Last Friday, the folks behind Sixpoint Craft Ales shared a photo on their Facebook page teasing their latest canned creation, Resin. And while the 9.1 percent ABV, 103 IBU double IPA is sure to please the hop heads, the packaging was even more intriguing: a 12 oz. tallboy, the same a package used by mega-brewers… Read more »
Samuel Adams drinkers might have to pay a little more for their favorite brew this year. In an interview with Brewbound.com, Boston Beer Co. Founder and CEO Jim Koch said he is anticipating price increases in 2012. Koch estimates barley costs will rise by 30 percent this year, resulting in a 2 to 3 percent… Read more »
Earlier this week, the Mankato, Minn. based start-up Mankato Brewery rolled its first kegs to 17 accounts. The brewery is the first in town since Mankato Brewing closed its doors in 1967. Co-Founder Tim Tupy, who also owns a successful spa business with his wife Tami, began planning for Mankato Brewery in 2009, but his… Read more »
In 2011, Kodiak Island Brewing Company produced just 870 barrels, up 8.5 percent over 2010. But it could have been more, according to Ben Millstein, KIBC’s founder and head brewer. That’s because even Kodiak, the nation’s second-largest island in area, but with a population of only 14,000 is experiencing the effects of the craft beer… Read more »
Alchemy & Science, the new craft-brew incubation project from industry veterans Alan Newman and Jim Koch, has made its first move. The Burlington, Vt.-based company today announced the acquisition of Los Angeles, Calif.-based Angel City Brewing. The tiny (2,000 barrels last year), 15-year-old project started by former home brewer Michael Bowe had expanded two years… Read more »
Later this month, Clown Shoes Beer will add Philadelphia to the growing list of markets that the small contract brewing operation based out of Ipswich, MA is currently being distributed.
Last summer the Federal Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) cracked down on the Kombucha category, forcing many brands whose alcohol content in the drink exceeded the legal limit of 0.5 percent ABV off the shelves. And while category leaders like GT and High Country Kombucha committed to altering their recipes in order… Read more »
As the year comes to a close, we have noticed a tremendous amount of ‘list-pieces,’ most of which offer up a specific writers top 10 beers of the year. We decided to take a slightly different approach. Below is a list of craft beer happenings in 2011 we thought were significant enough to write about…. Read more »
2011 saw an abundance of litigious battles involving craft brewers. The President of Bell’s Brewery, Larry Bell, was at the center of two notable legal disputes, most recently involving the Novato Calif. Based Winery Exchange. Bell, who sent a cease and desist letter to the company in June, claims the company is infringing on the… Read more »
2011 was quite the year for craft brewed literature — among them, works from New Belgium, Stone Brewing Co., Shmaltz and Dogfish Head. If you’re still looking for that last minute gift for the craft beer lover in your life, consider skipping yet another trip to the local bottle shop and try the bookstore instead.
At last count, there were over 800 breweries in planning across the U.S. One of those breweries looking to open in 2012 is Critical Mass, a Boston-based company hoping to put down its roots in the historically ‘rough and tumble’ neighborhood of South Boston.
It’s still just a regional brewer, but Ninkasi Brewing Co. had a growth rate that outpaced every other significant craft operation in the nation this year. With sales of nearly $11 million, the five year-old Eugene, Ore. based brewer was up 117 percent in dollar sales over the 52-week period ending on Oct. 30, according… Read more »
The craft beer industry continues to enjoy considerable growth and U.S. mega-brewers are devoting more attention to a segment that still only owns just 7 percent of the entire beer market. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, MillerCoors President Tom Long said his company is a ‘big player in craft,’ citing the Blue… Read more »
Baxter Brewing Company Founder Luke Livingston was recognized today by Forbes in the magazine’s annual 30 Under 30 list. The 27 year old, honored in the Food & Wine category, launched the Lewiston, ME based brewery in January of this year and is cranking out beer at a phenomenal rate.
