Craft beer industry news.
Speakeasy Ales & Lagers is celebrating its 19th Anniversary with the release of two new beers at their San Francisco brewery and tap room. Bronze Anniversary Ale and Fixed Fight Barrel-Aged Old Ale will be sold for the first time during Speakeasy’s 19th Anniversary Raise the Stakes Weekend, July 14-17.
Braxton Brewing Company has announced three new beers and final details for Saturday’s Summer Block Party. The party, which begins at noon in the MadLot, will be a celebration of summer traditions: grilling out, drinking beer, listening live music, and spending time with the community.
This week, beer lovers throughout the Northwest will soon find a new beer from Rainier Brewing Company in stores, bars and restaurants for the first time in nearly 20 years. What’s more, Rainier Pale Mountain Ale will be brewed in Woodinville, WA, marking another historic milestone—the return of Rainier brewing operations to Washington state for the first time in 13 years.
Citizen Cider, founded in 2010 on a hunch and some good old-fashioned hard work, has quickly become a leading player in the craft cider arena. Citizen Cider strives to look at the bigger picture and focuses on being involved in every aspect of their supply chain, sourcing all fruit directly from local farmers and pressing the juice to create a true craft cider. Never from concentrate.
Global Beverage Traders and Sound Brewery, marketers and producers of the Mortal Kombat X v1 Series of Beers, Scorpion – Imperial Stout, Raiden – Imperial Saison and Sub-Zero – Imperial IPA made their market debut Saturday as the “Exclusive Beer” of the prestigious ESL Mortal Kombat Pro League Season 3 Finals.
Napa Smith Brewery announced that select styles of Napa Smith beers will be available in Rhode Island through a distribution partnership with Johnson Brothers as of last month.
The brewmaster at Stone Brewing will depart the organization this month after 10 years with the San Diego craft brewery, the company announced today. Mitch Steele, who literally wrote the book on how to brew the most popular craft beer style in America, the IPA, is leaving the brewery effective June 30, a spokesperson with the company confirmed to Brewbound.
Summit Brewing Company today announces the release of Zingiber Cream Ale. The 22nd beer in the limited release Unchained Series will be available on draught and in 12-ounce can six-packs the second week of June.
Stem Ciders has introduced three of its popular ciders in cans for greater portability, accessibility and enjoyment across the state. Cans are now available at retail, bar and restaurant locations across Colorado’s front range.
Just in time for summer, beer lovers will have another Reuben’s Brews creation to take along on their adventures – in cans. Crikey IPA (pronounced Cry-key) will make its debut in 6-packs of 12 oz. cans in the Reuben’s Brews Taproom on June 10. It will hit the shelves of local stores beginning June 14.
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.
