Craft beer industry news.
We are excited to announce BlueBonnet Distributing as the exclusive distributor for McKenzie’s Hard Cider for the Houston, Texas market beginning May 1, 2016. BlueBonnet will service all nine counties within greater Houston.
Craving a cold beer while floating down your local river or at the summit of an awesome Appalachian hike? Well, HiWire Brewing now says “can do.” Canning is on the horizon for HiWire Brewing: Pushing their way into new markets, stretching all the way to the Carolina coasts, most of Tennessee, and parts of northeast Georgia.
The City of Portland will declare May 15 as Hefe Day, to honor the 30th Anniversary of Widmer Brothers Hefeweizen (Hefe), and recognize the important role the beer has played in building the city’s now-booming beer industry.
Big Boss Brewing are proud to announce the next two releases in the strange cargo series of wood aged brews. With completely different recipes each share one thing in common: both matured in wine barrels for an added depth of flavor.
It was only fitting that Coronado Brewing would team up with the Surfrider Foundation San Diego County Chapter to come out with a refreshing ale, just in time for a summer at the beach. Coronado Brewing is set to release its newest charity collaboration, Surfrider San Diego Summer Ale on May 6.
Today, Lightweight Containers has launched a new family of kegs with the brand name UniKeg. The UniKeg was developed for the American beverage market integrating a standard Sankey D fitting. For the time being, the one-way kegs will only be produced and sold in the United States.
A sweet spot is defined as “an optimum point or combination of factors or qualities that create a maximum effect.” It’s that perfect spot on the bat that sends the ball soaring over the back fence. Or the spot on the racket that sends an ace zooming over the net. For Harpoon’s new year-round beer, it’s the optimal combination of the finest brewing ingredients – each showcasing their unique character, working together, with no one ingredient overshadowing another – to create a beer that’s just right. Harpoon is pleased to introduce their brand new year-round Golden Ale, Harpoon Sweet Spot.
We’ve been warned: What goes up, must come down. With over the top Northwest hop flavor, Elysian Brewing’s newest release in the Manic IPA Series, Hubris, is a Huge IPA with designs to touch the sky.
Creature Comforts Brewing Company is preparing for the May 21 release of Existence – a bourbon barrel-aged Imperial Stout. This will be only the second time the brewery has released an Imperial Stout from its wood cellar. The beer will be released as an extremely limited amount of 750-mL bottles at the brewery.
The Half Moon Bay Brewing Company, a popular Coastside venue best known for its come-as-you-are atmosphere, fresh seafood and award-winning, craft beer, will open its first outpost: Pacific Standard by Half Moon Bay Brewing Company, a taproom and bottle shop with a cool, relaxing coastal vibe in the heart of Berkeley, in Summer 2016. Dedicated to setting the bar for craft beer on the West Coast, Pacific Standard by Half Moon Bay Brewing Company will offer a wide variety of 15 to 20 local and regional beers on tap, with up to 50 percent of the beer sourced from the on-site brewery at Half Moon Bay Brewing Company.
In the tradition of quality and excellence, American’s oldest cidery Spire Mountain Cider, is pleased to announce the release of their latest product, Crisp & Dry Apple Cider.
The Blackberry Farm Brewery will release Abbey Blonde, its first beer as part of its Abbey series this month as well as Abbey Brune in May. The Blackberry Farm Brewery’s Abbey family of ales draws its inspiration directly from the classic monastic brewing traditions of the Old World.
Thursday April 28th marked the official opening of Foam Brewers located on Burlington’s scenic waterfront. Foam founders Todd Haire, Robert Grim, Sam Keane, Jon Farmer, and Dani Casey have been working towards this day since breaking ground on the project back in November of 2015 and are beyond excited to share the suds of their labor with the people of Burlington.
Indiana wants Ciderboys’ handcrafted hard ciders, and now it has them. Thanks to a new partnership with Indiana beverage wholesaler Cavalier Distributing, Ciderboys unique “fruitful pairings,” are now available across the Hoosier State.
