August is just flying by…and clearly nothing is slowing down anytime soon. But no worries, Rumor Mill is always on the case, keeping you up with all the craft beer news that matters. Plus we’ve an all-important update on what we’ve been drinking lately and you absolutely don’t want to miss that!

More Innovations At Widmer Brothers (Portland, OR) – As part of their announced $10 million expansion, with the eventual goal of increasing their overall capacity to 750,000 barrels,
Widmer Brothers has launched a new small-batch experimental brewery at their Portland-based campus. Under the direction of Brewmaster Tom Bleigh, Innovation Brewery’s state-of-the-art 10-barrel system will be visible from the adjoining brewpub and offer guests a unique opportunity to watch Widmer Brothers brewers at work, while enjoying the brewery’s latest offerings.

New York State Brewery Looks To Liberate The South(Clifton Park, NY / Atlanta, GA) – New York State-based Schmaltz Brewing Company just announced that they are partnering with Liberator Distributing and introducing serious “Jewbelation” to a thirsty Atlanta. Can you say “oh vey” y’all?

Words To Drink By (Philadelphia, PA) – “Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.”

 – Benjamin Franklin – Founding Father & Statesman

This Bud’s Evidently Not For You (Long Island, NY) – Morning rush hour traffic is never easy for New York commuters but things reportedly got super difficult last Monday on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, when a semi-truck crashed hurling hundreds of cans of Budweiser into the oncoming traffic.

Diageo Renames Its US Beer Business (Norwalk, CN) – In an effort to better position itself in America’s growing beer market , Diageo-Guinness USA  is  reportedly changing their name to Diageo Beer Co. USA.

What We’ve Been Drinking Lately (Washington, DC) – We’d like to thank all the breweries who ship us beer from time to time. It’s always great to sample the brews that we write about and helps to give us a better feel for what’s happening out there. Last night we hit up something we recently received from SweetWater Brewing. A 2016 addition to their popular Catch & Release Series, SweetWater Hash Session IPA is a 4.2% hophash-infused India Pale Ale that’s scheduled to return to retail in late August.