Craft beer industry news.
In a part of the country that likes to, “Hang Loose” and hit the surf while enjoying the sunshine and craft brews, Palmia is happy to announce a partnership with one of the most respected distributors in Southern California, Coast Beverage Distributing.
The National Beer Wholesalers Association’s (NBWA) 83rd Annual Convention kicked off today with a celebration of beer wholesalers’ work during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as an outline of perceived threats to the three-tier distribution system.
Mahou San Miguel (Mahou), the leading beer company in Spain which has had a presence in the US for over 10 years, has launched “Vinyls for Good,” an initiative to support its hospitality sector clients in the US and around the globe which have been affected by the global pandemic crisis.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Clearwater-based Blood Brothers have partnered to make the company’s legendary blend the team’s official Bloody Mary Mix.
Colorado-based Root Shoot Malting and Traverse Image are asking craft beer and whiskey lovers for their support to preserve and regenerate Colorado agriculture, allowing Olander Farms to continue growing and producing local grains on their farmland, and to keep telling this story through the new film 100 Year Lease.
Another big wholesaler deal is going down, further consolidating the middle tier. Reyes Beer Division has struck an agreement to acquire the assets of Indianapolis, Indiana-based Monarch Beverage.
Coronado Brewing Company and Maui Brewing Company teamed up to brew one of the hottest new styles in craft beer. The Island-Style IPA, semi-recently coined in the craft beer world, is an IPA that captures the elements of a hazy IPA (i.e. tropical, juicy), but finishes clear, bright and crisp from the use of Cal Ale yeast.
The month of August was Boulevard Brewing Company’s “single best month ever,” even with the the company’s on-premise business cut in half, Duvel USA president Jeff Krum told Brewbound. In August, Boulevard shipped 19,000 barrels of product, which Duvel USA VP of sales Bobby Dykstra said was tied for the company’s biggest volume month ever, “but in revenue, blew past any month in our history.”
Buffalo Creek Brewing presented YouthBuild Lake County with a check for $1,500 from a specialty beer called North Star it produced earlier this summer.
Crystal Coast Brewing Company of Morehead City, NC and Ferment Nation of Fairfax, VA announced a partnership that will bring Crystal Coast’s award-winning craft beer to the District of Columbia and many regions in Northern Virginia, including Arlington, Fairfax, and Alexandria.
Earlier this summer, Portland Cider Co. asked Portland-area neighbors to recycle their fallen and unwanted backyard fruit for its 5th annual PDX Community Cider program, which takes donated edible fruit and turns it into a community cider to raise funds for hungry children.
Mother Earth has been on a tear lately with a series of releases that began in August, and continues into October with its newest Project X Series brew, Sectioned.
Belching Beaver Brewery’s award-winning core line-up of beers including Phantom Bride IPA, Peanut Butter Milk Stout and Here Comes Mango IPA, as well as some special releases, will be available throughout the state of Texas by the end of the year.
VIDE Beverages Inc., a premium canned cocktail brand, announced today that it has entered an exclusive distribution partnership with Savannah Distributing Company Inc., a prominent purveyor of wine, beer, and spirits.
