Craft beer industry news.
East Haven, CT – Overshores Brewing Co., Connecticut’s first and only dedicated Belgian style brewery will celebrate the completion of its brewing facility in East Haven with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday, April 4, 2014 at 11:00 am.
Oregon – What’s the best way to start a brewery? By crafting a business plan, knowing your costs up-front and spending time with a successful brewing operationÔǪ but how do you get that?
STEVENS POINT, Wis. — A new variety 12-pack gives hard-cider fans a dozen reasons to pick Ciderboys Cider Co.’s handcrafted hard ciders when shopping for their favorite beverage.
FRANCONIA NOTCH, NH—The Woodstock Inn Brewery unveiled its new brand of cans, dubbed the Outdoor Series, at the summit of Cannon Mountain Saturday, March 29.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA— Starr Hill Brewery, one of the most award-winning craft breweries on the East Coast, is kicking off the warmer months with the introduction of its new summer seasonal beer, Soul Shine Belgian-Style Pale Ale.
ALEXANDRIA, VA — Throughout the month of April, the National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA) will be recognizing Alcohol Awareness Month, as designated by the U.S. Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), to raise awareness about alcohol abuse.
DURANGO, Colo. — As is now tradition on the first Friday of the month, Steamworks Brewing Co. continues its Firkin Fridays event on Apr. 4, 2014, offering up an homage to Spring and a devilishly good, cask-conditioned brew. The Devil’s Bouquet firkin will be tapped at 3 p.m.
Durango, Colorado — Ska Brewing is announcing the 2014 release of Mexican Logger, the brewery’s seasonal Mexican-style lager.
Mukilteo, WA — Diamond Knot Craft Brewing will donate at least $10,000 to the Cascade Valley Relief Fund after hosting OSO STRONG Day,Monday, March 31.
Philadelphia, PA – The Coronado Brewing Company, located on beautiful Coronado Island just off the coast of San Diego, California, has selected Origlio Beverage to distribute their portfolio of fine beers in the Philadelphia region.
It’s hard to call it a homecoming when you never really left, but that’s exactly how 21st Amendment’s Dave Wilson views his recent appointment as partner and president with the San Francisco-based craft beer company. Over the last three years, Wilson has literally worn two hats. At industry events, he’d sometimes wear both a 21st Amendment embroidered hat and a Crux Fermentation shirt.
For years, smaller craft brewers have donated — or sold on the cheap — their spent grain to farmers to feed cows and other livestock. Rather than sending it to landfills, the handshake transaction between brewers and farmers has been lauded as mutually beneficial by many industry watchers and advocates.
It’s been four years since Phusion Projects was forced to remove energy stimulants like caffeine, guarana and taurine from its products, but the dust is still settling. On Tuesday, the maker of Four Loko agreed to pay $400,000 in a multistate settlement over allegations that it unlawfully marketed its flavored malt beverages, promoted the misuse of alcohol by minors and failed to disclose the effects of drinking alcoholic beverages with caffeine.
SPRINGFIELD, IL — Eugene McEnery III, Vice Chairman/C.O.O. of Euclid Beverage LLC, was elected Chair of the Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois (ABDI) for FY ’14, beginning December 1, 2013. He will also serve another one-year term as Director-at-Large.
