Craft beer industry news.
Piero Rodriguez, one of the co-founders of Miami’s M.I.A. Beer Company, died in an auto accident early Sunday morning, according to the Miami Herald. Rodriguez, 34, had reportedly worked late Saturday night and lost control of his car on his drive home.
D.G. Yuengling & Son, Inc., America’s Oldest Brewery, is pleased to announce that it is expanding the distribution of its highly sought-after brands to Louisiana. Four wholesalers have been assigned to distribute Yuengling products in the state. Yuengling welcomes into their network: Crescent Crown Distributing, Eagle Distributing, Choice Brands Inc., and Venture Marketing.
Left Hand Brewing Co. is adding two new 22oz limited release beers to their Big Mo series – Pride Runs Deep and Rye on the Prize. Pride Runs Deep IPA with Colorado blue spruce pine tips is brewed in support of the USS Colorado Commissioning Committee. Rye on the Prize is inspired by the Left Hand’s 22 year commitment to keep their ‘eye on the prize’ – to brew great beer, stay independent and give back to the community.
Fort Collins Brewery (FCB) is excited to announce that they will be moving their entire lineup to cans starting with their 2015 GABF® Gold Medal Winner Oktoberfest, to release in August. The brewery currently has year round beers available in cans, while the small batch Savor Series and seasonals come in bottles. After testing the waters with the core lineup and getting great response from consumers, FCB has decided to dive in with all cans starting in August.
Mims Distributing Company, a leading North Carolina wholesale beverage distributor, has announced the release of Ad Idem, a new craft beer brewed through a first-time collaboration between Wicked Weed Brewing in Asheville, North Carolina and The Lost Abbey in San Diego. Over the last year, these two breweries each have produced three unique beers all aged in oak barrels and perfected by the final blend. Ad Idem, in the end, is a French oak-aged golden sour ale with a copious amount of peaches.
The first half of 2016 is drawing to a close. The 20th Anniversary Series of Silver City brews has already been one supreme parade of excellence… but the most excellent may still yet be to come. Will it be unveiled today?
Just in time for summer! Another option for a coastal quaff of Pelican beer? Yes! Staying true to its beach roots, Pelican’s much-anticipated Cannon Beach brewpub is open for business expanding its footprint on the Oregon Beer Trail as a leader in the state’s beer tourism scene.
The Springs Beer Fest, presented by CraftWorks Foundation, announced today that Bristol Brewing Company will be launching a signature beer for its 10th anniversary event taking place on August 6, 2016 at America The Beautiful Park in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Bristol Brewing Company is located in Colorado Springs and is known for their hand-brewed flavorful, one-of-a-kind ales
Just in time for the start of summer, Warsteiner USA introduces its new Warsteiner Grapefruit Special Edition radler in four-pack 16.9 ounce cans. Warsteiner Grapefruit Special Edition also is available in 11.2 ounce bottles. To find the nearest location, visit the Warsteiner Finder app on Facebook (desktop only).
With a long history of innovation in the world of fruit IPAs, Dogfish Head Craft Brewery is unveiling Flesh & Blood, an honest to goodness IPA brewed with a bounty of real citrus. Hitting shelves nationwide starting July 4th weekend, Flesh & Blood packs a hoppy and citrusy one-two punch.
The ever-popular Stone RuinTen Triple IPA otherwise known by Stone Brewing as “a stage dive into a mosh pit of hops” is back to satisfy palates of the highest order of hop fanatics. The triple IPA will make its annual return in 22-ounce bottles and on draft at select retailers, bars and restaurants where Stone beer is sold, beginning the week of June 20.
Can you believe it? Colorado’s 4th largest brewery, Left Hand Brewing, famous for its pioneering line of Nitro bottles, is debuting cans in 2016! Partnering with one of the leading canning line manufacturers in the world, KHS, Left Hand’s new thirty-head volumetric filler will be arriving early fall.
New Belgium Brewing and Ben & Jerry’s are teaming up once again to create a new ice cream inspired beer while raising awareness about climate change. Inspired by one of Ben & Jerry’s smash hits, New Belgium has developed Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ale, a special release beer to hit the shelves in the fall of 2016. Fifty-thousand dollars in proceeds will benefit Protect Our Winters (POW) a non-profit dedicated to raising awareness around climate change. As Fellow B Corporations beholden to stakeholders, including their communities and the environment, the two like-minded businesses have long championed similar causes.
Fast growing, Asheville-based Hi-Wire Brewing has signed on with three Georgia wholesalers to expand its distribution beyond the North Carolina mountains and neighboring states, and will soon be available to craft beer fans in the Georgia markets of Northeast Georgia & Athens, Augusta, and Savannah. Hi-Wire is partnering with Northeast Sales, AB Beverage, and Southern Eagle for these three markets.
