Leaders from the beer industry’s three largest trade associations are vowing once again to unite brewers and distributors in an effort to return the category to growth. Speaking to a group of nearly 700 U.S. beer distributors attending the annual National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA) legislative conference on Monday in Washington, D.C., Beer Institute CEO Jim McGreevy called on industry members to work together to curb volume losses.
Avery Brewing Company, a Boulder-based craft brewery is thrilled to showcase its association with nationally recognized artist Neil Shigley, through refreshed packaging artwork. Celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2018, Avery Brewing knew that it had an opportunity to refresh its package designs to match the quality of the liquid art inside. It was also a way to tell a cohesive and straight-forward brand story, which is all about beer.
Speakeasy Ales & Lagers is thrilled to announce today its debut in the state of Kansas with new distributor, Speakeasy Distribution. The latest addition to Speakeasy Ales & Lagers’ distribution lineup, Speakeasy Distribution now offers Speakeasy Ales & Lagers’ acclaimed flagship beers Prohibition Ale and Big Daddy IPA as well as session beers Baby Daddy and PopGun Pilsner (all four brands are now available in 6-packs with 12 oz. cans).
Roberts PolyPro, a product brand of ProMach, features its colorful, recyclable, and easy to remove can handles and handle applicators at BrewExpo America, May 1-3, at Music City Center in Nashville.
The Hop Breeding Company (HBC), a joint venture between John I. Haas, Inc. and Select Botanicals Group LLC, is excited to announce the release of the new proprietary hop Sabro brand HBC 438.
Nickel Brook Brewing Co. is tripling the taste by adding two new full-time fruit sour beers to its popular Uber family of fruited Berlinerweisse beers, and releasing all three in a new 500mL premium format.
Madison Chemical will introduce phosphate-free MadBrew™ ACID-N, in booth #2917 at the Craft Brewers Conference. Designed specifically for the needs of craft brewers, this blend of acid and low-foaming surfactant penetrates and remove films, oxides, hard water and mineral salts, milkstone, beerstone, and similar dairy and food plant deposits by cleaning in place.
Zink Distributing Company, LLC, headquartered in Indianapolis, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Dever Distributing Company in Terre Haute, Indiana.
Draft beer now accounts for nearly two-thirds of all on-premise beer volume, according to the Beer Institute’s (BI) annual State-Level Packaging Report, released today. Last year, 61.7 percent of all beer sold on-premise was poured on draft — a 1.8 point share gain — which the BI said is the highest on-premise draft share ever recorded.
REI Co-op partnered with Hartford’s Hanging Hills Brewing Company to release Old New England Trail IPA, a beer to benefit member based nonprofit Connecticut Forest & Parks Association.
The Booth Brewing Co. (“The Booth”) is happy to be bringing back its highly sought after EurekaSeoul Citra Hop Ale – the very first in the Hop Ale series.
