Craft beer industry news.
LORO, the Asian smokehouse and bar from partners Chef Tyson Cole and Aaron Franklin, and Austin’s Skull Mechanix Brewing, a family owned and operated brewery specializing in high quality, well attenuated lagers and ales ha LunSmoke N Brew ($8 per glass; first 500 purchases receive branded glass), a limited production lager created by Skull Mechanix Brewing’s Michael Waters in collaboration with LORO.
Cheers Beverages Inc., a subsidiary of The Double Cola Company, is introducing BREWSKI, a new line of craft beer, to the Evansville market.
Molson Coors Beverage Company announced plans to cease production at its facility in Irwindale, California, by September 2020. The second largest U.S. beer manufacturer also announced an agreement with Pabst Brewing Co., giving the Los Angeles-headquartered beer company the option to purchase the Irwindale facility for $150 million.
Three months after announcing plans to pivot to a brewpub business model, Boulder Beer Company today announced plans to sell its brewpub building and pivot once more to a contract brewing model.
Three former beer executives now in the cannabis industry discussed differences between the two industries during last month’s Brewbound Live business conference in Santa Monica.
Avery Brewing Company, an innovative craft brewery in Boulder for over 25 years, announces Sparkle, a glacier-spiked hard seltzer brewed with quality ingredients to have zero added sugars, 100 calories, and 1.5 carbs.
New Holland Brewing Company’s first Dragon’s Milk Reserve release of 2020 will be available starting in January.
The Virginia Beer Company’s first can release of 2020 will be Night Shades, a 10.4% abv Triple Black IPA.
In 2019, BuzzBallz, LLC, made company history by selling more than 1 million cases of ready-to-drink (RTD) cocktails in a one-year span.
Proof Brewing Co. is set to release the award-winning Litany of Angels Belgian Strong Ale in 4-pack cans on Friday, January 10th at 11am in the brewery’s tasting room.
In this week’s edition of Last Call: A New York bill would double the state’s excise tax; the Indiana cold beer sales effort will resume; U.S. cider trade group changes name; Silver Eagle distributes 1 million cases of Karbach beer in Houston; C Squared moves; and Backlash exits taproom.
Bissell Brothers Brewing Company co-founder Peter Bissell shared management advice gleaned from his six years running one of Portland, Maine’s most popular craft breweries with his brother during last month’s Brewbound Live business conference in Santa Monica.
The American Cider Association – formerly known as the United States Association of Cider Makers (USACM) – is excited to announce registration is now open for CiderCon 2020, taking place January 28-31 at Oakland Convention Center in sunny California.
Vermont Cider Company is excited to announce that they are releasing a juice based hard spritzer that uses all-natural ingredients this spring called Viva Spritz™. There will be three (3) varieties available: Peach Mango, Raspberry Lime and Black Cherry, 98, 97 and 97 calories per 12oz sleek can respectively. Each style is 4.2% ABV, 2g of sugar, light, crisp and full of fruit flavor.
