Craft beer industry news.
Craft Brew Alliance, Inc. (“CBA”) (Nasdaq:BREW), a leading craft brewing company, announced today that it has secured a $50 million credit facility with Bank of America Merrill Lynch. The new credit facility increases CBA’s overall borrowing capacity and takes advantage of favorable interest rates to support the company’s strategic projects and long-term growth while providing more flexibility to borrow and repay funds.
Innis & Gunn, the award-winning independent brewer of oak-aged beers, is releasing a new winter seasonal beer in the United States. Bourbon Aged Dark Ale (7.4%) is a cola-colored ale made with Innis & Gunn’s house ale malt, crystal and toasted malts, roasted barley and Super Styrian Goldings hops.
ManCan, the innovator of stainless steel, keg-style growlers, has partnered with top beverage engineers to develop the Perfect Pour Regulator. The development of the new Regulator coincides with ManCan’s Kickstarter shipments to their early backers, set to occur in the coming weeks.
December 5, 2015 marks the 82nd anniversary of the 21st Amendment. On that date in 1933, Prohibition ended in the U.S. when 36 states ratified the 21st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, repealing the 18th Amendment which began Prohibition in 1920. In recognition of “Repeal Day,” Massachusetts beer distributors today highlighted the industry’s growth over the decades and its continued success in the Bay State.
NEW YORK — Oculto – a lager blended with beer aged on tequila barrel staves – unveiled two new interactive packaging innovations during its Garden of Hedon event in Miami on Thursday, November 19. These included a first-of-its-kind illuminated bottle design featuring smart label technology and “Relics of the Night,” which leverages the Internet of… Read more »
On Saturday, December 5, the Center for Alcohol Policy will commemorate the 82nd anniversary of the ratification of the 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution. On that date in 1933, Prohibition ended in the United States when 36 states (the requisite three-fourths majority of the then 48 states) ratified the 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution, thereby repealing the 18th Amendment which began Prohibition in 1920.
Hydro Dynamics, Inc, would like to announce that its technology integrated into the ApoWave© hop extraction technology will have its first commercial brewery installation at Witch’s Hat Brewing Company in South Lyon, MI. Witch’s Hat’s award winning beers are sold around Michigan as well as its own bar at the brewery. The ApoWave© equipment is expected to be installed in the next couple weeks with the first “cavitation” beers available shortly after.
Sonoma Cider, the award-winning producer of such innovative hard ciders as The Hatchet, The Pitchfork, and The Anvil, announces a new agreement with Brown Distributing Company for service in the Florida market which went into effect on November 16, 2015.
Brewbound, a leading media platform covering the beer industry, yesterday recognized Jim McGreevy, president and CEO of the Beer Institute, and Bob Pease, CEO of the Brewers Association, as Persons of the Year during its San Diego Session. The Brewbound Person of the Year Award recognizes its recipient(s) for their outstanding achievement and leadership in the U.S. brewing industry. 2015 marks the second annual Brewbound awards ceremony.
Creature Comforts will soon release its third and final 750ml bottle for 2015. Brettomatic is a hoppy Pale Ale fermented 100% with Creature Comforts’ house blend of Brettanomyces that will be available in souvenir bottles on December 6th and 13th at the brewery as a part of a special tour that will cost $35 and include two 750ml bottles.
The craft beer community in Houston will have something new to pour in their beer steins this holiday season. Spindletap Brewery – a Houston-based craft brewery located on the city’s northeast side at 10622 Hirsch Road – will begin a roll-out of its signature beers to select bars and restaurants throughout the Houston area this week.
It only took 142 years, but the U.S. craft beer industry has finally set a new record. The Brewers Association announced today that as of Nov. 30, there are 4,144 breweries operating in the country, surpassing the previous record of 4,131, which dates back to 1873.
Sun King Brewing is continuing to reestablish distribution across its home state of Indiana, today announcing expanded coverage to 39 counties in southern Indiana via Monarch Beverage. The decision to grow comes nearly one full year after the company pulled out of some Indiana markets to avoid exceeding a statewide small brewery production cap that, at the time, was set at just 30,000 barrels. That cap was raised in May, when Indiana Gov. Mike Pence signed into law a bill that tripled the production limit to 90,000 barrels for self-distributing breweries with tasting rooms.
Winters are long and cold here on Cape Ann. But, with the bitter weather comes great surfing conditions! When the swell is up most of the crew of Cape Ann Brewing Company can be found dropping their shovels and brewers paddles in favor of a wet suit and their favorite board.
