Craft beer industry news.
Portland, Ore. — Craft Brew Alliance, Inc. (“CBA”) (Nasdaq: BREW), an independent craft brewing company, announced the recipients of its first Retailer of the Year Awards at the company’s inaugural annual conference for beer wholesalers in Las Vegas earlier this week. With its wholesalers, CBA partners with a strong network of on-premise and off-premise retail… Read more »
ATLANTA — SweetWater’s Dank Tank is bringing the heat with its steamy new limited-release, Red Hot Mama. Brewers hopped up this Imperial Red Ale to draw out some fierce flavor with a super smooth finish. Red Hot Mama will roll out red-hot onto shelves the week of Oct. 14.
Larkspur, CA. — Marin Brewing Company announced today that they will be holding their annual blood drive on Saturday, October 19 from 12:00 PM — 5:00 PM. The blood drive will be held in the Marin Brewing Company parking lot at 1809 Larkspur Landing Circle with the help of Blood Centers of the Pacific’s bloodmobile…. Read more »
Frederick, MD — As part of Flying Dog Brewery’s small-batch, limited release series Brewhouse Rarities, the Maryland brewery is releasing two local agriculture collaborations this fall. An Orchard Ale brewed with fresh-pressed apple juice from Distillery Lane Ciderworks in Jefferson, Maryland will be released next week. In November, Flying Dog will release Vineyard Blonde, a… Read more »
On Tuesday, when a panel featuring Dogfish Head founder Sam Calagione, Anheuser-Busch president Luiz Edmond, Crown Imports president Bill Hackett, MillerCoors CEO Tom Long and Heineken USA CEO Dolf van den Brink took the stage to address thousands of U.S. beer distributors, it was with an eye toward ways to lessen the bleeding.
San Diego, Calif. — Join us at AleSmith Brewing Company on Saturday, October 5th for the Rye Barrel Aged Old Numbskull and Barrel Aged Grand Cru release party. The tasting room will be open from 11:00am – 8:00pm and this will be your first day to pick up your previously purchased bottles of Rye Barrel… Read more »
DENVER — Proclaiming Denver to be one of the world’s great beer cities, Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock today tapped a firkin of Vieille — a barrel-aged Saison that is lightly dry hopped — at Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project and launched Denver Beer Fest 2013, a nine day celebration of all things beer.
West Chester, PA — Boxcar Brewing Company is hosting a Halloween themed Ride the Rails event. Ride the Rails is a nostalgic train ride through picturesque Chester County, PA. Guests board 1930’s style train cars and head down the historical West Chester Railroad to the Glen Mills Picnic Park. There they will be met with… Read more »
Denver, Colo. — At Great Divide Brewing Company, October signals the release of three of the brewery’s most anticipated and storied seasonal beers: Hibernation Ale, Fresh Hop Pale Ale and Oak Aged Yeti Imperial Stout. All three of these highly respected beers will be available through December.
Chicago, IL — Moody Tongue Brewmaster Jared Rouben will debut ‘culinary brewing,’ an original approach to brewing that utilizes cooking methods alongside exceptional seasonal ingredients to produce sexy, clean, balanced beers in popular styles. Moody Tongue Brewery, located in Chicago’s burgeoning Pilsen neighborhood, will be on tap in leading restaurants and bars around the start… Read more »
Young’s Market Company is pleased to announce that effective Sept. 24, it has become the exclusive statewide wholesaler in California of Iron Fist Brewing Company. Iron Fist Brewing Co. is located in Vista, California in the heart of San Diego’s Hwy 78 brewery corridor. Established in 2010 Iron Fist is recognized as one of San… Read more »
Asheville, NC — Riverbend Malt House broke ground today on an expansion project that will dramatically increase production capacity. Steady demand from breweries and distilleries searching for locally produced raw materials has enabled the Asheville-based malting company to solidify its position as one of the largest craft maltsters in the country.
ESCONDIDO, CA — San Diego-based Stone Brewing Co. has nabbed another prestigious distinction. Wait, another one? The 10th largest craft brewing company in the U.S. was recently named one of Inc. Magazine’s “5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies.” That alone is great news, but even more impressive is that Stone is one of a very select group… Read more »
Denver, CO — After years of consumer requests, the beers of Utah’s original craft brewers, Wasatch and Squatters, are now available in Colorado. Colorado beer lovers can now purchase award-winning beers from Squatters (including IPA, Full Suspension, Chasing Tail and Hop Rising) and Wasatch (including Polygamy Porter, Devastator, Ghostrider and Apricot Hefeweizen).
