Craft beer industry news.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — 21st Amendment co-founders Nico Freccia and Shaun O’Sullivan love their IPAs. But with more than 3,000 breweries in America today, and IPA as the number one craft beer style, it’s downright comical the sheer volume of IPAs out there.
Kailua-Kona, Big Island of Hawaii — Kona Brewing has announced that on October 25, 2014, multicultural 7 piece band Ozomatli will return to rock the Brewhouse Oasis for a pre-Halloween bash.
PORTLAND, Ore. — The big year for Widmer Brothers Hefeweizen continues today as the brewery celebrates a Silver Medal in the American-Style Wheat Beer with Yeast category at the 2014 Great American Beer Festival (GABF), held over the weekend.
Lake George, NY — The Adirondack Pub & Brewery is pleased to announce their 9th Annual Oktoberfest Brewfest for Charity. The festival will be held on Saturday, October 18th from 1-5pm at the Adirondack Pub & Brewery in Lake George.
MUKILTEO, WA — Plans for celebrating Diamond Knot Craft Brewing’s 20th anniversary are brewed. From parties to special release beers, the brew crew has decided to make it a year long celebration. And why not? Twenty years happen but once.
Rogue Ales & Spirits has hired Jim Schembre, the former Monarch Beverage and World Class Beer general manager, as its new vice president of sales. Schembre, who has served on Rogue’s Board of Directors for the last eight years, will immediately replace outgoing Rogue VP Steve Irwin.
ASHEVILLE, NC — Wicked Weed Brewing Funkatorium Opens Doors to the Public on Friday, October 10th at 4pm.
MIDDLETON, WI – It did not take long for Capital Brewery to break through the 200 medal barrier. Capital Brewery broke the mark with a gold medal for Capital Oktoberfest at the 2014 Great American Beer Festival (GABF) held annually in Denver, CO.
Having finalized agreements with seven wholesalers in the state, Boulevard Brewing will expand its distribution throughout South Carolina by the end of the month, the company announced today. The brewery, which was acquired by Belgium-based Duvel Moortgat in 2013, has inked deals with Lee Distributing, Comer Distributing, Greenco Beverage Co., Beverage South, H&S Wholesalers, Better Brands, and Crown Beverages, per company statement.
ALEXANDRIA, VA — The National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA) is proud to announce its Board of Directors officers for the 2014-2015 term. Eric Best, general manager/partner of Bob Hall LLC in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, takes the helm as chairman of the Board.
Santa Barbara, CA — This past weekend, Telegraph Brewing Company won a gold medal at the 2014 Great American Beer Festival (GABF), marking the fourth year in a row in which the brewery has won awards at the world’s largest beer competition.
LONGMONT, CO — Left Hand Brewing Company won 3 Silver Medals at the 2014 Great American Beer Festival, the largest commercial beer competition in the world featuring 5500 entries from 1300 breweries.
CHICAGO, IL — AC Golden, a small incubation brewery in Golden, Colo., has 12 employees who are committed to brewing and selling some of Colorado’s most flavorful beers, such as Colorado Native. And now, it is home to the “Large Brewing Company of the Year” award from the 2014 Great American Beer Festival, sponsored by… Read more »
Stratford, CT — On Saturday, October 25th, Two Roads will be release three new sours at their brewery in an event they are calling, “Sourcopia.”
