Craft beer industry news.
Denver, CO — As the premier U.S. beer festival and competition, the 33rd annual Great American Beer Festival (GABF) offers 49,000 attendees the opportunity to sample almost 3,000 beers from approximately 700 U.S. breweries.
ESCONDIDO, CA — In 2013, Stone Brewing Co. CEO & Co-founder Greg Koch invited long-time friend, actor and overall geek idol Wil Wheaton, along with Fark.com creator Drew Curtis, to collaborate on a massive yet seductive imperial stout dubbed Drew Curtis/Wil Wheaton/Greg Koch Stone Farking Wheaton w00tstout.
Los Angeles, CA — First Beverage Group today announced that Nicole Fry has joined the firm as a managing partner of its investment banking division. Ms. Fry has over 15 years of investment banking and corporate development experience.
Long Beach, CA — Take note beer fans, on July 29th Beachwood Brewing will release the award winning Mocha Machine Imperial Coffee Chocolate Porter!
ST. LOUIS — Budweiser’s celebrated Super Bowl ads, “Puppy Love” and “Hero’s Welcome,” have received Emmy┬« nominations in the Outstanding Commercial category. “It’s a tremendous honor to be nominated by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and an even greater recognition to garner two of five nominations in the category,” said Brian Perkins, vice… Read more »
Albuquerque, NM. Black Diamond Brewing Company of Concord, California is pleased to announce Black Diamond’s debut in New Mexico. Two tasting and meet the brewer events, July 15 and 16, 2014, will introduce Black Diamond’s award-winning artisan beers. Head Brewer Paul Mallory, an Albuquerque native, will talk about the beers and why he’s excited to… Read more »
BOSTON, July 11, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Consumers thirsty for an ice cold beer over theFourth of July holiday weekend turned to Drizly in record numbers to have their beverages delivered. Powered by an 83-percent lift in weekly beer sales, Drizly enjoyed a record week for demand of its alcohol delivery service across Boston, New York… Read more »
When Harpoon Brewery announced that it would transfer 48 percent of the company’s shares into an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP), many of our readers reached out with questions about how these transactions function. An ESOP is an innovative liquidity tool that provides flexibility for shareholders, tax advantages for business owners and an opportunity for… Read more »
Chandler, Arizona — It’s beer, it’s wine, it’s fantastic! The idea of blending craft beer with wine is something that Anthony Canecchia, SanTan founder and brewmaster has wanted to create for years.
LeBron James isn’t the only one taking his talents to Ohio. On the same day that the star basketball player announced his return to the team that drafted him, Atlanta-based SweetWater Brewing Co. unveiled its plans to launch new distribution in Ohio later this summer.
Big Boss, which launched in Raleigh, N.C. in 2006, has tapped the services of B&B Distributors, KW Associates, Bud of Columbia, and Southern Eagle for coverage in Rock Gill, Greenville, Columbia and Charleston respectively.
DURANGO, Colo. — On Monday, July 21st owners and representatives from six of Colorado’s leading craft breweries will depart on the ride of a lifetime…for the sixth year in a row.
Salt Lake City, UT — A disaster struck late last year at Epic Brewing Company. A batch of one of our prized beers, Brainless on Peaches, went south on us during barrel aging.
Longmont, CO–The Oskar Blues CAN’d Aid Foundation recently partnered with Grassroots Outdoor Alliance to raise $50,000 for ColoRADo flood recovery at a fundraising event held at The Big Red Barn in Highland Meadows in Windsor.
