The family that brought you Chesterfield’s first production craft brewery, Steam Bell Beer Works, today announced the expansion of their award-winning brand with the launch of their second brewery, Canon & Draw Brewing Co. Located in the heart of ‘The Fan’ neighborhood, a classic yet vibrant community that is a significant part of the quilt that is Richmond, the new craft brewery is expected to open in Fall 2017 and will be the first brewery in that neighborhood.
Just days before U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) enforcement of new menu-labeling regulations was set to begin, the government agency has once again postponed imposition of the rules — this time until 2018. The new rules — which would require restaurants and foodservice establishments with more than 20 locations to disclose the caloric value and supplementary health criteria of beer, as well as other food and drinks, sold on-premise — were supposed to take effect on May 5, 2017.
Kickin’ its way out of fresh bourbon barrels, Perrin Brewing is ready to release, “Black Goat” the third specialty bottle release of 2017 on May 15 from the Perrin Pub.
In an unprecedented growth rate of U.S. hop acreage, hops continue to be on the rise in the United States and across the globe as consumer tastes and demand for beer with higher hopping rates persist. Despite a decrease in overall beer production, demand for hops continues, as signaled by hop contracts thanks to a greater thirst for more heavily hopped beers.
Nearly 18 months after inking a deal to produce beer on behalf of Pabst Brewing, Craft Brew Alliance today announced that the two companies had terminated their agreement.
Continuing its foray into the booming artisanal liquor scene, Boston’s Seaport Hotel has released a new Harpoon Brewery barrel-aged porter using Angel’s Envy barrels. Beginning in 2014, the unique relationship between Angel’s Envy and the Seaport Hotel has resulted in the creation of three private barrel bourbons blended by staff at the Seaport Hotel exclusively for the hotel’s restaurant, TAMO Bistro + Bar. The Seaport Hotel is now bursting onto the craft beer stage with its new Barrel-Aged TAMO Vanilla Bean Porter that is sure to turn heads.
Anheuser-Busch InBev significantly bolstered its High End division’s craft and import portfolio today when it announced plans to purchase one of the most acclaimed producers of sour, barrel-aged and hoppy beers in the U.S. — North Carolina’s Wicked Weed Brewing. In the five years since it launched from a small brewpub in downtown Asheville, Wicked Weed has claimed numerous World Beer Cup and Great American Beer Festival medals, scaled production to roughly 20,000 barrels, built three additional brewing facilities spanning a cumulative 150,000 sq. ft., grown to 210 employees and expanded distribution into 10 states and Washington D.C.
To celebrate 15 years of the ORIGINAL craft beer in a can, Oskar Blues Brewery is launching new 16oz. Dale’s Pale Ale Draft Cans exclusively to bars and restaurants – an homage to Oskar Blues’ core belief that a keg is a can, is a keg, is a can, is a keg.
In honor of Sea Shepherd Conservation Society’s 40th anniversary, the Libertine Brewing Company has partnered with the anti-poaching organization on a limited-edition beer.
Brewery Ommegang is proud to offer a new limited edition sour ale this month. Brunetta is a 5% ABV traditional Oud Bruin, or sour brown ale, developed by Ommegang’s brewmaster Phil Leinhart, and the master blenders at their sister brewery, Liefmans, in Oudenaarde, Belgium.
Anheuser-Busch InBev is making its first U.S. craft brewery purchase of 2017, today announcing the acquisition of North Carolina’s Wicked Weed Brewing. Specific financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed and the deal is subject to regulatory approval.
Maui Brewing Company proudly announces its Founders, Garrett Marrero and Melanie Oxley, were selected by the U.S. SBA for the highest honor of “National Small Business Person(s) of the Year.”
