Craft beer industry news.
Innis & Gunn the award-winning independent brewer of oak-aged beers, is releasing its cult-favorite winter seasonal in the United States. Innis & Gunn Irish Whiskey Aged Stout is a 7.4% ABV creation that debuted in 2012 and has become a US hit that quickly sells out within weeks of hitting retailer shelves.
Lucky Envelope Brewing, whose founders are of Chinese descent, will celebrate the Lunar New Year next month with its first-ever bottle offering, the “Year of the Monkey Ale”. The award-winning Seattle brewery, which opened its tasting room in the Ballard neighborhood last spring, will also decorate its location with traditional adornments and provide educational materials about the annual holiday celebrated by hundreds of millions, worldwide.
Congressional leaders in Alabama have nearly finished writing a bill that will change many of the state’s Prohibition-era laws, advancing the cause of craft brewers in the state. Particularly notable, leaders say, is that Alabama lawmakers managed to bring together representatives from all three tiers to propose the changes. While craft brewers in Georgia and Mississippi appeal to local officials for updated industry regulations, the state’s example is one that some hope will serve the rest of the South.
You will soon be able to enjoy Braxton Brewing Co.’s canned beers in Cincinnati. After initially launching Storm Golden Cream Ale 12 oz. cans in Northern Kentucky retailers in November, the Covington-based brewery is now expanding distribution into the Cincinnati market. In addition, Crank Shaft IPA will be available in cans in both Northern Kentucky and Cincinnati. Crank Shaft cans and expanded distribution will launch in late February.
SteadyServ Technologies, the first data-as-a-service company for the draft beer market, today announces the addition of Meagen Anderson to the company’s executive team as its new vice president of global sales. Anderson will drive new business initiatives and sales strategy for the company, with the goal of widening SteadyServ’s customer base for its patented data platform.
Rochester Mills Beer Co. & Rochester Mills Production Brewery are doing their part to snap the winter blues by announcing the 2016 limited seasonal release of Newton’s ALEchemy DIPA (8.8% ABV, 88 IBUs), an American Double India Pale Ale set for February 1st. Newton’s ALEchemy was first introduced in January of 2015 as a small batch release on draft only. Due to the popularity of the beer, this year’s brew will be available for enjoyment across Rochester Mills’ full distribution network on draft and now in 4 packs of 16 oz. cans for consumer’s convenience.
Brewed for the southwest, SanTan Brewing Company’s new spring seasonal beer, Grapefruit Shandy, is a delicious American Ale blended to perfection with locally sourced Arizona grapefruit juice. No artificial flavors, concentrates or extracts are used, just 100% natural grapefruit juice.
The Portland Cider Company today announced it is moving its cider production facility to a new, larger location in Clackamas in order to meet the growing demand for its cider products. The company is investing approximately $1 million to increase the size of its operation ten fold, according to Jeff Parrish, Portland Cider Company owner and master ciderist.
Hoping to update state laws governing the sale of alcohol, the Mississippi Brewers Guild is in the final stages of drafting a retail sales bill that, if passed, would greenlight direct-to-consumer sales for small brewers. Though unfinished, the proposed piece of legislation, which doesn’t yet have a sponsor, seeks to “create awareness and provide opportunities” for the small set of Mississippi craft brewers who produce less than one percent of all the beer sold in-state.
Left Hand Brewing Co. introduces the first seasonal to the Left Hand Nitro Series with Hard Wired Nitro Coffee Porter. Following a hard pour and rippling cascade, Hard Wired Nitro is your favorite cup of coffee woven into a smooth and creamy nitro porter, with chocolate malt, coffee and toffee notes.
This January, Odell Brewing will celebrate the return of their Winter-Spring Montage Variety Pack series. Each Montage Variety Pack includes two year round offerings, the current seasonal release, as well as a special Roots Release beer inspired by the brewery’s five barrel pilot system. The Winter-Spring Montage features 90 Shilling, IPA, Runoff Red IPA, and Wolf Picker.
Founders announced today that it will release Mango Magnifico con Calor, a fruit beer brewed with mango and a touch of habaneros, as the first Backstage Series beer of 2016. This is the second time Founders has released Mango Magnifico in bottles as part of the Backstage Series, the first being in June of 2013.
Water. Malt. Hops. Yeast. These are the four traditional ingredients in beer. With the new Samuel Adams Nitro Project, the brewers want you to experience a fifth ingredient: nitrogen, in place of carbonation. After experimenting with countless iterations and test batches in the nanobrewery at the Sam Adams Boston Brewery, the brewers are excited to announce the release of the first three brews from the Samuel Adams Nitro Project.
Foam Brewers was formed by an eclectic group of industry professionals with a shared appreciation for brewing, science, art, music and culture. Looking to move away from the grind of production brewing, Foam Brewers will create artisanal small batch beers and provide a unique experience that embodies our passion and creative spirit.
