Craft beer industry news.
Milwaukeeans enjoy their parks, no doubt about it. However, during the winter months many parks are underutilized. The Milwaukee North Sunrise Rotary Club (MNSRC) is trying to change the status quo in that regard. On Saturday, February 7th, the MNSRC is hosting Winterfest at the Brown Deer Park Clubhouse, 7835 N. Green Bay Road. From 10am until 4pm, participate in free winter fun for kids of all ages.
The “Uncharted Waters” Series by Heavy Seas Beer will soon welcome its first new beer in 2015, Phantom Ship. This limited release will be available from March – April in all 18 states where Heavy Seas beer is distributed.
Last year, Gatza urged Craft Brewers Conference attendees to pay closer attention to the quality of their finished products, pleading with them by saying, “don’t f*ck it up!” Following his rallying cry, the discussion of “quality beer” was had at various industry events and atop thousands of bartstools. Now the BA, via its “Quality Subcommittee,” has introduced an official definition:
If the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau’s (TTB) latest compliance survey is any gauge, about 22 percent of all malt-based beverages have an inaccurate alcohol content posted on their labels. As part of its annual random survey to discern how accurately manufacturers label their products, the TTB found the most common noncompliance issue among malt beverage producers involved understating the ABV of their products.
Left Hand Brewing today announced it has expanded its presence in New England with the L. Knife & Son Companies group of “Craft Beer Guild” distributors, entering five new states. Building upon a pre-existing relationship with an L. Knife group that currently sells the brand via its “Craft Brewers Guild of Boston” outfit in Massachusetts,offerings from the Colorado-based craft brewery will roll out Vermont, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Maine and New Hampshire in the coming days.
William K. Busch Brewing has announced plans to expand sales of Kräftig throughout Rolla and Springfield, Missouri this February, according to the St. Louis Dispatch. The company has inked deals with Premium Beverage Sales of Springfield and Grellner Sales and Service of Rola for coverage in each respective market, according to the article. “This expansion will result in our beers being sold in every major market other than Kansas City and Hannibal,” founder Billy Busch told the website. “It’s another step toward growing Kräftig into a national brand.”
Bob Barrar, one of the most decorated and celebrated brewers in the country, has announced that he is building a new brewery in his native Delaware County (Delco) with the gents from Two Stones Pub. Barrar, known for his sincerity and modesty as well as his 19 Great American Beer Festival and 10 World Beer Cup medals while with Iron Hill Brewery in Media, says he is both “excited and nervous to start this new chapter. It’s exciting to have my own brewery, but will the people like it? I sure hope so!”
Full Sail Brewing has just announced the release Double Bock in their rotating line of classic beers called the Full Sail Pub Series.
If you’re cleaning out winter clothing from your closets, or are tempted by the major winter wear sales, bring your excess to Sprecher Brewing Company where a “Stuff Our Bus” winter clothing drive starts on Sunday, February 1st.
Whitehorse Brewing has awarded Ace Distributing the distribution partnership for Lancaster, York, Adams, Franklin, Fulton and Cumberland counties. Whitehorse Brewing has been growing rapidly in their local Berlin, Pa market since their opening in 2013, now ready for growth across Pennsylvania.
Despite selling all of its beer within Michigan’s borders, Short’s Brewing grew production 51 percent in 2014, with three of its core products generating much of the surge through the company’s distribution channels. The brewery out of Bellaire closed out the year selling 34,443 barrels, it announced this week, up from 22,866 the year prior. According to one report from MLive.com, the growth was good enough to solidify the company’s spot as the state’s third largest brewery, past New Holland and behind Bell’s and Founders.
Firestone Walker Brewing Company is set to release its first-ever canned Firestone beers, with Union Jack (IPA), Easy Jack (session IPA) and Pivo (hoppy pilsner) all being introduced in six packs starting in mid February.
Dad & Dude’s Breweria, one of Colorado’s smallest brewpubs, enjoyed an impressive amount of annual growth and brewing progress in 2014. The company’s total beer production for 2014 was 1,016 barrels, a 116% increase over its 2013 production of 470 barrels.
Members of the San Francisco Brewers Guild have united once again to create a unique beer for SF Beer Week 2015, which runs from February 6 – 15, 2015. This year’s collaboration beer was made at Fort Point Beer Company, and it’s called Swept by Fire (6.2% ABV). It will make its debut at the SF Beer Week “Opening Gala” on February 6 (“Opening Gala” is now sold out), and then be released at select bars and restaurants throughout the Bay Area.
