Craft beer industry news.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Invisible Sentinel Inc., a life-sciences company that develops and manufactures rapid molecular diagnostics for the food and beverage industries, announced today that it will partner with Victory Brewing Company to develop a diagnostic assay to detect beer-spoiling microbes.
LA VISTA, NE — Lucky Bucket is ready to celebrate their 2nd annual Oktoberfest this Friday September 12th starting at 6pm at the Lucky Bucket Brewing Company. The fest is set to include musical entertainment from local polka musicians, The Barry Boyce Band, as well as fresh pretzels from locally owned and operated Bliss Bakery… Read more »
FRAMINGHAM, MA — Jack’s Abby Brewing, the family-owned craft brewery with the mission of creating truly distinctive lagers, is pleased to announce this fall’s lineup of seasonal and specialty brews. The brewery will also induct Leisure Time Lager as core brand this fall; due to this wheat lager’s popularity as the summer seasonal, Leisure Time… Read more »
COSTA MESA, CA. — Barley Forge Brewing Co. has hired Kevin Buckley as their Brewmaster. Buckley brings with him nine years of experience in brewing craft beer, starting at Millstream Brewing in Amana, Iowa. Following that initial foray, the itinerant brewer spent his formative years at a range of locations: Govnor’s Public House (Lake in… Read more »
Milwaukie, Ore. – Breakside Brewery, award-winning maker of fine ales and lagers is getting more sour and unveiling new “Funky & Sour” dedicated taps and two limited edition new sour/wild beers in bottles. On Saturday, September 20th Breakside will release “The Man Who Made Dessert” and “Wunder Brett” the first of a series of sour… Read more »
Making its biggest geographic leap to date, San Francisco’s Almanac Beer has announced plans to expand distribution to New York. Per a new partnership with S.K.I. Beer, Almanac’s lineup of beers will be available throughout the state’s five boroughs and on Long Island both on draft and in bottles beginning September 14.
Boston Beer is going vertical in the U.S. cider category. The company, which produces and markets the Angry Orchard line of hard ciders, has agreed to purchase a 60-acre orchard in upstate Montgomery, New York. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed.
CHICAGO — With summer in full swing, Silver City Brewery has the perfect brew to keep the party going. Ziggy Zoggy Summer Lager has become the brewery’s first offering in aluminum with its launch in 12 oz. cans from Rexam.
Using U.S. Census data from 2010, the Brewers Association (BA) believes that more Americans than ever before now live near breweries. BA economist Bart Watson reports that 52.9 million Americans, or 17.1 percent of the population, live in a ZIP code tabulation area with a brewery. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP code tabulation areas are “generalized areal representations of United States Postal Service (USPS) ZIP code service areas.”
ST. LOUIS — Brew Hub, a company led by a team of beer industry executives and craft-brewing experts, has opened its first brewery in Lakeland, Florida. The 50,000 square-foot brewery is the first of a network of five new, state-of-the-art craft breweries the company is planning to build that will offer craft brewers the opportunity… Read more »
Let’s talk numbers again, shall we? IRI’s principal of Beverage Alcohol Clients Insights, Dan Wandel, joined last week’s Power Hour webcast hosted by the Brewers Association’s and shared a ton of positive trends for craft brewers.
BALTIMORE, MD — Heavy Seas Beer’s fall/winter seasonal is about to make it’s triumphal return! “It was our first international gold medal winning beer,” said brewery founder, Hugh Sisson. “And I’m not supposed to say it, but I think it may be my favorite beer!”
Asheville, NC — Thirsty Monk owner Barry Bialik announces the introduction of Open Brewing, a brand new brewery and brewing concept in Asheville’s beer scene, launching in late September.
ATLANTA — As India Pale Ales (IPA) continue to trend as the No. 1 segment in the craft beer category and fastest growing overall beer segment, SweetWater Brewery is upping the ante on the style with a new twist. Rolling out as the brewery’s newest year-round lineup — Hop Hash, a double IPA infused with… Read more »
