Craft beer industry news.
LOS ANGELES — Fireman’s Brew, a Los Angeles-based craft beer company founded by two firefighters, today announced a partnership with Southern Wine & Spirits of CA to distribute its award-winning beers throughout Northern California.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is taking “necessary steps” to clarify its intent regarding a controversial proposal to further regulate how brewers discard their spent grains, according to Michael Taylor, the administration’s deputy commissioner for foods and veterinary medicine.
At the 2014 Craft Brewers Conference (CBC), held earlier this month in Denver, Colo., it seemed like most attendees were, at one point or another, immersed in a discussion about the relationship between craft brewers and distributors. Building upon those conversations, Brewbound asked attendees what the most important considerations are when making new distributor selections. Those responses are included in the latest installment of our video series.
This week saw brewers big and small grow in a number of different directions, as one well-known brand expanded distribution in an established market away from home, while a smaller brewery took its first steps outside of its state’s borders. Firestone Walker Brewing Co., the nation’s 16th largest craft brewery, according to the Brewers Association,… Read more »
Boulder, CO — After countless barrel evaluations, blending sessions and blind tastings spread over three months, the Avery Brewing Company is excited to announce the upcoming release of Rufus Corvus— a blended sour beer that is No. 19 in the Barrel-Aged Series.
PORTLAND, Ore.— Craft Brew Alliance, Inc. (“CBA”) BREW +0.07% , an independent craft brewing company, announced today that it received the “2013 Vendor of Excellence” award from Buffalo Wild Wings, a leading national restaurant chain with more than 1,000 locations across the U.S. and Canada.
Bloomington, IN – Upland Brewing Company announced today Hillbilly Haiku, the annual Americana Music Festival held at the Upland Brew Pub at 350 W. 11th St. in Bloomington, will be on Friday August 29th from 5pm-10pm.
NEW YORK, NY (April 25, 2014) — HEINEKEN USA, one of the nation’s leading importers of upscale beer brands, announces the arrival of Desperados, a one-of-a-kind beer blended with tequila barrel-aged lager that delivers a uniquely refreshing and smooth taste. Crafted at the crossroads of beer and spirits techniques, Desperados is the ultimate beer for… Read more »
During a panel discussion on succession planning at this month’s Craft Brewers Conference in Denver, Colo., New Belgium co-founder Kim Jordan along with Schlafly co-founder Dan Kopman and First Beverage Group vice president, J.B. Shireman, shared insights into the various succession strategies for craft brewers.
Under the proposed bill, sponsored by State Sen. Kelli Stargel (R), all brewers that produce more than 2,000 kegs (approximately 1,000 barrels) per year, and conduct on-premise retail business, would be required to sell their beer to distributors and in turn, buy it back at marked up prices before serving the liquid to customers.
BURLINGTON, VT —The Traveler Beer Company, makers of THE American Craft Shandy, is pleased to announce a brand new year-round Shandy — Illusive Traveler.
ST. LOUIS — Just in time for National Pretzel Day on April 26, Shock Top has united the classic taste of a crisp, cold beer and warm, bakery-fresh pretzels in its newest brew, Shock Top Twisted Pretzel Wheat.
Portsmouth, NH – Change is in the air at Portsmouth Brewery as Head Brewer Tyler Jones is departing to become part owner and Head Brewer at the newly-formed Black Hog Brewing Company in Oxford, Connecticut.
New information released by the Brewers Association (BA) indicates that U.S. states with lenient self-distribution laws play host to more breweries per capita and produce more beer than states that ban the practice outright. According to a recent BA analysis, 33 states allow brewers to self-distribute their products and three states permit the practice in… Read more »
