Craft beer industry news.
New Belgium Brewing announces its launch of The Purist Clean Lager, a USDA Certified Organic beer with obsessively-sourced organic ingredients, a clean, refreshing taste, and only 95 calories and 3g of carbs. The first-of-its-kind clean beer is out nationwide today.
Statewide shutdowns of on-premise consumption at bars and restaurants have been announced in Illinois, Ohio, Washington, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Michigan. Restaurants in these states can still sell food for takeout or delivery.
An aid package that includes help for employees of small businesses is making its way through Congress as the coronavirus pandemic known as COVID-19 spreads across the U.S. On Saturday, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 363 to 40 to pass the “Families First Coronavirus Response Act” (H.R. 6201), which the U.S. Senate is expected to take up this week.
With its ninth birthday on the horizon and its Taproom & Backyard in the South Bronx coming off a record-setting year, The Bronx Brewery is heading downtown. And bringing friends.
Oregon-based 503 Distilling has added a new product to its lineup of artisan spirits and ready-to-drink canned craft cocktails. The company has also announced expanded distribution of its four-packs of craft cocktails to California, Idaho, and Washington.
Today, beverage-innovation company Drinkworks announced its first beer pilot in partnership with Los Angeles-based Golden Road Brewing. Beginning today, the pilot program offers consumers in Orange County, California the opportunity to enjoy freshly-poured draught brews in the comfort of their home.
Oh Hi Beverages and Two Six Craft Distributors has announced a new partnership that brings Oh Hi’s sparkling CBD seltzer line to Colorado’s Front Range. These canned seltzers will be available in 12 oz. 4-packs and on draft at select Colorado craft establishments beginning this month.
The Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company introduces its new trio of beers with a splash of seltzer, Leinenkugel’s Spritzen, available nationwide. Spritzen marks the brewer’s first new national release in three years and will be available in three refreshing flavors: Grapefruit, Raspberry Lemon and Pineapple Strawberry.
Twenty-seven females from the New York State craft beer industry will come together during Women’s History Month to collaboratively brew a Brut IPA named IMPACT. A portion of the beer’s proceeds will go towards purchasing undergarments for SAFE (Sexual Assault Forensic Exam) programs at local hospitals, UR Medicine Thompson Hospital in Canandaigua, N.Y. and Rochester General Hospital in Rochester, N.Y.
Fresh Fest Beer Fest announces its official programming for the 2020festival, now in its third year and a three-day event.
Everybody’s Brewing will release their newest 16oz can: Velvet Tiger Double IPA, available in stores March 11th.
BeerBoard, the leader in technology and data for the hospitality industry, has announced Duke’s Brewhouse has signed as a new retail partner.
As the coronavirus disease known as COVID-19 spreads across the U.S., beer companies are adjusting their businesses for a reality in which being social is discouraged. Many companies are bracing for a downturn in on-premise business, including brewery taprooms.
The Brewers Association (BA) made the difficult decision Thursday to cancel the 2020 edition of the Craft Brewers Conference & Brew Expo America, as well as the World Beer Cup competition, due to concerns over the spread of the coronavirus disease known as COVID-19. Brewbound caught up with Bob Pease, the trade group’s president and CEO, to discuss the decision and the fallout. Pease also shared that the BA has engaged members of Congress on an aid package that would benefit craft brewers and small businesses
