Craft beer industry news.
Ready to enjoy a freshly brewed, limited-edition craft beer from Tampa’s renowned Cigar City Brewing before your next flight at Tampa International Airport? Well, the gateway to Florida’s west coast now offers this exclusive experience in Airside C at Cigar City Brewing, operated by global restaurateur HMSHost in partnership with Tinsley-Bridgeman.
Vista Brewing, the Texas Hill Country’s newest destination brewery, has announced the launch of its unique barrel program led by award-winning brewer Josh Watterson. Watterson is focusing on Lambic-style and Brettanomyces beers which utilize local ingredients and are fermented in freshly-emptied wine barrels from Central Texas.
he Hop Breeding Company (HBC) is pleased to announce the release of Pahto™, its first high-alpha bittering hop. Many growers and brewers are already quite familiar with this hop, which until now has gone by its varietal name HBC 682. But with more than 1700 acres in the ground for 2018, it was time that this hop received a brand name and formal introduction into the brewing community.
Hi-Wire Brewing is bottling up the last little bit of summer with September beer releases that are sure to have beer drinkers itching for a few more days of warm weather. Customers can expect a line-up of tart, hoppy, fruity, and refreshing beers to round out the end of a sun-baked season.
Drizly, the nation’s largest alcohol e-commerce marketplace, announced today that it will be available to Kansas City, MO residents starting in September, following the city council’s approval today of an ordinance legalizing online alcohol sales and delivery.
Leading Pike Brewing Company’s new packaging launch, Pike Space Needle IPA is being released mid-September with a brand-new can design!
BeerBoard, the leader in real-time data, insights and consumer engagement for the hospitality industry, announced today it has signed The Integrity Group, a leading franchisee for The Greene Turtle, as a new retail client partner.
Year-to-Date volume sales of beer are basically flat, according to market research firm IRI Worldwide, which tracks scan data at major off-premise retailers throughout the U.S. In its latest monthly report, the firm also said off-premise retail volume sales of craft beer had grown 1.4 percent year-to-date through the period ending August 12.
Portland Cider Co. has introduced a new cider to its year-round lineup. The Perfect 10 is an artisanal hard apple cider crafted in the style of a traditional English Scrumpy or Imperial Cider, with a clean Northwest finish.
Shmaltz Brewing Company’s beautiful new tasting room and bottle shop 518 Craft is at the epicenter of one of New York State’s burgeoning craft-centric regions. To celebrate the vibrant monthly arts and cultural event Troy Night Out in downtown Troy, Shmaltz Brewing releases a limited-edition namesake hazy IPA this Friday, August 31 in 6-packs (12oz. cans) and on draft across the 518.
Good People Brewing Co., the oldest and largest craft brewery in the state of Alabama, is excited to announce new releases of their sour beer program, The Funk Farm. Funk Farm is Good People’s program for brewing mixed-fermentation sour ales. Unlike the year-round offerings, beers in the Funk Farm series are fermented with non-traditional microbes and wild yeast to produce a variety of complex flavors.
Cisco Brewers is bringing a slice of Nantucket to Boston and keeping summer going with a new pop-up beer garden in Seaport this fall that will feature its award-winning craft beer and wine, paired with raw bar and tacos from Loco Taqueria & Oyster Bar.
Brewers Ben Low and Matt Johannes announced today that they plan to open Side By Each Brewing Co. at 1110 Minot Avenue in Auburn this winter. They plan to offer an eclectic, frequently changing menu of 12 or more beers, in styles to include IPAs, sours, Belgian and British style ales, German lagers and wheat beers, barrel-aged specialties, and new creations.
The Brewers Association (BA) has rolled out a new national advertising campaign aimed at bringing another round of consumer attention to its independent craft brewer seal that was unveiled last year. Launched today, the effort, called “That’s Independence You’re Tasting,” includes a pair of 30-second commercials that will be “presented across a variety of media platforms,” according to a press release.
