Craft beer industry news.
When walking around the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) show in Atlanta, one can easily pass booths featuring off-kilter beef jerky, energy drinks, e-cigarettes, fried everything. But a growler-fill station for craft beer?
Novato, CA — Moylan’s Brewery is proud to announce their recent bronze medal win at the 2013 Great American Beer Festival, which took place in Denver last week. The Bay Area brewery received a bronze medal for their Dragoons Dry Irish Stout in the Dry Irish Stout category. Over 732 breweries from around the world… Read more »
AleSmith Brewing Company claimed Gold and Silver medals at the 2013 Great American Beer Festival (GABF) competition. Presented by the Brewers Association, GABF is the largest national beer competition that recognizes the most outstanding beers produced in the United States. The top three winners in the competition’s 84 beer-style categories were announced October 13 at… Read more »
Fort Bragg, CA — In anticipation of long nights of celebration with the many friends we’ve made over the last 25 years, the brewers of North Coast have created a Belgian inspired session beer designed to promote a festive mood while minimizing the consequences of overindulgence. Brewed with pale malts and fermented with the same… Read more »
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.
