Craft beer industry news.
It took six months, but the name of Mitch Steele’s new Georgia brewery project has finally been revealed. Steele, the former brewmaster for San Diego’s Stone Brewing, together with partners Carey Falcone and Bob Powers, today announced that their new project would be entitled New Realm Brewing.
Eel River Brewing Company announces the release of Organic Earth Thirst Double IPA.
After delaying its official 2016 earnings release by nearly three weeks, Craft Brew Alliance today issued fourth-quarter and full-year 2016 results, reporting a portfolio-wide shipment decline of 6 percent despite continued growth for the company’s Kona Brewing brand. Kona shipments increased 13 percent in 2016 while depletions grew 17 percent, but significant declines across the Widmer and Redhook brands resulted in overall “flat” depletion trends in 2016.
Deschutes Brewery has hired Caroline Macdonell as its new field marketing manager for the east coast.
Heavy Seas Beer today announced that industry veteran Dan Kopman, who co-founded the Saint Louis Brewery, makers of Schlafly Beer, will takeover as the Baltimore brewery’s new CEO on May 1.
Night Shift Brewing’s recently launched wholesale operation, Night Shift Distributing, has signed its first four craft brewery partners. Announced Wednesday, the wholesaler wing of the Everett, Massachusetts-headquartered craft brewery will begin selling products from Pipeworks Brewing Company (Chicago, Illinois), Magnify Brewing (Fairfield, New Jersey), Mast Landing Brewing Company (Westbrook, Maine) and the Reinheits Boten Group (New York importer of German beer) in early April.
Creature Comforts Brewing Company will bring back its seasonal release Cosmik Debris this March. The beer will be available on draft and in 12-ounce cans in the brewery’s tasting room as well as in the Athens and Atlanta markets.
Brouwerij Omer Vander Ghinste opened its doors in 1892 when Remi Vander Ghinste purchased a brewhouse for his 23-year-old son Omer. Omer named the brewery after himself and established the brand through stained-glass window marketing at local pubs. He and his wife would name their son Omer, beginning a family tradition of every first-born Vander Ghinste being named Omer. Today’s fourth-generation owner/manager Omer-Jean carries the torch, marrying family tradition with modernity.
The Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company is creating a limited-edition Leinenkugel’s Anniversary Lager with Munich-based Hofbräu München to celebrate its 150th anniversary this year.
Award-winning, family-owned L.A. brewery, Eagle Rock Brewery, (ERB) is proud to announce the return of it’s Day Trip series of canned beers brewed and packaged with the intention to pack ‘em in and pack ‘em out.
Hopsteiner, one of the largest hop growing, trading, breeding and processing firms in the world since 1845, today released data highlighting seven all-new proprietary and experimental hop varieties that are now available to brewers in the commercial market.
Scarlet Lane Brewing has launched its first 12oz 6-packs for distribution with Laughing Water Australian Sparkling Ale.
One Tree Hard Cider has partnered with distributor Intertrade USA to make its cider available to craft cider fans throughout Illinois. One Tree is excited to expand their footprint beyond their core northwest home.
Big Storm Brewing Co is pleased to announce their official “craft beer” partnership with the Tampa Bay Rowdies for the 2017 season. This marks Big Storm’s first major announcement in conjunction with a professional sports franchise since announcing their partnership with the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2016.
