Cigar City Cancels Hunahpu’s Day Festival
Tampa, Florida-based Cigar City Brewing is canceling its popular Hunahpu’s Day festival, which was planned for Friday, due to concerns over the spread of COVID-19, the coronavirus disease.
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Left Hand Brewing to Open Outpost in Denver’s Curtis Park Neighborhood
Left Hand Brewing Co., one of the original pioneers in craft brewing and famous for its Nitro series, plans to open its second location outside of Longmont in the heart of Denver’s booming Curtis Park neighborhood at 2403 Champa Street. Construction and redesign will be starting this month with plans to open later this summer.
Deep Ellum Brewing Co. Adds Blind Lemon Seltzer 6-Packs and 19.2 oz. Cans
Deep Ellum Brewing Company’s Blind Lemon Hard Seltzer is now available in two new packaging formats. The “guaranteed not to suck” craft seltzer was originally released in 12-packs of 12 oz. cans and is now additionally on shelves in 6-packs of 12 oz. cans and individual 19.2 oz. “stovepipe” cans.
Odell Brewing Releases Grapefruit White Ale
Odell Brewing announced the addition of Witkist Grapefruit White Ale to their year round portfolio.
New Belgium Releases First Nationally Distributed Sour IPA
New Belgium Brewing announces the release of Sour IPA, a hazy, Citra and Amarillo dry-hopped IPA blended with authentic wood aged golden sour.
SouthNorte Leads Dos Californias Brewsters Cross-Border Brew
Founded at the crossroads of cultures, SouthNorte Beer Co. seeks to bring together the best of both sides of the border, and nothing better exemplifies these values more than the Dos Californias Brewsters (DCB) project.
DuClaw Brewing Company and 104-Year-Old Wockenfuss Candies Collaborate on ‘Carmallow’ Beer
People can have their candy and drink it too because DuClaw Brewing Company & 104-year-old Wockenfuss Candies are collaborating on a ‘Carmallow’ beer, slated to release in late March, just in time for Easter.
Brewbound Podcast: FIFCO USA’s Josh Halpern on Embracing Being a Big-Small Company, Co-Creating Brands with Reality Stars and more
In the latest episode of the Brewbound Podcast, FIFCO USA chief sales officer Josh Halpern explains how the company came to embrace being a big-small brewery, how that leads to co-creating brands with reality TV stars and why ceding some creative control to build brand equity with popular platforms such as Barstool Sports is necessary.
Avery Brewing Co. to Release Paws & Claws IPA
Avery Brewing Company, an innovative craft brewery in Boulder for over 25 years, announcesPaws & Claws IPA as their new summer Limited Release. This hop-forward and dank IPA unites classic West Coast IPA hops with the juicy haze of New EnglandIPAs.
Atwater Named Presenting Sponsor of 96th Annual Bayview-Mackinac Sailing Race
Bayview Yacht Club, one of the nation’s most storied and historic sailing clubs, has announced that Atwater Brewery is a presenting sponsor for its 2020 Bayview Mackinac Race, the 96th consecutive running of the Race. Ryan Farrell, 2020 Bayview Yacht Club Commodore, made the announcement.
Sacred Heart University Offers New Brewing Science Certificate
Sacred Heart University will start a new brewing science certificate program in May for people looking to start or advance their careers in brewing. The program will provide hands-on experience, teach the necessary skills in as little as 11 months and connect students with successful, established brewers.
Founders Brewing Co. Launches ‘Brewed for MI’ Series with Red’s Rye IPA
Founders Brewing Co.has announced the launch of its ‘Brewed for MI’ Series with the release of Red’s Rye IPA in 6-pack cans. This Michigan-exclusive series will include a lineup of three different beer releases throughout the year. Each release in the series aims to raise awareness for Michigan-based non-profits through the brewery’s corporate giving platform, the Big Pitcher.
Kona Growth Can’t Lift Overall CBA Business in 2019
Craft Brew Alliance (CBA) referred to the Kona brand as its “cornerstone” while reporting the company’s fourth quarter and full-year 2019 earnings report Wednesday afternoon. Last year, the Hawaiian-themed craft beer brand shipped 474,800 barrels, an increase of 4.1%.
Social Kitchen and Brewery, Originator of Brut IPA, Shutters in San Francisco
The craft brewery where the brut IPA trend started in 2018 shuttered with little warning over the weekend. San Francisco brewpub Social Kitchen and Brewery announced it would close its doors last weekend, citing lease issues.