FORT COLLINS, Co – On February 19, 2011 Odell Brewing will release Friek, the newest offering in its Single Serve series of beers. Friek is a creative amalgamation invented by the brewers, blending a Kriek style ale with a Framboise. Multiple Kriek Lambic ales were brewed over the past three years and fermented with a… Read more »
PORTLAND, Ore.— The Portland Timbers today announced that Widmer Brothers Brewing will be the exclusive craft beer partner with the Major League Soccer (MLS) team as it begins play in 2011. As part of the multi-year Founding Partnership, Widmer Brothers will sponsor the new bar area located behind the south goal at PGE Park and… Read more »
BROOKLYN, NY – New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg will cut the ribbon to inaugurate the local expansion of The Brooklyn Brewery on Monday, Feb 14, at 10am. The mayor will join brewery President Steve Hindy, Brewmaster Garrett Oliver and partners Robin and Eric Ottaway at the 79 North 11th St brewery in the Williamsburg… Read more »
LONGMONT, Co – Oskar Blues is brewing a limited amount of an Imperial Ale that will only be available at The tasy Weasel Taproom. Oskar Blues had this to say via facebook: "We're going back to our roots. We've brewed a limited amount of an Imperial Ale that we're making available only at The… Read more »
Lawmakers have proposed bans on the import, production, manufacture, distribution or sale of caffeinated beer beverages in an effort to cut down on Alcohol Energy Drinks (AED's). Charlie Papazian, President of the Brewer's Association, discusses this issue in his latest column. Learn more about how craft beer is being threatened by drinks such as four… Read more »
MT. PLEASANT, SC – Beverage importer and supplier Total Beverage Solution (TBS) expands its portfolio in the first quarter of 2011. The company announces exclusive importation rights to Belgian beer labels Maes Pils and Mort Subite, both brewed by Alken-Maes brewery. Maes Pils was first brewed in 1946, after the sons of the Maes brewery founder… Read more »
NEW YORK – Dos Equis, the fastest growing premium Mexican beer in the U.S., and perennial favorite of the Most Interesting Man in the World, celebrates a crowning achievement – Becoming the first beer brand globally to reach the coveted milestone of 1 Million ‘Likes’ on Facebook. “We are absolutely thrilled and honored,” said Paul Smailes,… Read more »
BOULDER, CO – The Brewers Association announces that the Great American Beer Festival Eligibility rules have been updated. Beginning in 2011, breweries located in the unincorporated, organized U.S. Territories of Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands will be eligible to enter the GABF. Each year, breweries throughout the U.S. enter commercially available beers… Read more »
(Boston, MA) – The past 40 years have seen enormous innovation and change in American businesses. One of the industries that has completely reinvented itself is the beer business. In 1970 there were fewer than 100 breweries operating in the United States. Consumers had limited choices. Today, two enormous global brewers produce over 90% of… Read more »
SPRINGFIELD, MO – If fate can bring two people together, can it also create beer? The guys behind Mother's Brewing certainly hope so. The wheels started turning after Thanksgiving dinner in 2008, when Founder Jeff Schrag was reading a Wall Street Journal article about the rise of craft beer. Like most, Schrag had a yurning to… Read more »
Full Sail Brewer Chris Davis HOOD RIVER, Ore – The newest beer in Full Sail’s Brewer’s Share line up, “The Revelator,” crafted by brewer Chris Davis, is a revelation of camaraderie and discourse inspired by friends new and old sharing a beer or two. A winter ale, The Revelator is a deep copper… Read more »
SAN DIEGO – Stone Brewing Company, Pizza Port Carlsbad and Green Flashing Brewing Company teamed up to create 'Highway 78,' a scotch ale that checks in at 8.8% ABV. Brewer's from each company assisted in the collaboration on December 17th of last year. This beer is set to release on Valentine's Day, February 14th, 2011…. Read more »
DEXTER, MI – Jolly Pumpkin has announced the release of its newest beer to join the Baudelaire Series. iO Saison will be released in 750ml bottles and check in at 6.8% ABV. Only 850 cases of the beer were made so head Brewer Ron Jeffries advises consumers get their hands on it quick! "It may… Read more »
BROOKLYN CTR, MN – The definition of Surly most commonly means rude or bad tempered, however it can also mean 'threatening.' Surly Founder Omar Ansari has auspicious intentions of building a $20 million dollar brewery, restaurant and event center that opponents believe would 'threaten' the beer scene and the three-tier system. "California, Massachusetts, Michigan, Colorado,… Read more »
