Craft beer industry news.
We said we would never brew our seasonal beers more than once, but to celebrate our 5th anniversary we are bringing back some of the most loved brews in our catalogue of ever changing seasonal beers. We will be brewing an entire year of Gigantic “Greatest Hits” starting in April 2017 and running to June 2018 (It’s a gigantic 15 month year).
The National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA), which represents the interests of America’s more than 3,000 licensed, independent beer distributors, applauds America’s craft brewers for their continued growth and entrepreneurial spirit, which adds excitement to the American beer industry.
Rabbis, lawyers, doctors, accountants, rock stars, studio execs and Jewish orthodontists have countless songs of praise celebrating their crucial and storied roles in our history and communities.
The 2014 vintage Afton Field (6.4% ABV), an American Farmhouse cider, is now available in limited quantities from 2 Towns Ciderhouse. Inspired by farmhouse ciders of the pioneer West, Afton Field is a testament to the tenacity of these settlers and their enduring orchards.
Oregon’s Ninkasi Brewing today announced that co-founder Nikos Ridge would step down as CEO of the company he helped launch more than 10 years ago. Cheryl Collins, who currently serves as Ninkasi’s chief operating officer, will take over as CEO on May 1, the company said. Ridge, meanwhile, will move into the role of president and maintain his seat on the brewery’s board of directors.
In this week’s edition of Press Clips, Speakeasy faces wage claims, more small breweries close and seek buyers, Vermont and Michigan make headlines and more news.
Catawba’s Small Batch Peach Grisette draws inspiration from the traditional working class ales of Southern Belgium during the late 19th century.
To honor its Super Bowl bet with its friends at Shipyard Brewing Company of Portland, Me., Scofflaw Brewing Company of Atlanta will serve a new beer in its tasting room this week. G.O.A.T. is a “New England compatriots-style IPA” brewed with Maine-grown malted barley and organic flaked oats, and hopped with Simcoe, Amarillo and Mosaic hops.
Twisted Trunk Brewing inPalm Beach Gardens, FL and Cooperstown, NY’s Brewery Ommegang have teamed up with Captains for Clean Water in Fort Myers, FL to tackle a toxic issue blooming in Southern Florida: blue-green algae. The breweries are planning a special release called Southbound, a Belgian-style Pils that will launch in May.
Firmly rooted in the burgeoning Nashville neighborhood of Germantown, Bearded Iris Brewing has partnered with Louisville’s Dauntless Distributing to offer their dynamic lineup to Kentucky on an extremely limited basis beginning Friday, March 31st in nearby Bowling Green, KY.
Lakefront Brewery, Inc. announced today the release of their new summer seasonal beer, El Wisco Mexican Lager. The new beer joins Lakefront’s portfolio of over 20 year-round and seasonal beers.
Upland Brewing Co.’s favorite farmer and heroine, Marion the Agrarian, returns this spring. Marion the Agrarian is a farmhouse ale, which is a style traditionally brewed in Belgium and France using grains, hops, spices, and other available ingredients from the previous year’s harvest.
Craft Beer Lovers Of Boston: A Brewery Tour Company Is Launched In Boston, Massachusetts.
Anheuser-Busch InBev today announced a commitment to secure 100% of the company’s purchased electricity from renewable sources by 2025. In total, this will shift 6 terawatt-hours of electricity annually to renewable sources in the markets where AB InBev operates and will help transform the energy industry in countries like Argentina, Brazil, India and markets across the African continent.
