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Saranac Adirondack Lager Voted one of the Best Beers in the World

Utica, NY– Saranac Adirondack Lager has done it againÔǪfor the 8th time. It has been awarded as one of the best beers in the world at the Brussels Beer Challenge, winning a bronze medal in the German Style Marzen Category. Adirondack Lager is Saranac’s third most awarded beer, behind Black Forest and Pale Ale, which… Read more »

Telegraph Brewing Company Signs with Hensley Beverage

Santa Barbara, Calif. — Telegraph Brewing Company announced today that their award winning beers are now available in Arizona through Hensley Beverage Company. “Arizona is where I grew up,” said founder and CEO Brian Thompson, “Seeing our bottles on the shelves here means a lot to me, and we are very excited by this expansion.”

CB Craft Brewers Releases New Winter Seasonal Coffee Stout

Honeoye Falls, NY — Western New York is known for its long frigid winters. To combat the dreary winter months, CB Craft Brewers has released a new winter seasonal appealing to both craft beer lovers and coffee drinkers. Joe Latte Vanilla Coffee Stout is a twist on a traditional milk stout with the addition of… Read more »

IRI: Craft Continues Double-Digit Dollar Sales Growth

IRI: Craft Continues Double-Digit Dollar Sales Growth

If IRI data is any kind of indicator, the craft beer category is on its way to yet another year of double-digit dollar sales growth in 2013. With just six weeks left in the year, Brewbound examined recent IRI reports in an attempt to spot some trends. A closer look into the data revealed some… Read more »

Goose Island Introduces New Ten Hills Pale Ale

CHICAGO, IL — Goose Island Beer Company is celebrating the aroma and taste of hops with the introduction of Ten Hills Pale Ale, the first of three new limited release beers slated for this year and 2014. Ten Hills Pale Ale traces its story to Bonners Ferry, Idaho’s Elk Mountain Farms, a hop farm that… Read more »

Hacker-Pschorr to Launch Limited Edition Small Batch Series in the U.S.

LITTLETON, CO – Long known in the U.S. for its Weisse and Original Oktoberfest, as well as Munich Gold and Weisse Dark, Munich-based Hacker-Pschorr Brewery is expanding its U.S. offerings with a limited-release specialty beer series consisting of four small batch beers, brewed and packaged specially for variety-thirsty U.S. beer lovers. All four beers will… Read more »

Point Brewery’s Winter Seasonal Now Available in 12-Pack Cans

STEVENS POINT, WIS.— St. Benedict’s Winter Ale is blessed with a new 12-ounce can package sure to please fans of the Stevens Point Brewery’s popular winter seasonal brew. The dark and hearty winter brew, which also benefits from a new flavor profile, is now available in convenient 12-pack cans wherever Point’s handcrafted beers are sold…. Read more »

Rahr & Sons Brewing Co. Announces Launch of Canned Beers in 2014

FORT WORTH, TX — Beginning in 2014, beer connoisseurs will get to enjoy craft brews from North Texas’ oldest brewery as a 12-ounce canned beverage. Rahr & Sons Brewing Co. will launch a selection of canned beers to the Dallas-Fort Worth market in early 2014, which will include 12-pack cases of Rahr’s Blonde, as well… Read more »

Odell Brewing Announces the Return of ‘Friek’

Fort Collins, CO — On November 23, 2013, Odell Brewing will celebrate the return of Friek, the brewery’s beloved Lambic-style Kriek-Framboise hybrid. Now in its fourth season, Friek has become one of the brewery’s most highly anticipated releases. According to the DRAFT Magazine review, “Friek splashes down with a tart snap up front, and then… Read more »

Dissecting Walmart’s Ability to Sell Craft Beer

Dissecting Walmart’s Ability to Sell Craft Beer

There’s beer on the brain in Bentonville. Walmart, the largest retailer in the world, has said it wants to double its alcohol sales by 2016. One area of the store Walmart would like to see customers spending more time is the beer aisle.

Celiac Sprue Association Recognizes Omission as Risk Free for People with the Disease

OMAHA, NE – The Celiac Sprue Association (CSA), the largest non-profit celiac support group in America, today announced that Omission Beer has met stringent requirements for earning the organization’s Recognition Seal. The CSA Seal, currently found on more than 1100 product brands, embodies the CSA’s commitment to a consistent, meaningful, and verifiable definition of products… Read more »

Brewers & Wholesalers Clash on Proposed Distribution Law Changes in Massachusetts

Brewers & Wholesalers Clash on Proposed Distribution Law Changes in Massachusetts

Massachusetts craft brewers who want more freedom to switch wholesalers are pushing for legislative change to what they believe are outdated beer distribution laws. The proposed House Bill 267 seeks to give brewers more power over their distribution rights. If passed, it will allow small brewers to easily opt out of relationships with wholesalers, a… Read more »

Ten New U.S. Markets to Welcome “Canada’s Select Brews”

SAN JOSE, CA — Scott Fore, President of 2×4 Brewing & Imports LLC, is pleased to announce the recent signing of nine (9) new states and the District of Columbia with distributors to represent Canadian craft beers and ciders imported by 2X4 Brewing & Imports, LLC, under its Canada‘s Select BrewsÔäó portfolio. The following states… Read more »

Saint Arnold Brewing Company Gets Bohemian with Release of Icon Red

HOUSTON, TX — As supplies of Saint Arnold Icon Gold diminish, the Houston brewery is greeting craft beer fans with a new offering from the Saint Arnold Icon series: Icon Red, a Bohemian Pils. Saint Arnold Brewing Co. (www.saintarnold.com), the oldest craft brewery in Texas, is gradually releasing the light and refreshing brew in 4-packs… Read more »