Craft beer industry news.
Chico, CA—Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. continues its work to promote beer freshness with an updated “packaged-on” date printed on year-round and seasonal 12 and 24 ounce bottles and all cans.
Healdsburg, CA — Sonoma Cider’s market presence continues to expand rapidly as evidenced by eight new distribution agreements signed in the last month, bringing the total to 24 partners in 14 markets since the brand launched in November 2013.
Blue Point Brewing has announced that former Goose Island Brewing and Deschutes Brewery executive Mark Hegedus will take over as president, effective immediately. The news comes less than three months after Anheuser-Busch InBev (A-B InBev) acquired New York-based Blue Point for an estimated $24 million, and three years after the beer giant purchased Chicago-based Goose… Read more »
WHAT: In honor of National Homebrew Day (which falls every year on May 7), each year the American Homebrewers Association (AHA) celebrates AHA Big Brew on the first Saturday in May.
Florida’s Senate Rules Committee voted 9-4 yesterday in favor of a bill that would tighten regulations within the state’s three-tier alcohol distribution system. Under Senate Bill 1714, brewers that produce more than 2,000 kegs (approximately 1,000 barrels) annually and operate on-premise retail fronts would be required to first sell their beer to distributors before buying… Read more »
Portland, Ore. — Craft Brew Alliance (CBA) (NASDAQ: BREW), an independent craft brewing company, today announced the release of its 2013 Sustainability Report.
There are few authors better suited to write about the growth of craft beer than Brooklyn Brewery co-founder Steve Hindy. In “The Craft Beer Revolution: How a Band of Microbrewers is Transforming the World’s Favorite Drink,” Hindy chronicles decades of growth for American craft breweries, which have doubled their collective volume to 15.6 million barrels — representing approximately 7.8 percent of all beer sold in the U.S. — in the last six years alone.
Wake Forest, NC — White Street Brewing Co. claimed a gold award in the 2014 World Beer Cup, a global beer competition that evaluates beers from around the world and recognizes the most outstanding brewers and their beers.
Fort Collins, Colo. — The Fort Collins Brewery, along with Gravity 1020 Modern Tavern has officially announced plans to retire their 1900 Amber Lager, ending its production by June, 2014.
Cooperstown, NY – Brewery Ommegang will mark its return to Boston as part of its HopChef Competition on Wednesday, May 21 but first the competitors took part in a “Beer Draught” on Monday, April 14 at Meadhall in Cambridge, MA.
PORTLAND, ME — Shipyard Brewing Company has released a collection of its award-winning India Pale Ales. This year-round twelve pack features four distinct IPAs: Fuggles IPA, Monkey Fist IPA, Black IPA and XXXX IPA.
Bloomington, IN — Upland Brewing Company announced today Infinite Wisdom Tripel will be ready for release the first week of May.
PORTLAND, ME — Sea Dog Brewing Company’s customer favorite, Sea Dog Sunfish, is now available nationwide in bottles and on draft. Until now, this refreshing session beer has only been available at Sea Dog and Shipyard Brewing Company brew pubs in Maine and Florida.
Bloomington, IN – Today Upland Brewing Company and New Belgium Brewing Company announced their two collaboration sour ales, Lightsynth and Darksynth, will be released in May.
