The calendar hasn’t quite flipped to February, and already there have been a number of key transitions at some of the industry’s top beer companies. Longtime New Belgium sales director Joe Menetre is departing the Colorado-headquartered craft brewery after about 18 years, Brewbound has learned. Meanwhile, Adam Lambert, another longtime beer industry sales executive who left Dogfish Head for a position at the smaller New Holland Brewing in December 2014, will depart for Anheuser-Busch InBev this month
Southern Tier Brewing Co. announced today that beginning April 2016 it will add 3 Citrus Peel Out into its seasonal lineup. 3 Citrus Peel Out is an Imperial Wheat Ale brewed with blood orange juice, tangerine and grapefruit peels. 3 Citrus Peel Out is the newest in the company’s seasonal Imperial Series.
Payette Brewing is adding Seattle to its distribution footprint beginning mid-February with Rustler IPA, North Fork Lager, and Rodeo Rye Pale (Spring Seasonal). Payette was the first Idaho brewery to can beer and it excited to bring their products in draft and canned form to more consumers in the Northwest with The Odom Corporation.
Epic Brewing is pleased to announce its expansion into the Massachusetts market which marks the twentieth state nationally. Distribution will be handled by Atlantic Importing and Distributing Company and will cover the entire state.
Knee Deep Brewing Company is now actively selling in the state of Washington. “We are making a push, and have launched into the third state within two months and we are pleased to announce the partnership with Alpha Distributing who will cover Seattle and the surrounding counties” said Andrew Moore, Manager of Knee Deep.
Hi-Wire’s South Slope Specialty Brewery is currently transitioning from brewing a wide variety of one-time-release ales and lagers to brewing exclusively sour and wild beers. Although this shift will not change Hi-Wire’s core lineup of beers, it will make the company one of the nation’s only breweries to have a specialty program that revolves around both craft lagers and sour beers.
Heavy Seas Beer is excited to announce the Partner Ships Series in 2016. This collaboration series will feature beers brewed with Maine Beer Company, Troegs Independent Brewing, Terrapin Beer Company, and Stone Brewing Company.
In keeping with the spirit of traditional Old-World Farmhouse Ales, Blackberry Farm Brewery has crafted a golden, dry-hopped Saison featuring German Select, Tettnanger, East Kent Golding hops. This beer’s floor-malted pilsner grain bill and classic Belgian Saison yeast create a pleasantly light and balanced beer, accentuated by subtle earth and spice notes from the Noble dry hop addition.
Six months after promoting then-CFO Kim Jones to CEO, Sweetwater Brewing and the former executive have parted ways, Brewbound has learned. Tucker Berta Sarkisian, a spokeswoman with Sweetwater, confirmed Jones’ departure, saying only that she had moved on. In a separate but related move, Sweetwater has also hired Paul “PK” Kirbabas, the current director of sales administration for Georgia’s United Distributors
Coronado Brewing Company is set to release fan-favorite Sock Knocker IPA in February as a part of the brewery’s Crown Series. Craft drinkers have now come to anticipate this beer’s annual release, but this year the company plans to switch things up. Coronado Brewing will be releasing the beer for the first time in six-packs as part of its spring seasonal release program, stretching February to April.
The Half Moon Bay Brewing Company, a popular Coastside destination best known for its award-winning, house-brewed beer, sustainable seafood, live music and an expansive, dog-friendly patio, is kicking off 2016 with the launch of its highly anticipated Ocho Barril series of sour brews crafted by Brewmaster James Costa. In addition, guests are invited to a family-friendly viewing party for The Big Game on Sunday, February 7, and a celebration of Valentine’s Day with a pre-fix, four-course beer pairing dinner prepared by Executive Chef Federico Godinez on Friday, February 12, in addition to holiday weekend specials.
Blend one part Dry Dock Apricot Blonde Ale and one part Dry Dock Hop Abomination IPA and you’ve got yourself a Hopricot. This slightly sweet and subtly hopped concoction is so popular in our tasting rooms that we decided to send it home with you. This February, Dry Dock’s new canned 12-pack, Hopricot, will be available in liquor stores across Colorado. This new pack includes six Hop Abomination IPA cans and six Apricot Blonde cans.
3rd Sign Brewery is pleased to announce the launch of its beers to the Milwaukee and Kenosha/Racine markets. As one of the newest beer brands in Wisconsin, 3rd Sign Brewery will be available this week at select restaurants, bars, and retailers in Southeast Wisconsin, in both four-packs and draft. 3rd Sign partnered with Beer Capitol Distributing Co. for the greater Milwaukee market and CJW Inc. for downstate WI.
Fort Collins Brewery (FCB) is proud to announce the release of a new signature series that will appeal to adventurous palates, beer geeks, and lovers of limited release craft brews. “The Savor Series line is designed by taking a close look at styles that don’t hold back,” says FCB Co-Owner and General Manager Tina Peters. “Kettle-souring, barrel-aging, and wild yeast strains are among a few of the inspirations for the Savor Series.”
