Craft beer industry news.
As daylight savings time begins and the promise of warmer weather becomes more and more realistic, Radeberger Gruppe USA, an importer of brands of its parent company Radeberger Gruppe, Germany’s largest brewing group, is excited to announce its latest offering in its successful portfolio of beers – Schöfferhofer Passion Fruit.
NOCA Founders see big opportunity to expand within boozy water segment as they double down on their current packages. NOCA is releasing new flavors in April to complement their current bubble-free boozy water offerings NOCA is hoping the taste of the drink and expanded flavor offerings will make it stand out and help the company… Read more »
Ballast Point will push forward with a once-planned brewpub in San Francisco, while permanently closing its Chicago location.
Off-premise beverage alcohol dollar sales fell for the first time in more than a year, declining 1.9% for the week ending March 13 as the industry faces tough comparisons due to the shift in consumer purchasing a year ago, as shoppers stocked their fridges as on-premise shutdowns due to the COVID-19 pandemic began, according to market research firm NielsenIQ.
Montauk Brewing Company is excited to announce their big innovation of 2021 – Montauk Hard Seltzer Lemonade variety 12 packs.
Independent San Diego wholesaler Scout Distribution will add statewide distribution in Arizona, starting April 5. The company will start operations from a warehouse in Phoenix, with plans to add a second in Tucson in the next 12 to 18 months.
The partners behind Rad Brat, Dana Point’s newest fast-casual, specialty eatery which opened on December 14, 2020, are pleased to announce a brewery and tasting room concept, Rad Beer Co., slated to unveil in Anaheim’s booming beer hub in April 2021.
PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland, Oregon’s Ecliptic Brewing and Washington’s Chuckanut Brewery are teaming up to create a Vienna Lager, shipping March 24th in 16 ounce cans and draft. This is Ecliptic’s second Cosmic Collaboration of the new year. Ecliptic + Chuckanut Vienna Lager is brewed with Barke Vienna and Pilsner Malts, as well as traditional German hops…. Read more »
In support of Equal Pay Day on March 24th, Veza Sur Brewing Co. aims to help bring awareness of the gender wage gap among its cerveza-loving fans with the special release of limited-edition barrel-aged beer, LA PODEROSA.
Perrin Brewing Company announces the annual release of No Rules Vietnamese Imperial Porter. No Rules Day is one of the Perrin team’s favorite days of the year and they are pleased to keep the tradition going, even if the celebration cannot be fully in person. Online ordering of the esteemed beer will take place for one day only, April 10, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
St. Patrick’s Day draft beer volume was down 20.9% compared to the same day in 2019 at on-premise establishments tracked by BeerBoard. Declining by a fifth may not seem like positive news, but BeerBoard has clocked nationwide draft volume declines at 48-51% since bars and restaurants began reopening in limited capacity last summer.
The hard seltzer that quickly became a Texas essential is now available in three new states: California, Arizona and Louisiana. In addition to liquor stores, like Total Wine, Ranch Rider’s line of iconic Texas drinks will be available in Whole Foods Markets across all three states.
It is with great excitement that Ghostfish Brewing Company, the largest volume producer of 100% dedicated gluten free beer in the United States, announces distribution in the Treasure State with George’s Distributing.
If you’re getting into the $4 billion hard seltzer segment in 2021 with a glut of new offerings, you better go hard. For New Belgium Brewing Company, that amounts to the biggest investment behind a brand launch in the company’s history for Fruit Smash, the Fort Collins, Colorado-headquartered craft brewery’s irreverent seltzer line, which began hitting retailers earlier this month.
