Craft beer industry news.
A Father of All Tsunamis shakes the Oregon Coast this month as Pelican Brewing Company creates the next batch of its award-winning Imperial Stout aged in rye whiskey barrels. The four-time medalist, which was just introduced to the Pelican lineup two years ago, took home three awards in 2018 including Gold at the Australian International Beer Awards, and Silvers at both the Brussels Beer Challenge and Oregon Beer Awards.
In this week’s edition of Last Call: Asahi announces plans to acquire London Pride maker; U.S. beer shipments decline in 2018; Charlie Papazian exits the Brewers Association; Clare Rose lays off 14 employees; and more industry news.
Brewery Ommegang begins the new year with a new look. Working with CF Napa Brand Design in Napa, California, the brewery has thoughtfully redesigned every element of the brand to deliver packaging as elegant as its beer.
Cigar City Brewing (CCB), one of the fastest-growing craft breweries in the U.S., has announced the addition of the CCB Mixed 12-Pack to its year-round offerings. The new format includes 12 oz. cans of CCB’s most successful brands Jai Alai IPA, Guayabera Citra Pale Ale and Florida Cracker Belgian-style White Ale, plus Space Pope IPA, a vibrant and citrus-forward IPA brewed with Galaxy and Nelson Sauvin hops, packaged exclusively for the Mixed 12-Pack.
Oskar Blues Brewery is introducing a fresh new line-up of rotating IPAs with the Can-O-Bliss IPA Series. Can-O-Bliss Tropical IPA has now launched in 12 oz. cans, to be celebrated with kick-off parties in Oskar Blues Brewery taprooms on Jan. 26. Can-O-Bliss Hazy IPA and Citrus IPA will follow throughout the year.
MGM National Harbor and Maryland’s own Flying Dog Brewery have collaborated to produce Let It Rye’d, a locally crafted hazy rye IPA exclusively available at the luxury-entertainment destination.
Good City Brewing is set to open its downtown brewery and taproom as the first tenant in the highly anticipated Entertainment Block development across from the new Milwaukee Bucks arena. A soft opening is scheduled for Jan. 25 with beer service and limited hours.
Upslope Brewing Company, the Boulder-based brewery, today announced the latest iteration of its popular annually released style—2019 Experimental India Pale Ale. In addition, the brewery proudly revealed its famed Rocky Mountain Kölsch as a year-round, core style.
Bend Brewing Company is proud to announce our first 16 oz can release of 2019, Trade War Export Stout. Trade War Export Stout is a 7.5 percent ABV foreign style stout brewed with a blend of Golden Promise and Canadian two-row, six different specialty malts and flaked barley.
Previously available only at bars and restaurants, and to-go growlers sold at its Fairfield taproom, Jefferson County Ciderworks is now expanding into retail sales with the launch of its new canned cider line. The four packs of 16 oz. cans are now available for sale throughout Iowa.
A potential buyer for troubled Canadian brewing equipment manufacturer Diversified Metal Engineering (DME) appears to have emerged. In a January 18 report, Alvarez & Marsal, the receiver appointed in November after DME defaulted on loan payments to the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), said it is negotiating with a potential buyer for the company’s primary business in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.
D.G. Yuengling & Son, Inc., America’s Oldest Brewery, is celebrating 190 years and six generations of family brewing. In 2019, Yuengling will commemorate its 190th anniversary by offering fans exciting packaging, promotions, special beers and celebratory events throughout the year.
Firestone Walker is going back to the future with Rosalie, a one-of-a-kind brew co-fermented with local Paso Robles wine grapes to create a uniquely refreshing beer rosé.
To celebrate eight years of brewing, Port City Brewing Company will release Colossal Eight, a classic German-style Doppelbock weighing in at 8 percent ABV.
