Craft beer industry news.
In this week’s edition of Last Call: ZX Ventures acquires Australian craft brewery 4 Pines; the TTB launches another pay-to-play investigation; Amazon expands alcoholic beverage delivery; and more news from the week.
Great Divide Brewing Company is excited to introduce a new addition to their Yeti clan, Chai Yeti (9.5% ABV), an imperial stout brewed with traditional chai spices.
SouthNorte Beer Co., an American craft brewery that blends the rustic flair of Mexico with the art of San Diego craft brewing, is officially debuting on taps and shelves in the San Diego area.
Elgood’s Coolship Sour Mango Ale – a tart, 6% ABV, spontaneously-fermented ale blended with mango for a bright and fruity flavor mélange, is now available nationwide in the U.S.
Georgia Aquarium, the largest aquarium in the Western Hemisphere, and Red Brick Brewing Co., Atlanta’s oldest operating craft brewery, have entered into a long-term partnership to release seasonal craft beers. The two entities will release beers with flavor profiles appropriate for each season. Each brew will be named for a specific species found at Georgia Aquarium, with a portion of sales helping to fund the aquarium’s global research and conservation on behalf of that season’s animal.
On Friday, September 8, over 100 breweries, restaurants, and festivals spearheaded by Saint Arnold Brewing Company, raised over $35,000 from their taprooms to donate to the Houston Food Bank for relief in the wake of Hurricane Harvey.
Ska Brewing fans rallied to support those in need across the country. The silver lining is that this event gathered over 1500 people and raised $28,000.
Bright, resinous, and bursting with fresh blueberry and tropical fruit aromas, our Fresh Hop Ale is brewed with fresh Mosaic hops, harvested at their peak and shipped directly from Yakima, Washington, the epicenter of hop growing in the United States. These fresh hops deliver a uniquely robust flavor and aroma in this limited release ale.
Ground Breaker Brewing is doubling up on the fresh hop fun. Epoch, a fresh hop IPA brewed with Strata hops, is due to hit store shelves in the third week of September. In late September, Ground Breaker will release Gayle, a fresh hop IPA brewed with Crystal hops.
Catawba Brewing is now pouring a new Small BatchBock (5.5 percent ABV) at all locations.
With its new, state-of-the-art machine, Bay City Brewing Co. now offers crowlers – the latest way to enjoy its craft creations and special releases on the go.
Just in time for Greensky’s sold out shows at the Boulder Theatre and Red Rocks Amphitheater on September 22nd and 23rd, TellurideBrewing Company and Greensky Bluegrass are honored and thrilled to announce the release of the fourth round of their collaboration beer, Greensky Blue Ribbon.
In addition to the $2 billion it will spend on capital expenditure projects in the U.S. over the next four years, Anheuser-Busch InBev, via its Labatt Breweries subsidiary, plans to spend $460 million to improve operations at its six Canadian breweries. Following the investments, which are slated to conclude in 2020, Labatt Breweries will have spent more than $1 billion over a nine-year period, the company said in a press release.
In this edition of People Moves, Modern Times’ head brewer departs for Hong Kong, Fifty West hires the owner of Blank Slate and more.
