Widmer Brothers Brewing is gearing up for winter with the release of its classic seasonal, Brrr Hoppy Red Ale, and the return of an old favorite, Snow Plow Milk Stout. Brrr will be available in 6- and 12-packs of 12-ounce cans and Snow Plow will be available in 6-packs of 12 oz. cans during the winter months.  

With a Pacific Northwest scorcher on the horizon, Widmer Brothers is introducing its new summer seasonal Dreifecta, a refreshing German-Style Pilsner made with a special blend of three hops and three malts. At just 5% alcohol by volume, this hoppy pilsner with a crisp, dry finish is the easy-drinking beer that fans can reach for all summer long.

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.

Hoping to build off the continued growth of its flagship Kona Brewing portfolio, Craft Brew Alliance said it plans to increase sales of the Hawaiian-themed brand by double digits in 2019. During Thursday’s earnings call with investors and analysts, CEO Andy Thomas laid out the company’s plans to hit that goal, while also reflecting on a “good” 2018.

Widmer Brothers Brewing is introducing three new beers today, two distinctive IPAs available later this month and a tropical sour available now.

Widmer Brothers Brewing has announced a variety of new ways to enjoy its flagship Hefeweizen in 2019. The gold medal award-winning beer will be one of the first craft beers available in 18-packs of 12 oz. cans.

After more than 22 years of operation, Craft Brew Alliance today announced plans to close its Widmer Brothers pub in Portland, Oregon. The decision to shutter the taproom – which is located underneath CBA’s corporate offices and across the street from the Widmer Brothers production facility – comes a little more than one year after the company scrapped a full-service kitchen that was located on-site amid rising labor costs and declining foot traffic.

Building on the longest standing craft beer sponsorship in the NBA, Widmer Brothers Brewing and the Portland Trail Blazers have launched co-branded 16-ounce cans of the brewery’s flagship beer, Hefe.

Widmer Brothers is teaming up with Lyft on a limited-release beer, “Closing Time IPA,” a sessionable IPA that will be released in 16-ounce cans at select bars and taverns across the Portland metro area just in time for Halloween.

This spring Firefox partnered Portland, Oregon’s premier brewery, Widmer Brothers to make a beer. Widmer Brothers innovation team designed a 16-question online survey that allowed Twitter users to provide feedback on style and ingredients. Brewers took that information and developed a recipe for called Opensourcery, a 7 percent ABV, 70 IBU tropical IPA.

Widmer Brothers today announced its full 2018 lineup, including two new beer series that were born in our innovation brewery and the return of two fan favorites as new seasonals.

Widmer Brothers Brewing is launching a new IPA in six packs: Russell Street IPA

Craft Brew Alliance made good on last week’s promise to revisit its brewpub strategy, yesterday announcing plans to shift away from a restaurant-focused brewpub model at the Widmer Brothers brewery in Portland, Oregon. In a post on the brand’s Facebook page, CBA said it would eliminate its full-service kitchen to make way for expanded small-batch brewing capabilities inside of a recently built 10-barrel innovation brewery that opened about 15 months ago.

Widmer Brothers Brewing is celebrating the completion of a newly installed CO2 recovery system at its Portland brewery on North Russell Street, becoming the first Oregon brewer to close the CO2 loop. The system, built in partnership with ICC Engineering, is another step forward in the brewery’s ongoing commitment to setting the industry bar in sustainability.