Craft beer industry news.
Ninkasi Brewing Company is delighted to announce Andrew Hroza as Executive Chef of their upcoming restaurant, the Ninkasi Better Living Room, opening early 2020 on their brewery campus in Eugene’s Whiteaker neighborhood.
Station 26 Brewing Co. will begin distributing New Image’s portfolio across the Front Range and Summit County, the company announced.
About 60,000 people attended last week’s Great American Beer Festival in Denver, but the 2019 edition of national trade group the Brewers Association’s (BA) largest consumer-facing event may mark the last in which beer is the only featured alcoholic beverage.
The Reyes Beverage Group, the largest beer wholesaler in the U.S., announced today its third California wholesaler acquisition of the year, with the planned purchase of W.A. Thompson. The acquisition of Bakersfield-based W.A. Thompson will add 7.1 million case equivalents and 2,500 accounts to Reyes subsidiary Harbor Distributing, according to a press release. The deal is expected to close in early December.
Karl Strauss Brewing Company has a brand new beer in its collaboration series! Introducing Blink of an IPA, an experimental India Pale Ale brewed with AleSmith Brewing Company.
Braxton Brewing Co. will once again release its limited edition Dark Charge, a Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout, on the fifth annual Dark Charge Day.
Portland Cider Co. asked Portland-area neighbors to recycle their fallen and unwanted backyard fruit this summer, and the community responded in a big way.
WILD TONIC Jun Kombucha’s popular seasonal selection, Chai Pear, returns to stores now through December.
Famed restaunteurs Michael and David Zislis along with Dave Furano are busy finalizing the finishing touches on their latest project- The Brews Hall.
Beginning September 1, 2019, the pioneering liquid yeast and fermentation company, White Labs, is making a strong statement by shifting all of its production at its Copenhagen manufacturing facility to organically certified yeast.
Left Hand Brewing Company, industry pioneers in Nitro beer styles and technology, continues to innovate in this space by releasing the first ever Nitro Mixed 8 Pack.
Although the pace of dealmaking among breweries has slowed in recent years, consolidation in the middle tier continues, as wholesalers in New York and Colorado recently struck deals. In New York, Buffalo-based Certo Brothers Distributing has sold to Wright Beverage, and in Colorado, RMC Distributing announced Friday that it had sold to KEG 1.
Constellation Brands has once again promoted Mallika Monteiro. Last Friday, the New York-headquartered maker of Mexican import brands Corona, Modelo and Pacifico appointed Monteiro as executive vice president and chief growth and strategy officer. Meanwhile, Ceria Beverages, which makes THC-infused, non-alcoholic beers, has appointed Greg Miller as its first vice president of business development.
The finest beers in America were celebrated today as the Brewers Association (BA) awarded 318 medals* to 283 breweries at the 2019 Great American Beer Festival (GABF) competition. Gold, silver, and bronze medals were awarded in 107 beer categories covering 174 different beer styles (including all subcategories), establishing the best examples of each style in the country.
