Upland Brewing to Release Oktoberfest
Upland Brewing Co. announced today that Oktoberfest will be released August 1 on draught and in six packs. It will be available on tap at Upland retail locations August 28th.
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Angel City Brewery Launches 2015 ‘What Would You Brew’ Contest
Glamour and grit, art and commerce, desert and sea, freeways and freedom: all ingredients that make up the great city of Los Angeles. So, it should be simple to turn that into a complex beer, right? Well… Angel City Brewery is challenging the beer-loving citizens of Los Angeles to create a beer for the City of Angels. So, What Would You Brew?
Pyramid Releases H7 Unfiltered Imperial IPA
Due to popular demand, brewers at Pyramid Breweries have brought back a liquid that is sure to surprise and impress craft beer enthusiasts.
Avery Brewing Celebrates 22 Years with Wild Ale and Wild Party
After 21 years of piecing together 6- and 8-car-garages in an industrial alley off Arapahoe Avenue, Founder and CEO Adam Avery was more than ready to build his dream brewery. In February, Avery opened the doors of his 67,000 sq. ft., $30 million brewery filled with the best brewing equipment available, including four new 850 hl fermentation tanks that nearly doubled the brewery’s capacity.
Reuters: SweetWater Preparing for IPO
Atlanta’s Sweetwater Brewing is reportedly planning to go public. Reuters, citing sources familiar with the matter, said Sweetwater is “in talks with banks about a stock market flotation that could come later this year and value the company in the hundreds of millions of dollars.” The news comes just one week after SweetWater made two key executive changes.
Anheuser-Busch Buying Staten Island Wholesaler
Anheuser-Busch InBev today announced it has agreed to purchase R. Ippolito Distributing, a 700,000 case A-B wholesaler based in Staten Island, New York. The transaction is expected to “close shortly” and specific terms were not disclosed.
Nielsen Poll Examines Craft Purchasing Habits
A recent Nielsen survey aimed at “getting inside the minds of craft beer consumers” was outlined during today’s Brewers Association Power Hour conference call. 52 percent of all respondents considered beer a “strong fit” with the description “craft.” That’s compared to just 25 percent for spirits, 20 percent and less than 10 percent for items like coffee, juice, and chocolate.
Hardywood Park to Build $28 Million Brewery Project
Rapidly outgrowing its original facility, Hardywood Park Craft Brewery has announced plans to construct a $28 million production and packaging campus alongside Virginia’s Tuckahoe Creek.
Far From the Tree Cider Partners with Massachusetts Bevarage Alliance
Far From the Tree is expanding its reach. The Salem-based cider house has announced a partnership with Massachusetts Beverage Alliance to accommodate its steady growth rate and ability to offer its small batch, traditional, craft hard cider to consumers throughout the state.
Dr. Jekyll’s Craft Brewery Debuts Line of Organic Beers
Dr. Jekyll’s Craft Brewery has debuted its line of organic craft beers with super food ingredients that promise to take your health and taste buds to the next level. Now beer lovers can fortify their diets with acai berry, turmeric, flax seed oil, cinnamon oil, hawthorn berry, grapefruit fiber and other nutrients while enjoying ‘truly odd, yet oddly delicious” beers.
Icicle Brewing Releases Dark Persuasion German Chocolate Cake Ale
Icicle Brewing Company is proud to make it’s newly award-winning and exciting beer, Dark Persuasion, available outside of their tasting room. For three years now, Icicle Brewing Company has brewed Dark Persuasion as a winter seasonal and as a flagship. But for the first time, they are bottling this magical elixir and making it available for distribution!
Innis & Gunn Medals at U.S. Open Beer Championships
Innis & Gunn, the award-winning independent Edinburgh brewer of oak-aged beers, has won three medals in the 2015 U.S. Open Beer Championships.
The Hop Concept Releases Lemon and Grassy IPA
Lemon and Grassy IPA, the third beer to be released from the Hop Freshener Series by The Hop Concept, will be heading to tap lines and bottle shops by the end of July.
Meadowlark Brewing Moves Into Cans
To make its beers more accessible to consumers, Meadowlark Brewing has expanded into Rexam 12 oz. cans. Two of its core brews are available for the first time in this convenient, single-serve package.