Craft beer industry news.
A new generation of alcohol innovators is thinking out of the box and eager to disrupt an industry steeped in decades-old trends. Zeke Bronfman partners with fellow Williams College student Nate Medow to launch one of 2020’s breakout brands. XED (pronounced “crossed”) is a uniquely 21st Century venture ready to satiate the modern drinker’s palate.
Independence Brewing Co., one of the longest standing craft breweries in Central Texas, has partnered with Garrison Brothers Distillery, four-time winner of American Micro-Whiskey of the Year in Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible, to release a robust and heady bourbon barrel-aged oatmeal stout.
Point Five Brewing has launched its non-alcoholic beer – “Point 5” – for sale online via NACraftBeverages.com in a 12-pack bottled format. Brewed as a pilsner, alcohol is then precisely removed using a new membrane technology – allowing for a remarkably close flavor match to the original beer.
Freak’N Brewing Company is selling its facility and brewing equipment to Throne Brewing effective April 1, 2020.
This year, 14 events were selected from 69 applications to receive grants totaling $50,000. Since the program’s inception in 2018, the association has awarded $75,000 to 21 events.
Stone Brewing has shuttered its taproom in Shanghai, China, citing pressures from tariffs and COVID-19, the coronavirus disease caused by SARS-CoV-2. Rogue Ales & Spirits plans to close its nearly two-decade old brewpub in Issaquah, Washington, on Friday. Mikkeller’s Los Angeles taproom has closed its doors after three years, according to Eater LA.
ANXO, Washington, DC’s #applesonly cidery, is excited to announce its third annual Women’s Month celebration, a month-long fundraising and programming initiative that also highlights incredible women in food, beverage, art and a variety of other fields.
After closing 37 restaurants over the last few weeks, Craftworks Holdings filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Tuesday in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
Austin’s Independence Brewing Co. announced today the release of two new seasonal beers, on shelves now. A Snoop Dogg-inspired blueberry double IPA fittingly named “Bluebonic Chronic” and a bright, tropical Berliner Weisse made with passion fruit and guava purée.
Wild Tonic Jun Kombucha has unveiled the addition of 12 ounce slim cans to their glass bottle and draft programs. The company launched 5.6% ABV Jun Kombucha cans in select markets in November and December.
To celebrate the global partnership with the upcoming James Bond film No Time to Die, Heineken is revealing the real secrets to being Bond and encouraging shoppers to connect with their inner secret agent.
Inter Miami CF announced today it has partnered with Biscayne Brewing Company. The South Florida-based brewery joins Inter Miami as the Official Craft Beer and creates a specialty pilsner to commemorate the Club’s inaugural season in Major League Soccer in March 2020.
The Magic Hat Brewing Company announces the return of its Mardi Gras celebration on Saturday, March 28, with a New Orleans jazz funeral-style tribute to the parade, which has officially been laid to rest.
Catawba Brewing Co.’s legendary “PB&J sandwich in a glass” beer, Peanut Butter Jelly Time (5.7 percent ABV), will make its annual return to the Catawba menu on March 6. In addition to the original Raspberry, the brewery is bringing back Strawberry-Rhubarb and debuting Peach and Red Currant.
