Craft beer industry news.
Elevation Beer Company and Monarch Mountain are pleased to announce an ongoing partnership that includes the naming of Elevation as the Official Brewery of Monarch Mountain and vice versa— Monarch Mountain as the Official Ski Area of Elevation Beer Co.
Celis Brewery will be re-releasing its seasonal Grand Cru Tripel Ale.
Yakima Chief Hops, the leading American hop supplier based in the Pacific Northwest, is proud to announce the formation of their Organic Hops program, supplying brewers worldwide with certified organic hops from family-owned farms. The program has officially launched this month, and YCH Organic Hops will be available for purchase beginning with the 2018 hop harvest.
C Squared Ciders, a Denver, CO-based independent craft cidery announced the release of Drake, the second offering from their high end and barrel-aged Sailor Series. Drake is an English-American Hybrid Cider made with heritage Chisel Jersey apples.
Founders Brewing Co. announced Panther Cub as the fourth release in the taproom-only Mothership Series. Panther Cub is the first barrel-aged release of the series. It will be exclusively available in the brewery’s Detroit and Grand Rapids taprooms in 6-pack bottles and on draft beginning December 1.
Schlafly Beer announces today the upcoming release of the Stout Bout, one of the most popular variety packs from the largest locally owned craft brewery in St. Louis. A selection “worth fighting for,” this year’s stouts include: the returning Mexican Chocolate Stout (6.2%), Dulce de Leche Stout (6.5%), Raspberry Coffee Stout (5.7%) and Mango Ancho Stout (5.7%).
Saint Arnold’s Bishop’s Barrel No. 22 is a Texas honey Saison aged in chardonnay barrels for a year with peaches, apricots, and the wild yeast brettanomyces.
Braxton Brewing Co. will once again release its limited edition Dark Charge, a Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout, on the fourth annual Dark Charge Day, an event that has become one of Cincinnati’s Premier annual events.
Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project is excited to introduce its latest small batch release of 2018. Our most epic Collab beer to date, Mega Collab, A Double-Double Dry Hopped Imperial Juicy IPA, at 8.5% ABV.
In episode 11 of the Brewbound Podcast, editor Chris Furnari interviews Hugh Sisson, the founder and managing partner of Heavy Seas Beer in Baltimore, Maryland. During the interview, Hugh discusses how his company is evolving amid increasing competition within the craft beer segment, and he explains the headwinds facing regional breweries. He also talks about trends that he’s paying close attention to and shares his vision of how the beer category will continue to mature in the coming years.
Hi-Wire Brewing at Golden Belt opened its doors to the public on Saturday, November 17 at 12 pm. Located at 800 Taylor Street in Durham, NC Hi-Wire Brewing’s new 10,522 square foot taproom features a large outdoor patio, 24 taps of Hi-Wire beer including one-offs, rare sour and wild ales, specialties not available anywhere else, guest wines and ciders on tap, and numerous games for entertainment.
UpCountry Brewing, based in West Asheville, keeps heading further into the mountains with a second brewery and taproom space nestled into the foothills of the entrance to the Pisgah Forest in Brevard, NC.
Shipments of domestically brewed beer are down about 2.9 percent, according to the Beer Institute, but year-to-date volume sales at off-premise retailers are still basically flat. According to the latest data from market research firm IRI, volume sales at multi-outlet and convenience stores were down 0.3 percent year-to-date through the period ending November 4.
In this week’s edition of Press Clips: Reyes buys the Constellation Brands portfolio from Ace; beer shipments are down 2.1 percent in 2018; the U.S. brewery count eclipses 7,000; Utah mandates tests to ensure 3.2 ABW; and more.
