Craft beer industry news.
The pay-to-play debate has erupted again, this time on twitter. Dan Paquette, the co-founder of Boston’s Pretty Things Beer & Ale Project took to the social media platform at 12:53 A.M. to complain about what he — and many other brewers — call the dirty habit of pay-to-play — under-the-table transactions, where brewers or wholesalers offer cash and incentives to retailers and bar owners in exchange for guaranteed placement.
PORTLAND, MAINE — Shipyard Brewing Company announces the release of Shipyard GingerBreadHead Ale. This new winter beer is full-bodied with a smooth malt character; accented with ginger, cloves and cinnamon.
GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo. — As they accelerate their growth trajectory Saint Archer Brewing Company has elected to utilize MicroStar’s reverse logistics expertise to fuel their expansion plans.
DOWNINGTOWN, PA — Victory Brewing Company (Victory) announces the arrival of Harvest Ale, its first wet-hopped ale to be bottled. To brew this unique ale, Victory had a whopping six tons of fresh hops hauled in refrigerated trucks from Yakima Valley, WA to their breweries in Downingtown and Parkesburg, PA.
Fort Collins, Colo. — New Belgium Brewing today announced that Tour de Fat, its traveling tour of philanthropic bicycle advocacy, raised $625,716 for local nonprofits this season, totaling close to $4 million in its 15-year stretch.
Boulder, CO — The Brewers Association (BA) technical committee has appointed two new members. Travis Burge of New Belgium Brewing and Cheri Chastain of Sierra Nevada Brewing Company have accepted invitations to join the committee.
Tillamook County, OR – Pelican Brewing Company┬« received two medals at the 2014 Great American Beer Festival┬« (GABF) competition, bringing the total number of medals won by the Pelican Brewing Co. to 40 at this event since their first win back in 1998.
The city of Richmond, VA is throwing in more than $30 million in grants and bonds to help Stone Brewing build out an east coast facility that could be operational as early as late next year. As reported by Richmond Bizsense, the Richmond mayor’s office will issue $23 million in bonds to fund development of the project and kick in another $8 million in bonds for the brewery’s restaurant and beer garden.
San Diego’s Green Flash Brewing today announced it will begin construction on its second location, a 58,000 sq. ft. brewing facility in Virginia Beach that will eventually be capable of producing 100,000 barrels of beer per year. Officially scheduled to open in 2016, the $20 million brewery will be built on a 9-acre lot in the area’s Corporate Landing Business Park.
CHICAGO—Constellation Brands senior vice president, Jim Ryan, presents a check in the amount of $775,000 to The V Foundation for Cancer Research executives John Leshney, Susan Braun, Rob Steeger, and board of directors member, David Williams.
ASHEVILLE, NC — Wicked Weed Brewing is Pre-Selling Bottles of Dark Arts, Bourbon Barrel-Aged Wild Imperial Stout today, Monday, October 13th, online. Remaining Bottles Available for Purchase on November 1st.
CHICAGO — In an effort to make its flagship beer more accessible to consumers, Sudwerk Brewing Co. has introduced California Dry Hop Lager in Rexam 12 oz. cans. This is the first time the 25-year old brewery has canned one of its brews.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — International law firm McDermott Will & Emery represented American entrepreneur Eugene Kashper last month in his purchase of Pabst Brewing Company.
Last week, Brewbound traveled to the Great American Beer Festival in Denver, Colo. to ask brewers how difficult it has become to launch a new beer in today’s crowded landscape. Those responses are featured in our final video segment from the 2014 GABF, included above.
