Craft beer industry news.
Cascade Brewing, which has been rapidly expanding into markets across the nation, has announced distribution deals in more than a dozen new markets. The producer of award-winning Northwest sour ales has begun shipping its 750 ml bottled products to Alabama; Connecticut; Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Washington D.C. and West Virginia; Indiana and Ohio; Maine; Michigan; Minnesota; South Carolina; Tennessee; Upstate New York; and Wisconsin.
Breckenridge Brewery is throwing a free concert at the Bluebird Theater in Denver to celebrate the availability of Nitro Vanilla Porter in 16-oz cans. The release party on May 11th toasts the start of an exciting new nitrogen-charged canned beer series. This free show is open to the public (21+) on a first-come basis with doors opening at 7:00 p.m. until capacity is reached.
Odell Brewing releases its first seasonal can offering – St. Lupulin Extra Pale Ale. The brewery’s new state-of-the-art canning line fills about 310 cans per minute. “We are thrilled that one of our most anticipated seasonal offerings and brewery favorite is now available in cans,” said Eric Smith, CSMO. “The opportunity to include St. Lupulin with so many more summer activities than in the past is a welcomed addition to our roll out of cans.”
Cascade Brewing is releasing a limited series of Vertical Reserve Box Sets. Each release will feature 100 four-packs that will contain bottles of a single brand from each of the past four years’ releases: 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015. Each box set will retail for $100.
Brewers John and Ben Saller of Atlas Brewing Company announce a rebrand of their brewery to a new concept, Burnt City Brewing, opening in Chicago this May. Burnt City Brewing offers nuanced craft beer for Chicago and beyond, honoring a commitment to creating inventive beers with an emphasis on quality ingredients. Burnt City Brewing comprises a brewpub (2747 N. Lincoln Ave.), which offers a dozen rotating beers on tap and eight intimate bowling lanes for a distinctive craft beer experience in Lincoln Park, and a canning facility (825 E. 99th St.) located in the former Jays potato chip plant in the Pullman neighborhood, which begins distributing the new canned lineup in May.
Utepils Brewing Company is now under construction at the former Glenwood-Inglewood bottling plant. Construction crews will be working throughout the summer to get the equipment installed and taproom ready to open by late summer.
Sonoma Cider, the award-winning hard cider company rapidly gaining a reputation for its certified organic ingredients and crisp, distinctive flavors, will be opening the doors to its first brick-and-mortar taproom in early August 2016, giving a home to all Sonoma Cider fans near and far.
Oskar Blues is going down under. The Colorado-headquartered brewery yesterday announced plans to begin exporting its six core beers — Dale’s Pale Ale, Mama’s Little Yella Pils, Pinner Throwback IPA, Oskar Blues IPA, Old Chub Scotch Ale and Beerito Mexican lager — to Australia in July.
On May 15, 2015 Good Nature Farm Brewery will be releasing ACT 1: Bourbon Coffee Porter in its Tap Room in 10 oz. draft pours and to take home in 750 ml bottles. Brewmaster and Co-Owner Matt Whalen decided to get the brewery a Valentine’s Day gift, but he didn’t settle on the traditional dozen roses. He got them 16 instead, in the form of (4) Four Roses bourbon barrels.
Perennial Artisan Ales of St. Louis, Missouri signed with Clear River Beverage Company to distribute in Minnesota. “We’re very excited that Clear River will be bringing our beers to the Twin Cities,” said Co-Founder and Brewmaster Phil Wymore. “It’s a very dynamic craft beer scene, and we think our beers will be a good fit with the varieties currently available in the market.”
The world is not running out of hops, at least according to the Hop Growers of America. While fears of a global hop shortage have plagued the minds of brewers all over the world, Hop Growers of America (HGA) today reported that the bitter bud’s international supply is actually on the rise — with the United States fueling much of that growth.
Two Brothers Brewing Company is expanding both in beer sales and production in 2016. As a result of growing demand and sales, Two Brothers will add three new 200-barrel fermenters to its brewery in Warrenville, IL. The additions will increase Two Brothers’ brewing capacity to 88,000 barrels.
10 Barrel Brewing is making its first major push outside of the western region since selling to Anheuser-Busch InBev 18 months ago. Previously distributed in California, Oregon, Washington, Colorado, Nevada, Hawaii, Alaska and Montana, 10 Barrel has partnered with about 20 A-B wholesalers in a handful of new craft-centric markets, including New York City, Boston and Minneapolis, co-founders Chris and Jeremy Cox told Brewbound.
Sierra Nevada is pleased to announce Bamberg, Germany’s Mahrs Bräu as their brewing partner for this year’s Oktoberfest seasonal beer. Released each fall, Sierra Nevada’s Oktoberfest collaborative seasonal will feature a different German brewery every year. The partnership blends centuries of brewing tradition with modern spirit, giving craft drinkers the ultimate Oktoberfest, a festival beer unlike any they’ve experienced in the US.
