Craft beer industry news.
The United States Senate passed a sweeping tax reform bill early Saturday morning that includes a number of changes to the tax code and benefits alcohol producers. With a vote of 51-49 today, the Senate passed H.R. 1, the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act,” which is the largest tax overhaul in 31 years and includes the Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act (CBMTRA).
Jameson Irish Whiskey introduces Jameson Caskmates IPA Edition, combining the smooth taste of Jameson and hoppy notes from IPA craft beer, together in one whiskey.
In only three years, ekos_brewmaster has hit over 1000 craft beverage customers across the country and internationally.
Shmaltz Brewing Company nationally releases a new Collector’s Edition beer commemorating the 30th Anniversary of Star Trek: The Next Generation.
2 Towns Ciderhouse releases Man Gogh, a tropical-inspired Limited Release Imperial Cider, available starting this week. Tangy and equatorial, Man Gogh is a true masterpiece, artfully bringing together tropical fruit and peppers. Fresh ingredients with opposing characteristics work together to whisk you away to paradise. Van Gogh himself once said, “Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.”
Let’s get ready to RUM-ble. Oskar Blues Brewery‘s cult favorite, Rum Barrel-Aged Death By Coconut, is back for a ONE-DAY return on Saturday, Dec. 9 at its Colorado and North Carolina Taprooms.
Mark Young wants to help bar owners sell more beer. Who is Mark Young? He’s the founder and CEO of Beerboard, a beer management platform that enables breweries, restaurants, and bars to make real-time marketing decisions about their beer selection. Young recently visited the Brewbound headquarters in Watertown, Massachusetts, to share his company’s story with the BevNET Taste Radio podcast.
In this week’s edition of Last Call: A-B InBev acquires another Australian craft brewery; excise tax cuts inch closer to passage in the U.S. Senate; A-B defends pay-to-play allegations in Massachusetts; and much more.
North Coast Brewing Company’s Barrel-Aged Old Rasputin is available at better beer stores nationwide in 500 ML bottles with a cork and wire finish.
Catawba Brewing taps a Small Batch Black Currant Sour (6.5 percent ABV) on Thursday, November 30. Brewed with malted wheat, the beer was soured in the kettle with lactobacillus. On Friday, December 1, Catawba releases two new specialty beers. Friki Tiki Passion Fruit IPA (6.6 percent ABV) is the sixth in a monthly series of fruited IPAs.
“Scout the Storyteller” will be available on draft at Reformation’s Keeping Room and in 12 oz. cans across metro Atlanta starting Friday, December 1.
Left Hand Brewing Company’s 2018 Beer Release Calendar includes a variety of new seasonals, limited releases and perennial beers including a new nitro seasonal can series, four new year-round beers and a 25th Anniversary 22oz bomber.
Liberation Distribution (LibDib), the first technology company to offer a three-tier compliant web-based platform to sell wholesale alcohol, announced today that the company has unveiled new tools and features allowing Makers to make direct connections with buyers from within the LibDib platform.
Sprecher Brewing Company just added to its growing Belgian-style portfolio with the release of Touch of Blue, a Blueberry Lambic made with whole blueberries. After creating a base ale with Belgian yeast culture and bacteria strains, Sprecher’s brewmaster aged the beer for two years with whole blueberries until it expressed just the right amount of intense floral and dark fruit aromas resulting in a well-balanced, flavorful lambic with a compelling sour finish.
