Craft beer industry news.
Square Mile Cider Company launched a program this month that will give away a 10-acre plot of land in Deschutes County, Oregon, approximately 15 miles outside of Bend, Ore. The plot of pure Pacific Northwest land will allow the winner to explore and connect to his or her own piece of the outdoors and is ideal for camping, exploring, and high-plains dreaming.
Abita Brewing Company (Abita) has announced Blueberry Wheat as the next brew in its Abita Harvest Series. Blueberry Wheat will hit shelves beginning June 6 and be seasonally available June through September.
To celebrate its fifth year in business, Bottlecraft Beer Shop is excited to announce a special bottle release in collaboration with Abnormal Beer Co. Each year, Bottlecraft creates a beer resembling a birthday cake, and this year it is a Mexican-style cake. Quinquenio, which means “five year period” in Spanish, is an Imperial Stout brewed with piloncillo, Ethiopian cacao nibs, cinnamon, vanilla and ancho chilies at 11% alcohol by volume.
Once again resisting status quo, Stone Brewing is introducing two unique and highly anticipated summer seasonals. Both in 12-ounce six-packs and on draft at bars, restaurants and retailers where Stone beer is sold, Stone Citrusy Wit, a 5.3 percent witbier brewed with tangerine and kaffir lime leaf and Stone Mocha IPA, a 9 percent double IPA brewed – inexplicably – with cocoa, milk sugar and coffee, will begin arriving in select markets nationwide the week of June 6.
We’re very excited to announce that we’ve begun farming at Jester King! Earlier this year, we announced that we had purchased 58 acres of land around the brewery for farming and preservation. The farming has now begun.
Warner Bros., Sound Brewery and Global Beverage Traders are pleased to announce a series of beers based on the massively popular video game Mortal Kombat X, which was released to consumers in 2015. This all-new beer series boasts bold flavors, aimed to match the intensity and excitement of Mortal Kombat X.
On June 20th, Jersey Cider Works will make its debut throughout the Garden State with the first retail release of its highly anticipated Ironbound Hard Cider. Charles Rosen, founder of Jersey Cider Works, made the announcement today.
This month, San Diego craft brewery, Alpine Beer Company is debuting fan-favorite, Willy Vanilly to national consumers. Willy Vanilly is a vanilla-spiced American wheat ale that gained an ardent following among Alpine locals as a draft-only offering served exclusively in the Alpine Beer Company tasting room and restaurant.
Buskey Cider launched two months ago in the Historic Scott’s Addition Neighborhood in Richmond, Virginia, is now producing an innovative Nitro Cider.
Filling an important niche within Chicago’s growing craft beer scene, Dovetail Brewery officially opens Saturday, June 11 in Chicago’s Ravenswood Corridor at 1800 W. Belle Plaine. This sizable 22,000 square foot facility, owned by certified master brewers Hagen Dost and Bill Wesselink, is producing a traditional German-style Lager, a Bavarian-style Hefeweizen and a Franconian-style Rauchbier.
In the first collaboration of its kind, Thorn Street Brewery has teamed up with Jetty Extracts, a leader in the cannabis industry, to bring craft beer drinkers something completely new. OG HighPA Session IPA, 4.20% ABV is juicy, dank and delicious. The process of creating this beer is rooted in the science of terpenes, which are the compounds in both cannabis and beer hops that give them their unique smells.
Breckenridge Brewery kicks off summer with a new year-round offering, Mango Mosaic Pale Ale. This refreshingly crisp pale ale leverages the exotic, tropical attributes of Mosaic hops to accentuate a healthy amount of mango. The calculated combination results in a fruit beer that offers unique aroma, medium body, and a cleansing finish. Mango Mosaic is an all-occasion beer; one to be enjoyed on the patio among friends, after a hike or day on the slopes, or alongside a great meal.
A growing number of craft beer drinkers would describe themselves as being “health-conscious” and are interested in striking a balance between regular alcohol consumption and routine exercise, according to a new survey jointly developed by Nielsen, The Harris Poll and Brewbound. According to the study — which surveyed nearly 1,400 respondents who drink alcoholic beverages several times per month — 60 percent of millennial craft beer drinkers (those who consume at least one beer per month) said they only drink alcohol on the weekends, while 44 percent of millennial monthly craft drinkers said they take time off from drinking entirely in order to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
Cape May Brewing Company is pleased to announce the release of another enticing brew: Mooncusser Pilsner. Tapping today, June 2, this adventurous pilsner will be available in the Tasting Room at 1288 Hornet Road in Cape May and at better bars and restaurants in the area.
