Something tells us your Thanksgiving dinner conversations may get a bit spirited this year – and that you’ll have worked up a thirst by Black Friday. Catawba Brewing is addressing this need with a new Small Batch traditional Bavarian-style Dunkel Lager (5.3% ABV), available at their three tasting rooms and in limited distribution. Brewed in their Asheville South Slope brewery, this crowd-pleaser is smooth, complex, and remarkably refreshing for a dark beer.
Wisconsin Brewing Company’s Brewmaster is never satisfied, believing in a constant review of our beers. Earlier this year he decided to do a total re-do of our Golden Amber. “I enjoyed our Amber, yet believed there was much more potential in the beer” relates Kirby Nelson. “So I decided to take a new approach to the amber concept, changing the formula and raw materials, changing the yeast strain, and BOOM! The resulting liquid really came alive and became a brand new beer.”
It’s the most wonderful time of the year – especially for craft beer lovers. Salted Caramel Chocolate Porter and Winter Warmer, two coveted seasonal releases from the Genesee Brew House Pilot Batch Series, are hitting shelves just in time for the holidays.
Avery Brewing Company, a pioneering craft brewery and maker of White Rascal Belgian-style White Ale and El Gose German-StyleSour Ale, will release number41 of its Barrel-Aged series named Dui Cochi on November 20th at 1:00pm. Dui Cochi is a bold, coconut forward Porter, aged in bourbon barrels with mulling spices and a touch of pumpkin. Perfect for the holidays.
For this Scientific Series brew, we threw the classic blonde ale for a loop. Aging a clean, easy drinking blonde in French oak rosé barrels for over 18 months with two species of brettanomyces yeast? Yup… that’ll do it.
Personnel changes are starting in the wake of Molson Coors’ purchase of MillerCoors. The company made one key addition, but has also begun cutting positions across the U.S. Yesterday, Molson Coors named Tracey Joubert as its new chief financial officer and, according to Pete Marino, the chief public affairs and communication officer at MillerCoors, six individuals based out of that division’s headquarters in Chicago will also be let go as a result of the acquisition.
A “landmark report” issued Thursday by the Surgeon General found that nearly 21 million Americans have substance abuse disorders — more than the number of people with all forms of cancer — and yet 90 percent are not receiving treatment.
Try Point Snow Pilot Pistachio Nut Brown Ale, the new winter seasonal beer from Stevens Point Brewery, and you’ll look forward to winter’s snow and cold.
An English-style mild brown ale flavored with crushed pistachio nuts for a new twist on the classic nut brown ale style, Point Snow Pilot is just right for savoring with family and friends during the cold-weather months.
Down The Road announces the release of its Winter seasonal – Spring Heel Jack’s London Porter (6.5%ABV.) This dark, malty brew features strong notes of coffee, chocolate, caramel and fruit, and is the perfect companion to lazy snow days spent hearthside.
Clown Shoes Beer out of Burlington Massachusetts has opened up distribution in South Florida with Crafty Connoisseurs Distributing, as of mid-November. Approaching its 7-year anniversary this December, Clown Shoes is known for its unique and unconventional approach to craft beer, as well as their comic book style artwork and sense of humor.
The Beer Institute is hoping a so-called “lame duck session” of Congress won’t hurt the chances of finally passing the Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act (CBMTRA), which would lower excise taxes, compliance burdens, and regulations on alcohol makers.
This November, middle and western Tennessee craft beer enthusiasts will no longer have to travel to Chattanooga and Knoxville to find a Catawba beer. Catawba Brewing of Asheville, Morganton, and Charlotte, NC is partnering with DET Distributing of Nashville and Jackson, TN to launch Catawba beers in middle Tennessee.
Avery Brewing Company, a pioneering craft brewery known for being one of the most daring and visionary breweries in the nation, announces today its 2017 brewing calendar and new additions to its year-round lineup. 2017 will be focused on expanding distribution of Avery’s core beer line-up including White Rascal, Liliko’i Kepolo and El Gose, while also continuing to invest heavily in the growth of Avery’s barrel-aging program with space,equipment, brewers, and barrels to meet year-round national demand.
Deschutes Brewery announced today they will introduce their brands to the Tidewater region of Southeast Virginia, including; Norfolk, Suffolk, Chesapeake, Hampton, Portsmouth, Virginia Beach, Newport News and Williamsburg. The brewery is partnering with Chesbay Distributing, an east coast division of the Reyes Beverage Group, headquartered in Norfolk, VA. Earlier this year, Deschutes Brewery announced that Roanoke would be the site for its future East Coast brewery location, 280 miles away from the Tidewater region.
