Craft beer industry news.
Brewed in collaboration with the 110 Grill, the rapidly expanding modern American restaurant group, Newburyport Brewing Company has announced the availability of the “110 Ale.” This copper-colored, medium-bodied brew will be rolled-out in 110 Grill restaurants across Massachusetts and New Hampshire beginning this month and will be available in their locations year-round.
Urban Artifact is known for their brewers’ focus on fruited, sour beers, as well as experimental beers and the use of exotic ingredients. The brewery’s latest small batch beer is a farmhouse ale brewed with Musang King Durian— a large, pungent fruit popular in Southeast Asia known for its almond, sherry-wine and onion-like characteristics.
First Beverage Group is very pleased to announce the addition of two beverage industry veterans to its Board of Directors: Jill Jones, former EVP of Brown-Forman, and Amy Hoopes, President of Wente Family Estates.
Craft brewery owners in Pennsylvania are attempting to restructure the collection of a forthcoming sales tax that is slated to begin next July and would increase the cost of beer sold directly to consumers for on- and off-premise consumption at the state’s nearly 300 taprooms, tasting rooms and brewpubs. The point of contention for brewery owners is not the implementation of the tax itself, but rather when it is collected.
For this one-of-a-kind beer release, the Resilience IPA, 100% of the proceeds made will go to back entirely to those victims impacted by the Camp Fire in Southern California. Biscayne Bay Brewing Company has always prioritized giving back to the community, and in this case, it’s the community of Southern California.
In episode 15 of the Brewbound Podcast, Woods discusses his company’s shift from a distribution-focused business model to a retail-minded operation. He also talks about the difficulty of trying to build a new product segment – in his case yerba mate-infused beer – and the challenges small breweries face now that thousands of competitors have flooded the space.
Second Line Brewing of Mid City New Orleans has recently expanded their current draft and 12-ounce bottle formats to include 12-ounce and 16-ounce cans. Second Line Brewing has chosen to partner with Wild Goose Canning, of Boulder, Colo., due to the innovate design, flexibility and robustness of their Evolution Series canning line.
South Korean-born and Eureka-based The Booth Brewing Co. announced that they will be brewing a fundraiser beer to support those affected by the deadly Camp Fire. In tribute to the Camp Fire victims and the recovery efforts, the brewery will be donating all profits from their upcoming release of “California Red Ale.”
Yakima Chief Hops, LLC (YCH), the leading grower-owned American hop supplier, is pleased to announce their enhanced business model for the Australian region, following the resolution of a legal dispute with Bintani Australia PTY, LTD. Bintani and YCH have reached a formal agreement related to their recent discrepancy, and as a result, YCH is changing the way they do business in this region to ensure the most reliable supply of quality hops to brewers of Australia.
Anheuser-Busch InBev today announced a partnership with Canadian cannabis company Tilray that is aimed at researching non-alcoholic beverages infused with THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) and CBD (cannabidiol). In a joint press release, the two companies said they would each invest up to $50 million to better understand the market for beverages infused with cannabis.
South Korean-born and Eureka-based The Booth Brewing Company (“The Booth”) takes great pride in announcing an agreement with Matagrano Inc. for distribution of their products in San Francisco and San Mateo county. Through this agreement, the brewery’s juicy and extremely easy-drinking beers will become more widely available around San Francisco itself and the greater San Mateo county area.
Taco Bell will officially be opening three of its famous Cantina restaurants in Manhattan at 840 8th Avenue, 224 7th Avenue, and 500 8th Avenue by the end of 2018. The brand has also partnered with New York’s Blue Point Brewing Company for the launch of Big City Bell Pilsner, which will be available in all three locations in the coming months.
A 9.3% super-dry Malt Liquor, VSG has an ethereal orange hue and a heady foam with a straw color rarely found in nature. Just when you think it couldn’t get more interesting, the flavor profile escalates dramatically.
Weber Packaging Solutions has acquired two HP 6900 Series digital label presses to fit the needs of both new emerging markets and current customers specific requirements. These additions help Weber provide labels for their customers that have better color-consistency, better quality inks, with better design capabilities, and all at a better price.
