News

Craft beer industry news.

Sibling Revelry Brewing Expands Ohio Footprint

Westlake’s Sibling Revelry Brewing will expand distribution outside of Northeast Ohio to Columbus, Cincinnati, and neighboring counties beginning March 5th.

Buskey Cider Collaborates with Isley Brewing on Stout Cider

Richmond’s own Buskey Cider has made a Stout Cider, made with gluten free ingredients from dark beers, namely coffee beans, cocoa nibs and husks, and Belgian candi! This beverage was made in collaboration with Isley Brewing Company for the 2018 SABD Collaboration Crawl includes 10 alcohol producers in Scott’s Addition located in Richmond, Virginia, pairing them up at random to create two collaborations together.

Epic Releases RiNo APA

Epic Brewing is releasing RiNo APA, a Juicy American Pale Ale starting this March.

Barrel House Z Releases BAM BAM Double IPA

Barrel House Z has launched its next big beer, BAM BAM Double IPA. Dry hopped with Mosaic & Citra, this is a New England-style hop bomb.

Big Storm Brewing Opens New Taproom

Big Storm Brewing Co.will hold a grand opening for its third Florida taproom on Saturday, March 10th in Cape Coral.

New Hampshire Entrepreneur Reaches Verbal Agreement to Acquire Smuttynose

New Hampshire Entrepreneur Reaches Verbal Agreement to Acquire Smuttynose

How much is a distressed craft brewery worth in 2018? Somewhere north of $8.25 million, if the scene at New Hampshire’s Smuttynose Brewing earlier today is any indication. An auction run by James R. St. Jean Auctioneers for Smuttynose ended with the company’s banker, Provident Bank, reclaiming the brewery for $8.25 million on Friday afternoon. Immediately after the auction concluded, Norman Rice, a local tech entrepreneur, approached the bank about purchasing the Portsmouth-based company.

Ninkasi Taps Former Bell’s Executive to Lead National Sales

Ninkasi Taps Former Bell’s Executive to Lead National Sales

Oregon’s Ninkasi Brewing has announced the hiring of former Bell’s Brewery director of sales, Marty Compton. Compton, who officially joined the Eugene-based Ninkasi as its new national sales director earlier this week, departed Bell’s Brewery last August.

Canarchy Expands Distribution of Cigar City to Arizona

Cigar City Brewing continues to expand the reach of its world-class beers with the addition of Arizona to the Florida-based brewery’s distribution network. CCB has partnered with Crescent Crown Distributing, Canyon Distributing Company, Finley Distributing and Legacy Beverage to distribute its portfolio of unique ales and lagers, including the award-winning Jai Alai IPA, throughout the Grand Canyon State.