The founder of a new brewing project launching in Stratford, CT is hoping to cash in on the craft beer boom by offering capacity to contract brewers looking to grow their brands. Two Roads Brewing is the brainchild of former Pabst Brewing CMO Brad Hittle. And barring any major delays, Hittle is hoping the brewery… Read more »

Flying Dog Brewery is up 25 percent overall in 2011, despite an announcement in June that the company would be pulling distribution from 13 (mostly Western) states. The move, which reduced the number of states from 46 to 33, allowed Flying Dog to focus on its home turf — the Mid-Atlantic.

Port Brewing and The Lost Abbey beers will soon be making their way to New Jersey. The San Marcos, Calif based brewery will begin distributing their beers on draught and in their signature large-format bottle offerings in the early part of January, 2012. According to the press release printed below, a special draught-only beer was… Read more »

Last Monday, Brewbound.com hosted a half-day conference discussing the craft beer space in conjunction with the bi-annual BevNET Live conference. Speakers included Kona Brewing Co. President Mattson Davis, Port/The Lost Abbey Co-Founder Tomme Arthur, Director of Sales and Marketing for The Bruery Benjamin Weiss. Notable attendees included Coronado Brewing President Rick Chapman and Bear Republic… Read more »

Clown Shoes wrote a brief brewery update today on their blog. Below are some of the more important details. The brewery plans to have produced between 3,000 and 4,000 barrels by the end of 2011, with Massachusetts supporting a majority of the volume as their strongest market.

Beginning in the early part of 2012, North American Breweries (NAB) will begin distributing the Magic Hat No. 9 brand in Canada — a move they say was a logical choice given the location of their Rochester, NY brewing facility. “The number of inquiries we have gotten from Canadian consumers has been phenomenal,” said NAB’s… Read more »

Alaskan Brewing will introduce a third seasonal into their existing lineup in the early part of January 2012. Black IPA, a 6.4 percent offering that differs slightly from their Double Black IPA recipe will make its way into both 12 and 22oz bottles as well as draught format. The 12oz bottles will be available in… Read more »

Shmaltz Brewing is introducing new packaging and label designs on their year-round 6-pack offerings Genesis and Messiah. The makeover is the first each of the brands has had since 2003 when Voicebox Creative re-designed the original label artwork. “We had some primary problems with our current packaging,” said Shmaltz Founder Jeremy Cowan. “Our goal for… Read more »

Samuel Adams is welcoming a new beer to this year’s Winter Classics Variety Pack. Black & Brew, a dark stout that combines roasted coffee with the traditional flavors of a rich, full-bodied stout, replaces White Ale and joins Chocolate Bock, Holiday Porter, Boston Lager, Winter Lager and Old Fezziwig Ale in the Winter Classics variety… Read more »

Another craft startup is using an online fundraising platform to fuel their dreams of building a microbrewery. The husband and wife team of Chris and Carrie Case are using the ‘crowdfunding’ website, IndieGoGo, to raise money for Horseshoe Bend Brewing Co., located in Lake of the Ozarks, MO. The couple is well on their way… Read more »

Upslope Brewing plans to release a new seasonal beer, Upslope Christmas Ale, the first week of December. The beer, an 8 percent dark, malty seasonal is brewed with coriander, brown sugar, orange peel. It will be lightly spiced with ginger and mace then finished with juniper berries at the end of the fermentation process to… Read more »

There is a reason why Firestone Walker was named the Mid-Size Brewery of the Year at the 2011 Great American Beer Festival — these guys can innovate. While their core offerings like Pale 31, DBA and Union Jack are all excellent examples of hand-crafted ales, it’s their Proprietors Reserve series that makes beer geeks giddy…. Read more »

Crystal Cooler announced today that it will be sponsoring the Brewbound Craft Beer Session with a special promotion for attendees. The company will be giving away one energy efficient cooler that can be custom branded with the winning attendees logo.

Those consumers still craving pumpkin beer into the winter months have one last release to look forward to on December 1st. Southern Tier will be releasing an oak-aged version of their popular fall offering, Pumking. “Every year there is more of a cry for that beer,” said Brewery spokesperson Nathan Arnone. “We brewed more of… Read more »