Craft beer industry news.
The seventh annual Florida SMaSH Beer Festival will feature 35 breweries serving single malt, single hop beers made with Riverbend Malt and Yakima Quality Hops tapping Saturday, January 28 at Reiter Park.
Portland’s Ecliptic Brewing and Astoria’s Fort George Brewery are releasing a Cosmic Collaboration beer this January. Ecliptic + Fort George Black Cold IPA will ship January 18th in 16-ounce cans and draft and will be the first beer in the series for 2023.
Students from Southwestern College’s Fermentation Science Program have collaborated with NOVO Brazil Brewing Company to create Tzunúm, an Australian Pale Ale that is available on draft only at the brewery’s Imperial Beach location.
Ballard’s favorite new taproom now offers happy hour and beers to go. Tell your friends—bring the kids—don’t forget your dog! See you at Pike Taproom!
Following the news of spirits giant Sazerac’s transition from wine and spirits wholesaler Republic National Distributing Company (RNDC) to several beer wholesalers, the producer is suing its former distributor for nonpayment of $38.6 million.
Lawson’s Finest Liquids is giving craft beer fans reason to celebrate with today’s release of the iconic brewery’s 2023 distribution calendar.
Yonder Cider®, Beer Kulture and the American Cider Association (ACA) are excited to announce the awardees of the 2023 CiderCon® BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) Scholarship. Eight individuals – including six cider passionate individuals and two media attendees – received scholarships to attend the annual conference, taking place January 31 – February 2 in Chicago, Illinois.
Off-premise beverage alcohol dollar sales spiked during Christmas week, when they reached a record-high $1.74 billion, but deflated during the last week of the year, market research firm IRI reported. On-premise establishments across the U.S. posted double-digit increases during the Christmas and New Year holidays, according to CGA, NielsenIQ’s on-premise division.
This week, Bent Water Brewing Company, from Lynn, Massachusetts, announced that it will be releasing its annual anniversary beer, Blast Off, to celebrate the start of a new year and commemorate seven years of brewing.
Cape Beverage Distributing is pleased to announce the addition of Stewart’s Spiked Sodas and Hard Rock premium canned cocktails and hard seltzers to its distribution portfolio through its new partnership with Stewart’s Enterprise Holdings.
4 Hands Brewing Company has announced that its 2023 Madagascar releases will be available for public sale beginning on February 4 at 10 AM exclusively through an online pre-sale.
The #1 independent cidery in the country, the Pacific Northwest’s 2 Towns Ciderhouse announces today their chart-topping, The Bad Apple (10.5% ABV, #1 selling single-serve craft cider in the U.S.), is now available in 4-packs of 12 oz. cans (in 15 U.S. states) for the first time since its original launch in 2010 (The Bad Apple is sold in 500ml. bottles, on draft, and now 12 oz. cans).
R&D Brewing is excited to announce the release of their new Raspberry Milk Stout, a winter seasonal beer available in both kegs and 16oz cans.
Portland, Maine-based Allagash Brewing Company and Inglewood, California-based Crowns & Hops Brewing Co. will release Cur-8 next month, a collaboration beer with proceeds going to the 8 Trill Initiative.
