Craft beer industry news.
MadTree Brewing and the Cincinnati Horticultural Society teamed up to create a special limited edition beer for the Cincinnati Flower Show called Hortense. Hortense is a crisp 5.1% ABV Saison ale brewed with nasturtium and cucumbers. The nasturtium flower, grown locally at Carriage House Farms, provides peppery undertones while the cucumber provides a hint of melon to compliment the fruity notes already present in the beer.
The Brewers Association (BA) today released its annual rankings of the top 50 U.S. breweries based on 2015 sales volumes, and once again Ballast Point Brewing emerged as the biggest mover amongst the industry’s largest craft producers. Climbing 20 places from 31 on the “Top Craft Brewing Companies” list, Ballast Point is now ranked as the 11th largest U.S. craft brewery, according to the BA. Although the organization’s official production figures will not be made available until next month, the San Diego-based brewery had projected 2015 volumes to be about 290,000 barrels.
Uinta Brewing Company takes a fresh approach to their signature IPA, Hop Nosh, introducing a Tangerine variant of the product. Uinta’s new seasonal twist on their top-selling product, Hop Nosh Tangerine IPA, is brewed with real tangerine juice adding a tartness that compliments the notable tropical hop characteristics of the classic Hop Nosh.
“For the past 12 years we’ve worked with Regal Wine Imports and we’d like to thank them for the support they showed us. Now we are working with the NJBA throughout New Jersey. We are looking forward to having our full lineup of brands available to more retailers and consumers across the state. We’d like to thank NJBA and Chris Natale for taking a leadership role in making this transition possible,” said Southern Tier CEO John Coleman.
Muntons Malted Ingredients, an International leader in the manufacture and supply of British malt, malted ingredients and home brewing kits, has announced plans to open a new distribution center in Denver, Colorado. Slated to open in April of this year, the facility joins three other existing Muntons’ distribution centers located in Boston, MA; Barton, VT; and, San Francisco, CA.
New Belgium Brewing’s flagship Fat Tire Amber Ale is flowing from their Asheville brewery and heading toward draft lines and cold boxes across the eastern United States. With production ramping up over the next few years, the 500,000 barrel capacity, 127,000 square-foot brewery gives the country’s fourth-largest craft brewer 1.5 million barrels of total capacity.
The Uncharted Waters series by Heavy Seas Beer will soon welcome back its Imperial Coffee Porter aged in bourbon barrels, Blackbeard’s Breakfast. This limited release will be available from May – June in all 17 states where Heavy Seas beer is distributed. Blackbeard’s Breakfast is a robust porter with a new world twist. Brewed with Chesapeake Bay Roasting Company’s Dark Sumatra coffee, and then aged in bourbon barrels, this porter is flavorful and complex.
Less than three months after choosing West Sacramento, California as the site of his next brewing venture, former Knee Deep Brewing co-owner Jeremy Warren has found a home for his new company, Revision Brewing. Warren plans to open Revision’s 20-barrel brewhouse at 1000 Riverside Parkway later this summer.
Fort Point Beer Company announced today the release of Moon Phase, a Belgian-Style Quadrupel Ale, aged in bourbon barrels. A unique combination of smoky bourbon and dry, malted sweetness, Moon Phase is the first release in Fort Point’s new 22 ounce bottle packaging.
Seattle Cider Company and Coors Distributing Company are excited to announce a new partnership and the immediate launch of Seattle Cider’s unique selection of dry craft ciders in Colorado. Initially launching in Denver, Colorado becomes the twelfth state to carry Seattle Cider Company since its launch in 2013. Denver will enjoy the growing cidery’s entire year round, limited and seasonal lineup, with official launch events scheduled for this week, April 5 – 7. Launches in additional cities throughout Colorado are expected for later this year.
Napa Smith Brewery announced that select styles of Napa Smith beers will be available in Westchester and Putnam Counties through a distribution partnership with D. Bertoline & Sons beginning this month.
As a beer company, our brewing culture runs deep. We taste. We homebrew. We celebrate achievements – big and small – with a “cheers,” “prost” or “sláinte.” But even at the biggest beer company around, few people can claim the credentials of Pete Kraemer. Beer is practically in the Kraemer family DNA.
Antitrust regulators in South Africa have once again requested an extension to probe Anheuser-Busch InBev’s impending $106 billion acquisition of the world’s second-largest beer company, SABMiller. The nation’s Competition Commission, which reviews potentially monopolizing transactions in South Africa, today requested a fourth 15-day extension to complete its assessment of the so-called MegaBrew merger.
Foolproof Brewing Company today announced a partnership with Central Distributors, Inc., of Lewiston, Maine. Central will distribute Foolproof’s beers statewide in all markets outside of Portland. With statewide distribution in Maine, Foolproof has expanded its distribution footprint to include all of New England.
