Craft beer industry news.
Petainer, the global lead in one-way kegs, is partnering with BLUE PET in Brazil to start manufacturing petainerKeg – its global family of keg products which are increasingly being used by breweries for draught beer.
Want to know what keeps craft brewers up at night? Here’s the short list: Taking care of employees, staying relevant, fighting for shelf space, differentiating brands in the marketplace, creating value for wholesalers and retailers, competing against taproom-focused breweries as well as corporately held brands, and the continued flood of new category entrants.
In this week’s edition of Last Call: International M&A heats up with Heineken, Pernod and Constellation; Rebecca Spicer to depart the NBWA; Michigan Senators vote to outlaw marijuana-infused alcoholic drinks; Sonoma County tallies the economic impact of Pliny the Younger; and more.
Mike Hess Brewing Co. (MHB) of San Diego is excited to announce their partnership with the San Diego County Fair and the release of the Fair’s collaboration beer for 2018, Tangerine A-Fair IPA, a refreshing mashup of MHB’s renowned San Diego–style India Pale Ale with a “roundhouse kick” of real tangerine fruit.
Speakeasy Ales & Lagers reveals its latest limited edition racket in the series, Safehouse Saison, a 6.2% ABV farmhouse-inspired saison brewed with black peppercorns.
Short’s Brewing Co. announces the 3rd annual release of their #WithoutDelayIPA, Psychedelic Cat Grass.
Grayton Beer Company announces the addition of two new cans to its lineup of keg and bottled beers. Over the next four weeks, consumers in Grayton Beer Company’s six state footprint will begin to see cans of the flagship 30A Beach Blonde Ale and newly released 30A Rosé Gose in their favorite restaurants and retail stores.
Rockyard Brewing made a Session IPA to share with Slightly Stoopid during its 2017 summer tour. Needless to say, the recipe resonated and cans of Slightly Sessionable are now available on Colorado beer shelves.
GoodLife Brewing is super stoked to announce a very cool project with national recording artist G. Love. We are collaborating with him to release a limited edition seasonal release of G. Love’s Special Sauce IPA.
Aprècot, will be the newest addition to our rotating limited release series and will be available in 4pk 12oz cans as well as draft.
Barrels & Bottles Brewery is excited to release Pale Boy Ale V, a collaboration with Brian Quarnstrom and the Golden Civic Foundation.
Less than a year after it was sold to a private equity firm, Minnesota-based Cold Spring Brewing Company is now on the buy side of a deal. Brynwood Partners, a Connecticut-based private equity firm with existing investments in a variety of food and beverage companies, yesterday announced that Cold Spring Brewing had purchased Carolina Beverage Group.
Chicago-based e-commerce marketplace Provi today announced the completion of a $3.5 million funding round. Provi, which aggregates distributor inventories and serves as a one-stop shop for retailers to search and place alcohol orders, has now raised $5 million via two funding rounds with an investor list that includes Hyde Park Angels, Hyde Park Venture Partners, Ludlow Ventures, and Sandalphon Capital, among others.
SweetWater Brewing Co.’s latest release, Twisted Fish Crystal Pilsner, was brewed with and for Building Conservation Trust, the Coastal Conservation Association’s National Habitat Program. As one of the five beneficiaries of the brewery’s annual Save Our Water campaign, BCT competed against the other non-profits in a social media campaign, winning the opportunity to create a beneficial brew.
