Craft beer industry news.
ALEXANDRIA, VA — National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA) President & CEO Craig Purser is pleased to announce that veteran government affairs professional Laurie L. Knight will join NBWA as the Executive Vice President, Government Affairs. In that position, she will lead the association’s lobbying team, direct the association’s federal advocacy efforts and play a key… Read more »
ATLANTA — According to the American Homebrewers Association, nearly one million Americans brew beer at home at least once during the year. To support the fast-growing craft beer movement in Atlanta and in the southeast, Publik Draft House (P.D.H.), in partnership with Atlanta Magazine and Monday Night Brewing, announces the Great Southern Craft Beer Competition…. Read more »
Longmont, Colo & Brevard, NC. – James Watt and Martin Dickie, owners of the UK’s fastest-growing brewery, travel across America visiting different American beer towns, celebrating distinctive craft beers and creating their own locally-inspired drafts on Esquire Network’s new show Brew Dogs. Join James & Martin as they visit Oskar Blues’ Brewery, Hops & Heifers… Read more »
Virginia – This November, through its partnership with Brown Distributing, Hardywood Park Craft Brewery will introduce its portfolio of beers to select restaurants and stores in northern Virginia. Jacob Brunow, head of the Craft and Import Department at Brown says “we are ecstatic about representing our hometown beer in new markets,” adding “to us, Hardywood… Read more »
To meet a growing demand for its beers, San Jose, Calif.-based Strike Brewing Co. announced it will build its own brick-and-mortar brewing facility. Launched in December, 2011, the company had previously been contract brewing at Hermitage Brewing in San Jose. “Our contract brewing partner was great to work with but we wanted more freedom to… Read more »
SAN DIEGO, CA. — October 21, 2013 Saint Archer Brewing Company is pleased to announce the second installment of the film series called The Ambassador Project. The film series offers a unique glimpse into the lives of some of Saint Archer’s owners/ambassadors. Every other month a new volume will be released on the Saint Archer… Read more »
New York – Santorini is known for its natural beauty, deep blue seas, progressive food & wine scene and now beer. Beer? Each year tourists make the ascent from the port up to the main town of Fira on the back of a donkey. As a result, the donkey has become the beloved & ubiquitous… Read more »
Seattle, WA — On Saturday, November 2, join Two Beers Brewing from 2-7pm at its newly expanded tasting room — The Woods — as it celebrates six exciting years in business! To mark the occasion, Two Beers Brewing will be hosting its biggest celebration yet with the unveiling of a brand new look for its… Read more »
Pawtucket, RI — Foolproof Brewing Company today accounted that it will begin distributing in the state of Connecticut. The company’s beers, which will be available for purchase in cans and draft beginning Oct. 28, are being distributed statewide by Northeast Beverage Corporation, Orange, Conn. “We are thrilled to expand our distributions footprint into our neighboring… Read more »
Amid construction of a new brewing facility that will double its current capacity, Maui Brewing Co. has added to its executive team. Last week, the company announced the hiring of Peter Scheider as its new National Sales Manager.
Denver, CO — San Francisco’s Speakeasy Ales & Lagers took home the prestigious gold medal in the Amber/Red Ale category for Prohibition Ale at the 2013 Great American Beer Festival Awards Ceremony. “Prohibition is our founding recipe,” says Brewmaster Kushal Hall. “ We’ve been brewing this beer for 16 years, and we’re honored one of… Read more »
Denver, CO — Hangar 24 Craft Brewery brought home its first Great American Beer Festival Gold Medal for its winter Local Fields beer, Warmer, this past Saturday. The Denver, Colorado event is the largest commercial beer competition and festival in the world, with nearly 50,000 attendees.
Exactly 365 days ago, Boulevard Brewing founder John McDonald told Brewbound that that he wasn’t interested in selling the country’s 19th largest brewery. What a difference a year can make. But yesterday, the owner of the Kansas City Mo.-based craft brewery announced that Belgium-based Duvel Moortgat will purchase the company as part of a deal… Read more »
LANCASTER, Pa. — Lancaster Brewing Company donated $3,000 after hosting “Brewing Up a Cure for Crohn’s & Colitis” on October 9. Lancaster Brewing presented a check on Thursday, October 17 to the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA). The Lancaster Brewing Company donated 20% of all food sales and 100% of all Oktoberfest pints… Read more »
