Washington Brewers Guild Appoints 3 to Executive Committee
The Washington Brewers Guild announces the appointment of three new members to its Executive Committee, as well as the full slate of officers for 2018-19.
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Former Energy VP Launches Hard Cider Import Company
Thirty years ago, Veronique Eichler’s career in the energy industry meant she was often the only woman in the room. Her new venture, as the exclusive importer of Shield Cider, gives her the opportunity to shatter yet another glass ceiling – the one atop the heavily male-dominated wine and spirits industry.
Wild Leap Brew Co. Releases Alpha Abstraction Volume 2
Just last week, the vivid and juicy Alpha Abstraction Volume 2 hit the shelves across Georgia. Double dry-hopped with Galaxy and Citra hops, Volume 2’s psychedelic can design matches the beer’s groovy and vibrant taste.
Rockyard Brewing to Release 2018 Blue Ale in Cans
Rockyard Brewing canned a limited run of its Blue Ale, brewed in honor of the first annual ZPIII Memorial Softball Tournament.
Hard Kombucha Maker JuneShine Hires Chief Brewing Officer
JuneShine, the hard kombucha business launched in June 2018, has hired Greg Peters, formerly Director of Brewing at Saint Archer Brewing, as Chief Brewing Officer.
Constellation Brands Spends $4 Billion to Raise Stake in Canopy Growth Corporation
Constellation Brands is taking a second hit of Canopy Growth Corporation (TSX: WEED). Less than a year after spending $191 million to acquire a 9.9 percent stake in the Canadian cannabis company, the Corona and Modelo maker today announced it would invest approximately $4 billion to acquire 104.5 million shares of Canopy, raising its stake to about 38 percent.
New Realm Brewing Expands Distribution to Virginia
New Realm Brewing Company, the Atlanta-based brewer, is proud to announce its distribution expansion to the state of Virginia.
KC Bier Co. to Release Festbier Vienna-Style Lager in Bottles
KC Bier Co., Kansas City’s largest locally-owned brewery, announces the inaugural bottled release of its fall seasonal, Festbier, in 6-packs of 12 oz. bottles on Monday, Aug. 20.
Reorganization Efforts Continue at Anheuser-Busch
Anheuser-Busch announced several personnel moves on Tuesday, including changes to its U.S. marketing and North American sales teams. In separate notes to the company’s wholesalers, chief marketing officer Marcel Marcondes and chief sales officer Brendan Whitworth discussed the changes, which are part of North American CEO Michel Doukeris’ commercial reorganization plan.
Braxton Brewing Company Teams Up with Double Dogs on Diddley Lager
Double Dogs Chow House and local brewery Braxton Brewing Company have joined forces to release Diddley Lager – an American Light Lager with a purpose.
Mikkeller to Open London Bar with Rick Astley
Mikkel Borg Bjergsø and his childhood idol, Rick Astley met each other a few years ago when they collaborated to brew the beer ‘Astley’s Northern Hop Lager.’ Out of their friendship, the idea of opening a bar together in London grew.
Brew Talks Next Gen 2018: Texas To-Go Sales, State of the Industry and More (Video)
The owners of two Texas craft beer companies are encouraging the state’s wholesalers to work with them on modernizing alcoholic beverage laws that bar manufacturing breweries from selling beer to go. During a Brew Talks panel discussion, held last week in conjunction with the National Beer Wholesalers Association Next Generation conference in Austin, Texas, Hops & Grain founder Josh Hare, who also chairs the Texas Craft Brewers Guild, argued that the “marriage” between suppliers and wholesalers should work more like a partnership and less like “a parent-child relationship.”
Longtime Brewmaster Denise Jones to Join Denver’s FATE Brewing
FATE Brewing Co., an award-winning craft brewery in Colorado, announced today that Denise Jones will join the company as Director of Brewing and Distilling Operations. Denise is an internationally renowned Brewmaster who currently serves as the Master Distiller/Brewmaster/ American Ambassador for Weyermann® Specialty Malts in Bamberg, Germany.
Constellation Brands to Build Ballast Point Brewpub in San Francisco
Constellation Brands is continuing to invest behind an own-premise retail strategy for its Ballast Point brand, yesterday confirming plans to open another California brewpub in 2019. The new Ballast Point location – its eighth in California and the tenth in the U.S. — will be located in San Francisco’s Mission Bay neighborhood, where the NBA’s Golden State Warriors are building a new stadium.