DENVER – The National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA) and the Brewers Association (BA) are pleased to announce that Brown Distributing Company, based in West Palm Beach, Florida, has been selected as the 2012 Craft Beer Distributor of the Year. The Craft Beer Distributor of the Year Award , now in its sixth year, recognizes the… Read more »
STEVENS POINT, WI — Point Oktoberfest and Whole Hog Pumpkin Ale, the Stevens Point Brewery’s fall seasonal craft beers, are the toast of the season after winning gold medals at the 2012 Great American Beer Festival in Denver on October 13.
It wasn’t planned, but Epic Brewing head brewer, Kevin Crompton, just announced to over 100 members of the media that the company will expand into a second brewing facility in Denver, Colorado. In a brief conversation, Crompton told Brewbound.com that while a lease papers have not yet been signed, the Salt Lake City, Utah-based company… Read more »
Colorado’s Oskar Blues is innovating once again. Oskar Blues — the first U.S. craft brewer to begin canning its beer – unveiled a new, slightly larger can on Thursday night following the first Great American Beer Festival sampling session.
Don’t ask Avery Brewing Company founder Adam Avery about when he thinks his company will break ground on a planned $30 million, 5-acre expansion in Boulder, Colo.. All you’ll get in response is a resounding, “I don’t know.” Brewbound.com caught with the brewery founder at his company’s ‘brewers’ lunch,’ where invited industry guests enjoyed catered… Read more »
LONGMONT, CO – Colorado-based Oskar Blues Brewery and Indiana-based Sun King Brewery have created “The Deuce”, their second CANlaboration project to unite the brewer’s friendship and passion for pushing the boundaries of craft beer in a can. The Deuce is a limited-release Hopped-Up Brown Ale and the second craft beer (following the pair’s CHAKA Belgian-Style… Read more »
RONGY, BELGIUM — The Cloak of St. Martin is a limited-edition Barleywine-style Belgian ale, ready to warm the North American autumn and winter (fermentation details seen below). The Cloak is Brasserie Brunehaut’s first Abbaye ale brewed using doubled fermentation capacity gained via three new vats installed on Leap Day 2012. This increased capacity delivered enough… Read more »