Craft beer industry news.
Fergal Murray spent 31 years as a master brewer for Diageo, perfecting one of the world’s most iconic beers — Guinness Irish Dry Stout – one batch at a time. During his stint as brewmaster, Murray not only honed his skills as a beer maker, but he also represented the Guinness brand worldwide at events and in numerous television, radio and print spots.
After announcing plans last summer to open a Brooklyn fermentation facility, the founder of Stillwater Artisanal is attempting to raise $1.8 million via a revenue-sharing crowdfunding campaign and an equity sale for a new side project. Slated to open inside a 6,000 sq. ft. warehouse in Greenpoint this fall, the offshoot, called Production, will serve as an “experimental fermentation facility,” bar, restaurant, event space and music venue, Stillwater founder Brian Strumke told Brewbound.
St. Patrick’s Day marks an important week for the beer distributors and their retail partners in the hospitality industry. On-premise establishments such as bars, taverns and restaurants are gearing up events and parties, and America’s independent beer distributors are also busy delivering to more than 500,000 establishments around the country.
Switchback Ale, Vermont’s number one selling draught beer for over 10 years, is now available in The Big Apple. Manhattan Beer Distributors will service 16 counties, including New York City, Long Island, and the Hudson Valley. The first shipment arrived on February 28.
It’s that time of year again, when the sizzling days of summer are just around the corner, only relieved with cannonballs into the pool, paired with a delicious Shandy. Making its return this April, Traveler Beer Company invites its fans to sail away to paradise with Aloha Traveler Pineapple Shandy.
The fourth beer in Ska Brewing’s Mod Project hits stores across the brewery’s distribution footprint this week. “Meet Berliner Weisse, my favorite spring offering,” says Ska Brewing Sales & Marketing Director Kristen Muraro.
Ecliptic Brewing’s Cosmic Collaboration Series has always featured an exciting line-up of beers with everything from an IPA brewed with Pinot Noir juice to a Session Barleywine.
Enjoyers of Earth Rider will be able to purchase 12 oz. cans of the brewery’s beer at retail outlets throughout the Twin Ports beginning Thursday.
Riegele, the 2017 German Brewery of the Year, will soon be available in bottle and draft in eight states, debuting this month in Michigan, and rolling out in Tennessee in Q2.
The Booth Brewing Co., a leading Craft Beer company based in Korea, announced signing an agreement with its first wholesale partner Humboldt Beer Distributors (HBD) with plans to expand across the greater Humboldt area.
The Brewers Association today released its annual rankings of the top 50 U.S. beer companies based on 2017 sales volume estimates. Here’s how things shook out:
Concerns over potential price gouging are mounting after President Donald Trump signed an executive order last Thursday to impose a 10 percent tariff on imported aluminum. In a letter sent yesterday to Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross, four beverage trade groups — the Beer Institute (BI), Brewers Association (BA), Can Manufacturers Association (CMI) and American Beverage Association — cited “major concerns about how the 10 percent tariff could cause price-gouging within aluminum markets.”
In an exciting evolution of its “Most Interesting Man” campaign, Dos Equis is out to prove that “interesting” is not limited to just one man; everyone can be interesante. The Keep it Interesante campaign aims to drive home the creative edge the brand is known for, while helping fans bring their irreverent stories to life in away that makes their stories even more entertaining.
Iron Hill will release several new cans in the coming months, complementing their ever-growing list of beers to go.
