Craft beer industry news.
Firestone Walker has 805. New Belgium has Dayblazer. Founders has Solid Gold. Boston Beer has Sam ’76 and Sierra Nevada has BFD (Beer For Drinking). The common thread linking each of those brands? They’re all less than 5 percent ABV and marketed to consumers as “drinkable,” “crushable,” “light,” or “easygoing.”
The Brewers Association announced the execution of a subaward designating the facility for its public hop breeding program.
Pelican Brewing Company this month re-releases its celebrated gin barrel-aged Saison, Queen of Hearts.
Last week, Station 26 Brewing Co. introduced a brand new 12-pack that includes brewery mainstays Colorado Cream Ale, Tangerine Cream, Juicy Banger IPA, and American Copper.
The Napa Valley is renowned for its mastery of the grape, but it is also gaining appeal for its craft breweries and taprooms that offer IPAs, ambers, wheats, pilsners, porters and more.
We have now finalized plans to open a new community taphouse named Hoppy’s Railyard Kitchen & Hopgarden in Old Sacramento this summer, as announced by our company Founder Troy Paski. Complete with an outside patio area or “hopgarden”, the taphouse will open in the 9,000-square foot space formerly occupied by Ten22 and DISTRICT located at 1022 2nd Street.
During the 2018 Craft Brewers Conference (CBC), held earlier this month in Nashville, Tennessee, Brewers Association (BA) leaders dedicated a significant amount of time and energy to advocating for the increased adoption of its independent craft brewer seal.
A lawsuit brought by two North Carolina breweries that challenges the constitutionality of the state’s distribution laws is inching toward a trial. Last Thursday, Superior Court Judge Allen Baddour denied the state’s motions to dismiss the case or send it to a three-judge panel. A trial date has not been set.
Today, CraftWorks Restaurants & Breweries Group, Inc. announced that it has accepted the resignation of Srinivas Kumar who became CEO of the company in 2014. Fred Beilstein III will serve as interim CEO as he continues Mr. Kumar’s work to grow all the CraftWorks brands.
21st Amendment Brewery is pleased to bring back its mind-blowing summertime sour, Watermelon Funk.
DESTIHL Brewery officially announced today that it will expand its international beer exports to the United Kingdom, with a first shipment heading out this week.
2018 is a year of expansion for Brewery Ommegang. The brewery is introducing a variety of new beers and undertaking a major renovation of the visitors’ center. Now, Ommegang is thrilled to announce the installation and commissioning of a new canning line and the launch of the brewery’s first on-site-only can release, the New England-style IPA Neon Rainbows, which to-date has been available only in very limited quantities on draft.
This month, Rogue releases 10 Hop IPA, an imperial IPA made with 10 varieties of hops grown at Rogue Farms in Independence, Oregon, including two new hops: Keven and Adair.
Leveraging their patented precision brewing technology that serves as the foundation of their innovative craft beer brewing appliance line, PicoBrew today announced the launch of Pico U, the world’s first universal craft beverage brewing appliance, on Kickstarter.
