Craft beer industry news.
In this week’s edition of Last Call: Brewers Association CEO Bob Pease weighs in on the Boston Beer-Dogfish Head deal; Rob Tod wins a James Beard award; Bell’s and Loveland head to arbitration; the Texas Senate strips to-go-sales amendment from a bill; and more industry news.
AleSmith Brewing Company continues to celebrate the fifth anniversary of their collaboration with Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn, which famously resulted in San Diego Pale Ale .394. The award-winning brewery will be releasing a hazy cousin to this popular baseball beer as part of a birthday celebration for the legendary player taking place on Saturday, May 11.
Rich Lindsay has departed Finestkind Brewing LLC, the operating company behind the Smuttynose Brewing brand, after about 14 months as CEO, Brewbound has confirmed. Lindsay joined the North Hampton, New Hampshire-based craft brewery after it was acquired by Runnymede Investments in a foreclosure auction last March.
Lift Bridge Brewing Company, Stillwater’s first craft brewery since Prohibition, announces the launch of their hard seltzer product in 12-oz. cans, available now in variety six-packs at liquor stores throughout Minnesota, Wisconsin and Eastern North Dakota. Variety 12-packs of Lift Bridge Hard Seltzer will hit shelves later this month.
Brewstomper Golden Ale, brewed by Ska Brewing and Rancid, will debut at The Bash Music & Craft Beer Festival’s first show at Margaret T. Hance Park in Phoenix on Saturday, May 11. The beer will be available in cans at all of the festival shows this season.
Craft Brew Alliance hopes its marketing efforts in the first part of the year built a “strong foundation” for continued growth throughout the rest of 2019, CEO Andy Thomas said during Thursday’s first quarter earnings call with investors and analysts.
We are pleased to announce the second release in our 1620 Pilgrimage Series – a rotating and experimental IPA series using our 1620 New England Style IPA as its base beer. Arriving in June is Southern Cross, a New England IPA showcasing New Zealand hop varietals, including Crosby Hop Farm’s New Zealand Kiwi Blend.
A barrel aged beauty, the 2017 vintage of Afton Field debuted on April 27, 2019. Inspired by farmhouse ciders of long ago, Afton Field is crafted using fresh-pressed, hand-picked Wickson Crab, Newtown Pippin and other pioneer apple varieties
Eight years ago, Dogfish Head and Boston Beer Company teamed up to brew a collaboration beer for the annual SAVOR craft beer and food pairing experience. Today, the two companies announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement valued at about $300 million. The deal is expected to close in the second quarter. As part of the transaction, Dogfish Head co-founders Sam and Mariah Calagione will receive about 406,000 shares of Boston Beer stock (NYSE: SAM), valued at $314.60 per share, making them the largest non-institutional shareholders in the company, behind Boston Beer founder Jim Koch.
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.
