Craft beer industry news.
Bad Martha Brewing Company of Martha’s Vineyard has introduced (508) IPA, a new and hoppy IPA named after the Island’s eponymous area code. The Company also said that Bad Martha Beer continues to expand and is now available in Connecticut in addition to Massachusetts and Rhode Island, where the beer may be found in over 500 locations.
Good People Brewing Co., the oldest and largest craft brewery in the state of Alabama, announces their sour beer program, The Funk Farm. Funk Farm is Good People’s program for brewing mixed-fermentation sour ales. Unlike the year-round offerings, beers in the Funk Farm series are fermented with non-traditional microbes and wild yeast to produce a variety of complex flavors.
Upland Brewing Co. announces today that they will release Two of Tarts, a tropical gose with mango and passion fruit, in late August. It will be on draught in bars throughout their distribution area as well as at Upland brewpubs and tap rooms as part of the Side Trail Series.
At just shy of three years old, Ecliptic Brewing announces a standout update to their All the Time Series design. The focus at Ecliptic is about creating a sense of place in both the restaurant and the beer they build. The first few years have also been focused on getting the Ecliptic brand in front of people and on the shelf. Recently, the team decided that it was time to hone in the personality of their core beers and let that shine with a move toward custom art.
Two Roads Brewing Company is proud to announce that their Märzen lager, Ok2berfest, will now be available in 16 oz can 4-packs in addition to draft. For the past three years, this Oktoberfest style beer has only been available on tap in select bars and restaurants. Master Brewer Phil Markowski created this version of the classic Märzen-style lager to pay tribute to the beer traditionally served at the Munich Oktoberfest. It possesses a smooth, toasty malt profile with the crisp character of a traditional German brew.
There are subtle but unmistakable signs that announce the arrival of fall. That first crisp afternoon – the sun is bright but there’s a slight chill in the air. And then there are the first few leaves that start to turn on the trees. Perhaps the most telling, there’s the first day at the brewery when almost everyone shows up in flannel. In celebration of the New England fall, the employee owners of Harpoon are proud to introduce Flannel Friday, the brewery’s first new fall seasonal offering since 1989.
Remember way back in 2011 when Stone Brewing said it was planning to build a hotel on the property adjacent to its California brewery? Well today, the San Diego-area craft beer company said it has entered into a licensing agreement with Untitled Hospitality to develop 13 acres of land next to Stone’s Escondido brewing facility.
With sales of its canned beers doubling during the past six months, Saint Arnold Brewing Co. (www.saintarnold.com), the oldest craft brewery in Texas, is expanding its canning program to include two additional year-round brews. Six-packs of 12-ounce cans of Saint Arnold Weedwacker and four-packs of 12-ounce cans of Saint Arnold Endeavour Double IPA are arriving in stores this week.
Rheonix Inc., a developer of fully automated molecular testing solutions, announces the launch of its Beer SpoilerAlert™ assay for use on the Encompass Optimum™ workstation. This is the first fully automated assay for detecting beer spoilage organisms and the first assay to simultaneously detect microorganisms and hops-resistance genes. Rheonix will showcase this new technology at the World Brewing Congress Aug.13-17 in Denver.
MillerCoors is hotter than a pistol: The country’s second largest beer company continued its summer-long burst of acquisition by purchasing its third craft brewery in three weeks, today announcing that Texas’ Revolver Brewing would join its Tenth and Blake craft and import division. The acquisition of Revolver comes just weeks after it announced agreements to purchase Oregon’s Hop Valley on July 29 and Georgia’s Terrapin Beer Company on July 20.
Today, the brewery maniacally focused on doing one thing, and one thing right, announced the release of Bronx Banner, a golden easy ale. Like any banner, it’s a statement about who The Bronx Brewery is, what they represent and the borough where they brew their beer – the borough on top.
Wicked Weed Brewing has announced their expansion of distribution into the state of Colorado slated for the week of August 8th. The Asheville, North Carolina based brewery will be launching this market by hosting tap takeover events throughout the state.
Maui Brewing Company is thrilled to announce that it will be opening a restaurant in Kailua’s newly redesigned Lau Hala Shops in early 2018. The Kailua restaurant will be the Craft Brewery’s second location on Oahu. The first, located at the Waikiki Beachcomber, is expected to open this winter.
In this week’s edition of press clips: Sierra Nevada Brewing Company agrees to a 10-year partnership with the Sacramento Kings; Scottish craft beer maker BrewDog raises $1 million from more than 1,200 investors in just three days; the St. Louis Brewery moves forward with its efforts to trademark the name “Schlafly” for use in beer and Boston Beer Company launches a national television and radio ad campaign for its newest product line — Truly Spiked & Sparkling.
