Craft beer industry news.
Urban South Brewery is excited to introduce a new series of beers brewed using popular Halloween candy. Starting with a cream ale base, the beers are conditioned on 50 pounds or more of each type of candy.
Craft beer lovers in Michigan, Ohio and Indiana can begin their Holiday shopping and celebrations early with the return of the Twelve Days of Milkshake Stout. Given the popularity and growing consumer demand for this variety pack of beers, Rochester Mills will release their limited holiday edition 12-pack on November 1 online for pick-up at the Production Brewery Taproom in Auburn Hills and at “Better Beer Stores” across their distribution territory. The sampler pack features one, 16 oz. can of each beer in this year’s Twelve-Days of Milkshake Stout draft promotion.
Zipline Brewing Co is pleased to announce that it has partnered with maxiaNET and Arnian Group to become the featured beer of Bisbee’s fishing tournaments in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, beginning with the 40th anniversary Black and Blue Tournament. Zipline has brewed up “Livewell Lager” for the event, a clean drinking 5% ABV pale lager designed for long days on the water and longer nights on shore.
D.G. Yuengling & Son, Inc., America’s Oldest Brewery, announced today open applications for two new Diversity in Brewing Scholarships in partnership with both USF’s St. Petersburg campus (USFSP) Brewing Arts Program and Pink Boots Society. The scholarships are in addition to other grants made over the past year awarded to up-and-coming brewers, and are a key part of Yuengling’scommitment to cultivating a more inclusive brewing community.
Von Ebert Brewing is launching a new initiative to raise funds to help the residents of Oregon who have been impacted by the wildfires burning throughout the state.
Craft brewers’ sales improved during the third quarter of 2020, but are still far off from where they were in 2019, according to a new analysis by Brewers Association (BA) chief economist Bart Watson. Combining several datasets tracking on-premise sales, Watson found that Q3 sales fell 22% below baseline, a marked improvement over Q2’s 45% below baseline.
Willard’s Brewery, located at 2400 Patterson Industrial Dr, Austin, TX 78660, will be having its Grand Opening weekend from Thursday, October 29th, 2020 through Sunday, November 1st, 2020.
Schlafly Beer, the original, independent craft brewery in St. Louis, announces the return of Coffee Stout (5.7%), a fan favorite winter brew that is now available in 12-packs of 16-ounce cans as well as 6-packs of 12-ounce bottles.
The American Brown Ale that has been an Oakshire winter-staple since 2008, hits shelves this month. In an updated format for 2020, the Ill-Tempered Gnome will be found in 16oz. 4-packs across the Pacific Northwest and Colorado.
Retriever Brewing Company (“RBC”), a new Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania craft brewery, will be launching initially with ONLY direct-to-consumer shipping!
Solar-powered craft brewery, Atlas Brew Works is excited to announce its winter limited release: Giant Flaming Zombie Polar Bear. The Double IPA will be available for purchase at Atlas’ Ivy City Brewery & Tap Room, Half Street Brewery & Tap Room, and market partner locations starting Thursday, October 22.
Tourists and a pandemic don’t mix. Salem, Massachusetts-based Notch Brewing announced Wednesday that it would close its biergarten for on-site service beginning Friday through November 1, as its hometown faces a deluge of tourists in the lead up to Halloween.
This week’s edition of the Brewbound Podcast brings together industry experts to share their perspectives on what wholesaler consolidation means for smaller craft breweries and if there’s an end in sight to the disruptions.
Pabst Brewing general manager and president Matt Bruhn believes mainstream beer is facing a “Kodak moment,” Just not in the traditional sense. “We’re at a Kodak moment where the consumer demand is upending the industry,” he explained. “Now if you only have the ability to produce mainstream beer, you’re going to get caught short.”
