Craft beer industry news.
3 Stars Brewing Company is adding to it’s lineup of 16 oz. cans with the release of their original Double IPA, Two To The Dome, this Friday at the brewery (6400 Chillum Place NW) starting at 4pm. Two To The Dome joins the existing lineup of Citra Lemon Saison, Ghost White IPA, & #ultrafresh.
This summer, Right Brain Brewery will expand its packaged product offerings and launch many of its popular brands in 12 oz bottle six-packs. Previously, Right Brain only offered its products in 16 oz cans, 22 oz bottles, and on draft. The first two brands to hit shelves are Cake Walk vanilla cream ale and Blue Magic lavender ale, and they are scheduled to be available in retail stores in late June.
Good City Brewing–the first brewery on Milwaukee’s densely populated East Side–has announced that it will open its taproom to the public on June 17 with what it believes is the first Crowler canning machine used by a Milwaukee area brewery.
Element Brewing Company is thrilled to announce it has completed its move and expansion. Its new home (16 Bridge Street, Millers Falls, MA) is just 100 yards down the street for their old location.
In this week’s edition of press clips: Sodastream Launches Homemade Beer System; Boston’s Night Shift Brewing to Expand; Alltech Brewing Eyes Expansion in Mexico, Asia; Majority of U.S. House Supports Beer Tax Reform; Wynne Odell Elected to BA Board
O’Fallon Brewery, one of the largest and first craft breweries in the St. Louis area, has collaborated with Fitz’s Bottling Company to create Fitz’s Hard Root Beer. Fitz’s Hard Root Beer is brewed and bottled at O’Fallon’s new 40,000 square-foot Maryland Heights, Missouri, brewery. The beer is brewed with malted barley, caramel malt, hops and yeast. During the final stage of brewing, a special blend of Fitz’s Root Beer made with all-natural pure cane sugar, sassafras roots, vanilla, and a spice blend is added to capture Fitz’s distinct and creamy flavor.
Widmer Brothers Brewing has released its summer seasonal beer, Hefe Shandy, a tribute to the ritual of adding a lemon to the rim of the brewery’s flagship beer, Hefeweizen (Hefe). Hefe Shandy returns after a successful inaugural year where it became a top 10 craft beer in the state of Oregon last summer according to Nielsen sales data.
One the verge of an important Memorial Day weekend for beer sales, a number of the country’s top-selling brands aren’t on shelves at two of the country’s largest retailers. According to new information from Quri, a San Francisco-based retail intelligence company providing insight into merchandising conditions at major U.S. retailers, many of the country’s largest brands are out of stock at Walmart and Target.
As Memorial Day weekend approaches, America’s more than 3,000 independent beer distributors are helping retailers stock up for the start of the summer beer selling season by delivering an unprecedented variety of beer brands.
Odell Brewing will release its most recent Cellar Series beer, Zard-Alu, a Sour Apricot Ale. Native of the Persian territory, apricots are commonly referred to as Zard-Alu. Apricots shine bright, while peach and pear-like flavors mingle in the background, as Brettanomyces and Lactobacillus create the tie that binds all the components. The end result is a complex ale that is playfully sour, light and refreshing.
Payette Brewing Company, Idaho’s largest brewery, announces a new brand to the year-round packaging portfolio, Blood Orange Rustler IPA. This citrus and spice twist on their No. 1 selling beer is a refreshing combination of hops and blood orange smoothness that will start hitting the shelves in six-packs June 1, 2016 and will be available year-round!
Sales of craft beer are officially slowing, according to new data from market research firm IRI Worldwide, but a closer look shows an important distinction: the biggest brewers and their craft brands are the ones facing the slowdown. While category-wide beer volume sales remain flat across IRI’s measured multi-outlet and convenience channels (MULC — which comprise grocery, drug, club, dollar, mass-merchandiser, Walmart and military stores), up just 0.7 percent through May 15, growth in the craft beer category, which was growing double-digits at this time last year, has slowed considerably.
It’s in the name and inherently in every step of the brewing process: Schlafly Beer launches the third brew of its seasonal rotating IPA series with American IPA made with U.S.-grown hops, available starting Memorial Day, May 30.
Louis Glunz Beer, Inc., Chicago’s premier craft and specialty import beer distributor, announces the addition of Pacific Coast Cider to its catalog. From the Lodi, CA-based Cider Brothers, Pacific Coast Cider offers an array of dry, refreshing handcrafted hard ciders. Through Glunz, Pacific Coast Cider is currently available throughout Chicago.
