Craft beer industry news.
Portsmouth, NH – The shipping containers that protected our brewhouse and bottle filler arrived in Portland on December 8 and were then brought down on truck to the brewery. The equipment traveled from northern Italy and southern Germany to Hamburg, where it was loaded onto a boat. The first leg of the sea voyage was… Read more »
Boulder, CO — Mephistopheles’ Stout is back just in time for Christmas and though it is as black as a lump of coal, you’ll be merrier and more red-faced than old Saint Nick himself if you get a bottle of this 15.4% ABV monster in your stocking. The first shipments of this year’s Mephistopheles, Batch… Read more »
Total Beverage Solution today announced it has acquired the trademark and product recipes of Celis beers from CraftBev International. “We are currently considering a number of options for brewing, and we plan to reintroduce the brand to market by mid-2014,” said Dave Pardus, Total Beverage Solution CEO in a press release.
It’s only Tuesday, but we’re guessing you already need a beer. Good news — today is National Lager Day! Two breweries that have become synonymous with the lager style are celebrating in different ways.
Spokane, WA – No-Li Brewhouse plans to release their next 22 oz “Expo Series” bomber, Skyrail IPA, on December 24th, 2013, just in time for the holiday. The success of their current Expo Series brew, Winter Warmer Ale, shows promise for continuing their innovative series. Ringing in at 65 IBUs and around 6.5% ABV, Skyrail… Read more »
D.G. Yuengling Brewery will officially return to the Massachusetts market in the first quarter of 2014 with seven wholesalers, a company official confirmed to Brewbound today. Yuengling COO, Dave Cassinelli said the company has signed agreements with L. Knife & Son Inc., Seaboard Products, Craft Brewers Guild of Boston, ABI House of Quality, Girardi, Williams… Read more »
Garland, TX – Lakewood Brewing Company is proud to announce the release of this year’s Bourbon Barrel Temptress. This barrel-aged version of their flagship 9.1% imperial milk stout, The Temptress, is one of the most highly anticipated releases in Dallas-Fort Worth. Simply stated, Wim Bens, founder of Lakewood Brewing Company said “Bourbon Barrel Temptress tastes… Read more »
Charlotte, NC – On Saturday, February 1, 2014, ACEing Autism will host Queen City Brewers Festival (QCBF) at its new home: the Silver Hammer Studios at the NC Music Factory. Both sessions (1-4pm and 6-9pm) are nearly sold out, as tickets went on sale less than a week ago on Dec. 5th. “Guests will experience… Read more »
San Diego, CA —— Karl Strauss Brewing Company is honored that its Blackball Belgian IPA is one of 25 handpicked beers to make it onto Wine Enthusiast Magazine’s Top 25 Beers of 2013 list. This marks the third year in a row that Karl Strauss has made the prestigious national list and the second time… Read more »
Asheville, NC — The Spring 2014 release from New Belgium Brewing’s Hop Kitchen series will be a Rye IPA using rye grown in North Carolina and malted by Riverbend Malt House in Asheville. This is the first time that a beer made with North Carolina craft malt will be given this degree of national distribution…. Read more »
Victory Brewing Co. today announced it will expand its distribution footprint in the U.S. and internationally this winter, offering its year-round brands to six new territories. Beginning this month, Brasserie Purveyors will begin importing the Victory brand on Grand Cayman Island, while Great Brands AB and Vertical Drinks will distribute Victory products in Sweden and… Read more »
LOS ANGELES, CA — Drinks Americas (OTN: DKAM) a leading U.S. broker for authentic Mexican craft beers teams up with S.K.I. Wholesale Beer the premier craft & import beer distributor in New York. Featuring beer, cider, wine & non-alcoholic beverages from all around the United States and the world, S.K.I. offers products to all NYC… Read more »
7G Distributing, a Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based Anheuser-Busch InBev wholesaler announced that, effective Jan. 1, it will acquire Davenport, Iowa based Vanguard Distributing. “It was a footprint that’s adjacent to our territory and that made it very attractive. We expect to achieve a number of synergies,” 7G Owner Joe Lee told The Gazette.
LONGMONT, CO – December 6, 2013 — Left Hand Brewing has had a monumental twentieth year. In addition to winning three gold medals at the Great American Beer Festival and halting production due to the Colorado floods, the company gave back to the community by contributing nearly half a million dollars in aid throughout the… Read more »
