Craft beer industry news.
In episode 35 of the Brewbound Podcast, Lawson discusses the Sip of Sunshine business and explains how his company approaches innovation. He also shares advice for brewery owners looking to expand and talks about how to entice customers to visit the taproom.
Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales is known for creating truly unique all-sour, oak-aged beers but last year the brewery did something that really shocked the beer world by releasing two non-sour IPA’s. These beers were kept to a pub-only release.
Big Ditch Brewing Company announced that it will debut ‘Folly,’ a collaborative IPA, alongside New Belgium Brewing, the fourth largest brewer of craft beer in the United States.
Embracing the rise of craft brewed lagers, and celebrating all things juicy, Stony Creek Brewery has introduced Sun Juice Tropical Lager, an inventive new Summer Seasonal beer. This slightly hazy, easy drinking and incredibly juicy tropical lager is perfect for the Summer Season.
Cascade Brewing has announced the upcoming release of Bean-to-Barrel Triple, a collaboration project with Danish brewery Mikkeller. The Northwest sour ale will be released on Friday, May 10, and will be available in 500ml bottles and on draft at Cascade’s two Portland pubs and through limited distribution.
Bend Brewing Company is proud to announce the release of Razztafari Sour Ale in 16 oz. cans as the latest release in the brewery’s Sour Collection.
Sesiones del Migrante is a series of beers brewed in collaboration with Mexican and American breweries to celebrate the Mexican migrant workers who travel to the Yakima Valley to harvest hops for breweries across the globe.
Craft Brew Alliance today reported its first quarter earnings results, which included a net income loss of $7.3 million and a 5 percent decline in total depletions. The net income loss was primarily driven by the previously disclosed $4.7 million charge that CBA elected to record as a result of settling a years-long class-action lawsuit over alleged “false and deceptive advertising” of its Kona Brewing beer brand.
Dan Gordon has regained majority control of Gordon Biersch Brewing Company. A new investor group assembled by Gordon has acquired the San Jose, California-based production brewery from the Fertitta family — founders of Nevada’s Station Casinos and Zuffa, the parent company of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, which sold for more $4 billion to WME-IMG in 2016.
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. announced today that it is collaborating with Germany’s Bitburger Brewery on its 2019 Oktoberfest beer. The beer will be released nationwide in bottles in late July.
New Belgium Brewing is celebrating summer with the release of Juicifer IPA, a new offering in the Voodoo Ranger Rotating IPA Series.
Cigar City Brewing has announced the release of After Sesh Ale, a session ale brewed with orange, lime and salt.
Arcadia Brewing created a unique small-batch sorghum beer initially inspired by small-scale farmers in Africa. Sorghum, a hardy and drought resistant grain, is a staple in many developing countries and often makes its way into many foods and drinks including a sour beer.
A few months shy of their second anniversary, Wild Leap Brew Co. is taking the major step of expanding brewing capacity by nearly 60%. Wild Leap is installing additional 120-barrel fermentation tanks to their brewhouse at the beginning of May, signaling a significant increase in production and potential new markets.
