Craft beer industry news.
Each year, to celebrate his amazing legacy, Two Roads creates a very special commemorative beer named “Igor’s Dream”—a Russian Imperial Stout which is an appropriate style given Igor Sikorsky’s Russian heritage.
The largest craft hard cider company in the Midwest will take on the Southeast this spring. After a healthy 2017, with reports of 79% growth and new chain placements secured, Blake’s looks to fill a hole in the craft cider market.
Following the release of the new logo set in mid-November, Cigar City Brewing is proud to unveil a refreshed look for all packaging, including a newly introduced Jai Alai IPA 12-pack, launching in all markets in the immediate future.
Republic National Distributing Company, LLC (“RNDC”), a distributor and broker of premium wine and spirits, and Breakthru Beverage Group, LLC (“BBG”), a distributor and broker of beer, wine and spirits in the U.S. and Canada—today announced the appointment of Nicholas Mehall as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of their proposed combined organization.
The Mill Street Still & Brew Taproom and Micron Beers, will now continue to operate under the banner of 10 TORR Precision Crafted Beers and the 10 TORR Tap Room (490 Mill Street, Reno, NV.) The vacuum distilled spirits will remain under the 10 TORR banner.
As 2017 drew to a close, Rave Associates, the first distributor of Bell’s Brewery, reached a historic milestone with the Michigan craft beer institution: 1 million case equivalents sold in one year. A case equivalent is equal to one case of beer, or 24, 12 oz. cans or bottles. It’s the first time a beer distributor in Michigan, or any other state, has reached that achievement with Bell’s.
Atlantic Beverage Distributors is proud to announce that it will be representing the exclusive distribution of Mother Earth Brew Co. in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
Breakside Brewery and Delta Pacific Beverage have partnered to distribute the Oregon-based brewery’s innovative, award-winning beers to several areas throughout California including South Bay, East Bay and Central Valley. They will kick-off the new partnership with a series of region-wide launch events planned for early February during San Francisco Beer Week in cities around the region.
Whirling Dervish, Monday Night Brewing’s newest seasonal release, is a classic dry Irish Stout with coffee roasted from long-time local partners Batdorf & Bronson.
Celebrating diversity has always been an integral part of Bell’s culture. This summer, 16 oz. cans of Sparkleberry will join that celebration.
New Belgium Brewing Company has named Backbone Media as its media buying and public relations agency of record.
For the second time in as many years, Pabst Brewing Company will undergo a major round of layoffs, today announcing that it has eliminated a total of 70 positions from the company. The cuts — which impacted employees across all areas of the organization, including sales, marketing, operations and administration — are being made to help the company reduce its cost basis by 15 percent.
New Hampshire’s Smuttynose Brewing, citing overleveraging of investments and missed growth projections amidst increased competition from fellow craft brewers, is scheduled to be sold March 9 at a bank auction.
Inspired by bootleggers and driven by demand, 805 is set to expand into the Pacific Northwest starting in early 2018 via Columbia Distributing. 805 was originally brewed in 2012 to serve the tri-counties area of California’s Central Coast. Within three years, however, it grew to become a top 25 national craft beer brand—despite the fact that it was still only distributed in California.
