Craft beer industry news.
42 North Brewing Company broke ground on an expansion of its operations in East Aurora, New York. 42 North acquired the neighboring property this past summer and completed the demolition of an existing structure to begin construction of the new facility.
Australia’s largest hop grower, Hop Products Australia (HPA), has planted the first 50 hectares at their new farm in Victoria’s Buffalo River Valley. The $35 million expansion project aims to increase HPA’s total hop production by 50 percent over a period of six years, further increasing supply of their proprietary hop varieties to Australian and international brewers.
In advance of their grand opening in Ridgewood, Queens in late spring, Evil Twin Brewing NYC will introduce a Pop-Up Taproom at Nowadays.
Bud Light today became the first beer in the United States to add a comprehensive on-pack serving facts and ingredient label, with the unveiling of a new secondary packaging design that will hit stores in February.
Radeberger Gruppe USA, an importer of brands of its parent company Radeberger Gruppe, the leading German brewing group, today announced that the world’s first dry-hopped non-alcoholic beverage, Clausthaler Dry Hopped, is now available in 6-pack 11.2 oz. cans nationwide.
A Father of All Tsunamis shakes the Oregon Coast this month as Pelican Brewing Company creates the next batch of its award-winning Imperial Stout aged in rye whiskey barrels. The four-time medalist, which was just introduced to the Pelican lineup two years ago, took home three awards in 2018 including Gold at the Australian International Beer Awards, and Silvers at both the Brussels Beer Challenge and Oregon Beer Awards.
In this week’s edition of Last Call: Asahi announces plans to acquire London Pride maker; U.S. beer shipments decline in 2018; Charlie Papazian exits the Brewers Association; Clare Rose lays off 14 employees; and more industry news.
Brewery Ommegang begins the new year with a new look. Working with CF Napa Brand Design in Napa, California, the brewery has thoughtfully redesigned every element of the brand to deliver packaging as elegant as its beer.
Cigar City Brewing (CCB), one of the fastest-growing craft breweries in the U.S., has announced the addition of the CCB Mixed 12-Pack to its year-round offerings. The new format includes 12 oz. cans of CCB’s most successful brands Jai Alai IPA, Guayabera Citra Pale Ale and Florida Cracker Belgian-style White Ale, plus Space Pope IPA, a vibrant and citrus-forward IPA brewed with Galaxy and Nelson Sauvin hops, packaged exclusively for the Mixed 12-Pack.
Oskar Blues Brewery is introducing a fresh new line-up of rotating IPAs with the Can-O-Bliss IPA Series. Can-O-Bliss Tropical IPA has now launched in 12 oz. cans, to be celebrated with kick-off parties in Oskar Blues Brewery taprooms on Jan. 26. Can-O-Bliss Hazy IPA and Citrus IPA will follow throughout the year.
MGM National Harbor and Maryland’s own Flying Dog Brewery have collaborated to produce Let It Rye’d, a locally crafted hazy rye IPA exclusively available at the luxury-entertainment destination.
Good City Brewing is set to open its downtown brewery and taproom as the first tenant in the highly anticipated Entertainment Block development across from the new Milwaukee Bucks arena. A soft opening is scheduled for Jan. 25 with beer service and limited hours.
Upslope Brewing Company, the Boulder-based brewery, today announced the latest iteration of its popular annually released style—2019 Experimental India Pale Ale. In addition, the brewery proudly revealed its famed Rocky Mountain Kölsch as a year-round, core style.
Bend Brewing Company is proud to announce our first 16 oz can release of 2019, Trade War Export Stout. Trade War Export Stout is a 7.5 percent ABV foreign style stout brewed with a blend of Golden Promise and Canadian two-row, six different specialty malts and flaked barley.
