Craft beer industry news.
TRVE Brewing Co. is still hard at work at the Acid Temple – their mixed culture production brewery – experimenting with new concepts and blends. They’re happy to announce three new mixed culture beers that will be available in the coming weeks.
After 18 months, 18 pilot batches and dozens of side projects with their pilot system,Teton Range IPA has been added to Grand Teton Brewing’s year-round lineup.
Big Storm Brewing Company is pleased to announce that Kym Poon has been promoted to Director of Sales. Poon joined the team in November of 2015 and has served as the Market Manager for South and Southwest Florida. This promotion will expand Poon’s reach statewide and focus on earning new business and increasing consumer awareness about the Big Storm family of craft beers.
Swift Cider, an urban craft cidery, has grown their distribution by partnering with Kendall’s Pioneer Distributing of Kelso, Washington. After five years of selling cider in Oregon, Swift will now be available in ten southwestern Washington counties: Clark, Cowlitz, Grays Harbor, Klickitat, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, Skamania, Thurston and Wahkiakum. The new partnership between Swift and Kendall’s Pioneer comes at a time when cider continues a six year boom across the country, but it can still be hard for find a local craft cider outside of the major urban centers like Portland and Seattle.
Swift Cider releases the Portland Pippin into the wild this week, making it the first single-varietal, 100% Brett fermented cider on the market. Swift is an urban craft cidery known for their award-winning line of dry and semi-dry ciders made with minimally processed local ingredients.
Less than one week after BrewDog founders James Watt and Martin Dickie announced plans to gamble investors’ money at a roulette table, the Scottish craft beer entrepreneurs appear to have temporarily pulled the plug on the stunt. “The powers that be don’t seem to like gambling as much as we do,” BrewDog wrote in a blog post on the brewery’s website. “We are in discussions regarding the future of BrewDog’s Big Bet. Stay tuned for further updates.”
Craft a Brew, maker of premium home beer brewing kits, released its newest collaboration homebrew kit, Stone Pale Ale. The latest addition to the company’s Craft Brewer Series was developed in partnership with San Diego-based Stone Brewing to bring the legendary Stone Pale Ale recipe to home brewers worldwide.
The “Uncharted Waters” Series by Heavy Seas Beer will soon welcome the 2017 edition of Siren Noire. This limited release will be available in January in all states where Heavy Seas beer is distributed.
Cambrian Innovation, a commercial provider of distributed wastewater treatment and resource recovery solutions for industrial facilities, today announced that one of the nation’s fastest growing craft breweries, Lagunitas Brewing Company, will be the first to use Cambrian’s novel water-energy purchase agreement (WEPA). Under the WEPA, a first for the industrial wastewater treatment industry, Cambrian will leverage its award-winning EcoVolt product suite to bring Lagunitas onsite wastewater treatment and renewable energy generation as a service. At zero money down, and with Cambrian monetizing all environmental benefits, the WEPA will save the brewery a projected $22.5 million over its lifecycle.
River North Brewery has a gift for your beer cellar this season. On Saturday, the brewery will introduce The Decennial Series, a timeless trifecta of high-gravity bottles intended to cellar up to ten years.
Sixth City Distribution today announced that the wholesaler has begun operations in Ohio by launching Columbus-based Actual Brewing in Northeast Ohio. With a small portfolio of craft products, Sixth City provides a fresh channel to market in a state that has seen the craft beer market become crowded with the proliferation of brands in Ohio over the last decade. By assembling a manageable portfolio, Sixth City is able to devote appropriate attention and act as a true partner to its’ quality brands.
Grand Teton American Sour 2014 was the first Brewers’ Series beer offered for sale by Grand Teton Brewing in June 2015. After a successful launch, they released two more barrel-aged beers in bottles. Now, they are proud to make American Sour 2015 their fourth offering of these acclaimed beers and their second release ofAmerican Sour.
According to a new study from market research firm IRI Worldwide, alcohol producers shouldn’t ignore Generation X or Baby Boomers in the chase for Millennials’ dollars. Released Tuesday, the study examines generational trends of U.S. alcoholic beverage consumers. The market research firm reported that Boomers (45 percent of overall beer, wine and spirits dollars) and Generation Xers (20 percent of all alcohol dollars) represent too great of a piece of the marketplace to ignore.
On Friday, December 9th, Nantahala Brewing Company will release 22 ounce bottles of Sticky Dog Stout, a 6% ABV export stout. The third beer in the brewery’s Myths & Legends Series, Sticky Dog Stout is named for the fabled monster who was said to reside in the mountains of the Great Smoky Mountains.
