Craft beer industry news.
SANTA MONICA, Calif., — The Brewers Association (BA), the not-for-profit trade association that represents the majority of U.S. breweries, will be among the first to register .beer web addresses under the new Internet top-level domain .beer when it becomes available to the general public on September 25, 2014.
With Canadian barley crops marred by frigid temperatures and wet weather, brewers and maltsters alike to dig a little deeper in their pockets for key ingredients, something that could cause prices to surge in the coming year.
The world’s largest brewer today announced a set of global management changes, scheduled to take effect on Jan. 1, 2015. Anheuser-Busch InBev said it will transition current North America zone president, Luiz Edmond, into a global role as Chief Sales Officer. Taking over for Edmond will be current Latin America zone president, Jo├úo Castro Neves.
ESCONDIDO, CA — Stone Brewing Co. will celebrate the Great American Beer Festival (GABF) with a slew of beer-centric events in Denver from September 30 through October 4.
Boulder, CO — Falling just a week after the release of their new beer, Pump[KY]n, batch no. 4 of Avery Brewing Company’s Rumpkin is ready to be harvested.
Bend, OR. — As many craft beer aficionados know, Crux brewmaster and co-founder Larry Sidor has been brewing for decades. But many do not know that Larry also worked for many years in the hop industry.
Milford, DE — N.K.S. Distributing has acquired the rights to the Mispillion River Brewing brand in Delaware.
RICHMOND, Virginia — Ardent Craft Ales today announced the release of its line-up of new and fall beers and a series of seasonal events.
The stage is set for a mega-merger between two of New York City’s largest beer distributors. A tentative agreement between Bronx-based Manhattan Beer Distributors — which will sell and deliver more than 35 million cases of beer in 2014 — and Brooklyn-based Windmill Distributing (d/b/a Phoenix\Beehive Beverage Distributors) is expected to close in the first quarter of 2015, according to Mike Mazzoni, an advisor on the transaction.
Victory has announced plans to install a canning line in its recently opened Parkesburg, Pa. facility beginning in 2015. Victory’s seasonal Summer Love offering will be the first in its portfolio to be canned, the company said. No further decisions have been made about what other varieties will go into the package, according to a company spokesperson.
MIDDLEBURY, Vt. — Woodchuck Hard Cider is thrilled to announce the introduction of “Out on a LimbÔäó” to their lineup of award-winning craft ciders. The six-pack is a first of its kind in the industry, featuring the same six-pack design year-round, with an ever-changing rotation of bottled cider styles within. The packaging innovation is only… Read more »
Fort Collins, Colo. — The Fort Collins Brewery (FCB) is gearing up for the premier U.S. beer festival and competition, the 33rd Annual Great American Beer Festival, October 2-4 at the Denver Convention Center.
DURANGO, Colo. — A little bit of the islands comes to Durango on Friday, Oct. 3, 2014, as Steamworks Brewing Co. taps the Caribbean Coconut Stout at 3 p.m. for Firkin Friday, Steamworks’ monthly showcase of unique hand-crafted beers.
Ithaca, N.Y. — Ithaca Beer is warming up the palate this Fall with an all new Rye Porter called Embrr. Available in the Taproom today and making its way to store shelves and draft lines all over the Northeast very shortly after.
