Craft beer industry news.
Ride-sharing service Lyft announced today a partnership with the Georgia Craft Brewers Guild. It’s just the latest in an ongoing effort by the San Francisco-headquartered, on-demand transportation company to focus on getting patrons to and from brewery taprooms by forming partnerships with state guilds across the country.
This spring Firefox partnered Portland, Oregon’s premier brewery, Widmer Brothers to make a beer. Widmer Brothers innovation team designed a 16-question online survey that allowed Twitter users to provide feedback on style and ingredients. Brewers took that information and developed a recipe for called Opensourcery, a 7 percent ABV, 70 IBU tropical IPA.
Dust Bowl Brewing Co. continues to expand distribution in Northern California with the addition of Chrissa Imports. Based in South San Francisco, Chrissa Imports will begin servicing the Dust Bowl brand in Santa Mateo County in June.
Just as summer BBQs are shifting into high gear across the country, like-minded companies, Mountain Khakis and Catawba Brewing have joined forces to create the limited-edition Soulshine Kölsch, the perfect brew for pairing with summer fun.
First Beverage Ventures, the private equity arm of beverage advisory and investment firm First Beverage Group, today announced its investment in Colorado-based distiller Laws Whiskey House, making it the second spirits brand to join the FBG portfolio. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
BeerBoard, the industry leader in real-time data and analytics for draft beer, today announced it has signed Mellow Mushroom as a client. The move further solidifies BeerBoard’s standing within the industry and adds yet another major retail operator to its list of clients.
On each ChattaBrew Tour, participants will take the “brew bus” to visit three different breweries over four hours, tasting signature brews and seasonal selections while they go behind the scenes to learn the art and science of the craft.
Castle Island Brewing Company (CIBC) experiences another expansion this year with the addition of a 30 ft. grain silo and automated malt handling system to their Norwood-based brewery and taproom.
Founders Brewing signs a five-year agreement with British pub chain Marston’s, and more distribution news.
Voodoo Ranger Liquid Paradise IPA is New Belgium’s latest offering, boasting a mélange of tropical notes to create a delicately bitter and extremely aromatic IPA.
In the latest edition of Press Clips: Beer rationing begins in Europe; trademark infringement fights continue; Beavertown feels the fallout from selling a minority stake to Heineken; and more.
Cape May Brewing Company is celebrating seven years of stellar beers at the Jersey Shore with two anniversary parties on June 29th.
Shortly after celebrating its fourth anniversary, Creature Comforts Brewing Company announced the grand opening of its second facility.
One month after opening its tap room, Athletic Brewing Company is proud to announce that it has partnered with Star Distributors to launch their two flagship non-alcoholic offerings, Upside Dawn Golden Ale and Run Wild IPA, state-wide in Connecticut.
