Craft beer industry news.
The latest twist in Massachusetts’ pay-for-play scandal came Friday as beer importer Shelton Brothers filed a lawsuit against Craft Brewers Guild, owned by Sheehan Family Companies, alleging that the Everett, Mass.-based wholesaler’s “unfair and illegal” practices cost its company $1.7 million in potential sales, according to the Boston Globe. The lawsuit comes eight months after… Read more »
When it comes to exporting beer across the Atlantic, brewers have been forced to compromise either quality or cost. They send plastic one-way kegs that may not offer the quality and reliability brewers seek or they ship expensive stainless steel kegs and incur high loss rates or inefficient logistics.
The Garden State Craft Brewers Guild — representing its small breweries and affiliated groups to support industry-wide growth and beer appreciation — is pleased to welcome Jason Carty, the organization’s new Executive Director into the fold. Beginning November 14th, Jason Carty’s experience, leadership, and love of craft beer makes him a perfect fit for the role.
On Friday, November 11th, Nantahala Brewing Company will release Pattons Run Porter in bottles for the first time. An easy-drinking, 4.5% ABV brown porter, Pattons Run has been a fall draft staple in the brewery’s Bryson City taproom for years.
Keeping consistent with a ‘can-do’, innovative approach for twenty-one years and counting, Dogfish Head is proud to add cans to their lineup of world-class, off-centered offerings. On November 7, 2016, the continually-hopped 60 Minute IPA will be released in 12 oz. cans throughout the Mid-Atlantic, then into Dogfish’s full 30-state plus Washington D.C. distribution footprint in early 2017.
Meheen Manufacturing and Wild Goose Canning announced today that they have combined their businesses. The exciting combination brings together the leading manufacturers of bottling and canning solutions for microbreweries and a deep, diverse group of talented and passionate people.
In Charles Finkels’ view, Charlie Papazian is the most influential individual in the world of homebrewing and craft beer in the world! It is for this and many more reasons that we dedicate the 2016 Pike Auld Acquaintance to our friend, Charlie.
In honor of Veterans Day, United’s Airport Clubs in Washington D.C./Dulles, Denver, San Francisco, Newark and Honolulu will feature Dog Tag Brewing’s Legacy Lager through the month of November. United Clubs always welcome active military members the same day they are traveling on United or United Express.
Boulder Beer Company, Colorado’s First Craft Brewery, is pleased to announce Dan Weitz as their new Director of Sales. As Director of Sales, Dan will lead the Boulder Beer sales team and work directly with their national distributor network to maximize the growth of the Boulder Beer brands and provide strategic direction for the business and market development.
Since launching its Chalkboard Series nearly five years ago, beer enthusiasts have looked to Yard House for the latest seasonal beers and small batch brews. This November the digital chalkboard that hangs above the restaurant’s signature island bar will proudly display Rogue Wet Hop Ale, brewed specially for Yard House.
When asked during last week’s earnings call whether or not the U.S. craft market was reaching an “inflection point,” Anheuser-Busch InBev CEO Carlos Brito responded by speculating that consumers might one day “get a bit tired of so much choice.” That sound bite — which was part of a two-minute long response about the growth of craft, A-B’s activity in the segment and thoughts on how the category is continuing to evolve — would eventually get picked up by beverage industry website just-drinks.com, igniting a hailstorm of hot takes in the process.
Another member of MillerCoors’ Tenth & Blake division is setting up shop near a Major League Baseball stadium. Texas’ Revolver Brewing plans to open a brewery inside the forthcoming entertainment district being developed by the Texas Rangers and the Cordish Companies in Arlington, Texas.
Atlanta-based Second Self Beer Company’s seasonal JunIPA and Devil’s Molé beers are launching in cans for the first time. Both beers will be available in restaurants, bars, and shops around Georgia in mid-November, and are currently on tap at Second Self’s brewery in Atlanta’s Westside neighborhood (1317 Logan Circle NW).
As part of their commitment to sourcing locally, Cape May Brewing Company is pleased to announce a modern first in the state of New Jersey: a beer made with all New Jersey-cultivated ingredients. Releasing from their Tasting Room at 1288 Hornet Road in Cape May on November 10th, Three Plows IPA will contain hops from Laughing Hops Farms in Pennington, malt from Rabbit Hill Farms in Shiloh, and yeast from East Coast Yeast in Hillsborough.
