Four Corners Brewing Partners with Del Papa’s 2-Row Distributing
2-Row Distributing, a division of Del Papa Distributing, is pleased to announce a partnership with Four Corners Brewing Company.
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Micro Matic Launches KeyKeg Coupler
After recently expanding its presence in the North American beverage market, Lightweight Containers BV, the company behind the innovative UniKeg and KeyKeg one-way kegs, has announced a strategic agreement with Micro Matic, the world’s leading manufacturer and supplier of keg valves and dispensing equipment.
Catawba Brewing Releases Small Batch Maibock
Catawba Brewing is now pouring a Small Batch Maibock (8.4 percent ABV).
Coronado Brewing Collaborates with Artist on New Series
Coronado Brewing is announcing a new collaboration, partnering with local artist Kelcey “KFiSH” Fisher on a series of four new beers in 2018.
New Belgium Cuts 4 Percent of Workforce Amid Craft Beer Slowdown
Yet another U.S. beer company is making cuts to its workforce due to slowing sales of craft beer. New Belgium Brewing Company, and employee-owned business with production facilities in Fort Collins, Colorado, and Asheville, North Carolina, today laid off 28 employees across the production, administration, finance, human resources and IT departments.
Last Call: 3,000 Brewers Use BA Seal; Generation Z Consumers Drink Less Alcohol, Study Finds
In this week’s Last Call: More than 3,000 brewers sign up to use the Brewers Association’s independence seal; a study finds that Generation Z consumers drink less alcohol; MillerCoors announces plans to transfer all of its cider production to Milwaukee; and more news.
Stone Brewing Releases Exalted IPA
Stone Brewing announces the release of Stone Exalted IPA.
Rogue Collaborates with Stumptown Coffee on Cold Brew 2.0
Like the perfect amount of cream in your coffee, Rogue infuses its blonde ale with Stumptown Cold Brew Coffee to create Cold Brew 2.0—a combination of coffee and beer where both shine through.
Boulevard Brewing Announces Collaboration Beer with the Kansas City Royals
Boulevard Brewing Company today announced a new seasonal beer created to celebrate its partnership with the Kansas City Royals. ¡Vamos! (Let’s Go!), a Mexican-style lager, will be available on tap at area bars, restaurants and at Kauffman Stadium as well as in six-packs throughout the Royals regional viewing territory beginning in early March and running through April, or while supplies last.
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.
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.