Craft beer industry news.
Clifton Park, NY – Break out the latkes, turducken and HE’BREW Beer┬«, it’s time to celebrate Chanukah (begins Wed., Nov. 27) and Thanksgiving (Thurs., Nov. 28) with Shmaltz Brewing Company! Overlapping for only the second time since President Lincoln declared Thanksgiving a federal holiday — the last time it occurred was in 1888 and it… Read more »
Craft Brew Alliance (CBA) — which produces and markets the Widmer, Kona, Redhook and Omission craft beer brands as well as Square Mile Cider — today announced that, effective January 1, 2014, Andy Thomas will take over as the company’s new CEO. Thomas, who has served as CBA’s president of commercial operations since June 2011,… Read more »
Atlanta’s Sweetwater Brewing today announced the hiring of Kimberly Jones, who has been named the company’s new chief financial officer, according to a release. Jones, who most recently served as vice president and corporate controller with SPANX, an Atlanta-based women’s apparel company, brings more than 15 years of executive financial and management experience to Sweetwater.
SEATTLE, WA – November 21, 2013 – Schilling Cider, due to state-wide demand, has of´¼ücially expanded their partnership with Great Artisan Beverage Co. — bringing dangerously drinkable craft cider to all corners of Washington state. Now available in Washington, northern Idaho, Oregon and Minnesota, Schilling Cider boasts three ´¼éavors in four-packs of 12-ounce cans—hoppy Original,… Read more »
Half Moon Bay, CA – “Plan Princeton” – Free public forum welcomes Don Horsley and Kendall Flint for a discussion about Plan Princeton, a study on the coastal land from Pillar Point Harbor to Moss Beach, led by Lenny Mendonca, director at McKinsey & Company and founder of the Half Moon Bay Brewing Company What:… Read more »
CARMEL, Ind.–SteadyServ Technologies (www.SteadyServ.com), an emerging technology company, announces the iKegÔäó system, a mobile, SaaS-based inventory management solution for the beer industry. SteadyServ is now accepting partnership agreements with beer distributors and pre-orders from retailers, which sell draft, as well as, bottled and canned beer. iKeg accurately measures and reports the real-time inventory of draft… Read more »
Costa Mesa, CA – Barley Forge Brewing Co. has received federal and city approval to operate in Costa Mesa, California’s hip SOBECA district – making it the city’s first-ever Type 23 production brewery. State approval is pending final inspection. Barley Forge will be a 15-barrel production brewery located in a 10,000 square-foot space making many… Read more »
COMSTOCK, MI – Bell’s Brewery, Inc. brought home two prestigious medals from this year’s 11th Annual Festival of Wood and Barrel Aged Beer (FoBAB) held in Chicago this past weekend. Le Bretteur, a specialty beer from Bell’s downtown Kalamazoo brewing team, won a gold medal in the Wild/Brett category. The category is designated for beers… Read more »
Most arguments can be settled over a couple beers. That is, of course, unless the beer industry is spearheading the offensive. The Chicago Tribune has the story of how beer lobbyists have started a fight with Wall Street over an aluminum market rigged to line the pockets of big banks. As the Tribune explains, the… Read more »
Mukilteo, WA – Diamond Knot Craft Brewing wants you to celebrate our newest release with us at the Brewery & Alehouse on Mukilteo’s Waterfront. DATE: Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013 TIME: Pouring begins at 5 p.m. LOCATION: Diamond Knot Brewery & Alehouse 621 Front Street, Mukilteo Here’s the brewer’s word on Storm Surge! Storm surge is… Read more »
New Belgium is about to double its wood beer aging capacity by adding 32 new French Oak foeders to its Fort Collins, Colo. headquarters by the end of the year, bringing the brewery’s grand total of foeders to 64, the company announced. New Belgium began expanding its wood collection back in May, when it added… Read more »
MILWAUKEE, WI — For the third straight year, Lakefront Brewery, Inc. will celebrate the infamous start of the holiday shopping season with a “Black Friday” event, featuring a limited edition beer. The special brew, Black FridayÔäó Imperial India-Style Black Ale, will be available only at the brewery and only for one day — if that…. Read more »
LONGMONT, CO — It’s time to turn back the clock with a beer from Left Hand’s past! Widdershins Oak Aged Barleywine-style Ale is coming back this winter! Like its counter clockwise namesake, Widdershins has a taste that’s totally backwards — a full bodied beer with an initial sweetness, instantly swept away by earthy hops, all… Read more »
Delaware – If you bellied up to a bar in 18th-century America on a winter’s eve, chances are the colonists on either side of you would be nursing a warm, spicy flip. The eggnog-type beer cocktail repeatedly appeared in the journals of the Founding Fathers and was a near constant on the expense accounts of… Read more »
