GOLDEN, CO – AC Golden Brewing Company has developed an India Pale Lager (IPL) that Colorado Old Chicago restaurants will feature during their St. Patrick’s Day Mini Beer Tour, February 22 through March 18. “We felt that, even though the IPA category is crowded, there was room for a beer with the hoppy goodness of… Read more »
MIDDLEBURY, VT — The artisan spirit is alive and well here in the Green Mountains of Vermont, and that has never been more apparent than with the world’s first Belgian White-style hard cider. This limited run cider carries on a tradition of innovation, first forged two decades ago, when Woodchuck Amber reinvented hard cider in… Read more »
STEVENS POINT, WI – For the third time in three years, Stevens Point Brewery is expanding its production capacity to keep up with demand. The latest expansion — a $1.1 million project includes nine new fermentation tanks, two new bright beer tanks, a new 7,000-gallon hot water tank and a centrifuge for filtering finished beer…. Read more »
Earlier this month, Brooklyn Brewery President Steve Hindy visited the Harpoon Brewery in Boston to settle a Super Bowl bet. At the event, Brewbound.com spoke to Hindy about the state of the craft beer industry, rising ingredient costs and how the hundreds of small startups will fare in a competitive marketplace.
BEND, ORE – Expansion has always been a goal of GoodLife Brewing Company, and after six months of distributing to Deschutes County and the Portland metropolitan area, GoodLife Brewing Company is proud to announce two new distributors that will take us to Idaho, Washington, Alaska and the remainder of Oregon not currently being handled by… Read more »
Alaskan Brewing is making a few changes to begin 2012. The company, currently distributed in just 12 states across the U.S., will begin sending beer to the Lone Star State through Ben E. Keith Beverage Distributors. In a press release, Ben E. Keith specialty beverage manager Kevin Nettleton commented on the move.
Los Angeles, CA — Pabst Brewing Company announced today that John Coleman, former Vice President of Sales for the West at Anheuser-Busch, has been hired as President. Coleman brings 23 years of experience to Pabst as well as tremendous knowledge of the industry, its customers and distributor relations. Coleman, a long-time veteran at Anheuser-Busch, began… Read more »
With the help of eight new 300-barrel fermentation tanks, Boulevard Brewing has bought itself a few years of capacity before it undergoes a much larger expansion to “Cellar Five,” the main brewhouse. The current $3 million dollar expansion — it should be complete in April — is a far cry from the estimated $20 million… Read more »
You might be asking yourself what significance the Cicerone Program reaching 10,000 “Certified Beer Servers” has. You might even be asking yourself what the heck a Cicerone is. According to the company website, a Cicerone is someone who has a “proven expertise in selecting, acquiring and serving today’s wide range of beers.”
It’s Valentine’s Day, so we thought we’d share a couple festive reviews to get you in the mood. If you’re looking for that perfect after-dinner desert beer this evening, we have you covered. Our top picks are Boulevard’s Chocolate Ale and Brooklyn’s Black Chocolate Stout (reviewed below), but there are a few others worth mentioning…. Read more »
ALLENTOWN, PA – Fegley’s Brew Works will be rolling in 3 new fermentation tanks to the Allentown Brew Works location tomorrow. The new tanks will allow the brewery to produce an additional amount of beer equal to the brewing operation at the original Bethlehem Brew Works location.
BOULDER, CO — The American Homebrewers Association (AHA) reached a milestone this month with more than 30,000 members. The 34-year-old not-for-profit organization has reached this record number thanks in part to the hobby’s recent growth in popularity. Current estimates indicate that approximately 1 million Americans are making their own beer and wine at home.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Beer Institute today released new data that show retail beer sales rose more than 2 percent in 2011, highlighting beer’s continued strength within the alcohol beverage sector. The growth in retail revenue, especially from restaurants and convenience stores, puts total retail sales at more than $98 billion last year.
It’s a becoming a common trend. “Big beer” wholesalers sharing craft brands across multiple territories in an attempt to help small brewers grow their brands through a wider distribution network. Last week, Evan Benn of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that three of Missouri’s biggest Anheuser-Busch InBev distributors had reached an agreement to pool their… Read more »
