Craft beer industry news.
BOSTON, MA — Samuel Adams Brewing the American Dream today announced that it is expanding its program in the coming year and expects to lend another $1 million in microloans and increase its coaching and counseling activities.
Burlington, VT — After a Polar Vortex winter, and a finicky groundhog’s foresight, beer drinkers everywhere are ready for something to accompany them into the season designed for simplicity and social activities.
ATLANTA — Following the successful passing of the local ordinance in accordance with the Georgia General Assembly House Bill 99, Publik Draft House (P.D.H) announces its official call for entries for the Great Southern Craft Beer Competition (www.greatsouthernbeercompetition.com).
Asheville, NC – Twenty years has passed since Highland first opened its creaky basement door, in a town otherwise bereft of breweries.
San Marcos, CA, — The Lost Abbey will be releasing the newest version of its exceptionally rare Veritas Ale this month, continuing the trend of being a sought-after small batch of beers.
Andrews Distributing Company today announced it has finalized the purchase of the former Coors Distributing Company in Fort Worth, Tex, gaining eight new brewing partners and over 3,000 retail accounts in the region. The acquisition, according to a press release, is expected to increase Andrews’ beer and Red Bull sales from 28 million to 33… Read more »
Fort Collins, Colo. — The Fort Collins Brewery, along with Gravity 1020 Modern Tavern is excited to celebrate the release of their seasonal brew, Hoptitude in conjunction with the Craft Brewers Conference.
ST. LOUIS — Kirin today announced it has partnered with celebrity chef and Top Chef contestant, Candice Kumai, to share Japanese-style beer pairings with foodies, as traditional Japanese and Asian-fusion cuisines continue to grow in popularity.
Yuengling’s quick rollout should come as no surprise. In January, Yuengling COO Dave Casinelli told Brewbound that he’d be “very disappointed” if the company failed to capture five percent of the Massachusetts beer market in the first 12 months of the brand’s return. “Not since Coors or Corona has a brand come along that will have as much impact as Yuengling will in Massachusetts,” he said at the time.
Mukilteo, WA — Record rainfall got you pessimistic about a delayed spring? At Diamond Knot we believe in positive thinking, so much so that we have decided to release our Blonde Ale in bottles a month early in preparation for the warm spring weather.
Bend, Oregon – Worthy Brewing Company wants everyone to try the most popular of its flagship beers, Worthy IPA.
LEWISTON — AUBURN, MAINE – Commemorating the summer solstice of 2014, Baxter Brewing Co. will present the inaugural Great Falls Brewfest — GFBF — on Saturday, June 21, on the banks of the Androscoggin River in Lewiston’s Simard-Payne Memorial Park.
DEARBORN, Mich. — Carhartt, America’s legendary work wear brand since 1889, today announced a deal to become the official apparel sponsor of the Brewers Association, a trade association representing small and independent American craft brewers.
PORTLAND, Ore. — On this day 30 years ago, brothers Kurt and Rob Widmer founded Widmer Brewing Company in Portland, Oregon. In 1984, the two brothers began cobbling together their first brewery on NW Lovejoy using a mismatched variety of reclaimed equipment, including retired dairy tanks and vessels initially intended for use in a nuclear… Read more »
