Craft beer industry news.
Jubilation filled the air this past Saturday after Ghostfish Brewing learned that they had received two medals at the 34th annual Great American Beer Festival (GABF) competition. Watchstander Stout won the gold medal in the Gluten-Free Beer category, and Grapefruit IPA won the bronze medal in the same Gluten-Free Beer category.
In synchronized efforts to promote brand variety and independence, Alaskan Brewing is shaking up a portion of its wholesale network on the West Coast.
Sour beers are a delicious and highly sought after style in the craft beer community. San Antonio’s Ranger Creek Brewing & Distilling has just released a new sour beer as part of their Small Batch Series, and it won’t last long. Limited quantities of Small Batch Series No. 11, their apricot sour, hit retail shelves on Friday, September 25. Given the success of the brewery’s previous sour beers, the bottles will be sold out in the next 2-3 weeks.
Family is always there for you. Ommegang Brewmaster Phil Leinhart’s desire to create a soured fruit beer wasn’t a possibility at his brewery in Cooperstown. The climate and current infrastructure don’t permit it. Fortunately for him, Belgian sister-brewery Liefmans not only has the capability to make such a beer, they have been definitive standard-bearers for over three hundred years. Several phone calls, e-mails and most enjoyably – taste testings – later, Rosetta was born and ready to hit America.
The brand that launched the light beer category is going back to its roots, again. After successfully bringing back its original look in 2014, Miller Lite will be available in the Original Steinie Bottle for a limited time only during the holiday season. The 12-ounce ‘Steinie’ bottle will connect generations of beer drinkers as friends and family gather to enjoy Miller Lite the same way it was served 40 years ago.
Samuel Adams today announced that New Jersey-based craft brewery Flounder Brewing Company has been selected as the winner of the 2016 “Brewing and Business Experienceship,” a unique mentoring opportunity awarded to one craft brewer annually as part of the Samuel Adams Brewing the American Dream program.
Rhinegeist Brewery is proud to announce a new brand and product offering with the launch of Cidergeist Hard Ciders. Why cider? We consider ourselves adventurers, explorers of the new, and Cidergeist allows us to play in a lighter and drier zone than beer is able to achieve, introducing a flavor profile more akin to white wine and refreshing in a uniquely fruity way.
On October 24, River North Brewery will bid a final farewell to its original location at 2401 Blake Street in Denver. The brewery’s building was recently slated for demolition to make way for an apartment redevelopment in one of Denver’s hottest neighborhoods, River North, for which the brewery is named.
Sea Dog Brewing Co – Clearwater’s Master Brewer, Robert Baker, is known for his creative use of food-inspired brew and he’s just announced his Fall line-up. Most recently, his Shipyard Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout was chosen as one of 2015’s Epcot Food & Wine Festival featured drafts, proceeding his Maple Bacon Stout, featured in 2014. With 15 taps open daily, 7 are national brands and 8 are Bobby Brewer exclusives.
This fall, Bear Republic Brewing Company® fan favorite Racer X®is racing back to shelves, and arriving in a store near you. A seasonal release, the inspirational big brother of Racer 5® embodies the role of big brother with bold hops and a smooth, firm malt backbone. Racer X® is one of our most extraordinary offerings available, with exceedingly limited production and distribution.
Rogue Ales and Spirits is good to glow this Halloween with Dead Guy Ale 22oz bottles and 64oz growlers, alongside 750mL serigraphed bottles of Dead Guy Whiskey – all of which GLOW-IN-THE-DARK.
The acquisition of FiberMark by Neenah Paper, announced last quarter, is now in the process of rapid integration. Neenah Paper and Packaging customers now have immediate access to thousands of colors, textures, finishes and weights in premium papers, box wraps, folding boards and labels. Newly expanded capabilities include specialty coatings and finishing with a focus on custom work.
The 2015 Great American Beer Festival® (GABF®) awards ceremony was held in Denver, Colorado last weekend, and the Karl Strauss brewing team proudly headed back to San Diego with 3 medals awarded across a wide range of beer styles – International-Style Pale Ale, South German-Style Hefeweizen, and American-Style Black Ale.
Inspired by the Trappist brewers of Belgium, Victory Brewing Company (Victory) announces Hoppy Quad, its first endeavor in the quadrupel ale style since the ever popular V Twelve, with its own whole flower-hopped twist.
