INDEPENDENCE, OR — Bees have been making honey for millions of years and humans have been making mead from honey for at least 9,000 years. In January Rogue joined in these ancient traditions by becoming keepers of 19 colonies of honeybees at the Rogue Farms Hopyard in Independence, Oregon.
ST. LOUIS, MO – For beer lovers looking to toast St. Louis’ rich brewing tradition this summer, the St. Louis Brewers Heritage Festival will return again June 15 — 17, bringing together thousands of adults to enjoy a variety of local beer styles and cuisine from St. Louis’ finest restaurants.
LONG LAKE, MN – Founding Fathers Beer, a new American lager both owned and brewed in the United States that will donate half of its profits to the families of military troops, is now available in Tennessee. Operation Homefront Tennessee and the Armed Forces Relief Trust will receive 50 percent of the profits from Founding… Read more »
PHILADELPHIA, PA – Dock Street Brewing Co. and Four Seasons Hotel Philadelphia are eager to release the second beer in “A Beer Four All Seasons” series. Caliente Golden Ale brewed with Blue Agave Nectar debuts on April 16th, 2012. Like its predecessor, Truffled Old Ale, Caliente Golden is limited and available exclusively in the Swann… Read more »
AUBURN HILLS, MI — The principals of the Rochester Mills Production Brewery will join with representatives of the Auburn Hills Chamber of Commerce, local elected officials, and business leaders to host a ribbon cutting ceremony and tasting reception to officially launch the Rochester Mills Production Brewery’s new State-of-the-art brewhouse.
CHATSWORTH, CA – Over the last several years Alliance Beverage Partners’ (ABP) founders, Jason Fontaine and Daniel Sosa have seen massive growth in the craft beer category in Southern California. “The popularity and demand for craft beers in Southern California has created the introduction of many new high quality craft beer brands that are… Read more »
If you didn’t quite get your fill of ‘Beer Madness’ voting last month, you can now vote for America’s “Best Craft Brewery” in General Mills’ recently launched Munchies awards on taplespoon.com. The awards honor 20 categories of the most delicious food experiences America has to offer. Included in in the ‘Delicious Destination’ group are five… Read more »
ST. LOUIS — Just in time for summer, Michelob ULTRA — the superior light beer — today introduced ULTRA 19th Hole Light Tea & Lemonade, an iced tea and lemonade-flavored alcohol beverage inspired by the golf course classic. Available nationwide for a limited time, ULTRA 19th Hole is a lighter alternative to traditional flavored malt… Read more »
PORTLAND, OR – Omission Beer introduces the first two beers in its gluten-free craft beer portfolio: Omission Lager and Omission Pale Ale. Announced in late March by Craft Brew Alliance (CBA), Omission is the first craft beer brand in the United States focused exclusively on brewing great-tasting craft beers with traditional beer ingredients, including malted… Read more »
RALEIGH, NC – Mims Distributing Company (http://www.mimsdist.com), a beer distributor that services a nine-county area in and around the Triangle, was named as one of the top three green businesses in the Triangle by the Raleigh Downtowner Magazine, a monthly print magazine dedicated to coverage of downtown Raleigh. Award winners are selected annually through readers’… Read more »
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — HEINEKEN USA announced that Crescent Crown Distributing of Surprise, AZ received the organization’s Red Star Award for its efforts in driving the success of the HEINEKEN USA portfolio at the company’s annual National Distributor Conference in Atlanta, GA last week.
Yesterday, we wrote that Maui Brewing Co. is close to finalizing a deal on new property that will triple the brewery’s current footprint. The new space and expanded brewhouse will allow the the company to increase production over 100,000 barrels annually. We also noted a few new limited-release offerings scheduled to hit shelves throughout 2012.
NEW YORK – Heineken┬«, the number one selling European import beer in the U.S., today unveils the details of Begin Your Voyage, the brand’s summer retail and on-premise program offering jet set-minded consumers the chance to win legendary Heineken festival and event experiences offered worldwide.
SACRAMENTO, CA – Teamsters from four local unions and Joint Council 7 marched in the 12th Annual Cesar E. Chavez March today to raise awareness about anti-immigrant behavior, worker abuse and discrimination by DBI Beverage, the distributor of products by Coors Brewing Co. in Northern California.