Craft beer industry news.
CraftHaus Brewery, known for their innovative spirit, is set to launch Nevada’s first low calorie, electrolyte IPA on July 31st at both of their taprooms and across the valley of Southern Nevada.
Oregon Brewers Guild co-executive director Tony Roberts will step down from the position at the end of the month, leaving Christina LaRue as the guild’s sole director. State guilds, trade groups that advocate on behalf of craft breweries to lawmakers and work to boost consumer bases, have struggled during the COVID-19 pandemic. Their revenues come from large scale, in-person events, which have been canceled, and member dues, the bulk of which come from craft breweries, who are also suffering financially.
Indeed Brewing Company is ramping up its production of Pistachio Cream Ale to meet demand. Originally planned to be a one-off release, the beer’s success in May necessitated a second, larger run this July for multi-state distribution into Minnesota, Wisconsin, and North Dakota markets.
The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) ruled on Friday that the 51% calculation of gross receipts should only include the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premise consumption. As such, to-go sales of alcoholic beverages, as well as distributed volume to retailers and wholesalers should not be included in the calculation of gross receipts to determine which establishments should shutter for on-site consumption.
On Friday, July 24, Von Ebert Brewing, the award-winning and locally owned Portland-based brewing company, will release three beers in 16 oz. can four-packs.
SLO Brew & Liquid Gravity Brewing are proudly joining the global beer collaboration “Black is Beautiful” to help raise awareness for race-base injustice.
Even amid persistent out-of-stock issues, Boston Beer Company’s Truly Hard Seltzer helped drive the company’s depletions (sales to retailers) growth to 46% in Q2. Boston Beer founder Jim Koch conceded Thursday that those inventory issues will last for the rest of the summer.
August is coming in hot as Wild Leap ends July strong with two new beer releases.
Migration Brewing is among over 1,000 breweries worldwide participating in the Black Is Beautiful initiative. Their American Imperial Stout will be released on Friday July 24th on draft and in package at their two Portland pubs.
Surreal Brewing Company continues to innovate during these uncertain times and is happy to announce the latest addition to its lineup of non-alcoholic craft beer.
SLO Brewing Co. welcomes the addition of authentic canned micheladas to its lineup of celebrated craft beers & spirits with Tío Rodrigo.
In the first half of 2020, HEINEKEN’s markets and businesses were significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, with unprecedented volatility and uncertainty leading to the withdrawal of guidance for 2020 on 8 April. Despite these short-term challenges, HEINEKEN remains confident in its ability to navigate the crisis while continuing to build a bright future.
Boston Beer Company reported second-quarter depletions (sales-to-retailers) growth of 46% and shipments (sales-to-wholesalers) growth of 39.8% during the second quarter of 2020, according to financial results shared after the end of trading today.
Odell Brewing continues to expand its beyond beer offerings with Allkind Hard Kombucha, which will launch this fall. Last year, the Fort Collins, Colorado-headquartered craft brewery rolled out the OBC Wine Project, a collection of canned wines.
