Craft beer industry news.
Students in the Department of Food Science and Technology at UC Davis now have access to firsthand experience on a wide range of brewery technology through an innovative collaboration with Pentair, a leading solution provider to the brewing industry.
The Perfect Purée of Napa Valley is exhibiting for the first time at the Craft Brewers Conference, April 30-May 3 in Nashville.
Festo introduces the VTEM Motion Terminal – the world’s first cyber-physical pneumatic automation platform – to attendees of BrewExpo America, May 1-3, at Music City Center in Nashville.
In today’s craft beer environment, it pays to be a startup. According to Brewers Association chief economist Bart Watson, breweries founded after 2014 are driving the majority of segment growth. Those breweries collectively added 916,000 barrels to the category in 2017, which represents growth of 52.6 percent versus 2016. Breweries founded before 2014, however, added 285,000 barrels to the craft segment and collectively grew just 1.3 percent.
Craft Brew Alliance has inked another sports sponsorship. After striking a “multi-year” deal to become the “official craft beer” of Major League Soccer’s LA Galaxy in March, CBA today announced that its Kona brand would become the “official craft beer” of the Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP).
Grammy-nominated Nappy Roots is expanding beyond music into projects that include craft beer and television production with ’40Akerz & a Brew.’
Einstök Ölgerð, Iceland’s #1 craft beer, announced this week its partnership with Johnson Brothers of Nevada to start selling its award-winning Icelandic craft beers in Clark County, Nevada, expanding its distribution in the United States to 16 states.
Braven Brewing Company, a craft brewery based in Brooklyn, NY, recently signed an agreement with Gasko & Meyer to distribute their beers throughout the Hudson Valley and Capital Region.
Iron Horse Brewery is introducing a new year-round pale ale called Send It, available in six-pack 12 oz cans and draft.
Axholme Brewing Company have this week launched a brand new ale which pays homage to the history of Grimsby – the home of their new brewery.
Constantia Flexibles Group is now the third largest flexible packaging company in India after successfully completing its acquisition of a majority shareholding in India’s Creative Polypack Limited after all conditions were fulfilled.
Today, Budweiser unveiled the newest addition to its Reserve Collection – Budweiser Freedom Reserve Red Lager. The new beer was specially brewed by Budweiser’s own veterans and builds on Budweiser’s long-standing support of American veterans with a portion of proceeds sold this summer benefiting Folds of Honor — a nonprofit organization providing educational scholarships to military families.
The Brewers Association (BA) wants more beer companies to adopt the “independent craft brewer seal.” To help the effort, the non-for-profit trade group, which represents the interests of small and independent craft breweries, tripled down on its promotion of the indie badge during this year’s Craft Brewers Conference, taking place in Nashville.
Hopsteiner’s booth will include a beer-tasting lounge featuring four unique beers that highlight Hopsteiner’s flavorful and aromatic experimental and proprietary hop varieties.
