News

Craft beer industry news.

Odell Brewing Releases Trellis Garden Ale

Fort Collins, CO — On June 21-22, Odell Brewing will celebrate the first weekend of summer with the release of its newest Cellar Series beer, Trellis Garden Ale, brewed with a variety of herbs and spices grown at The Gardens on Spring Creek.

Remembering Rogue’s Jack Joyce

Remembering Rogue’s Jack Joyce

Last month, the brewing community lost one its most eccentric entrepreneurs and a pioneer in craft brewing: Jack Joyce, the founder of Oregon-based Rogue Ales. Joyce, who had been living in Hawaii at the time, died suddenly of a heart attack on May 27 at the age of 71.

Distribution Roundup: Brewers Move at Home and at Large

Distribution Roundup: Brewers Move at Home and at Large

Earlier this year, Lazy Magnolia announced it would more than double its distribution footprint in 2014, by adding nine new markets on top of the existing eight where its beers are sold. Now Lazy Magnolia, which bills itself as Mississippi’s oldest packaging brewery, will scratch Chicago, Ill. off its to-do list by blowing into the… Read more »

Sin City Brewing Opens Bar on Las Vegas Strip

LAS VEGAS — Sin City Brewing Co.’s largest bar and first Strip-front location at Harmon Avenue and Las Vegas Boulevard is now open, offering an intimate yet lively venue for patrons who seek the best of Las Vegas’ craft beer at the heart of the iconic Strip.

New Beer Features at 25th Colorado Brewers Festival

Fort Collins, CO — The Colorado Brewers Festival (COBF) celebrates its 25th festival this year on Saturday, June 28th & Sunday, June 29th, in downtown Fort Collins’ Civic Center area. The festival hours are 11 AM to 5 PM each day.

Portland Beer and Cheese Fest Scheduled for Sunday

Portland, OR — The 3rd annual Portland Beer and Cheese Fest takes place this Sunday on Father’s Day as is customary with a new expanded location at Burnside Brewing Co.

Crux Fermentation Project Releases Belgian Gale

Bend, OR — We hear quite a bit from guests visiting from out of town that they wish they could get some of our more experimental brews only available in our tasting room.

‘Food Babe’ Convinces Mega Brewers to Disclose Ingredients

‘Food Babe’ Convinces Mega Brewers to Disclose Ingredients

A well-read food blogger has convinced the world’s largest brewers to publish, for the first time, a list of ingredients used to make its most popular beers. The North Carolina-based food activist, Vani Hari, who goes by the title “The Food Babe,” yesterday launched an online campaign urging Anheuser-Busch InBev and MillerCoors to disclose a… Read more »

Saint Archer Lands Bar Inside California Concert Venue

Saint Archer Lands Bar Inside California Concert Venue

Since its founding last April, San Diego’s Saint Archer Brewing has made a habit of executing sales and marketing endeavors that prominently display the company’s action sports image. Founded by members of the skate and surf communities, Saint Archer today announced its most recent partnership with with the Live Nation-owned Sleep Train Amphitheatre, an outdoor… Read more »

Epic Brewing Expands Distribution to Texas

Salt Lake City, UT— Epic Brewing is pleased to announce it will begin distributing its full range of beers in the state of Texas. Distribution will be handled by Andrews Distributing and Keg 1 LLC.

Ace Distributing Hosts Inaugural PhilanthroBeer Week

YORK, PA — Ace Distributing, one of the leading craft beer wholesalers in the country, organized the first annual PhilanthroBeer Week from April 14th — April 20th, gathering together the three tiers of the beer industry (brewery, wholesaler and retailer) for a week of events and community focused fundraising.

Jack’s Abby to Release Framingham Lager

Framingham, MA — Jack’s Abby Brewing, LLC is celebrating its 3rd anniversary by releasing Framingham Lager, a new beer that will give back to the local community.