Craft beer industry news.
Bad Lab Beer Co. announces the extension of their brewery and tasting room into a farm-centric brewpub set to launch in winter 2017 in collaboration with Bad Lab head brewer, Chuck; internationally acclaimed Swedish designer, Richard Lindvall; and distinguished local chef, Evan Hennessey.
Nearly one month after being sued by beer importer Shelton Brothers for alleged “unfair and illegal” practices, Massachusetts-based beer distributor Craft Brewers Guild filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit on Tuesday. The action stems from a November 4 lawsuit filed by Shelton Brothers, which claimed that Craft Brewers Guild’s illegal pay-to-play practices between 2013 and 2014 had cost the import company $1.7 million in potential sales.
Champion Brewing Company announced today the addition of two linchpins to its new Richmond operation. Ken Rayher, formerly of Hardywood Park Craft Brewery, will be Champion’s Richmond Taproom brewer, and Cary Carpenter, formerly of The Whiskey Jar in Charlottesville, will manage the bar. The new brewpub, due to open at the end of this year, will be at 401 E. Grace Street, in the former Aurora space in downtown Richmond.
Coppertail Brewing Co., one of Florida’s finest craft breweries, is helping to beautify the city of Miami and raise funds for a Miami Elementary school by sponsoring two art installations.
First Beverage Ventures, the private equity arm of First Beverage Group, is pleased to announce that Kyle Wheeler has joined the firm as managing partner and head of the firm’s investment activities and Kristen Bareuther has joined as managing director.
Vernal Brewing Company is set to release Rigor Mortis Red in cans, a Red Ale that is medium bodied, red/copper in color, malty sweet, with caramel tones, slight grapefruit flavor, piney aroma with an inviting bitterness.
Nationally recognized accounting and advisory firm Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP (Baker Tilly) is pleased to announce the addition of two professionals to its growing craft beverage industry group.
Legalized marijuana is harshing the buzz of three longtime craft beer meccas, according to a new report from Cowen and Company. In Colorado, Oregon and Washington, where recreational cannabis use has been legalized, the beer business is underperforming, according to Vivien Azer, Cowen and Company’s managing director and senior research analyst specializing in the beverage, tobacco and cannabis sectors.
Sonoma Springs Brewing Company has released its award-winning Sonoma Springs Kolsch and Subliminal Gold IPA in 22oz Bombers. The Kolsch is the brewery’s most popular beer, and also serves as the base for some of their barrel aged and sour beers. Subliminal Gold IPA is Sonoma Springs top selling IPA. The brewery plans to expand its limited-release bottle offerings to other beers including its Lil Chief Strong Pale Ale, NomaWeiss Hefeweizen, and Women are Smarter Wildflower Saison in the future.
Bell’s Brewery’s 2017 release calendar features archive favorites, a new bottled beer and quite a few specialties. “We have a lot of exciting plans for next year and we wanted to give our fans and partners a preview,” Laura Bell, Bell’s Vice President and Co-owner said.
Starting on December 1st and for the first time since launching in Atlanta in fall 2014, beers from Second Self Beer Company will be available outside Georgia, in Alabama. Year-round favorites and rotating seasonals will be sold on draft and in cans at bars, restaurants, and shops throughout Birmingham, Montgomery, Auburn and surrounding counties.
In the latest attempt to raise $50 million to build out its first U.S. brewery in Ohio, Scottish craft beer maker BrewDog announced Monday that it would open a brewpub in any American city where at least 500 people invest in the company’s Equity for Punks USA crowdfunding campaign.
With ski season underway, Steamworks Brewing Co. will expand its special monthly “firkin” tapping beyond the brewpub, adding Firkin Fridays at Purgatory Resort during the season. The December firkin featured at Steamworks and on the mountain is the “Spruced Stout,” to be tapped Friday, Dec. 2, 2016.
Due South Brewing Company has released a new core brand – Citrafied – that will be available year-round at the Due South tap room and throughout their distribution network. It will be available on draft and in 12 ounce cans beginning late November in bars, restaurants, and retail locations across South Florida and in December throughout most of the state of Florida.
