Craft beer industry news.
More than 150 craft brewery owners and state brewers guild leaders descended on Capitol Hill last Thursday to meet with lawmakers and discuss legislative reform, most notably a bipartisan bill that aims to slash the federal excise tax rate imposed on every barrel of beer produced in the country.
EY today announced that CEO Scott Allan of Hydro Flask—the award-winning leader in high-performance, insulated stainless steel flasks—received the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2015 Award in the Retail and Consumer Products category in the Pacific Northwest.
Blue Horseshoe Solutions has been chosen by Bell’s Brewery, Inc. of Comstock, MI, to upgrade its enterprise system with Blue Horseshoe’s Microsoft Dynamics AX Brewery Solution, to help the once small craft brewer grow, manage and expand its distribution of some of the most popular craft beers in America. Bell’s, founded in Kalamazoo, MI, has more than 20 different beers that are distributed to nearly two dozen states.
Newcastle Brown Ale is building off the success of the 2014 Independence Eve campaign and kicking off the summer early with the debut of its 2015 summer retail and on-premise activation. This summer, Newcastle’s refreshingly honest take on the season encourages consumers to trade up to the smooth, full-bodied taste of Newcastle Brown Ale, starting on July 3rd, Independence Eve, when Americans are invited to raise a pint of Newcastle and toast the country that nearly ran theirs.
The TTB has formally announced Battle’s retirement from the U.S. Treasury, which is tasked with monitoring and enforcing compliance for the expansive beverage alcoholic category. “Battle’s departure marks the end of an era at TTB,” a statement read. The end of an era indeed — Battle processed over 60,000 malt beverage labels in 2013 and 2014 alone. Since just last October, he had already reviewed over 25,000 labels.
Last summer, River North Brewery released a single batch of Tripel. Within two weeks, it was gone, leaving everyone – including River North’s brewers – craving more.
Knee Deep Brewing Company of Auburn, CA. is pleased to announce that its award winning IPA’s can now be purchased in the state of Oregon. We sent our first shipment of beer to Summit Beverage of Medford Oregon in April, followed quickly by another shipment in May, said Jerry Moore, CEO of Knee Deep.
New Belgium Brewing has been named one of the best places to work for millennial employees in America. The list, which comes on the heels of the news that millennials are now thelargest workforce in America, is the first of its kind to identify companies that excel at recruiting, developing and retaining top millennial performers.
Five days after airing its now infamous Super Bowl ad poking fun at craft brewers, Anheuser-Busch attempted to trademark the phrase upon which the ad was built: “Brewed the Hard Way.” Turns out, as noted by Kaider Law, an intellectual property firm, the beer giant was actually beat to the punch. On February 5 — one day before A-B filed its own trademark — a small brewpub in Kansas City called Martin City Brewing filed a trademark application of its own for its “Hard Way IPA.”
For years Rogue Ales and Spirits has taken an active role in supporting the men and women of our Armed Forces.
In an effort to expand its suite of services for craft brewery clients, First Beverage Group, an advisory and investment firm headquartered in Los Angeles, yesterday announced the hiring of longtime industry veteran David Duffy. Duffy, who has previously held sales and marketing positions for Great Divide Brewing, New Belgium Brewing and Boston Beer, had been working with First Beverage Group as an affiliate advisor, providing a variety of consulting services to craft brewers via his Colorado Craft Advisors outfit.
Two prominent west coast craft breweries today announced pivotal brewing operations hires.
Heavy Seas Beer is pleased to announce the return of the seasonal release, Riptide. This white IPA will be available from July – September in all 18 states where Heavy Seas beer is distributed.
The “Uncharted Waters” Series by Heavy Seas Beer will soon welcome its third new beer in 2015, Red Sky at Morning. This limited release will be available from July – August in all 18 states where Heavy Seas beer is distributed.
