Craft beer industry news.
In the latest edition of Press Clips: Boston Beer strikes Truly sponsorship deal with NHL; Great Divide sells land in Denver; March First Brewing acquires Figleaf Brewing Company; and Yuengling partners with Pink Boots Society for scholarship.
Today, Budweiser and Jim Beam Bourbon unveiled Budweiser Reserve Black Lager, a limited-supply brew with an ABV of 7.1 percent. This specialty beer marks the second collaboration between Budweiser and Jim Beam, joining Budweiser Reserve Copper Lager, which is back by popular demand.
The Lost Abbey is set to release Veritas Raspberry this September, joining Veritas Kriek and Veritas Peach as benchmarks apart from the numbered Veritas Series.
Coronado Brewing Company is thrilled to announce a new year-round collaboration with lifestyle and apparel brand, Salty Crew. The result is Salty Crew Blonde Ale, an easy-drinking boat beer perfect for days spent on the water.
Weyerbacher Brewing Company’s post-bankruptcy plans include a collaboration with regional fast-food chain White Castle and several new product lines.
Bale Breaker Brewing Company, a family-owned brewery located in the beautiful Yakima Valley, today announces its release of Golden Grit IPA, the second release of its three-part IPA Rotator Series; a collection of hop-packed beers, each representing a unique characteristic of life in Yakima’s hop country.
Terminal Gravity Brewing is excited to announce the release of Future Legend Hazy IPA. The third addition to Terminal Gravity’s can lineup and their first packaged release in over a year, Future Legend will be available in classic 6-packs of 12 oz. cans.
Shmaltz Brewing Company is thrilled to announce it’s now working with a new Upstate New York distributor, Gasko & Meyer, Inc.
After months of uncertainty, Arcadia Brewing ceased operations Wednesday at its 5-year-old, $7 million production facility in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Scottish craft brewers BrewDog are on pace to double its U.S. business this year. In an email to BrewDog USA wholesalers, chief revenue officer Adam Lambert reported that the company’s depletions (sales to retailers) increased 95% through the first eight months of the year. The company has also sold more than 320,000 case equivalents.
The private investment group announced as a majority investor in Weyerbacher Brewing Company this past April has backed out of the deal, the brewery’s chief operating officer, Josh Lampe, told Brewbound. Instead, the Easton, Pennsylvania-based craft brewery has turned to a group of seven individuals and two trusts to invest $50,000 in exchange for shares in the business, according to a reorganization plan filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Pennsylvania’s Eastern District.
Wiley Roots Brewing Company has announced that the brewery will be releasing eight new beers on site and to-go this weekend, to celebrate the end of the summer.
Cigar City Brewing (CCB), one of the fastest-growing craft breweries in the U.S., has announced the year-round launch of Margarita Gose, a refreshingly tart ale brewed with lime, orange and salt.
The North American Craft Maltsters Guild is excited to announce its Certified Craft Malt Seal that will allow brewers and distillers to communicate their use of and support for distinctive, locally produced raw materials.
