Craft beer industry news.
Endo Brewing Company will add boysenberry and cherry to its Winter Blonde Ale recipe this season, as voted upon by brewery fans and loyal social media followers. This crowdsourced beer will tap on Wednesday, November 27 at 3 p.m. at Endo’s tasting room.
A survey commissioned by the Beer Institute (BI), a national trade group advocating for the U.S. brewing industry, found that 68% of respondents were in favor of extending the federal excise tax relief that was put in place in 2017, but slated to expire at the end of the year. Quadrant Strategies conducted the survey of 1,000 legal drinking age adults for the BI earlier this month.
WellBeing Brewing Company partnered with hydration-focused startup Buoy to make WellBeing Victory Wheat, a non-alcoholic American golden wheat with a hint of orange flavor and more electrolytes than a Gatorade.
Saucy Brew Works announces a new partnership with Heidelberg Distributing Company after Heidelberg’s recent acquisition of distribution rights for Saucy beers in the State of Ohio.
Melvin Brewing, the award-winning Wyoming brewing company that’s been turning heads in the beer industry since 2009, announces distribution of the beers that won its 2019 National Homebrew Contest, The Boil Rumble, as well as plans to co-sponsor the second annual Boil Rumble in 2020.
White Street Brewing Co. is announcing the newest barrel-aged release in their Back Alley Series, Genevieve de Brabant. Genevieve will be exclusively available in the White Street Taproom on Friday November, 29thin 750mL bottles and on draft for tasting.
Founders Brewing Co. has announced the return of Frangelic Mountain Brown to the lineup beginning in December 2019. Last bottled in 2012, this deliciously sweet and nutty coffee brown ale brewed with hazelnut coffee quickly became a favorite amongst beer fans and inspired Founders to continue pushing the coffee and beer envelope.
Brewers Supply Group (BSG) is proud to announce that on January 1st, 2020, BSG will be the exclusive distributor of Dingemans Malt in the U.S. and Canada. BSG is thrilled to partner with the Dingemans family, and to distribute their superior quality malts to brewers, distillers, and homebrewers.
SportRx, the leader in sport prescription eyewear, teamed up with San Diego craft brewery, Bitter Brothers, for the second year running to present “Barley Visible,” a refreshing Vienna Bohemian Pilsner.
Former Boston Beer CMO joins Courvoisier. Jester King head brewer departs to start new brewing project in Chicago. Lawson’s Finest Liquids hires first marketing director.
Fermented Sciences, Inc. d/b/a Flying Embers (“Flying Embers”), the maker of the leading organic hard kombucha brand, Flying Embers, announced today that it has closed a $25-million Series B round co-led by the Ecosystem Integrity Fund (“EIF”), and PowerPlant Ventures.
WILD TONIC is pleased to announce the addition of 12 ounce slim cans to their current glass bottle and draft programs. The first products featured in the slim cans will be WILD TONIC 5.6% ABV Hard Jun Kombucha. The release will offer customers a more portable and eco-friendly option in addition to the signature cobalt blue glass bottles.
Schlafly Beer announces the release of one of their most popular variety packs of the Stout Bout with four stouts brewed exclusively for the sampler. This year’s selections include: the fan-favorite Mexican Chocolate Stout and three new additions of Dry-Hopped Stout, Latte Stout and Session Stout, the first low-ABV stout from the brewery.
Cascade Brewing will release its perennial favorite Glueh Kriek, a spiced mulled sour cherry ale that’s served hot, on draft on Tuesday, Nov. 26. It will be available at its two Portland pubs––Cascade Brewing Barrel House in Southeast and the Lodge at Cascade Brewing in Southwest.
