Craft beer industry news.
Sonoma Cider, the award-winning hard cider company rapidly gaining a reputation for its certified organic ingredients and crisp, distinctive flavors, will be opening the doors to its first brick-and-mortar taproom in early August 2016, giving a home to all Sonoma Cider fans near and far.
Oskar Blues is going down under. The Colorado-headquartered brewery yesterday announced plans to begin exporting its six core beers — Dale’s Pale Ale, Mama’s Little Yella Pils, Pinner Throwback IPA, Oskar Blues IPA, Old Chub Scotch Ale and Beerito Mexican lager — to Australia in July.
On May 15, 2015 Good Nature Farm Brewery will be releasing ACT 1: Bourbon Coffee Porter in its Tap Room in 10 oz. draft pours and to take home in 750 ml bottles. Brewmaster and Co-Owner Matt Whalen decided to get the brewery a Valentine’s Day gift, but he didn’t settle on the traditional dozen roses. He got them 16 instead, in the form of (4) Four Roses bourbon barrels.
Perennial Artisan Ales of St. Louis, Missouri signed with Clear River Beverage Company to distribute in Minnesota. “We’re very excited that Clear River will be bringing our beers to the Twin Cities,” said Co-Founder and Brewmaster Phil Wymore. “It’s a very dynamic craft beer scene, and we think our beers will be a good fit with the varieties currently available in the market.”
The world is not running out of hops, at least according to the Hop Growers of America. While fears of a global hop shortage have plagued the minds of brewers all over the world, Hop Growers of America (HGA) today reported that the bitter bud’s international supply is actually on the rise — with the United States fueling much of that growth.
Two Brothers Brewing Company is expanding both in beer sales and production in 2016. As a result of growing demand and sales, Two Brothers will add three new 200-barrel fermenters to its brewery in Warrenville, IL. The additions will increase Two Brothers’ brewing capacity to 88,000 barrels.
10 Barrel Brewing is making its first major push outside of the western region since selling to Anheuser-Busch InBev 18 months ago. Previously distributed in California, Oregon, Washington, Colorado, Nevada, Hawaii, Alaska and Montana, 10 Barrel has partnered with about 20 A-B wholesalers in a handful of new craft-centric markets, including New York City, Boston and Minneapolis, co-founders Chris and Jeremy Cox told Brewbound.
Sierra Nevada is pleased to announce Bamberg, Germany’s Mahrs Bräu as their brewing partner for this year’s Oktoberfest seasonal beer. Released each fall, Sierra Nevada’s Oktoberfest collaborative seasonal will feature a different German brewery every year. The partnership blends centuries of brewing tradition with modern spirit, giving craft drinkers the ultimate Oktoberfest, a festival beer unlike any they’ve experienced in the US.
Franke Beverage Systems will continue under the new name Blefa Kegs, Inc. in the United States. Blefa Kegs is still under the private ownership of the Artemis Group. Existing customers and partners of Blefa Kegs will see no change, and they will continue to receive great product offerings and quality service.
Saugatuck Brewing Co. is pleased to announce partnerships with Stockertown Beverage of Stockertown, PA and Artisans Cellar of St. Peters, MO bringing the range of SBC craft styles to the greater Philadelphia and St. Louis markets. This expansion, along with recent entries into Kentucky and southern Indiana, extends Saugatuck’s distribution footprint to nine states plus several foreign markets.
On May 5, a day that will go down in history as a truly blessed 24-hour span, the clouds will part, glowing light will shine down upon this blue-green orb and the heavens shall bestow upon its populace not one, but two highly coveted beers from San Diego-based AleSmith Brewing Company: AleSmith Double IPA and AleSmith Mexican Speedway Stout.
The Country Malt Group unveils their first company sponsored Malt Initiative with the expressed commitment to redeveloping New York State into a premium barley growing area—as it was once considered 100 years ago. Empire Malt, named for the iconic Empire State Building, has been developed hand in hand to support the New York Farm Bill, New York Beer Brewers, and the New York Farm Community.
The city’s hometown brewery, Rahr & Sons Brewing Co., will make The Fort Worth, an American session ale, available year-round in 12-ounce cans and on draft beginning in May. A portion of all sales of The Fort Worth, named in honor of the naval ship USS Fort Worth, are donated to the USS Fort Worth Support Committee, which provides moral support and appreciation for the ship’s crew and families. The beer was originally released as a seasonal offering in August 2015.
Fort Collins Brewery (FCB) releases today, Mexican Chocolate Cake stout, a decadent limited batch release that packs a bit of heat. Often known for their chocolate stouts, FCB started researching various ingredients and types of stouts as they developed their most recent chocolate stout recipe, Shot Down.
