Sam Adams Pits East Vs. West in Homebrew Contest
From sports matchups to the country’s top burger joints, East vs. West is a classic rivalry, and Samuel Adams is throwing it to the American homebrewing community to let them settle the score.
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Grand Canyon Brewing Releases Shaggy Bock
Inspired by the majestic juniper trees that span for miles across the rim of the Grand Canyon, Shaggy Bock is back! With its smoky malt flavor, Shaggy Bock will have you dreaming of camping trips, mountain climbing and white water rafting down the Grand Canyon trails.
Heinekn USA Awards Andrews Distributing Company Award for Responsibility
HEINEKEN USA (HUSA) is proud to announce Andrews Distributing Company of North Texas has been selected as this year’s recipient of the company’s 1864 Award for Responsibility.
Widmer Brothers and Portland Timbers to Co-Brand Hefeweizen
Widmer Brothers Brewing and the Portland Timbers today announced the largest co-branded product launch between a craft brewery and a Major League Soccer (MLS) team. The best-selling craft beer in Oregon – Widmer Brothers Hefeweizen – is now “The Official Craft Beer of the Portland Timbers” and will feature Portland Timbers co-branded packaging for the entire 2015 MLS Season.
Karl Strauss Celebrates Women in Craft Beer with Scholarship Support
Karl Strauss Brewing Company continues to pioneer craft beer and is proud to help others do the same by furthering their education and involvement in the industry.
Cape May Releases Coconut IPA
The boys behind Cape May Brewing Company have curated the largest tasting room in the state, with 20 or so rotating brews on tap at any given time. But this means they’ve set the bar high for themselves when it comes to creating new recipes. And if there’s one thing CMB likes, it’s a challenge.
Power Hour: There’s No Slowing Down the IPA
The IPA continues to reign as the most popular style in American craft beer, but just how big could the style get in an industry that proudly touts a bevy of diverse flavors? According to Dan Wandel, principal of Beverage Alcohol Clients Insights for IRI, the IPA style alone is positioning itself to leap ahead of the entire “Progressive Adult Beverage” category in terms of popularity.
MillerCoors Adds Two New Styles to Redd’s Apple Ale Brand Family
Starting now, the Redd’s family of brands is offering even more ways to pick different with the nationwide launch of two new flavor options: Redd’s Green Apple Ale and Redd’s Wicked Mango.
CBA Sales Grow 12 Percent in 2014
Craft Brew Alliance shared additional details about its fourth quarter and full year 2014 earnings this morning, highlighting record sales, core brand growth and bottom line improvements during a call with investors. On the year, CBA increased net sales 12 percent against 2013 numbers, exceeding the $200 million mark in the process, both record figures in the company’s history. Gross Profits rose 17 percent while operating income increased 50 percent, to $5.7 million.
Craft Brew Alliance Reports 2014 Earnings Results
Craft Brew Alliance, Inc. (“CBA”) (Nasdaq: BREW), a leading craft brewing company, today announced final financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2014, in line with preliminary results released February 5, 2015. The Company also reconfirmed previously reported guidance for 2015, with a continued focus on driving sustained top line growth and strengthening its bottom line
Mobile App Aims to Provide Beer and Liquor Companies with Consumption Data
BARTRENDr, a social networking app designed to enable bar-goers to connect and share their night out, announced today the launch of a new feature allowing users to share data from within their own homes, called ‘MyBar.’ By increasing social interaction among BARTRENDr’s growing user base outside of the bar scene, MyBar will also generate tangible data on the consumption habits of users from within their homes and other private settings – something that wasn’t available, until now.
BA Grows Membership, Revenues in 2014
The nonprofit trade group that advocates on behalf of the nation’s craft brewers grew its surplus more than 69 percent last year, topping $4.2 million. The organization made net revenues of $21.1 million – with nearly half of that coming from the many events the organization hosts in a given year – up from $17.6 million the year prior, according to the report.
Southbound Brewing to Release Damn Yankee
On April 9th, Southbound Brewing Company will be tapping a special Small Batch Release of “Damn Yankee”, an oatmeal stout crafted by WTOC’s Don Logana and Southbound.
Santa Fe Brewing Releases Single Barrel Sour Ale
This week the Santa Fe Brewing Company is excited to announce that it will be releasing the 2015 vintage of Single Barrel Sour Ale.