Craft beer industry news.
Do you enjoy craft beer in cans? Is a 12-pack too much? Now you can have it both ways with many of Capital Brewery’s award winning beers in 6 Pack cartons! Capital Wisconsin Amber, Maibock, Supper Club, Ghost Ship, and Mutiny IPA are now available in both 12 pack cans and 6 pack cans.
Our spring seasonal, Cultivator Helles Bock, is back. Emerging from springtime’s fertile ground, Cultivator celebrates the start of hop-growing season as sprawling fields of hop rhizomes climb and tether to hop bines. This spring bock delivers hints of toasted grains, fresh baked bread, and delicate floral hops.
Southern Tier Brewing Co. announces today that beginning March 1, 2016 it will begin a new partnership with the MillerCoors distribution network in Ohio.
The Half Moon Bay Brewing Company, a popular Coastside destination best known for its award-winning, house-brewed beer, sustainable seafood, live music and an expansive, dog-friendly patio, welcomes the spring season with five new beers, a month-long beer and grilled cheese pairing series and St. Patrick’s Day specials, as well as a new and improved Hop Trotter, a custom beer catering trailer.
2016 marks the 20-year anniversary of San Francisco’s oldest brewery-restaurant ThirstyBear Organic Brewery. In 1996, when ThirstyBear was established, the craft beer landscape was quite the contrast to the booming beer scene that’s now taking shape in San Francisco with nearly 30 breweries currently in business. Craft beer sales were barely approaching 1% of the overall beer market. Today, craft beer is over 11% of total beer sales with projected sales for 2020 pushing 20%. ThirstyBear proudly enters its third decade of brewing alongside its many Bay Area contemporaries, who collectively have established Northern California as one of the top beer destinations in the world.
New Belgium Brewing has teamed up with Minneapolis-based Indeed Brewing Company for Beers with Vrienden to create Come Together, a honey wheat wine. Vrienden means friends in Flemish, perfectly depicting New Belgium’s love for collaboration with unique craft brewers around the country. Indeed’s team will come to Ft. Collins, Colo. for the official Come Together brew day on March 18, followed by a second brew date at Indeed’s brewery in April.
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This week 2 Towns Ciderhouse announces the release of boxed six-pack cans and a new look. Both the redesign and the added package format represent the constant efforts of 2 Towns to bring true craft cider back to the people—providing a convenient package that reflects the company’s commitment to creating a high-quality, accessible craft cider.
For the first time in the company’s 20 year history, Coronado Brewing will be releasing it’s beer in cans. The new can launch comes as part of a brand refresh that highlights a coastal lifestyle; encouraging consumers to get out and enjoy their beers anywhere they may find themselves. Two Coronado classics, Islander IPA and Orange Avenue Wit, will be the first to make it into cans. Additionally, Coronado Brewing is introducing their brand-new pale ale into the canned lineup, Easy Up Pale Ale. This is an exciting new step forward for the company and the industry as a whole.
The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) has accepted a $300,000 offer in compromise from Anheuser-Busch InBev following allegations that the world’s largest beer maker violated Federal Alcohol Administration (FAA) Act consignment sales provisions.
Southern Tier is doubling down on the Steel City with its first satellite facility. Nestled within easy walking distance between Heinz Field and PNC Park, Southern Tier will open its brewpub at 316 North Shore Drive. It will feature a full food menu as well as both pub-exclusive and classic STBC beers. Craft beer fans can expect the same commitment to quality and relentless innovation that the company has embodied since 2004.
Toolbox Brewing Company has partnered with California Craft Distributors to bring the San Diego-based brewery’s beers to market statewide in California. Distribution will include both draft and packaged product beginning in March.
Founders Brewing Co. announced today that it will be releasing its popular raspberry ale, Rubaeus, in 9-pack cans across its distribution footprint beginning in April 2016 with taproom availability beginning on March 18. The affectionately named “Ruby Cube” will contain 9-12oz cans and will have a suggested retail price of $17.9
Magic Hat Brewing Company recently released Low Key – a new session IPA tuned to the key of ease with a tropical hop lead and a smooth malt bass. This easy-drinking session IPA is light in body, but packs a big hop flavor. With 4.5% ABV and 40 IBUs, Low Key is the perfect IPA to enjoy any time of day.
