Craft beer industry news.
Creature Comforts Brewing Company will release Triangulation, a bourbon-barrel aged mixed fermentation ale, this April. The beer will be available in 500 mL bottles on-site at the brewery on April 21.
In support of the craft beer revolution, Samuel Adams has spearheaded the search for the best homebrewers across the country for more than 20 years. Each year, thousands of homebrews are analyzed by expert beer judges at the Samuel Adams Boston Brewery but only three will win the ultimate prize: seeing their beers on tap and on shelves in the Samuel Adams LongShot American Homebrew Competition variety pack.
Stone Brewing unveils the second riff in an ongoing heavy metal collaboration series, that once again reinforce Stone’s commitment to craft, exemplifying epic collaboration and chart-topping innovation.
Today, Tieton Cider Works, a farm-based craft cider company, announced they have released their spring-seasonal called Lavender Honey Cider. This is a first in a series of selections that will be part of Tieton Cider Works’ seasonal draft offerings. Lavender Honey is made with locally sourced honey and whole lavender buds.
Sebago Brewing Co. (SBC), in partnership with the Shaw Brothers Family Foundation, hosted a groundbreaking today at their new destination brewery on Lower Main Street in Gorham.
Colorado Cider Company is mildly enthused (O.K., we’re excited) to be releasing our first brettanomyces fermented cider; Pato Feo. Our cidery has been playing around with spontaneous fermentation, lactobacillus, and barrel-aging since opening in 2011. The batches have been exclusive to our tasting room and festivals in the past and haven’t been released to the general market until now.
Markem-Imaje launches small character inkjet printer which streamlines printing and simplifies set-up as well as message editing while reducing ink waste for craft brewers running less than 2 shifts per day.
Commonhouse Aleworks announced today that, after more than a year and a half of planning, they will be opening a production brewery and tap house in the Park Circle neighborhood of North Charleston.
Last Friday was National Beer Day and to mark the occasion, Boston Beer Company founder Jim Koch penned an op-ed for The New York Times hyperbolically titled “Is It Last Call For Craft Beer?” Koch, a craft beer pioneer and the man behind Samuel Adams, painted a bleak future for the industry despite it being what he called “the greatest time in history to be a beer drinker in America.”
Hopsteiner, one of the largest hop growing, trading, breeding and processing firms in the world since 1845, will be returning to the 2017 Craft Brewers Conference (CBC) next week in Washington D.C., where they will debut a tasting lounge at their booth (#2809).
On Saturday, April 8, Big Storm will introduce Rowdies fans to a special beer called, “Kick In The Grass.” A light, refreshing Pilsner style lager, “Kick In The Grass” will be offered exclusively at Al Lang Stadiumduring every Rowdies match of the 2017 season.
The self-proclaimed “punks” behind Scottish craft beer maker BrewDog have sold a 22 percent stake to TSG Consumer Partners, a San Francisco-based private equity firm with existing investments in Pabst and Sweetwater Brewing. The roughly $265 million deal, which values the company at more than $1.2 billion, according to BrewDog founder James Watt, will include $124 million of reinvestment into continued expansions in the U.S. and abroad.
Sealed Air (NYSE:SEE) announces they will be exhibiting at the Craft Brewers Association BrewExpo America at part of the Craft Brewers Conference in Washington, D.C. April 10-13, 2017. Located in Booth 5420, the Sealed Air display will feature new and expanded hygiene services available for craft brewers.
Continually striving to provide innovative new products in the hop industry, John I. Haas, Inc. and the Barth-Haas Group announce the launch of FLEX, a flowable hop product that provides both brewing flexibility and improved brewhouse efficiency.
