Backcountry Wilderness Area in Highlands Ranch, one of the brewery’s time-honored partnerships.

Find Midnight Trail Cam Wheat at Living The Dream’s tasting room in Littleton while supplies of this limited batch are available. Ten percent of sales will be donated to the Backcountry Conservation & Education Fund that directly supports wildlife habitat improvements and opportunities for people in Living the Dream Brewing Co.’s local community to engage in environmental education. 

Contact Emily Hutto at hutto@radcraftbeer.com with questions about Living The Dream Brewing or this collaboration. Contact Lindsey McKissick at lindsey.mckissick@hrcaonline.org for more information about the HRCA Backcountry Wilderness Area.

ABOUT LIVING THE DREAM BREWING

Living the Dream Brewing is a craft brewery established in 2014 in Littleton, our home base for adventure in Colorado. Built on a foundation of brewing beer using only the finest ingredients, Living the Dream celebrates the people, places, and activities of the Centennial State. Live the life you've imagined, and join us at livingthedreambrewing.com. 

ABOUT THE HRCA BACKCOUNTRY WILDERNESS AREA

The Backcountry Conservation & Education Fund is the 501c3 arm of the HRCA Backcountry Wilderness Area. The Backcountry Wilderness Area is an 8,200-acre wildlife habitat conservation property that is owned and managed by the Highlands Ranch Community Association. The 501c3 nonprofit funds wildlife habitat conservation improvements like fire mitigation, noxious weed treatment, and maintaining water resources for wildlife alongside environmental education efforts to engage people of all ages with wild places. The mission is to improve wildlife habitat, inspire the next generation of nature stewards, and ignite a lifelong love of the outdoors for all. Learn more at hrcaonline.org/backcountry. 

Zia Cantina Partners with Peach Street Distillers to Launch Cocktail Program Focused on Agriculture from Colorado’s Western Slope

DURANGO, CO– Zia Cantina will officially launch this Saturday, April 10 with a new cocktail program this week featuring Ska Brewing’s sister company, Peach Street Distillers from Palisade Colorado.

From Zia’s first days as a brand slinging burritos out of an airstream in Ska’s parking lot, 16 years of fast-casual service on North Main (now SAGE - Farm Fresh Eats), eight years in a second location on the South side of town, and now to Zia Cantina’s new location at 2977 North Main Avenue, the Ska and Zia friendship has only grown stronger with time, burritos, beers— and now spirits. This week Zia debuts a fresh cocktail menu featuring Peach Street Distillers spirits.

Some of the new cocktails include Goat Limeade made with Peach Street Goat Vodka, the Ska Mexican Logger Beer-Arita made with Peach Street Orange Liqueur and Ska Mexican Logger, and the La Mula Cabra available with the addition of Peach Street Brandy, or Modus Hoperandi Beer Schnapps. 

In addition to Peach Street’s signature handcrafted cocktails, Ska beers on tap, and organically farmed, estate-grown canned Ah-So wine, Zia offers several Mancos-made Fenceline Ciders that Ska distributes across Southwest Colorado. 

‘‘When Ska Brewing suggested we join forces with their sister company, Peach Street Distillers, we quickly realized that it was a perfect opportunity to create something unique and local in the North Main District,” Carly Thomson of Zia says. “We all share a commitment to minimizing our environmental impact and using fresh, locally sourced ingredients that support Colorado communities.” 

Find the full Zia Cantina menu and more news at ziataqueria.com. Zia Cantina’s April hours will be Thursday & Friday 3pm to 9pm, and Saturday & Sunday 1pm-9pm. Zia expects to launch a new food offering in Zia Cantina in mid-May.

ABOUT PEACH STREET DISTILLERS

Peach Street Distillers was founded in 2005 in the heart of Colorado’s fruit and wine region, Palisade Colorado, where the high desert meets the mountains. The warm days and cool nights in Palisade make the local fruits and grains unimaginably delicious. Living the very definition of “craft” Peach Street does everything the hard way to turn these fermentable raw materials into extraordinary spirits. Peach Street Distillers is Colorado’s oldest independently owned and operated distillery. Visit the distillery online at peachstreetdistillers.com for more about the spirits and the spirits squad.

Ska Brewing and Peach Street Distillers Media Contact: Emily Hutto, hutto@radcraftbeer.com

ABOUT ZIA 

With a varied background in real estate development, ranching, and bakery operations, Tim Turner dreamed of a fast, healthy lunch option on the north side of town. He launched that dream, Zia Taqueria, in 2005. Zia has since grown into two thriving locations in Durango, serving fast, friendly, affordable fresh-Mex across the community with a strong focus on supporting local agriculture and community organizations. In 2019, Zia Taqueria broke ground on their new, larger home at 2977 North Main Avenue. In launching Zia Cantina, Zia wants to create a place to experience community and unwind after a day in the mountains. Their goal is to add vibrancy to the North Main District by creating a convenient, family friendly restaurant and cantina. Find Zia online at ziataqueria.com. 

Zia Media Contact: Carly Thomson, carly@ZiaTaqueria.com

Documentary Film BEER! A Love Story To Support Water Conservation As Beer’s Most Important Ingredient

DURANGO, CO— This April, RadCraft is proud to support healthy rivers in partnership with BEER! A Love Story. Now through April 25, RadCraft will donate $1 from each rental of this sensational documentary about craft beer to Protect Our Rivers.

Like rivers, breweries tend to be a source of culture and community. They also consume a great deal of water for which RadCraft makes a point to acknowledge in its philanthropic efforts. RadCraft’s work and our passion is rooted in the elements, one reason we were drawn to filmmaker Friedrich Moser. His close connection with nature shines in BEER! A Love Story, which captures the raw beauty of barley fields in rural Italy, Austrian and Northwest hop farms, and beyond. He ventures across landscapes, cultures, countries, and languages through subtitles in this both realistic and romantic movie. 

BEER! A Love Story debuted earlier this year. This independently funded, 4K full-length feature documentary weaves together the stories of more than 30 international characters who speak the universal language of beer. Rent it here and learn more at beermovie.org. 

Meet protagonists and filmmaker Moser on Earth Day, Thursday April 22 for a live virtual panel and movie preview. Participants at this free event can interact with the cast and view scenes in the film. More information to follow. 

Press Assets Here

BEER! A Love Story Press Contact: Emily Hutto, coop@radcraftbeer.com

Protect Our Rivers Press Contact: Sarah Nelson at sarah@protectourrivers.org

ABOUT RadCraft 

Founded in 2012 by Emily Hutto, RadCraft provides communications support to barley crafters. From breweries and distilleries to maltsters and their affiliates, RadCraft’s partners are makers of thoughtful products and cultivators of radical ideas. Beers and spirits should tell stories about brands, and RadCraft loves a good story. Lean more at radcraftbeer.com.

ABOUT Protect Our Rivers

At Protect Our Rivers™, we believe in the essential role healthy rivers play in all our lives— not only for our natural ecosystem but for our humanity as well. We are a passionate collective of people and supporting organizations that believe in the critical need for river health. We work to have a positive impact on lasting river conservation, through hands-on action, education and access. Learn more at protectourrivers.org.