Craft beer industry news.
The Boston Beer Company, makers of Samuel Adams, reported record-breaking, third quarter depletions growth of 26 percent on Wednesday, driven by consumer demand for a broad portfolio of offerings that also includes the Twisted Tea and Angry Orchard brands. Core shipment volume grew 29 percent to 993,000 barrels during the quarter.
Introducing Global Warmer, Sixpoint’s newest offering, now available on Draft and in 12 Oz Cans. No one can deny the beer climate is changing. Global Warmer is a return to beer’s essential ingredients and a purist’s approach to the Winter Beer, a style often dominated by spices and holiday imagery. Sixpoint founder Shane Welch and… Read more »
LANCASTER, PA –Lancaster Brewing Company is hosting “The Night of the Wolf” on November 14 in honor of their seasonally released beer, Winter Warmer. “The Night of the Wolf” is a five-course beer dinner featuring wild game and Winter Warmer Ale. Last year, Lancaster Brewing Company partnered with the Wolf Sanctuary of PA. A portion… Read more »
Sacramento, CA — Old Soul Co. is excited to announce the upcoming release of “The Sauce”, a craft coffee porter created in partnership with Ruhstaller of Sacramento. “The Sauce” is the second collaboration beer Old Soul has produced with Ruhstaller. The Kenyan, released earlier this year, sold out quickly and left fans anticipating the pair’s… Read more »
LONGMONT, CO — Fade to Black. That time of year when the light fades away. Brewed for the darkness, Fade to Black speaks in volumes, introducing a new volume each year in Left Hand’s renowned winter series. The fifth year — calls for something specialÔǪ Left Hand is bringing the first four volumes back to… Read more »
BOULDER, Colo. (October 28, 2013) — Upslope Brewing Company is celebrating five years of brewing beers this weekend on Nov. 1 and 2. To mark this momentous anniversary, they are hosting back to back parties at both of their breweries in Boulder. “We can’t believe it’s been five years! A second location and countless pints… Read more »
Despite rumors to the contrary, Terrapin Beer Co. has not yet inked an agreement with Crescent Crown Distributing to bring the Athens, Ga.-based brewery’s beer to Louisiana. Keyword, yet. “We’re in contract talks with them now, but nothing’s been officially signed,” said Dustin Watts, the vice president of sales and marketing at Terrapin. “We don’t… Read more »
Long Island, NY – Blue Point Brewing Company is launching a month-long campaign to raise money and awareness for prostate cancer and other men’s health issues through the international Movember movement. During the month of November each year, Movember is responsible for men growing moustaches all over the world. Proudly cultivating their “Mo’s”, these brave… Read more »
Chandler, AZ — SanTan Brewing Company, Arizona’s fastest growing brewery and leader of the Arizona canned craft beer revolution is gearing up to launch their RailSlide Imperial Spiced Ale on November 1, 2013. RailSlide Imperial Spiced Ale is a brew based on a traditional English Strong Ale with winter flavors including fresh ginger, cinnamon and… Read more »
New York, NY — The New York City Brewers Guild pulls out all the stops for the “6th Annual New York City Beer Week 2014” beginning with the Opening Night Bash at the historic Vanderbilt Hall (Grand Central Station) on Friday, February 21, 2014! A spectacular setting for New York City’s premier craft beer spectacle… Read more »
COOPERSTOWN, NY – The next beer in the Game of Thrones-inspired series is being readied for market, and the brew kettle at Brewery Ommegang is running hotter than ever. Brewery Ommegang and HBO jointly announce that the third beer in their successful partnership, Fire and Blood Red Ale, will release in the run-up to the… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC — Today the Beer Institute published an unofficial estimate of domestic tax paid by beer brewers: The September 2013 domestic tax paid estimate is 15,000,000 barrels. September 2012 removals were 14,750,000 (revised) for an increase of +1.7 percent. Please note the following monthly revisions from previous releases for 2012 and 2013: Month… Read more »
Avery Brewing has announced its return to the Sooner State, the first market that the brewery has re-entered since it scaled back distribution two years ago. The return was made possible in part due to expanded production at Avery’s current brewing facility. In April 2011, Avery Brewery stopped distributing to eight states, including Oklahoma, and… Read more »
Uinta Brewing has agreed to change the name of Hop Notch, the brewery’s flagship beer and one of the fastest-growing IPAs in the country, following a request from Massachusetts-based Notch Brewing, which owns trademark for the word “Notch” as it relates to beer and breweries. Notch Brewing claimed that Hop Notch was creating marketplace confusion.
