Craft beer industry news.
The Senate approved a multi-billion dollar relief bill to offer immediate aid in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic Wednesday afternoon.
This bill makes coronavirus testing free, provides paid sick leave, expands unemployment benefits and provides grants to states to process and pay claims.
As a B Corp celebrating its five-year certification anniversary this March, Hopworks Urban Brewery has announced the release of Evergreen Dry Irish Stout.
With the news and risks of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) increasing daily, Thorn Brewing Co. is taking steps to make sure that customers can minimize exposure to the virus while still being able to enjoy their craft beer.
Local brewers Bruce Tanner and Cliff Plank have joined the team at Appalachian Brewing Company to take control of brewery operations for the popular Pennsylvania-based brew pub.
Virtually every craft brewery is feeling the economic crunch from the coronavirus disease COVID-19, according to the results of a survey conducted by the Brewers Association (BA). The not-for-profit trade group, which represents the interests of small and independent craft breweries, shared the survey results this morning, and the results show what many expected and living: The industry is facing economic hardships like never before.
Second Line Brewing (Second Line), five years after establishing itself as one of New Orleans’ most loved neighborhood craft breweries, has signed a distribution agreement with Budweiser Busch (Bud Busch) in Mobile, Alabama.
Big Lake Brewing, one of the fastest-growing craft breweries in Michigan, announced the arrival of Swing Juice, a new IPA targeting Michigan’s $4.2 billion golf industry.
Altstadt Brewery is excited to announce that their core beers, Kolsch, Lager, Amber, and Hefeweizen are now available in cans. Previously only available in bottles and draft, the new can will allow beer lovers to enjoy Altstadt’s German-Style Beers where glass is not allowed.
Comet Bio, a manufacturer of award-winning healthy and sustainable ingredients, announced it has been selected by Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev), the world’s largest brewer, to join its 100+ Accelerator to pilot technology on brewers’ grain.
Lawson’s Finest Liquids, a brewery, taproom and retail store in Waitsfield, Vermont has been named 2020 Vermont Small Business Person of the Year.
As the hospitality industry grapples with the impact of mandated closures of restaurants, bars, brewery taprooms and tasting rooms, craft breweries and brewpubs are beginning to announce staff layoffs and furloughs.
To minimize the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic we’ve made the extremely difficult decision to temporarily close our in-house dining, effectively immediately.
With mandated shutdowns of bars, restaurants and taprooms in more than 20 states and voluntary closures in many others, the novel coronavirus has forced craft brewers to get creative in getting their beer to consumers.
The on-premise shutdown of bars and restaurants in New York City could last for “months” in an effort to stop the spread of the coronavirus disease COVID-19, New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio said during an interview with CNN this morning.
