Craft beer industry news.
Strike Brewing Company is launching Screaming Hand Imperial Amber Ale this Friday, March 25th at their warehouse taproom in south San Jose. Brewmaster and co-founder Drew Ehrlich stated that, “Amber Ales are emerging in popularity but unlike with a standard Amber Ale.”
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. In response to the cider industry maturing, Citizen Cider is taking a step forward to define what the craft cider category is. Citizen Cider is utilizing a process called Stop Fermentation to eliminate adding sugar, or back-sweetening, any of their products.
Braxton Brewing Company will be celebrating their One Year Anniversary this Saturday, March 26, from 12pm-1am. In addition to releasing the first ever Trophy Pale Ale 22 oz. bottle, the Covington-based brewery will be releasing Yesterday’s Headlines Kiwi Berliner Weisse and Tequila Barrel Aged Whole Bean Coffee in bottles.
In a dramatic departure from its established regional craft brewing business, Wachusett Brewing Company (Westminster, MA) is moving into new beverage territory, figuratively and literally. The company has developed a healthy alternative in the hard soda category and will be launching it nationwide in April following an initial rollout in its home state, Massachusetts.
Narragansett’s signature “Hi Neighbor Mash Up” rolls out this week in New England, New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Washington D.C., Nashville and Chattanooga, Tennessee, North Carolina, Florida and Portland, Oregon and for the first time, Pittsburgh and Erie, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland and South Carolina.
Using the fresh aroma of the spring landscape as inspiration, New Belgium Brewing’s Botanical Imperial IPA uses a blast of essential oils from backyard botanicals. Basil, sage and juniper help create the freshest IPA around, with Bravo, Cascade, Sterling, and Willamette hop varieties delivering a potent hop punch.
s the fifty-barrel system is set to come online in a month, Ordnance Brewing is expanding its start up distribution discussions. The brewery is currently in conversation with distributors in Oregon, Washington, Alaska, Idaho, Montana and North Dakota.
Total craft growth slowed in 2015 as U.S. craft brewers grew volumes by 13 percent and retail dollars by 16 percent last year, according to new data compiled by trade group The Brewers Association (BA). In its annual report on industry-wide growth, the BA said more than 4,250 small and independent U.S. brewers collectively produced about 24.5 million barrels of beer in 2015.
After much-anticipation, Bend, Oregon’s Deschutes Brewery today announced plans to build a second commercial brewing facility in Roanoke, Virginia. The company, which brewed a majority of the 340,000 barrels it produced in 2015 out of a large brewery in Bend, Ore., doesn’t plan to begin construction on the new east coast location until 2019.
Pottsville, Penn.-based D.G. Yuengling & Son, Inc. today unveiled its new “Respect. It’s Earned.” campaign, which includes print, digital, and TV marketing as well as retail-specific promotions. Running throughout the company’s 18-state footprint, the new campaign is the largest in the brewery’s history and builds on previous messaging that also touted the company’s heritage and emphasized its flagship Lager.
As of March 21st, specialized craft beer distributor Craft Beer Guild (CBG) will begin distributing Wolf Creek’s year-round favorites, seasonals, and specialties to Orange County, Los Angeles County, San Bernardino County, Riverside County, Ventura County, and Santa Barbara County.
Drafting Table Brewing Company proudly announces its Grand Opening planned for Saturday, March 26, 2016 from 12:00 noon to 12:00 midnight. Eight masterfully crafted beers will be on tap for the event, and the Wixom Downtown Development Authority will be assisting with the event and parking.
Grayton Beer Company is finalizing a staggering expansion. The locally owned and operated brewery recently announced it is increasing the current brewing capacity to meet the demands of their distribution reach. The brewery, located in South Walton County, expanded its production capacity with the addition of four 120-barrel fermenters and one 275-barrel brite tank.
Breckenridge Brewery and Starr Hill Brewery are running it back with their second collaborative beer project. Whiteout, an imperial white IPA brewed with lemongrass from Virginia, debuts at Denver’s Collaboration Fest on Saturday, March 19th.
