Craft beer industry news.
Bleeding Heart, the limited edition, Valentine’s Day-inspired brew from Atlanta’s Second Self Beer Company, is back for year two! This amber ale was one of Second Self’s most popular releases last year. Available throughout Georgia starting today, the beer is brewed with fresh Tanzanian cocoa nibs, a fruity variety of nib specially selected by Cacao Atlanta Chocolate Co., and organic Madagascar vanilla
Upland Brewing Co. announced today that it will release Stoaked in February in 4 packs and on draught. It will be available on tap at Upland retail locations starting February 5th. Stoaked is a luscious Belgian style quadrupel that pours a deep amber hue with shades of copper and ruby. Alluring aromas of ripe fig, cherry and subtle spice and caramel pull you in.
Mims Distributing Company, a wholesale beverage distributor in North Carolina, has added Blake’s Hard Cider Co. to its lineup of brewing partners. The Armada, Michigan-based cidery relies on generations of know-how to grow, press and ferment its apples onsite in order to create a variety of craft and seasonal ciders in high demand across the country. Blake’s Hard Cider Co. will use Mims Distributing to introduce two of the brand’s popular ciders, Flannel Mouth and El Chavo, along with limited and small batch varieties, to educated North Carolina consumers. Each of their cider varieties blends 69 years of apple-growing experience with brewing techniques that produce unique tastes loved by cider enthusiasts across the country.
This year, Chefs Week PDX invited two breweries to join the fun. Everybody’s Brewing was paired with local pastry chef Eve Kuttemann, known for her work at Castagna, Trifecta Tavern, and her own pop-up, Sage Hen. Their goal was to make a beer truly inspired by Kuttemanns baking, which often explores old American recipes. The result was a very unique concept.
Uinta Brewing Company’s flagship Pale Ale, historically known as Cutthroat, is set to test the waters nationally under the name Uinta Pale Ale the company announced today.
Our most popular beer, Dorian Stout with Coconut, is getting its first package release early February 2016 with the option to reserve a ticket for brewery pick-up of the 22oz Bomber. Launched in May of 2014, Dorian Stout quickly became our best selling ale and the coconut version being our most popular offering of the stout series. Dorian Stout with Coconut will be available in 22oz Bombers February 5th, 2016 at the brewery located in McCordsville.
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Untappd, a leading mobile app that allows consumers to rate and review the beers they drink, today announced it has merged with Next Glass, a wine and beer recommendation platform. With the merger, Untappd will become a subsidiary of Next Glass and co-founders Tim Mather and Greg Avola will begin working full-time on improving the app.
Malteurop, a global provider of malt to brewers and distillers, has filed a lawsuit against three former employees and their company, Proximity Malt, a craft beer industry-focused startup that was founded in February 2015. In the suit, filed Dec. 17, 2015 in the Milwaukee County Circuit Court, Malteurop North America claimed that Proximity Malt and a member of its team stole confidential information that was used to help launch the new company.
Anheuser-Busch announced today that it will return to the Super Bowl as the exclusive category advertiser for the 28th year in a row. On Sunday, Feb. 7, the brewer will use the world’s most prominent advertising stage to spotlight Super Bowl veterans Budweiser and Bud Light, along with first-time Super Bowl advertiser Shock Top and returning Super Bowl advertiser Michelob ULTRA.
Reuben’s Brews announced that it has been selected to brew the official beer of Seattle Beer Week. In honor of the city they love, and their mutual love of hops, the brewery created Daily Pale, a sessionable India Pale Ale. The beer will be available in 12-ounce cans starting mid-April 2016 and on draft around the city as part of the May 12-22 Seattle Beer Week festivities. The official tapping ceremony of Daily Pale which kicks off Seattle Beer Week will be on May 12 at the brewery’s tasting room.
In celebration of the One Year Anniversary of their brewery / restaurant, Yonkers Brewing Co. is releasing a limited edition beer at local bars culminating with their First Anniversary Bash at the brewery on Saturday.
Green Man Brewery is heating things up for Valentine’s Day this year, with the release of their spicy, chocolatey Imperial Black Ale on February 12th. This high gravity beer is brewed with specialty roasted malts and a Mexican brown sugar called Panela. It is then aged on cocoa nibs from Asheville’s French Broad Chocolate, cinnamon, ancho, guajillo, and smoked morita chilis.
In celebration of 20 years in the craft beer business, Shmaltz Brewing Company heads back to its birthplace in San Francisco to unveil the 5th iteration of its annual blended, barrel-aged sour experiment and adventure, Funky Jewbelation® (9.4% ABV), at SF Beer Week 2016’s Opening Gala on January 22, 2016 at Pier 35 (1454 Embarcadero, San Francisco). For the 2016 release of Funky Jewbelation®, Shmaltz loaded eight individual ales and lagers from across their acclaimed craft beer portfolio for six to twenty-two months into bourbon and rye whiskey barrels from Buffalo Trace, Heaven Hill, Willett, Redemption, Jack Daniels, and Sazerac.
