Craft beer industry news.
Cascade Brewing released its Pêche Fumé 2017 project today. The Northwest sour ale is a blend of wheat ales brewed with cherrywood smoked malt and aged in oak barrels for up to 14 months with Northwest-grown peaches. The limited offering is available in 750 ml bottles and on draft through Cascade’s regular distribution channels, as well as in-house at both its Portland-area pubs.
Cleveland brewing outfit Platform Beer Co. and Philadelphia-based Free Will Brewing are collaborating on a limited release can to be debuted during Philly Beer Week, beginning June 1.
Braven Brewing Company has signed an agreement with DOPS, Inc. to distribute Braven’s beers throughout the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Delaware.
The Michigan Brewers Guild is pleased with today’s news that Gov. Rick Snyder signed House Bill 4667 and Senate Bill 440 — sponsored by Rep. Brandt Iden and Sen. Goeff Hansen — which will change the name of the Michigan Grape and Wine Industry Council to the Michigan Craft Beverage Council. The bills also will expand the council to include Michigan wine, beer, hard cider and spirits. The bills are now Public Acts 154 and 155 of 2018.
Less than one year after Coronado Brewing acquired a majority stake in nearby Monkey Paw Brewing, the San Diego-based regional craft beer producer today put the smaller outfit up for sale. The decision to sell its interest in the business comes about one month after Monkey Paw founder Scot Blair — an outspoken figure in the San Diego craft beer scene who also owns the popular Hamilton’s Tavern and South Park Brewing Company ventures — filed a lawsuit against Monkey Paw for breach of contract.
Taprooms and direct-to-consumer sales were hot topics during this year’s Craft Brewers Convention in Nashville, Tennessee. Two seminars — “Building Your Brand Through the Tasting Room” and “Defense and Promotion of Tasting Rooms” — focused on the phenomenon that has agitated some retailers and wholesalers, but the topic bled into other conversations throughout the week.
First Beverage Ventures is pleased to announce that Jack Belsito has joined the firm as a managing partner based in the firm’s New York office.
KC Bier Co. announces the release of Der Bauer in 6-packs of 12 oz. bottles this Friday, June 1 across the brewery’s distribution territory. It is the brewery’s first bottled seasonal bier.
Many people dream of the day they can leave their full-time day job and follow their dream career. For brewery founders Tim Hohl of Coin Toss Brewing and Rick Strauss of Bent Shovel Brewing, that day came earlier this year, when both men left longtime jobs in the corporate world.
Louisville-based Goodwood Brewing Co. has expanded their distribution footprint into Florida.
Cold Spring Brewing Co. (CSBC) and Third Street Brewhouse are kicking off the warmer weather season with the release of a new beer: Sun Seeker Shandy.
Cigar City Brewing’s rapid growth continues in 2018 with the addition of multiple markets in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions.
Brown Bag Beverage, one of the fastest growing Craft Beer Distributors in the Greater San Diego area added another Craft Beer company with an amazing mission to their distribution portfolio, Honor Brewing Company from Chantilly Virginia.
HEINEKEN USA today announced its sponsorship of NYC Pride and Capital Pride Alliance, demonstrating its continued commitment to the LGBTQ community.
