Craft beer industry news.
Newport, Ore. – Rain clouds are plotting their return at Rogue Ales and Spirits, which means snow on the mountain and the start to one of our favorite traditions: Yellow Snow IPA, the official beer of the snow season. Coming off a Gold Medal finish at the 2015 World Beer Championships, the pale golden hued… Read more »
Glendale, WI – Every significant anniversary, Sprecher’s brewmaster creates a beer unlike any other. For Sprecher’s 25th he brewed a remarkable Belgian-style Dubbel. This year, for Sprecher’s 30th, he upped the ante by creating XII, a Belgian-style Quadruple (Quad) ale. Brewed in March, the beer aged six months until it was bottled on September 23rd…. Read more »
Portland, Ore. – September 24, 2015 – For the crew at BridgePort Brewing Company, Oregon’s oldest craft brewery, early fall is their favorite time of year. It’s only then that they get to drive to the hop fields of the Willamette Valley to collect fresh Oregon aroma hops to make the annual special treat, Hop… Read more »
Angry Orchard today announced the national release of its newest hard cider, Angry Orchard Stone Dry, the driest style in its core collection. Traditional English dry ciders have been around for centuries and are a cultural mainstay in the UK, where cider overall is very well-established. The cider makers at Angry Orchard were inspired by these ciders and developed the recipe for Stone Dry as an American interpretation of this classic style.
Fast growing Modern Times Beer of San Diego yesterday announced plans to open a pilot brewery, restaurant, and specialty coffee shop in Los Angeles sometime in 2016.
Ninkasi Brewing today announced plans to further build out its presence on the East Coast by launching new distribution in Virginia and Maryland.
Fort Collins, CO – This September, Odell Brewing Company will celebrate the return of autumn with its Fall-Winter Montage Variety Pack. The twelve pack features year round favorites IPA and Cutthroat Porter, seasonal Isolation Ale, and the newest Roots Release brew, Rawah (ray-wah) Rye IPA. Meaning “wild place,” Rawah is named in honor of the Rawah… Read more »
Anheuser-Busch InBev today announced it would acquire Los Angeles-based Golden Road Brewing. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed and the deal is expected to close before the end of the year. Golden Road launched in 2011 and expects to sell 45,000 barrels of beer this year. It is the largest craft brewery in Los Angeles.
LOS ANGELES – Fireman’s Brew, a Los Angeles-based craft beer company founded by two firefighters, today announced a partnership with QI Brews to expand distribution of its three award-winning beers into China and Panama. Through the partnership, Fireman’s Brew will now be available in Mainland China and Panama with future plans to distribute in Taiwan,… Read more »
Bloomington, IN – Upland Brewing Co. announced today that Harvest Ale will be released October 1st in 4 packs and on draught at select craft beer bars throughout our distribution territory. It will be on tap at the Upland Bloomington Brewpub October 1st and our Broad Ripple Tasting Room and Carmel Tap House on October 6th. Like a kid… Read more »
One of Bell’s Brewery, Inc.’s most sought after beers, Hopslam Ale, will be packaged solely in six-packs of 12 oz. cans and kegs when it returns in January for its annual release.
Boston, MA — Bantam Cider has officially announced the launch of its can program. In stores this week, craft cider fans in Massachusetts and Rhode Island will be the first to get their hands on cans of all three of Bantam’s year-round ciders: Rojo, Wunderkind, and The Americain. Earlier this year, Bantam Cider introduced The… Read more »
ATLANTA – Historic Oakland Foundation (HOF) kicks off Oakland Cemetery’s fall special event season with a beer created in partnership with Georgia’s oldest craft brewery, Red Brick Brewing. Rosemary’s Boneyard Brew, a handcrafted blend of Red Brick’s Casual Session IPA and rosemary harvested from Oakland Cemetery’s grounds, will be available only at Oakland’s special events… Read more »
New Belgium’s slow ride toward a national footprint continues. The brewery today announced imminent plans to expand distribution throughout West Virginia, its 41st state, leaving it just nine shy of filling out the entire U.S. map.
