Craft beer industry news.
Napa, CA — Napa Point Brewing is a state-of-the-art microbrewery located in the heart of Napa Valley. Napa Point Brewing is committed to educating knowledgeable beer drinkers as to the core attributes that go into creating an Ultra Premium Craft beer. Robert Dahl, Napa Point Brewing CEO, describes it thus, “There are 4 components that… Read more »
Boulder, CO — Twisted Pine Brewing Company in Boulder, Colorado has announced the appointment of Jean Lund as Chief Executive Officer, effective November 1st. Current CEO and owner Bob Baile will retain the title of President and focus the bulk of his efforts toward customer and distributor relations. Lund spent the last two years as… Read more »
Milton, DE – Have you ever heard a pear sing? Here at Dogfish Head, we’ve been playing around with off-centered hybrids since the mid-90s. We do beer-wine hybrids like Noble Rot and Sixty-One using grapes as fermentable sugars, and we do a beer-cider hybrid called Positive Contact using apples. For Piercing Pils, our new winter… Read more »
Portland, OR – We are excited to introduce our newest year-round beer: Wanderlust IPA. Why release a second, year-round IPA, you might ask? Our original Breakside IPA has sold so well in Oregon that we’ve found ourselves unable to expand our brewery’s sales to remote places like, oh, Seattle. It’s a good problem to have,… Read more »
Los Angeles, CA — Just as Los Angeles braces for frigid temperatures of 65-70 degrees (e.g. winter in Los Angeles), Golden Road Brewing debuts Better Weather IPA this Saturday, October 26, it’s ode to “light sweaters and flip-flops” and the third beer in their Custom IPA series. Developed by brewmaster Jesse Houck, Better Weather IPA… Read more »
The craft beer category continued to capture on-premise market share in the third quarter despite what GuestMetrics calls the “weakest” of the year for all alcohol categories. According to the on-premise data supplier, on-premise beer volumes are down 5.2 percent in the last four weeks and 3.7 year-to-date.
SEATTLE, WA — Last night, thousands of Seattleites gathered at the Old Rainier Brewery in the city’s Industrial District to celebrate the return of a beloved icon, the Rainier R. The original R sign came off the building 13 years ago and can now be seen at Seattle’s Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI). Partygoers… Read more »
All eyes were focused on D.G. Yuengling last week as news broke that the brewery was eyeing new distribution in the New England market. Yuengling distributes nearly 3 million barrels of beer across a 15-state footprint, but that could change next year with a return to Massachusetts, a state where it hasn’t sold beer since… Read more »
Tucson, AZ —Who’s thirsty? World of Beer (WOB) Tucson is brewing up some fun in downtown Tucson with a grand opening celebration planned for Thursday, October 31. Doors open at 9 a.m. when all are invited to join the WOB family for a Chicken and Belgian waffle breakfast. There will be a ton of beer… Read more »
Paso Robles, CA—During the dog days of the autumn grape harvest, thirsty overworked winemakers are fond of saying, “It takes a lot of beer to make great wine.” But at Firestone Walker Brewing Company, the opposite is also true, as 14 local winemakers recently convened to help the brewing team blend the next Firestone Walker… Read more »
If ever there was a race to open a second brewery on the East Coast, Oskar Blues won by a long shot. The Longmont, Colo.-based craft brewery officially opened its second brewing facility in Brevard, N.C. last December, ahead of Sierra Nevada and New Belgium, which are also planning expansions in the Tar Heel State of their own.
CHICAGO — This month, Goose Island Beer Company is unveiling four Belgian-style wild ales from its diverse and creative portfolio. The Chicago-based beer company will debut two completely new barrel-aged farmhouse ales called Gillian and Halia, and release the 2013 vintage of the much sought after sour ales, Lolita and Juliet. With select national availability,… Read more »
With hopes to bring on new markets, such as southern Illinois, Maryland and Pittsburgh, Pa., and without much recent experience going through this process, Chris Lennert, Left Hand’s vice president of operations, has clearly defined a compatible marketplace.
Middlebury, VT — Woodchuck Hard Cider has begun shipping its latest handcrafted cider style, Woodchuck Cellar Series Smoked Apple. It is the second offering from the Cellar Series line, which features a rotating selection of rare and unique ciders. Woodchuck Cellar Series Smoked Apple was made with a little help from a fellow Vermont business…. Read more »
