Craft beer industry news.
The Booth Brewing will be releasing two new beers this week. In honor of Pride month, The Booth Brewing will release LGBTQ Smoothie IPA, its first Smoothie IPA, and Fun Follower Witbier, a unique witbier with a twist.
Craft Brew Alliance (CBA) has taken a small step forward in expanding its nearly 3-year-long partnership with Massachusetts-based Cisco Brewers, today announcing plans to rebrand the Redhook pub in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, as an “island-inspired” destination. In a press release, CBA called the decision to convert the Redhook pub “an easy one,” pointing to the fact that the Nantucket-headquartered brewery’s flagship offerings, Whale’s Tale Pale Ale and Grey Lady, have been brewed and packaged at the Portsmouth facility since late 2015.
Beer companies haven’t effectively marketed to women, and they’re leaving a lot of opportunity for increased sales on the table, according to Bridget Brennan, CEO of Chicago-based consulting group the Female Factor. “We can’t underestimate that there has been, from a beer industry standpoint, a 150-year head start in marketing the product to guys as a guy’s product,” she told industry stakeholders who attended the Beer Institute’s annual meeting in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this week.
The next release in Firestone Walker’s Luponic Distortion IPA Series is set to arrive with a bold new look that doubles down on the mantra of “flavors through hops.”
Oskar Blues Brewery will release a very limited amount of Bourbon Barrel-Aged Mocha Ten FIDY Imperial Stout on July 7, (National Chocolate Day) at the Oskar Blues Boulder, Longmont, and Brevard Taproom locations.
The Partner Ships Series by Heavy Seas Beer will soon welcome its second collaboration in 2018, a Hoppy Wheat Ale with citrus brewed with NoDa Brewing Company of Charlotte, NC.
The Beer Institute awarded Tim Scully, Vice President of Government Affairs at MillerCoors, with the 2018 Jeff Becker Beer Industry Service Award for his leadership and dedication in the beer industry and America’s beer drinkers.
Wynwood Brewing gets ready to turn five years young this summer, they felt it was time to reformulate their original IPA. Miami’s brewery is excited to introduce its new Laces IPA, a beautifully crafted, 6.9% IPA that offers a blend of Mosaic, Amarillo and Falconers Flight hops with a light golden crisp malt body and a dry finish.
This Saturday, June 16th at Noon, River North Brewery will unveil Mr. Sandman: Chai Spice, the next installment in a series of unique variations on their award-winning American imperial stout.
The Pink Stuff is a Sparkling Rosé Beer that has a light-pink color brought about by free-run Grenache juice provided by Denner Vineyards, one of Paso Robles’ top Rosé wine producers.
More than 100 brewers and state guild leaders traveled to Washington, D.C., last month to take part in the Brewers Association’s annual SAVOR craft beer and food pairing event in the shadow of the U.S. Capitol building. In addition to serving hundreds of beers alongside an assortment of cheeses, meats, and other fancy fare, industry attendees also spent time meeting with legislators to discuss a variety of issues impacting the beer industry.
North American sales of cannabis are expected to grow to $24 billion by 2021, Jessica Lukas, vice president of consumer insights at BDS Analytics, shared during the final day of the Beer Institute’s annual meeting in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. That figure, she added, doesn’t account for a potential end to the federal ban on marijuana in the United States.
Sun King Brewery of Indianapolis announces partnership with Cavalier Distributing of Florida.
Fremont Brewing will be releasing its Pride Kölsch again this year in celebration of Pride month and it will be available across their distribution territories in kegs and (very pretty) 16-ounce cans.
