Upslope Brewing Co. Releases 2018 Experimental IPA as Year-Round Offering
Upslope Brewing Company, the Boulder-based brewer, today announced the release of its newest year-round, core style—an Experimental IPA.
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Weihenstephan and Sierra Nevada Collaborate on Braupakt Hefeweissbier
Weihenstephan, the World’s Oldest Brewery, has embarked on a dream-team partnership with Sierra Nevada, one of America’s pioneering craft brewers, to create “Braupakt,” the eagerly-anticipated Hefeweissbier. Weihenstephaner Braupakt will be available nationwide in April 2018.
Boston Beer Company Releases Angry Orchard Rosé Hard Cider
This spring, Angry Orchard, the leading U.S. cider maker[1], gives drinkers a new, unexpected and delicious choice poised to be the year’s hottest drink: Angry Orchard Rosé hard cider. Made with a delicious blend of apples including rare red flesh apples from France, Angry Orchard Rosé delivers the crisp and refreshing qualities of cider with a rosy color and floral aroma. So, move over Rosé wine and make room on the shelf for Angry Orchard Rosé, the fun and unexpected drink to try this spring.
Brooklyn Brewery Eyes Growth in 2018 Despite Domestic Headwinds
Seven months after announcing plans to create a national sales platform via investments in San Francisco’s 21st Amendment and Colorado’s Funkwerks, Brooklyn Brewery is readying for what it hopes will be a year of growth across all three brands. Speaking to Brewbound, Dave Duffy, Brooklyn’s vice president of business development, said the three companies have officially integrated their sales forces and “cross-trained on each other’s brands.”
Firestone Walker’s Barrelworks Releases Bretta Rose No. 005
What began with a pre-dawn excursion to a raspberry field last summer has come to fruition with the imminent release of Bretta Rosé Batch No. 005, the fifth iteration of this signature wild ale from Firestone Walker’s Barrelworks.
Night Shift Brewing to Transition Sour Beers to 16 oz. Cans
After years of exclusively using 750ml bottles for their sour beers, Night Shift is making the transition to 16oz cans.
Dogfish Head to Rerelease Chicha
Spit happens – and when it does, you brew Chicha. An ancient Peruvian beer brewed with corn that’s chewed up and spit out, Chicha is one of the most talked about brewing creations from Dogfish Head Craft Brewery. First brewed in 2009, this new batch of Chicha was brewed with corn chewing contributions from over 100+ Dogfish Head coworkers who banded together to prepare the beer’s main ingredient for brew day – chewed purple maize (corn).
Heavy Seas to Collaborate with Right Proper Brewing on Cafe au Lait Stout
The Partner Ships Series by Heavy Seas Beer will soon welcome its first collaboration in 2018, a Cafe au Lait Stout brewed with Right Proper Brewing Company of Washington, DC.
Deschutes Brewery’s Director of Brewery Operations to Depart
Deschutes Brewery announces that Karl Ockert, director of brewery operations, will be leaving the Bend-based organization at the end of March to return to his former role consulting to the craft beer industry.
South County Brewing Company Announces Rebrand and Expansion Plans
After a chance meeting with the talented artist/designer Chris Pappas, South County Brewing Company has focused its look. This news coincides with the completion of its expansion project in March.
J. Wakefield Collaborates with Run the Jewels
J. Wakefield Brewing is one of three breweries collaborating with Run the Jewels, the hip-hop duo of rapper/producers El-P and Killer Mike, to brew one of three versions of Panther Like a Panther. Brooklyn’s Interboro Spirits & Ales and Chicago’s Pipeworks Brewing Company are also creating versions of the beer.
Braxton Brewing to Release Buzz Honey Peach Kölsch in Cans
The 6-packs of 12 oz. cans ($9.99+tax) will be released at noon during the company’s Third Anniversary Party.
Boston Beer Shipments Decline Again in 2017
Boston Beer Company yesterday reported a shipment decline of 6.2 percent in 2017, driven by shrinking sales of its Samuel Adams and Angry Orchard brands. In an earnings report released Wednesday, the country’s sixth largest beer company — which makes Samuel Adams beer, Angry Orchard Hard Cider, Twisted Tea, and Truly Spiked & Sparkling seltzers, among other products — said it shipped about 3.8 million barrels of product in 2017, compared to 4 million barrels shipped in 2016.
Mother Earth Brewing Company Expand Distribution to Tennessee
Mother Earth is pleased to announce it’s distribution partnership with Lipman Brothers, Middle Tennessee’s first distributor of Wine and Spirits and a premier carrier of outstanding Indie Craft Beer covering over 77% of the state’s population.