Private Equity Firm Sells Pittsburgh Brewing
New York-based private equity firm Verus Investment Partners has sold the 156-year-old Pittsburgh Brewing Company to an undisclosed buyer. Specific financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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Ska Brewing Releases Rue B. Soho Grapefruit Lager
Ska Brewing is excited to announce the release of Rue B. Soho, a refreshing lager brewed with cascade hops and grapefruit (5.1% ABV).
Brewers Association Founder Charlie Papazian to Exit the Organization
The Brewers Association (BA) — the not-for-profit trade group dedicated to promoting and protecting America’s small and independent craft brewers — today announced that founder and past president Charlie Papazian will exit the Brewers Association on January 23, 2019, marking his 70th birthday and 40 years building the craft brewing community and inspiring brewers and beer lovers around the world.
Sun King Brewery to Open Specialty Production Brewery in 2019
Sun King Brewery, a leader in the independent craft beer and spirits movements in Indiana, is excited to announce the development of a new, 13,000-square-foot, specialty production craft brewery and tap room at The Yard at Fishers District in Fishers, Ind., which is projected to open in late spring of 2019.
Spoetzl Brewery Spends $1.2 Million on Super Bowl Commercial
Spoetzl Brewery, brewer of Shiner Bock, announces a $1.2 million Super Bowl spot to be featured on Sunday, February 4, 2018 in the next phase of the ‘This is Shiner Country’ campaign.
Boulevard Brewing Announces Releases of Jam Band Berry Ale
Boulevard Brewing Company today announced that Jam Band, a new year-round beer, will soon hit taps and shelves throughout the brewery’s 39-state territory. The rhythmic grooves of blueberry, raspberry and tart cherry accompany a steady malt base to create an easy-drinking, all-season beer worthy of an encore.
pFriem Family Brewers Announces First Quarter Beer Releases
Oregon’s pFriem Family Brewers’ first releases of 2018 are dynamic and distinctive: the opening act for a list of over 100 artisan beers that the prolific brewery will release in the coming months. To start out the year, fans will find the following beers (among others) from the Pacific Northwest brewery.
Ballast Point to Open Downtown Disney Taproom
San Diego’s Ballast Point Brewing will open the first on-site brewery in Anaheim’s downtown Disney District at Disneyland Resort this fall. The Disney taproom is the seventh Ballast Point location in Southern California — and first in Orange County — for the Constellation Brands-owned craft brewery. The move is part of the beer company’s ongoing strategy to grow the Ballast Point brand through local outposts both in California and across the country.
St. Clair Brown Winery Opens Nanobrewery in Napa
St. Clair Brown, the first of its kind urban winery in Napa, California is announcing the launch of their nano-brewery, just four years after opening.
Canarchy Appoints New CEO, Shares 2017 Growth Figures
After growing two percent in 2017, Canarchy Craft Brewery Collective – a consortium of beer companies formed by Oskar Blues and Fireman Capital Partners following investments in Cigar City Brewing, Perrin Brewing and Utah Brewers Cooperative – has brought in a pair of C-level executives to “develop necessary and scalable infrastructure” within the organization.
Texas Craft Brewers Guild Forms Political Action Committee
In an effort to combat the influence Texas wholesalers wield with local lawmakers, the state’s craft brewers guild has launched its own political action committee, called CraftPAC. In a press release, the Texas Craft Brewers Guild said the goal of CraftPAC would be to overturn “archaic, anti-competitive beer laws” that have “had a chilling effect on the industry’s growth.”
Labatt USA Searches for Brewmaster to Lead U.S. Brewery
Labatt USA announced it will begin a national search for a Brewmaster to lead its first brewery in the U.S. The new brewery, which will open in Buffalo, New York, later this year, will focus on innovation for Labatt.
Surly Announces 2018 Brand Calendar
2018 Surly Brand Calendar is brimming with surprises, new beers, and what we in the brewing industry call “cool shit”.
Nickel Brook Announces 12 Months of Funk Lab Releases
Nickel Brook announced today that it will be releasing a new small-batch specialty beer from its Funk Lab facility every month for the next twelve months in the Funk Lab Series.