Craft beer industry news.
As Dogfish Head’s supply catches up to demand, the Milton, Del.-based brewery continues to announce details on its re-entry into states that it had exited in March 2011. In a blog entry posted today on the brewery’s website, a Dogfish Head spokesperson writes that beer is on the way to wholesalers in Wisconsin and will… Read more »
For decades, wine was the pinnacle of class. Those who sought not just taste, but also considered region and age in their glass weren’t merely drinkers, but connoisseurs. That inherent sophistication had long been absent in beer, which was mostly inexpensive and uniform in flavor. In recent times, however, craft beer is often viewed as… Read more »
COMSTOCK, MI —Bell’s Brewery, Inc. invites members of the media to attend an unveiling of “From Seed to the Senses” at its Comstock Brewery on Thursday, Dec. 5 at 5 p.m. The wood sculpture is eleven-and-a-half feet tall by four feet wide and weighs approximately 1,400 pounds. It was created by Rockford-Illinois based artist Salem… Read more »
Bloomington, IL — In a new agreement announced today, DESTIHL┬« Brewery, of Bloomington, Illinois, and Quail Distributing, of Phoenix, will join forces to distribute DESTIHL’s acclaimed and award-winning craft beer brands throughout the State of Arizona. “The agreement with Quail represents an exciting opportunity for DESTIHL beers to be available outside the Midwest for the… Read more »
ALEXANDRIA, VA — On Thursday, America’s beer distributors will celebrate the 80th anniversary of the ratification of the 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution, which repealed Prohibition and established today’s effective system of state-based alcohol regulation. An NBWA video playing in New York City’s Times Square highlights this historic anniversary. On December 5, 1933,… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC — This Dec. 5, Repeal Day, marks the 80th anniversary of the end of Prohibition with ratification of the 21st Amendment to the Constitution. Today, beer is the most-popular alcohol beverage choice for American adults, and is welcome at nearly every occasion. In turn, the brewing and beer industry is a major contributor… Read more »
The 21st Amendment Brewery announced today that Ted Whitney has joined the team as their new Director of Sales. Ted comes from the great Boulder, Colorado-based Avery Brewing Company where he worked for nearly seven years, most recently as their National Sales Director. Ted began a career in wine sales but he soon realized he… Read more »
SEATTLE, WA — Seattle Cider Company, Seattle’s first and only cidery since Prohibition, is excited to announce the release of its second seasonal cider. Available in 22-ounce bottles now through February, Seattle Cider’s New England style offers a unique flavor profile, fermented with brown sugar and raisins, and 9.5 ABV. This pre-Prohibition style cider joins… Read more »
PROVIDENCE, R.I.—Narragansett Beer announces today the release of its limited-edition Autocrat Coffee Milk Stout, a unique collaboration between two iconic Rhode Island companies. A custom blend of Narragansett’s bittersweet milk stout with dark, delicious Autocrat Coffee makes for a delightful beer that is more Rhode Island than Roger Williams himself. Since the 1890’s, Narragansett Beer… Read more »
LEWISTON — AUBURN, MAINE: Baxter Brewing Company, the acclaimed all-cans craft brewery in Lewiston, Maine that was the first of its kind in New England, will be available throughout northern New England in convenient 12-can boxes, beginning in January. “People have been asking for this option from the very beginning,” explained Luke Livingston, Baxter’s founder… Read more »
SIERRA MADRE, CA —— Combining a love of craft beers and concern for the environment, two local entrepreneurs recently launched a mobile beer-canning business that allows small-scale brewers to package and distribute their beverages in a way normally only available to much larger competitors. Greg Kinne and Mike Nalick, co-owners of Sierra Madre-based Beer Monks… Read more »
Montreal, Quebec – Glutenberg is proud to announce the inauguration of its new brewery in Montreal. This $2 million investment occurred two years only after the company was founded. Thanks to its new installations, Glutenberg will be able to respond to the increasing demand for its gluten-free beers in the United States. The US distribution… Read more »
St. Paul, MN — The Master Brewers Association of the Americas (MBAA) has launched a new award designed to recognize outstanding achievements by a single brewery in the development and implementation of an innovative process (or processes) that supports sustainability in brewing. Breweries that have completed a sustainability project from January 2011 to present are… Read more »
Heading north up I-55 from its St. Louis home, 4 Hands Brewing Co. is blowing into the Windy City in 2014, bringing seven of its beers to Chicago, per an agreement with Wirtz Beverage of Illinois.
