Craft beer industry news.
Deschutes Brewery announces that Karl Ockert, director of brewery operations, will be leaving the Bend-based organization at the end of March to return to his former role consulting to the craft beer industry.
After a chance meeting with the talented artist/designer Chris Pappas, South County Brewing Company has focused its look. This news coincides with the completion of its expansion project in March.
J. Wakefield Brewing is one of three breweries collaborating with Run the Jewels, the hip-hop duo of rapper/producers El-P and Killer Mike, to brew one of three versions of Panther Like a Panther. Brooklyn’s Interboro Spirits & Ales and Chicago’s Pipeworks Brewing Company are also creating versions of the beer.
The 6-packs of 12 oz. cans ($9.99+tax) will be released at noon during the company’s Third Anniversary Party.
Boston Beer Company yesterday reported a shipment decline of 6.2 percent in 2017, driven by shrinking sales of its Samuel Adams and Angry Orchard brands. In an earnings report released Wednesday, the country’s sixth largest beer company — which makes Samuel Adams beer, Angry Orchard Hard Cider, Twisted Tea, and Truly Spiked & Sparkling seltzers, among other products — said it shipped about 3.8 million barrels of product in 2017, compared to 4 million barrels shipped in 2016.
Mother Earth is pleased to announce it’s distribution partnership with Lipman Brothers, Middle Tennessee’s first distributor of Wine and Spirits and a premier carrier of outstanding Indie Craft Beer covering over 77% of the state’s population.
Continuing the growth in production and distribution of its world-class beers, Cigar City Brewing is pleased to announce the addition of the Southern California market to its distribution footprint. Stone Distributing has signed on as Cigar City Brewing’s wholesale partner in the Southern California market and will help introduce SoCal to CCB’s dynamic line-up of ales and lagers, including Jai Alai IPA.
Massachusetts’ Wachusett Brewing has partnered with former Guinness brewmaster Fergal Murray to kick off a new set of collaboration brews that the company has dubbed the “1794 series.” Set to debut on February 23, “The Fergal Project” is a 4.5 percent stout that combines Irish malts with the same American hops used in Wachusett’s “Wally” New England IPA.
The Brewers Association (BA) — the not-for-profit trade group dedicated to promoting and protecting America’s small and independent craft brewers — announced its 2018 board of directors.
In collaboration with Cincinnati native Joe Hoffecker, award-winning editorial cartoonist for the Cincinnati Business Courier, Fretboard Brewing Company is releasing a traditional style Doppelbock beer named Reverberator, Thursday, February 22nd. Joe has produced a special illustration just for the release of Reverberator in honor of Bockfest and the unique brewing heritage of Cincinnati.
In this roundup of legal news: MillerCoors is attempting to block a former top executive from joining Constellation Brands; Bell’s loses a nearly 3-year-old trademark fight; and a federal judge is allowing a lawsuit filed by the son of Thelonious Monk against North Coast Brewing Co. to proceed.
New England’s leading independent craft brewer is paying homage to its roots by proudly celebrating the national release of Samuel Adams New England IPA, a refreshingly juicy and hazy IPA. Previously available only in New England, Sam Adams brewers listened to drinkers’ enthusiasm for the beer, which was the best-selling growler of 2017 at the Boston Brewery, and are responding by rolling it out across the country for craft beer lovers to enjoy.
Short’s Brewing Company of Bellaire, Michigan announces a rebrand of their popular legacy flagship brand, Local’s Light. Local’s Light is a classic American Lager originally created to be beer in its simplest form.
Fans of Revolver Brewing now will be able to enjoy four of the brewer’s signature beers in cans for the first time. The new cans are expected to start hitting shelves this week.
