Craft beer industry news.
Oskar Blues Brewery will release a very limited amount of Bourbon Barrel-Aged Mocha Ten FIDY Imperial Stout on July 7, (National Chocolate Day) at the Oskar Blues Boulder, Longmont, and Brevard Taproom locations.
The Partner Ships Series by Heavy Seas Beer will soon welcome its second collaboration in 2018, a Hoppy Wheat Ale with citrus brewed with NoDa Brewing Company of Charlotte, NC.
The Beer Institute awarded Tim Scully, Vice President of Government Affairs at MillerCoors, with the 2018 Jeff Becker Beer Industry Service Award for his leadership and dedication in the beer industry and America’s beer drinkers.
Wynwood Brewing gets ready to turn five years young this summer, they felt it was time to reformulate their original IPA. Miami’s brewery is excited to introduce its new Laces IPA, a beautifully crafted, 6.9% IPA that offers a blend of Mosaic, Amarillo and Falconers Flight hops with a light golden crisp malt body and a dry finish.
This Saturday, June 16th at Noon, River North Brewery will unveil Mr. Sandman: Chai Spice, the next installment in a series of unique variations on their award-winning American imperial stout.
The Pink Stuff is a Sparkling Rosé Beer that has a light-pink color brought about by free-run Grenache juice provided by Denner Vineyards, one of Paso Robles’ top Rosé wine producers.
More than 100 brewers and state guild leaders traveled to Washington, D.C., last month to take part in the Brewers Association’s annual SAVOR craft beer and food pairing event in the shadow of the U.S. Capitol building. In addition to serving hundreds of beers alongside an assortment of cheeses, meats, and other fancy fare, industry attendees also spent time meeting with legislators to discuss a variety of issues impacting the beer industry.
North American sales of cannabis are expected to grow to $24 billion by 2021, Jessica Lukas, vice president of consumer insights at BDS Analytics, shared during the final day of the Beer Institute’s annual meeting in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. That figure, she added, doesn’t account for a potential end to the federal ban on marijuana in the United States.
Sun King Brewery of Indianapolis announces partnership with Cavalier Distributing of Florida.
Fremont Brewing will be releasing its Pride Kölsch again this year in celebration of Pride month and it will be available across their distribution territories in kegs and (very pretty) 16-ounce cans.
Telluride Brewing Company and Greensky Bluegrass are proud to announce the release of their collaboration beer, Greensky – An American Lager, available in cans for the first time in a limited run through the summer of 2018, hitting shelves around the state on June 11th.
The result of this distinctive collaboration is the quite sessionable “Good Hair Day,” a hoppy pale ale with bright notes of orange and grapefruit, supported by restrained bitterness.
B. Nektar is excited to officially announce the plan for a branded American Gods line of meads, ciders, and beers inspired by FremantleMedia North America’s TV series that airs in the United States on STARZ. American Gods is based on Neil Gaiman’s award-winning novel of the same name and was STARZ’s No.1 launch of its season.
The Beer Institute (BI) unveiled a pair of surveys during the first day of the trade group’s annual meeting in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, indicating public support for many industry issues as well as apathy from young drinkers. In his opening remarks, BI president and CEO Jim McGreevy shared the results of a poll on several hot button industry issues, including excise tax reform, President Donald Trump’s tariffs on aluminum and FDA menu labeling. Following McGreevy’s presentation, BI chief economist Michael Uhrich offered the results of a survey on the attitudes of 21- to 24-year-old consumers toward beer, wine and liquor.
