Craft beer industry news.
ATLANTA – The brewers at SweetWater fired up the skillet to 420º, tossed in a sizzling malt concoction of 2-row, Wheat, Pale Chocolate, Cara-Brown, and Midnight Wheat, then added in a hefty dose of hop hash and other dank-ish-ish-ish fixin’s to create their new fall catch-and-release seasonal, Hash Brown. Not your typical brown ale, this… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Drizly™, the technology company powering fast, convenient beer, wine and liquor delivery for consumers and businesses across the U.S., today announced the expansion of its delivery service in Washington, D.C. Powered by new partnerships with Capitol Hill Wine & Spirits, Bloomingdale Wine & Spirits and Hops, Cask & Barrel, existing consumers, plus… Read more »
Inc. Magazine’s annual ranking of the top 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in the U.S. is out and, not surprisingly, several craft breweries made the cut. Nine craft breweries appeared on this year’s list, which is ranked according to percentage revenue growth over a four-year period.
Sierra Nevada just eliminated any hope you may have had of accomplishing anything remotely productive today.
Alaskan Brewing Company’s newest beer is Alaskan Pumpkin Ale, a Fall Seasonal that will start appearing on taps and shelves throughout the company’s 17-state distribution footprint beginning this month.
To keep up with growing demand for its products on the Mainland, Maui Brewing has made a number of wholesale moves in California and Nevada. The company yesterday announced expanded distribution along California’s central coast, signing with four new distributors for coverage throughout Santa Cruz, Monterey and San Luis Obispo. Maui has signed agreements with Chrissa Imports, Central Coast Distributing, Delta Pacific Beverage and Pipeline Beverage.
The California Craft Brewers Association will be hosting the California Craft Beer Summit and Brewers Showcase to connect California’s thriving craft brewing industry to beer enthusiasts and industry members from across the country. This first-of-its-kind event will profile California craft beer in a way that has never been done.
A toxic spill that colored the Animas River a muddy, polluted shade of yellow last week could potentially hurt the beer tourism business in Durango, Colo.
Summer is here, and that means one thing for Tommy Hester and Wilson Barr: it’s shandy time. Hester and Barr, founders of startup TW Pitchers Brewing Company, are aiming to pioneer the next big thing in the American beer industry by becoming the nation’s first small batch craft shandy company.
On Friday, August 7, the Coney Island Brewing Company celebrated an official ribbon cutting for its brewery on Surf Avenue in the heart of Coney Island. The celebration was marked by the attendance of Deputy Borough President for Brooklyn Diana Reyna and New York Assembly-person Rodneyse Bichotte, as well as the presence of stilt walkers, sword swallowers and snake charmers, because this is Coney Island, after all. The festivities took place on Friday, in advance of the grand opening, which will take place on Labor Day Weekend.
Deschutes Brewery has signed agreements with three new beer wholesalers in Michigan, the company announced today. The brewery, based in Bend, Ore., has inked deals with Alliance Beverage in Western Michigan, Fabiano Brothers in Central Michigan, and Daniel L Jacob & Co. for coverage in “Ann Arbor South.”
Texas’ Del Papa Distributing today announced the creation of a new craft and specialty division to better capitalize on the “explosion” of craft beer. In a statement, Del Papa said its own steady increase of craft volume – trending at 25 percent over the past four years – was the impetus for the creation 2-Row Distributing, which will launch selling national and local craft brands alike.
Boulder, Colo. – Upslope Brewing Company announces the limited release of their REEL ROCK Session India Pale Ale in collaboration with the REEL ROCK Film Tour as a tribute to the tour’s landmark 10th year. For the past decade, the REEL ROCK Film Tour has defined the standard for climbing movies with its annual offering… Read more »
If you were anxiously awaiting this year’s first slew of pumpkin beers, the wait is over. Coronado Brewing Company is set to release its seasonal ‘crown series’ offering of Punk’In Drublic later this month.
