Sprecher Brewing Company just added to its growing Belgian-style portfolio with the release of Touch of Blue, a Blueberry Lambic made with whole blueberries. After creating a base ale with Belgian yeast culture and bacteria strains, Sprecher’s brewmaster aged the beer for two years with whole blueberries until it expressed just the right amount of intense floral and dark fruit aromas resulting in a well-balanced, flavorful lambic with a compelling sour finish.
Celis Brewery, one of thefirst craft breweries in Texas, originally founded by famed Belgian Master Brewer, Pierre Celis in 1992, will begin distributing its beers in December 2017 in Houston again after a 17-year absence.
The beer category’s high end segment could add about a 500 million more cases in the next decade, Constellation Brands chief marketing officer Jim Sabia said during Wednesday’s Brewbound Session.
First Beverage Financial, the investment banking arm of First Beverage Group, announced that it acted as the financial advisor to Avery Brewing Company in its partnership with Mahou San Miguel. Through this transaction, Mahou San Miguel will acquire a 30% ownership stake in Avery Brewing. Additional terms of the transaction, which is expected to close in January 2018, were not disclosed.
Chula Vista, California-based Novo Brazil Brewing was named the winner of Startup Brewery Challenge 9, a business pitch competition sponsored by Craft Brew Alliance. Held during Wednesday’s Brewbound Session conference in Santa Monica, California, the competition featured five brewery entrepreneurs, who were given four minutes to showcase their beers and business plans in front of a panel of industry judges.
Night Shift Distributing is excited to announce that two breweries from Illinois — Solemn Oath Brewery and DESTIHL Brewery – will be joining our distribution portfolio starting in December.
Brewbound today announced the winners of its 2017 Brewbound Awards, which recognize the business efforts of beer companies across the U.S. First launched in 2014, the Brewbound Awards acknowledge breweries for their execution of various sales, marketing, and philanthropic initiatives. The awards also recognize large and small beer companies, as well as notable industry figures, for their impact on the category.
Ninkasi Brewing Company leaders Nikos Ridge and Cheryl Collins shared their company’s evolving approach to innovation during Tuesday’s Brewbound Session in Santa Monica.
