Craft Brew Alliance

Loaded with citrusy tangerine and amplified by a quintet of hops, Redhook’s refreshing Tangelic Halo Tangerine IPA is launching throughout the Northwest just as the temperatures start to rise. The new summer seasonal is available in six and 12-packs of 12-ounce bottles. Tangelic Halo is the second new seasonal release from Redhook head brewer Nick Crandall in 2018.

U.S. beer dollar sales increased 4.1 percent as volume sales grew 2.1 percent through the four weeks ending May 20, according to retail data provider IRI Worldwide.

After releasing its first quarter earnings results on Wednesday, which were marked by a 4 percent decline in depletions, Craft Brew Alliance CEO Andy Thomas addressed the “relative turmoil within the marketplace” during a call with investors and analysts. “The trends are consistent and increasingly clear,” he said. “Consumers are changing how, where, and with what they socialize. And the impacts on our industry continued to be profound.”

Craft Brew Alliance (CBA) today reported its first quarter 2018 earnings, which were highlighted by a 9 percent increase in shipments, to 167,000 barrels, on soft comps from a year ago. In a press release, the company – which makes and markets the Kona, Widmer Brothers, Redhook, Omission, and Square Mile Cider brands – said net sales increased 7 percent, to $47.5 million, while gross profit increased 19 percent, to $15.1 million, during the quarter.

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Craft Brew Alliance has inked another sports sponsorship. After striking a “multi-year” deal to become the “official craft beer” of Major League Soccer’s LA Galaxy in March, CBA today announced that its Kona brand would become the “official craft beer” of the Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP).

Kona Brewing Company today announces the latest addition to its Aloha Series with Gold Cliff IPA, a bold, juicy beer that highlights the adventurous spirit of the Hawaiian Islands.

Craft Brew Alliance has announced the release of its fifth Annual Sustainability Report, highlighting the company’s 2017 accomplishments in environmental and community stewardship, including progress against its three-year targets for reducing carbon emissions, diverting waste from landfills, and increasing local community support.

Widmer Brothers is launching Green & Gold Kölsch in six- and 12-packs as its summer seasonal. Green & Gold is a golden-colored beer with aromas of strawberry and cracked black pepper, a soft sweet bready malt flavor, a creamy body and a crisp, dry finish.

A pair of beer brands have inked sponsorship agreements with Major League Soccer’s LA Galaxy. Craft Brew Alliance today announced a “multi-year partnership” with the Galaxy for its Kona brand to become the club’s official craft beer. Specific financial terms of the sponsorship were not disclosed.

Cisco Brewers is bringing Gripah IPA, a citrusy IPA bursting with ruby red grapefruit, to beer drinkers across the Northeast in six-pack bottles and 12-pack cans. The beer was first brewed in 2015 to celebrate Cisco’s 20th anniversary and was a big hit on N

Today, Kona Brewing Company relaunches its summer favorite, the Wave Rider Tandem case, a pack of 24 twelve-ounce cans featuring two signature Kona Brewing Co. craft brews – Longboard Island Lager and Big Wave Golden Ale. The case will retail for $22.99 and will be available exclusively via club channels throughout the Western mainland

The equipment located at the former Redhook Brewery in Woodinville, WA was auctioned off on March 14th.  The Huppmann 100 BBL Stainless Steel 5-Vessel Brew House sold for $1,000,000 at the auction conducted by an group led by Loeb Winternitz Industrial Auctioneers.

Craft Brew Alliance (CBA) CEO Andy Thomas repurposed an old presidential metaphor during Thursday’s 2017 financial results call with investors and analysts to illustrate the publicly traded company’s health.