Elysian Brewing Company

Chicago-based brewery incubator Pilot Project has hired Todd Haug as its first chief innovation officer (CIO).

Elysian Brewing will try to rocket flagship Space Dust IPA to another stratosphere in 2021. The Anheuser-Busch InBev-owned, Seattle-headquartered craft brewery’s goal is to make fast-growing Space Dust the nation’s top selling IPA.

New Belgium Brewing products account for one sixth of the top 30 craft beer brands, according to market research firm IRI.

Rolling Stone and Elysian Brewing’s highly anticipated craft lager hits store shelves nationwide.

Elysian Brewing Company, a brewery rooted in music and art, and Rolling Stone, the music industry publisher on the bleeding edge of pop culture, have joined to produce Elysian Rolling Stone Lager, a high-end beer that embraces the spirit of music and looks to add a bit more magic to the world.

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Anheuser-Busch InBev’s Brewers Collective craft division is betting big on craft beer’s most popular style — the IPA — in 2020. Brewers Collective president Marcelo “Mika” Michaelis told Brewbound that the world’s largest beer company is making a multi-million dollar investment behind a new low-alcohol, low-calorie IPA from Chicago’s Goose Island, as well as a hazy IPA from from Seattle’s Elysian Brewing.

Washington’s craft brewing industry contributed $1.4 billion to the state’s economy in 2017, according to an economic impact report released Tuesday by the Washington Beer Commission. The study, conducted by Seattle-based research firm Community Attributes Inc, found that the state’s 382 breweries produced 582,400 barrels, generated $581.4 million in revenue and employed 6,300 workers in 2017.

In this week’s edition of Last Call: Deschutes tells Roanoke city officials it is unlikely to build a production facility by a 2021 deadline; Trillium spends $13 million to acquire Canton real estate; Deschutes hires ex-Dogfish Head VP of marketing; BrewDog shares Q1 highlights; and more industry news.

Total U.S. beer dollar sales grew to more than $35 billion in 2018, according to retail data provider IRI. The Chicago-based market research firm, which tracks category-wide sales at major off-premise retailers, reported a 1.8 percent increase in beer dollar sales, despite a 0.3 percent decline in volume sales at multi-outlet and convenience (MULC) stores (grocery, drug, club, dollar, mass-merchandiser and military) through December 30.

Felipe Szpigel, president of A-B’s High End, told Brewbound that more of his division’s craft breweries will be releasing 15- and 18-packs in the next couple of months.

Dick Cantwell has spent the past few days making beer at his new brewing venture — San Francisco’s 20-year-old Magnolia Brewing Company.

The release of Dayglow IPA cans marks the first canned beer in Elysian Brewing Company’s 21 year history.

First released as the 4th annual Seattle Beer Week beer in 2012, Split Shot Espresso Milk Stout (6% ABV) returns in bottles as Elysian’s spring seasonal offering. Split Shot combines the talents of Elysian Brewing and Stumptown Coffee, and is available in six-packs, 22 oz bottles and on tap. The beer boasts roasted coffee flavors and a hint of chocolate.