If Wesley Snipes were an investor in BrewDog, he’d probably give anyone considering the Scottish craft beer maker’s latest stunt a word of advice: always bet on black. BrewDog co-founder James Watt announced “BrewDog’s Big Bet” on Wednesday — a double-or-nothing bet of Equity for Punks USA investors’ money at a roulette table once its crowdfunding campaign concludes in February 2017. The event will be streamed through BrewDog’s Facebook site.
It is our pleasure that we are teaming up with nine different breweries to start the Michigan Brewers Scholarship. We will be giving away $2,000 to up to three Schoolcraft College Brewing and Distillation Program students.
Bad Martha Brewing Company of Martha’s Vineyard has introduced its third IPA, Twin Sirens Double IPA, plus new fall flavors available at Bad Martha Farmer’s Brewery & Tasting Room where it is now collaborating with local establishments on the Island to create specialty destination beers for them. The Company also took home two Bronze Medals and one Silver at this year’s Great International Beer & Cider Competition in Providence, RI.
In this day and age of ultra-rare beers, it’s become commonplace for consumers to encounter bottles coming in far above the price-tag of everyday ales and lagers. Some of these higher-end creations come in at $20, $30 or even a budget-breaking $40 each. Not to be outdone, the capitalist masterminds at San Diego’s Societe Brewing Company are about to release their most cost-prohibitive offering to-date: The Urchin. Aged in red-wine barrels hailing from California vintners, rested on pristine cranberries from the bogs of New England, then blended to perfection and siphoned into 500-milliliter bottles, this exquisite, extremely limited quaff can be had for a whopping $50 per bottle…or a mere $5 for those who help out needy San Diego families via Societe’s annual holiday food-drive.
Seltzers have long been a top choice when it comes to mixers, so it is no surprise that hard seltzers are quickly becoming one of the new favorite bubbly alcohol beverage options for adult consumers. SMIRNOFF™ Spiked Sparkling Seltzer premium malt beverage is the newest addition to the hard seltzer category — but with fewer calories than the leading hard seltzer brands** currently on the market.
Today, Green Flash Brewing co announces the release of the third limited-edition, rare beer in their Cellar 3 Barrelmaster’s Reserve series, Divine Enebro. Divine Enebro is a classic Belgian-style Tripel that has been aged in gin barrels with added botanicals to mimic the flavors found in classic gin cocktails. Only 600 of the bottles have been produced and they will be sold on a first come, first served basis at Cellar 3 on December 10th, with a limit of 2 bottles per person.
M.I.A. Beer Company has announced expanded distribution plans, to their first market outside of Florida, partnering with Cavalier Distributing as their distributor for Ohio.
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.
