Craft beer industry news.
STEVENS POINT, Wis.—America’s best-tasting hard ciders are produced by Ciderboys Cider Co., according to Chicago’s Beverage Testing Institute (BTI). The BTI’s expert judges taste-tested hard ciders from North America and Europe during October and bestowed four gold medals — the most for any cider maker — on Ciderboys’ Peach County, Raspberry Smash, Magic Apple and… Read more »
Norton, MA – Horizon Beverage Group is pleased to announce Gregg Quadrini has been promoted to President, Beer CBU effective November 1st, 2013. In this role, Gregg will be responsible for over 6 million cases of beer in both Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Gregg will serve on the Sales Operating Group and participate in all… Read more »
DENVER, CO – The Colorado Brewers Guild (CBG) produces a full calendar of special events intended to feature and promote the world-class beers of its members. This fall the CBG will introduce the latest of its Rendezvous events, the Thanksgiving Rendezvous. The gathering will take place on Nov. 17 from 1 – 5 p.m. at… Read more »
With Oskar Blues Brewery’s second brewing facility in Brevard, N.C. running full steam ahead, the company said it plans to expand into a “handful of new states” next year. Oskar Blues will jumpstart the process by entering Indiana in November with three wholesalers: World Class Beer-Monarch Beverage in central and south Indiana, and Indiana Beverage… Read more »
Dover, DE — Dominion Brewing is releasing the only 2013 addition to their Pinup series, Candi Belgian Tripel, this week. Don’t be fooled by Candi’s golden appearance. This Belgian Tripel may taste of sugar and spice, but her beguiling introduction is far from nice, flirting with a covert 9.5% ABV. Saaz and Halltertau hops provide… Read more »
San Diego, CA — Karl Strauss Brewing Company is proud to announce the return of its cult-classic, Peanut Butter Cup Porter. The company first brewed Peanut Butter Cup Porter for San Diego Beer Week last year and fans went wild for it, with all 80 kegs running out in less than 5 days. This year,… Read more »
Chicago beer drinkers should get ready for a taste of ‘Vacationland.’ Popular boutique brewer Maine Beer Co. recently signed a new wholesale agreement with Windy City Distribution — part of the Reyes Beverage Group of beer distributors — and made its first shipment of beer to the Midwest just last week.
Carl Nolen, the co-founder and CEO of soon-to-launch Wisconsin Brewing is blunt when discussing his company’s finances. “If you are undercapitalized out of the gate, you are probably going to be screwed,” he said.
Bloomington, IL — In a new agreement announced today, DESTIHL┬« Brewery and World Class Beer of Indiana, a division of the Monarch Beverage Company, will join forces to distribute the brewer’s acclaimed craft beer brands throughout 70 counties in the southern two-thirds of Indiana. DESTIHL, based in Bloomington, Illinois, is not new to the Indiana… Read more »
The popular Banker’s Hill restaurant CUCINA urbana is partnering with well-known San Diego brewery Green Flash for a celebratory brunch immediately following the annual San Diego Race for the Cure. As part of San Diego Beer Week and the end of Green Flash’s Treasure Chest program, the restaurant and brewery have joined forces to encourage… Read more »
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 »
