Craft beer industry news.
Wicked Weed Brewing is poised to open distribution focused on the greater Boston area of Massachusetts this week. The brewery will debut several one-off brews at Beer Advocate’s Extreme Beer Fest as well as showcase a wider variety of its portfolio at several tap takeovers and events around Boston.
With sales at an all time high, the craft beer market has undoubtedly become increasingly competitive. And with everyone and their mother coming out with “the best” craft beer in town, it’s easy to get overwhelmed with options. For the last 25 years, however, one brewery has remained fiercely independent and unwavering in its commitment to innovative, high quality craft beer is Flying Dog Brewery.
Two Roads is proud to announce its newest year-round beer style: Espressway Cold-Brew Coffee Stout. Espressway merges the flavors of a locally-roasted, organic Ethiopian/Sumatran blend of coffee beans with a rich oatmeal stout in a cold-brew beer process that’s unique to Two Roads.
Mad Anthony Brewing Company is excited to announce the third release of their “Out of the Box” Series, Jonesing for Java Porter. Jonesing for Java is an English-Style robust porter infused with a proprietary coffee blend developed and roasted at Fort Wayne’s own Old Crown Coffee Roasters with the assistance of Mad Anthony’s brewers.
Breakthru Beverage Wisconsin is pleased to announce the newest addition to its expanding craft beer portfolio: Almanac Beer Co. ”We love Wisconsin. I grew up in Madison and Milwaukee, and have always loved the Cheesehead state,” said Almanac Co-Founder and Brewmaster, Jesse Friedman.
Blimey, it’s back! Reuben’s Brews’ popular Blimey That’s Bitter! Triple IPA is returning for its annual release, February 6, 2016 at noon at a release party at the Reuben’s Brews Taproom in Ballard. This much-anticipated beer won Best Imperial IPA in the Pacific Northwest at the 2014 US Beer Tasting Championships.
After a 20-year brewing career with Portland’s Craft Brew Alliance, Ben Dobler, who for the last nine years has managed the company’s brewing innovation division, will depart for the much smaller Mt. Tabor Brewing later this month.
Budweiser is using the bright lights of advertising’s biggest stage—Super Bowl 50—to take on drunk driving in an unexpected, unorthodox and powerful way. To spark conversations about this vital issue on one of the biggest drinking occasions of the year, the brand has called upon actress Helen Mirren, with her mix of gravitas and charm, to demand that beer drinkers make a plan to get home safely.
Breakthru Beverage Group is pleased to announce key members of its corporate leadership team who will be overseeing the company’s operational, human resource, finance and legal divisions. This team combines industry veterans with diverse experience and backgrounds from both legacy Charmer Sunbelt and Wirtz Beverage.
Stone Brewing is introducing Stone Pataskala Red X IPA, a red IPA brewed with newly available Red X malt from Germany-based BESTMALZ and featuring a backstory as vibrant as its hop bill. Starting this week, the limited seasonal release will debut in 12-ounce six-packs to retailers and on draft to restaurants and bars where Stone beer is sold.
Speakeasy Ales & Lagers is releasing Massacre Belgian-style Imperial Stout with Cherries, just for the holiday. This draft only release, the latest installment of Speakeasy’s Perfect Crime Series, delves into the dark side of Valentine’s Day.
In years past, Brewery Ommegang has tickled beer-lovers with its wholehearted embrace of quirky and playful themes for its Belgium Comes to Cooperstown festival. From The Big Lebrewski to a Vegas party scene complete with flying Elvis impersonators to a Spinal Tap edition that helped the event score an unparalleled 11, attendees can always count on visuals and experiences that make the weekend like no other. For 2016, the brewery is turning to the patron saint of quirky and playful himself with an all-things Bill Murray theme.
Three of the most dynamic names in the beer world now – Ron Jeffries of Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales, Mikkel Bjergs of Mikkeller and Jeppe Bjergs of Evil Twin Brewing – are coming together in a collaboration craft beer fans might never have anticipated. In 2014 Ron Jeffries, owner and master brewer of Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales, hosted Mikkel and later Jeppe Bjergs to his Dexter, Michigan brewery to create a few new creations.
With co-founder and brewmaster Jeremy Warren out the door, new Knee Deep brewmaster Dean Roberts knows he’s got big shoes to fill. But rather than try to make his own mark, both Roberts and CEO Jerry Moore hope that the newly promoted brewer will just plain stay the course. And why not? In 2015, the brand doubled production, to just under 12,000 barrels, and expanded into five new states.
