Craft beer industry news.
Next week, Boston Beer plans to launch a national advertising campaign for Truly, featuring comedian Keegan-Michael Key, whom CEO Dave Burwick said will “bring a little bit of personality” to the brand.
Multi-platinum alternative rockers and Chicago natives CHEVELLE are thrilled to be teaming up with acclaimed hometown brewery Revolution Brewing for an exclusive craft beer collaboration. The beer, dubbed La Gargola, is a classic German-style Helles Lager and the band’s first brewer collaboration.
CERIA Brewing, the craft brewery that made history in December 2018 with Colorado’s first THC-infused craft beer, has announced it will be entering the non-alcoholic (NA) beer market with non-infused Grainwave NA Belgian White Ale, which will be sold in 12 oz. aluminum cans.
Oskar Blues Brewery has announced the nationwide release of Rosé for Daze, a crisp rosé-style ale that’s perfect for summer sipping at 6% ABV. The new brew is available on draft and in 6-packs of 12 oz. cans.
Seminal rock band +LIVE+ has joined forces with the Southern California-based brewing company Alosta Brewing for the creation of the band’s first craft beer “Throwing Copper Ale.”
Boochcraft, makers of organic handcrafted hard kombucha and one of the fastest growing breweries on the West Coast, is stoked to announce its launch in the Pacific Northwest (PNW) this summer. Each of the brand’s vibrant flavors available in 22 oz. bottles, 12 oz. cans, and on tap will hit stores, bars, and restaurants beginning the last week of July.
Braxton Brewing Co. will once again release its Diddley Lager on Thursday, July 25, in partnership with Double Dogs and in support of the Humane Societies of Kentucky and Tennessee.
Upland Brewing Company announces August 1 as the grand opening of their newest location in Indianapolis located in Fountain Square neighborhood. Upland FSQ is an all-ages destination with a full-service restaurant and marks Upland’s first brewery in Indianapolis.
Boston Beer Company reported second-quarter depletions (sales-to-retailers) and shipments (sales-to-wholesalers) growth of 17 percent, according to financial results issued after the end of trading today. Through the first 26 weeks of 2019, Boston Beer’s depletions (+15 percent) and shipments (+23 percent) are up due to its Truly Hard Seltzer and Twisted Tea brands.
Anheuser-Busch InBev today reported global revenue growth of 6.2 percent in the second quarter of 2019, despite ongoing volume declines in the U.S. A-B, the world’s largest beer manufacturer, recorded revenues of more than $13.9 billion during the quarter, and a gross profit of $8.7 billion. The company credited “healthy volume growth, global premiumization and revenue management initiatives” for its increased revenue worldwide.
Rogue Spirits, one of the original craft distillers in Oregon, has launched its first sparkling canned cocktail line redefining the ready-to-drink category with authentic, bar quality recipes that taste good in a can.
Smuttynose Brewing Co., New Hampshire’s craft brewery since 1994, is thrilled to announce its first core label redesign in 25 years, putting iconic Granite State locations at the forefront of the beers you’ve known and loved for a quarter-century.
Cisco Brewers is excited to share two new IPAs with more fans across the Northeast, offering Getaway IPA and Crantucket Brut Rosé IPA in 12 oz. can 12-packs and 6-pack bottles.
Efforts to protect endangered Burrowing Owls are getting a boost from Big Storm Brewing Co. and its customers. A portion of the proceeds from the brewer’s new Kentucky Common Burrowing Owl beer will go to support the non-profit Cape Coral Friends of Wildlife (CCFW) and its work to save the threatened species.
