Craft beer industry news.
Big Lake Holdings closed on the purchase of 13 West 7th street in Downtown Holland, the recent home of Serafina’s Bar and Grill and the former location of Via Maria. The building will serve as the new brewpub and restaurant for Big Lake Brewing currently located in the Ottawa Village Center on the North Side of Holland.
Last Call: BrewDog Crowdfunds Hotel Project; California ABC Fines A-B Wholesalers for Pay-to-Play; California Craft Brewers Association Introduces Retirement and 401K Program; Bud Light Sends Dirk Nowitzki 30,000 Beers.
Upland Brewing Co. is welcoming the budding trees and the warm rays of sunshine with the return of Campside Session IPA and encouraging everyone to follow their adventure this spring. Campside will be released in late March in 6-pk bottles, 4-pk cans, and on draft.
Cape May Brewing Company, theJersey Shore’s premier local brewery, is throwing a St. Patrick’s Day Paddy on Friday, March 17th. The fun begins at 2 p.m. in the brewery’s Tasting Room located at 1288 Hornet Road in the Cape May Airport. That day, CMBC will have an astounding eight Irish stouts to choose from.
Widmer Brothers Brewing is adding PDX Pils to its array of award-winning packaged beers. The hoppy Pilsner will join the brewery’s year-round line up and will be available in six-packs and on draft throughout Oregon and Washington.
Saison season has arrived. On April 8th, Allagash Brewing Company and Oxbow Brewing Company will be celebrating saisons. In homage to this style of beer’s multiplicity of different flavors, colors, and ingredients, Allagash is partnering with a selection of breweries, bars, and brewpubs that span the country.
What started as an experiment by founder Steve Sanderson, High Waters has become more of a philosophical investigation into what a hoppy session ale can be. We love session beers with their full flavor and all-day drinkability. So you can enjoy 2 or 3 without ending up on the floor!
On Saturday, March 11th, Weyerbacher Brewing will be releasing their 2016 Riserva, an American Wild Ale.
Short’s Brewing Company announces the release of Prolonged Enjoyment and Starcut Ciders Immortal Jelly. Prolonged Enjoyment, a Session India Pale Ale billed as “Unquestionably quaffable for those long days needed to remain upright and refreshed at the same time” and Immortal Jelly, a semi-dry hard cider fermented with Michigan apples and four different berries will both be distributed as seasonal products and available throughout the spring while supplies last.
The world’s largest beer company has threatened to pullback a $2,500 sponsorship of South Boston’s famed St. Patrick’s Day Parade if organizers do not allow a group of gay war veterans to march. Anheuser-Busch InBev today said it would reconsider its support of the event after parade organizers, the South Boston Allied War Veterans Council, voted 9-4 on Tuesday to exclude OUTVETS, a non-political organization dedicated to honoring the service of LGBTQ veterans.
This isn’t ‘Nam. This is Perrin. There are No Rules. On Saturday, March 25th Perrin Brewing is set to release the award-winning Vietnamese Imperial Porter “No Rules” at the Perrin Pub.
Red Hare Brewing Company’s wildly popular beer, SPF 50/50, has been a rousing success since its launch in Summer 2016. Due to overwhelming customer response, SPF 50/50 is now available year round!
Legislative Update: Maryland Brewers Association Teams Up with Diageo; Minnesota Lawmakers Pass Sunday Sales Bill; Mississippi Direct Taproom Sales Governor’s Signature Away From Law; Montana Bill Attempts to Raise Production Cap to 60,000 Barrels; North Carolina Brewers Attempt to Raise Cap, Run into Wholesaler Opposition.
This March, Block 15 Brewing Company will release two new spring entries in their Seasonal Bottle Conditioned Series—Cosmic Cold Brew, Double Ristretto and Here Comes the Sunshine. Both will be available bottled and on tap in early spring—with distribution to bottle shops and tap houses around Oregon and parts of Washington. Bottle conditioned using Block 15’s custom-fabricated mixing tank, both beers are designed to be enjoyed both freshly bottled and cellared.
