Craft beer industry news.
The first top 100 craft brewery transaction of 2020 is in the books. San Francisco-based private equity firm Encore Consumer Capital has completed the acquisition of Lion Beverages LLC, a Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania-based contract brewery and maker of the Lionshead and Stegmaier brands.
Saint Archer co-founder Josh Landan is launching a new hard seltzer brand today in California. Ashland Hard Seltzer is Landan’s play into the more than $2.5 billion hard seltzer segment. The Ashland brand will launch in more than 250 points of distribution, including national chain commitments from major big box and grocery retailers.
Thompson Island Brewing Company in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, announced the recent release of Little Friday Helles Lager, which was inspired by the new restaurant’s German-made brewhouse system.
Fans of Kilt Lifter, say hello to Gilt Lifter. Four Peaks Brewing Co., Arizona’s largest brewery, announced today the launch of Gilt Lifter Scottish Light Ale, a beer featuring all the bold, malty flavor of Kilt Lifter in a 99-calorie package.
Central District Brewing, the small batch brewery located in the central business district of Austin, Texas, and South Austin craft brewery Nomadic Beerworks have collaborated to create two Texas variations of the California Common.
Arizona-based Huss Brewing Co. is excited to announce an all-new craft beer taproom and full-service restaurant coming to the Phoenix Convention Center in downtown Phoenix.
Boston Beer Company has reformulated yet another of its top offerings. The company announced today the reformulation of its Samuel Adams Cold Snap spring seasonal release. The recipe tweak follows changes made last year to the formulas for Samuel Adams Summer Ale and every Truly Hard Seltzer flavor.
Reuben’s Brews, a family-owned and operated Pacific Northwest Brewery, today unveiled its beer release schedule for 2020.
Stone Brewing announces the release of Stone Neverending Haze IPA, a low-ABV IPA delivering a triumphantly bold hit of flavor.
Portland Cider Co., one of Oregon’s longest operating independent cider producers, has announced the upcoming release of Blueberry Bourbon Basil in collaboration with Blue Star Donuts, an iconic Portland-based donut shop known for its brioche treats.
LORO, the Asian smokehouse and bar from partners Chef Tyson Cole and Aaron Franklin, and Austin’s Skull Mechanix Brewing, a family owned and operated brewery specializing in high quality, well attenuated lagers and ales ha LunSmoke N Brew ($8 per glass; first 500 purchases receive branded glass), a limited production lager created by Skull Mechanix Brewing’s Michael Waters in collaboration with LORO.
Cheers Beverages Inc., a subsidiary of The Double Cola Company, is introducing BREWSKI, a new line of craft beer, to the Evansville market.
Molson Coors Beverage Company announced plans to cease production at its facility in Irwindale, California, by September 2020. The second largest U.S. beer manufacturer also announced an agreement with Pabst Brewing Co., giving the Los Angeles-headquartered beer company the option to purchase the Irwindale facility for $150 million.
Three months after announcing plans to pivot to a brewpub business model, Boulder Beer Company today announced plans to sell its brewpub building and pivot once more to a contract brewing model.
