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Chicken Cock Ryeteous Blonde

Grain & Barrel Spirits has launched Chicken Cock Ryeteous Blonde, a new limited-edition expression, in partnership with Goodwood Brewing in Louisville, Kentucky. This marks the company’s second beer-barrel finish collaboration with Goodwood. With only...

Jose Cuervo Announces First Añejo Tequila

Jose Cuervo has unveiled a new premium-level tequila, and its first añejo: Tradicional Añejo. Tradicional Añejo is made with the original Cuervo family recipe from 1795. It matured for more than 12 months in new...

The Best Old World Wines to Drink in 2020

For this latest round of Beverage Dynamics wine reviews, we tasked our panel of independent experts to drink and rate Old World wines. The write-ups below represent a wide range of styles and countries,...

Video: How to Retail Alcohol in Our Changing World

The novel coronavirus has upended our world, and with it the beverage alcohol retail industry. The way that stores operate has changed. So too have consumer buying patterns shifted. Global alcohol producers have had...

Founders Rolls Out Marvelroast Imperial Golden Ale

Founders Brewing Co. has announced Marvelroast as the latest addition to the brewery's Limited Series lineup.  Marvelroast was originally a fan favorite in the Founders Detroit Taproom. It starts out as an Imperial Golden Ale enhanced with the addition...

Templeton Rye Barrel Strength Whiskey

Templeton Rye Whiskey has released the 2020 edition of their Barrel Strength Straight Rye Whiskey. First introduced in 2018, this third rendition highlights the aging stocks of straight rye whiskey in the Templeton, Iowa...

Recognizing the Top Alcohol Brands and Trends

EPG Media annually recognizes the fastest-selling spirits and wine alcohol brands, and their top producers, with our Growth Brands Awards. We were set to present these prizes at Las Vegas during WSWA 2020, but...

Anheuser-Busch Launches Cocktail-inspired Hard Seltzer Line

Anheuser-Busch today introduced a new hard seltzer brand called Social Club Seltzer. With 150 calories per 12-oz. can, Social Club Seltzer launches with three cocktail-inspired flavors — Old Fashioned, Sidecar and Citrus Gimlet —...

Rogue Ales Launches its First-Ever Barrel-Aged Sour Beer

As the popularity of sour beers continues to form a firm niche, craft pioneer Rogue Ales has announced its first-ever mixed-culture, barrel-aged sour release. Côtes du Rogue is a sour blonde, tart, with hints of...

White Claw Releases 5 New Flavors

The market-defining brand White Claw Hard Seltzer has announced a number of new flavors. These hard seltzers include the trio of Tangerine, Watermelon and Lemon. They are the first flavors debuted by the brand in...