Craft beer industry news.
Oskar Blues Fooderies, the purveyors of handcrafted food to pair with Oskar Blues Brewery’s handcrafted beer, has announced its third project in 2016, a joint restaurant and music venue in the historic Market Center located in the heart of Downtown Denver.
Another West Coast brewery is set to break ground in Virginia. The mid-Atlantic state has become an in-vogue region for fast-growing craft breweries, with Deschutes, Stone and Green Flash all turning to Virginia to open their East Coast manufacturing arms. And Gov. Terry McAuliffe announced last week that another is on the way. Visiting Boston on an economic development mission, he toasted New England companies and made it clear that an announcement naming the brewery is in the offing.
Over the past 5 years, PakTech has become the multi-pack solution of choice for over 1500 US breweries and cider makers using cans. With the canned beverage market quickly growing in Australia, PakTech is now offering rapid order fulfillment of 6Pak and QuadPak can carriers there. Containers of product are now warehoused in Sydney, available for immediate distribution.
Indeed Brewing Company is partnering with Dick Distributing, expanding its beer distribution territory to the Grand Rapids market. Distribution will begin June 1st, 2016. “Our arrival in north central Minnesota has been a long time coming,” says Nathan Berndt, co-founder at Indeed. “Dick Distributing represents an important piece of the Minnesota puzzle for getting Indeed beer to as many Minnesotan as possible. Indeed is thrilled to forge a partnership with Dick Distributing.”
Kona Brewing Company’s exotically delicious Lemongrass Luau (ABV 5%, IBU 20) just made its Mainland debut in time to quench the thirsts of blonde ale fans looking for a little zing and spice. A favorite thirst- quencher in Hawaii, Lemongrass Luau will be available in six packs and on draft. This unique blonde ale is part of Kona Brewing Co.’s Aloha Series – a special series, widely available throughout the mainland, which features seasonal craft brews made with island-inspired ingredients.
When River North’s fourth anniversary passed in February, the brewery was still readying its new facility. Now that the Washington Street location is open, it’s time for a belated birthday beer. On Friday, May 27th at 4pm, River North will release Anniversary Ale 4 ¼ (say “four-and-a-quarter”), an imperial saison aged in Manhattan cocktail barrels. The anniversary celebration will continue throughout the weekend with food trucks and River North beers both classic and new.
High Heel Brewing, an innovative new craft beer company founded by master brewer Kristi McGuire, will introduce a line of craft beers specifically aimed at female craft beer consumers. The company, which produces its beers in partnership with St. Louis-based Brew Hub, plans to introduce its first two beers this summer. High Heel’s beers will be brewed at Brew Hub’s brewery in Lakeland, Florida, and will be available throughout the state beginning in June. Republic National Distributing Company will distribute the beers throughout Florida.
Ohio Lawmakers Vote to Eliminate ABV Limits on Beer; Dutch Brewer Bavaria to Acquire Belgium’s Palm Brewery; Double Mountain to Open New PDX Taproom; Saltwater Brewery Introduces Edible 6-Pack Rings
Cape May Brewing Company is thrilled to announce a second Jersey Fresh-certified brew: Beets By May. This innovative new beer was inspired by Farm and Fisherman restaurant in Cherry Hill, and contains a generous helping of Jersey Fresh beets from Formisano Farms in Buena, NJ, and will be available at the brewery’s Tasting Room at 1288 Hornet Road in Cape May beginning May 26.
During a state of the industry address earlier this month at the Craft Brewers Conference in Philadelphia, Brewers Association director Paul Gatza said something that should have caused every brewery owner in the room to pause. “A rising tide does not float all boats anymore,” he said. So what’s keeping craft brewers up at night as they look out at volatile and rapidly evolving craft beer landscape? Watch the video above to hear what was on the mind of some CBC attendees.
Stone Brewing Co. today announced plans to expand its taproom footprint in California, adding a 10,000 sq. ft. pilot brewery and tasting room in downtown Napa. The company plans to install a 10-barrel pilot brew system, which will be used to produce unique small-batch creations and will complement the company’s core beer lineup.
The Long Trail Brewing Company is proud to announce the release of Green Blaze IPA, an American IPA brewed with a forest of Mosaic, Equinox, Columbus and Chinook hops. “We’ve been working really hard to find the coolest, tastiest recipe we could come up with,” said Sam Clemens, brew house lead at Long Trail. “We think we nailed it with this one.” This new year-round offering replaces the highly regarded English-style India Pale Ale in Long Trail’s core lineup.
Dry Dock Brewing Company’s Sour Apricot hit cans this week! Six-packs of this session-able sour ale will be available at North Dock today, at South Dock tomorrow, and in liquor stores across Colorado as early as next week. Also beginning today, guests can fill Crowlers of Sour Apricot at North Dock.
For the first time, Southern California’s The Bruery & Bruery Terreux beers will be available statewide in Minnesota. Artisan Beer Company will distribute a unique selection of barrel-aged and sour beers to the North Star State starting June 1st. “I’m extremely proud to have our beers finally available in Minnesota,” commented Patrick Rue, Founder & CEO of The Bruery & Bruery Terreux.
