Starr Hill Brewery Partners with Mended Little Hearts of Virginia For Beers With Benefits Program

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA - (January 10, 2018) Starr Hill Brewery is partnering with Mended Little Hearts of Virginia as it kicks off its Beers With Benefits initiative in 2018. January through March, Starr Hill will donate 25¢ for every case of Northern Lights IPA, Grateful Pale Ale, and The Love Wheat Beer sold in Virginia to Mended Little Hearts of Virginia as part of its mission to raise awareness and funds for non-profits in its home state.

Mended Little Hearts provides support and services to patients and families of children with congenital heart disease that directly improve their quality of life. Services include peer support, educational programs, hospital outreach, and other awareness initiatives. Mended Little Hearts has Virginia-based chapters in Charlottesville, Northern Virginia/Washington D.C., Richmond/Central Virginia, and Coastal Virginia. To learn more about Mended Little Hearts of Virginia, visit www.MLHCharlottesville.org/Virginia.

Starr Hill Brewery will also host Valentines-themed "Share the Love" events in February, featuring The Love Wheat Beer and other seasonal releases in support of Mended Little Hearts and the Beers with Benefits program. Share the Love events participating in the Beers With Benefits program will take place across Virginia, with additional Share the Love events to be held throughout Starr Hill's other markets. To find a Share the Love event in your area, visit www.StarrHill.com/Share-The-Love.

A special t-shirt campaign by Starr Hill Brewery and Custom Ink Shirts will provide additional support within the Beers With Benefits program. All funds raised from shirt sales will go directly to Mended Little Hearts of Virginia. To purchase a shirt, visit www.CustomInk.com/Fundraising/Beers-with-Benefits.Beers With Benefits donations will be based on 25¢ per case equivalents of beer each quarter, including both packaged and draft beer sold across all of Starr Hill’s markets throughout Virginia. Based on 2017 sales of the featured brands, Beers With Benefits is estimated to raise over $25,000 in donations to local charities in 2018. To learn more or apply to become a Beers With Benefits partner, visit www.StarrHill.com/Beers-With-Benefits.To find where Northern Lights IPA, Grateful Pale Ale, The Love Wheat Beer and other Starr Hill beers are available in your area, visit www.StarrHill.com/Beer-Finder.

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Born in a Charlottesville music hall in 1999, Starr Hill is an independent, regional craft brewery founded out of a passion for great beer and live music. Among the most award-winning craft breweries on the East Coast, Starr Hill has won 22 Great American Beer Festival, World Beer Cup and Great British Beer Festival medals. Starr Hill beer is distributed throughout the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions.