Craft beer industry news.
On June 5 & 6, 2015, Shmaltz Brewing Company will be one of 73 small and independent craft breweries represented at SAVOR: An American Craft Beer & Food Experience. Presented by the Brewers Association and in its eighth year, SAVOR is the premier beer and food pairing event in the U.S.
Littleton, CO — Paulaner USA LLC, the U.S. importer of the legendary Paulaner Brewery portfolio and the best-selling Oktoberfest bier in the world, is poised to reintroduce their highly successful Oktoberfest Wiesn exclusive gift set The gift set includes everything one needs to pour a perfect liter of Oktoberfest bier in the glass that complements… Read more »
SweetWater Brewing Company’s award-winning lineup of lip-smackin’ brews will begin to flow in Chicago this March. With the help of their Chicago distributor, Lakeshore Beverage, the brewery is excited to enter into the Windy City, its northern-most distribution point to date. Following a recent $19 million expansion, SweetWater is finally able to meet demand and deliver fresh brews to Chicagoland’s craft beer scene.
Bold Rock Hard Cider has announced plans to begin producing its award-winning craft cider at a new facility in Mills River, N.C., near Asheville, this spring.
Just in time for spring, Upslope Brewing Company announces the return of its Limited Release Belgian Style Pale Ale. Beginning this week, 12 oz. six packs of this seasonal favorite will be hitting the shelves in all of Upslope’s distribution areas, which now include Colorado, Texas, Wyoming, Arizona and Montana.
Mims Distributing Company, a wholesale beverage distributor in North Carolina, has added Olde Hickory Brewery to its lineup of brewing partners.
North Carolina’s Wicked Weed Brewing broke ground this morning on its third facility in the Asheville area, a 40,000 sq. ft. production brewery that’s expected to create 82 new jobs. Set on the western edge of town in a building the company purchased from the county, the facility will enable Wicked Weed to boost capacity by an additional 50,000 barrels.
Today, Brooklyn Brewery and MicroStar Logistics are pleased to announce an extension of their partnership. MicroStar’s industry-leading keg management program delivers the efficiency and flexibility a leading brewer like Brooklyn needs in today’s dynamic marketplace.
Across the country, it seems like the craft beer industry is growing at a rate faster than the rules of the game can evolve. In a number of states, regulations dating back to Prohibition and beyond linger, and producers complain they are hindering the growth of an industry that’s booming elsewhere. To keep up, a number of lawmakers from all over the country are looking to rewrite the rules to foster growth and make their states more competitive, while some are working to make current laws even more restrictive.
Wasatch Brewery has entered the bottled nitro craft beer category with its new release of Polygamy Nitro Porter, making it the second brewery in the country to finesse these tiny bubbles into a bottle. This nitrogenated Porter is six percent ABV, soft and creamy. Bottled nitrogenated beers require extensive research and development.
Firestone Walker Brewing Company launched Easy Jack last year as a different kind of session IPA, one with surprising complexity fostered by a rare selection of newer hop varieties from around the world.
Seven years after Ninkasi Brewing Company, an independent craft brewery based in Eugene, Ore., opened its doors, the brewery decided the sky was not the limit. In 2014, the brewery’s co-founders embarked on a new kind of mission – the Ninkasi Space Program (NSP), with one ultimate goal: send brewer’s yeast to space, return it to Earth and use it to brew delicious craft beer. After a successful rocket launch in October 2014 from Spaceport America, Ninkasi is proud to introduce Ground Control, an Imperial Stout brewed with Oregon hazelnuts, star anise and cocoa nibs and fermented with an Ale yeast that survived a trip to space and back. Ground Control will be available April 13, 2015, in limited edition 22-ounce bottles at select retailers across the country.
Drizly, the technology company powering fast, convenient beer, wine and liquor delivery for consumers and businesses across the U.S., today re-launched with a new brand identity and a complete re-imagination of the liquor store shopping experience.
The Center for Alcohol Policy is now accepting nominations for the Third Annual Leadership in Alcohol Regulation Award to be presented at the Center’s upcoming Alcohol Law and Policy Conference September 9 – 11, 2015, at the Hyatt Chicago Magnificent Mile in Chicago, Illinois.
