Craft beer industry news.
There are now more than 3,000 breweries in the U.S., according to Bart Watson, the Brewers Association’s (BA) staff economist. Through the end of June, the BA counted 3,040 breweries, which marks the first time the U.S. has crossed the 3,000-brewery threshold since the 1870s. Watson, who announced the statistics on the trade group’s blog… Read more »
APTOS, CA – The 4th Annual California Beer Festival (CBF) returns to Santa Cruz, and is now two big days – Saturday and Sunday, August 9 and 10. Once again the Festival’s scenic setting is Aptos Village Park, 100 Aptos Creek Rd., in Aptos.
Kailua-Kona, Big Island of Hawaii — Now in only its second year on the mainland, Kona Brewing Company’s Big Wave Golden Ale has once again been decorated with a medal at the 2014 U.S. Open Beer Championship held in Atlanta, GA this past weekend.
Effective Aug. 1, Boston’s Harpoon Brewery will be minority owned by its employees. The company today announced that it has transferred 48 percent of the company’s shares into an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) after purchasing those shares back from six of its eight existing shareholders.
One year after ditching a contract brewing business model for a shiny new brewing facility in Upstate New York, Shmaltz Brewing has grown its business nearly 50 percent. The company, which produces and markets a line of craft beers with tongue-in-cheek Jewish themes, had been producing its beers under contract for 17 years when it… Read more »
Boston, MA (July 10, 2014) — The Harpoon Brewery, brewers of Harpoon IPA and UFO beers, is proud to announce that effective August 1st it will become an employee-owned company. The existing shareholder group transferred 48% of Harpoon’s shares to an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). This new structure of employee ownership will ensure the… Read more »
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA—Starr Hill Brewery, one of the most award-winning craft breweries on the East Coast, won a Bronze Medal in the 2014 United States Open Beer Championship, an international beer competition that evaluates professionally brewed and homebrewed beers from around the world, recognizing the most exceptional brewers and their beers.
New Ulm, MN. – The August Schell Brewing Co. (www.schellsbrewery.com), America’s second-oldest, family-owned brewery, received international recognition at the 2014 U.S. Open Beer Championship by winning the silver medal in the American Lager/Pilsner category for its Grain Belt Premium.
Ithaca, N.Y. — Pennsylvania founding fathers must have had craft beer on the brain when they coined the state motto “Virtue, Liberty and Independence.”
LOVELAND, Colo. — Grimm Brothers Brewhouse and the Loveland, Big Thompson, Kiwanis Club have partnered up to present Loveland Beer┬¡B┬¡Q to celebrate their 4th anniversary and to support the Kiwanis work in the community.
Atlanta, GA — The Fort Collins Brewery is thrilled to win two bronze medals for Wallace, Wee Heavy and Smoked M├ñrzen at the 2014 U.S. Open Beer Championship, held in Atlanta.
The Music City is getting a new craft brewery. Well, not exactly brand new: TailGate Beer was founded in San Diego, Calif. in 2007 and had been producing its beer under contract at Minhas Craft Brewery in Monroe, Wis. However, TailGate is currently in the process of relocating and plans to open its own production… Read more »
Worcester, MA–The United States Open Beer Championship announced that Wormtown Brewery of Worcester, MA is the Grand National Champion for 2014. The US Beer Open consisted of over 3,000 beer entries from all over the world.
Chicago, IL — Chicago’s Old Irving Park neighborhood is hosting its first annual Old Irving Park Beer & BBQ Challenge on Saturday, August 2 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the St. Viator School Parking Lot located at 3644 N. Kedvale Avenue.
