Craft beer industry news.
There’s a growing sense of optimism amongst Florida brewers who believe 2015 could be the year 64 oz. growlers are finally legalized. Brewers are hopeful that a recently tabled bill will survive opposition from wholesalers who are okay with growlers, but have hangups pertaining to language in the proposed bill regarding brewery retail rights.
Mims Distributing Company, a North Carolina wholesale beverage distributor, is partnering with the SPCA of Wake County as the exclusive beer and wine donor for SPCA’s 10th annual “Bark & Wine with Your Valentine” event.
The North Carolina Craft Brewers Guild (NCCBG) is partnering with Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. to present the inaugural Burly Beers and Barleywines Festival, which celebrates the bold, malt-forward beers common in the cooler months. Together they’ve invited more than 50 breweries from across the country to gather at Sierra Nevada’s brewery in Mills River, NC.
PHOENIX, Ariz. – First order of business, proclaim Arizona Beer Week. Gov. Doug Ducey, only in office less than a month, has officially designated Feb. 12 – 21, 2015 “Arizona Beer Week.”
Tomorrow night, Karl Strauss Brewing Company celebrates 26 years of crafting the San Diego scene with their annual Changing of the Barrels event, hosted at their Tasting Room & Beer Garden in Pacific Beach. Every year, they invite fans to the brewery to witness a literal “changing” of the barrels. This year, Karl Strauss will debut their 26th Anniversary Ale which just spent a year aging in oak barrels. This will also be the only chance for people who proudly “fuss over their beer” to dissect the 27th Anniversary Ale before it gets put into barrels for the next twelve months.
Just in time for spring, this Irish Red Ale will bring out the malt-lover in all of us. Using a subtle blend of American and Noble hops, this beer is a harmonious anthem to malty goodness.
Devil’s Canyon Brewing Company will be hosting the 2015 West Coast Craft Can Invitational at their new 10,000 square foot event center and fans of craft beer in a can have a lot to look forward to. As part of San Francisco Beer Week, the event will showcase offerings from 16 California breweries that sell their products in cans.
Starr Hill Brewery is ready for shorter sleeves and longer days with the arrival of their new spring seasonal beer, Reviver Red IPA.
Mims Distributing Company, a North Carolina wholesale beverage distributor, is partnering with Triangle Delta Waterfowl (TDW) for its Annual Banquet on Friday, Feb. 13. In order to raise awareness of the importance of environmental conservation, Mims Distributing will donate beer for the banquet.
The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (CSO) is pleased to announce a partnership with Bell’s Brewery of Kalamazoo, Michigan surrounding its upcoming performances of Gustav Holst’s The Planets on February 19 & 21.
Six-year-old Boulder based Upslope Brewing Company continues to show signs of rapid growth. By surpassing the 15,000-barrel mark in sales for the first time during 2014, Upslope reached their goal of becoming a regional craft brewery one year ahead of schedule.
Forbidden Root, Chicago’s own botanic brewing company, debuts its single origin cacao line of beers under the Divine Mud label. The first of the series, Heavy Petal™, will be released to the Chicago market Monday, February 2, 2015. Throughout the year, Forbidden Root will offer different variants of the Divine Mud series in very limited release. All distribution will be through Windy City Distributing., LLC.
Saranac has mastered the forces of NITRO in their newest year-round beer, Disruption Brown Ale. Disruption has made Saranac the first craft brewery on the east coast to release a nitrogenated can beer.
Known for crafting boldly hopped brews including West Coast IPA® and Palate Wrecker®, Green Flash Brewing Co. has successfully pushed the IBU envelope to achieve extreme hop flavor. This month, the brewery will kick off their 3rd annual Hop Odyssey series – a national beer program which focuses on exploring new hop varietals, fresh combinations and innovative brewing methods.
