Craft beer industry news.
Heavy Seas Beer is excited to announce the first release from its 15 Barrel Brewhouse in 2020, Dry January, a Hazy IPA. This beer will be exclusively available in the Heavy Seas Taproom at the brewery on January 17, 2020 in 4packs of 16oz cans and on draft.
Nine Pin Cider Works, New York’s first farm cidery, has announced the release of its winter seasonal specialty can cider: Earl Grey, a continuing collaboration with Guilderland, N.Y.-based Short and Stout Tea Co.
Holidaily Brewing Company, a dedicated gluten-free brewery, is set to distribute to Phoenix, Scottsdale and surrounding areas by partnering with Crescent Crown Distributing, one of the largest distributors in the United States.
Calling all beer drinkers, running enthusiasts and those off-centered folks seeking a healthy balance of work and play in their day-to-day lives –Dogfish Head Craft Brewery is launching a one-of-a-kind, online run club.
In an effort to combat poverty in its community, Creature Comforts Brewing Company founded the Get Comfortable campaign, a multi-tiered approach to raise money and awareness for non-profit organizations that serve Athens-Clarke County’s most vulnerable citizens.
Hopworks Urban Brewery (HUB) has announced its 2020 lineup of beers, featuring a complete brand refresh for Hopworks in design. The new label artwork was created by Martin Ontiveros and integrated by Paige Buda. The brand calendar showcases new core, seasonal, and limited release beers.
Rogue Ales & Spirits is excited to announce its 2020 Product Release Calendar. This year’s calendar offers a diverse product lineup that includes 11 new beers along with many returning fan favorites.
Former Founders Brewing Company diversity and inclusion director Graci Harkema discussed her experiences navigating the fallout from a racial discrimination lawsuit against the Grand Rapids, Michigan-based craft brewery, and she shared insights on how the craft beer industry can diversify its talent pool as well as its consumer base last month during the Brewbound Live business conference in Santa Monica.
The future is bright for Great Divide Brewing Company in 2020 and the brewery’s release calendar emphasizes a commitment to innovation and beer with bold character.
Brewbound readers in 2019 gravitated to stories about major craft brewery mergers and acquisitions, hard seltzer launches and reformulations, lawsuits and distribution disputes and brewery closures. The announcement of the $300 million merger between Boston Beer Company and Dogfish Head set the stage for a busy year of M&A activity, as many craft brewers began to form partnerships to weather a more tumultuous competitive marketplace.
Fifty West will introduce a new beer crafted specifically for people pursuing a balanced and active lifestyle. Quencher, a 100 calorie, gluten reduced beer featuring low alcohol, no added sugars, and the addition of electrolytes, will be available at Greater Cincinnati Kroger locations, beginning the second week of January.
Swilled Dog Hard Cider recently announced that they are bringing their fun, flavorful and refreshing line of craft ciders to state-wide distribution across Florida, Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, and Indiana. Launches for all states have been occurring since October with Ohio and Indiana launching in January.
Employees at Anchor Brewing ratified a three-year contract with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU), Local 6 earlier this month, a first for the San Francisco-based brewery. D.C. Brau raised $614,335 from 12 investors during a recent equity raise, according to a December 19 U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing. Columbus, Indiana-based 450 North Brewing Company has posted an apology on its social media accounts for selling its Slushy line of beers with the incorrect alcohol by volume.
Drizly, the nation’s first and largest alcohol e-commerce marketplace, today announced a partnership with Shop Rite & Tobacco Plus, one of Louisiana’s leading liquor retailers. The partnership will bring convenient delivery of beer, wine and liquor in under 60 minutes to approximately 1.4 million consumers of legal drinking age, across 14 Louisiana parishes for the first time. Drizly brings adults of legal drinking age the widest selection of beer, wine and spirits, with full price transparency.
