Craft beer industry news.
Brewbound today released the Fall/Winter edition of its New Beer Guide. With over 250 new and seasonal beers from 75 breweries, the guide is a valuable resource for distributors, retailers and breweries interested in learning more about the newest craft products. The New Beer Guide documents a variety of new offerings being released by the… Read more »
PHOENIX — Earlier this summer, local homebrewers and craft beer experts, James Swann and Andrew Bauman teamed up with another local brewery, Mudshark Brewing in Lake Havasu City to create RoadZoda—a crisp, American wheat beer with tangerine, mango, vanilla and cinnamon. The limited availability and delicious flavor had local beer fans begging for more.
SAN DIEGO — “ConfessionÔäó IPA is brewed using American IPA brewing practices. We feature a combination of hops that give the beer a distinctive but not overpowering hop character.
BOULDER, Colo. — As the nation’s brewers continue to revolutionize the American beer scene, beer lovers from around the world will descend upon Denver for the 32nd annual Great American Beer Festival (GABF).
Hot on the heels of its six-month anniversary, Orange’s newest microbrewery has released Stentorian, a 13.3% ABV barrel-aged English barleywine.
HOOD RIVER, Ore. — Full Sail Brewing is excited to host a book signing of The American Craft Beer Cookbook at their pub with author,John Holl. Join Full Sail Brewing on Wednesday, September 18th from 5-7pm to meet the author of this newly released book. Local bookseller Waucoma Books will be on site with books… Read more »
DENVER — Saint Arnold Brewing Co. (www.saintarnold.com), the oldest craft brewery in Texas, today announced plans to celebrate its entry into the Colorado craft beer market with a party at the Falling Rock Tap House in Denver.
The Center Valley classroom and lab have just been expanded 1,000 square feet. The goal was to bring in modern classroom equipment including SMART Board presentation screens, and the latest in draft beer and wine dispensing equipment.
MCKINLEYVILLE, Calif. — Six Rivers Brewery has created a limited release beer named Tin Pants Ale to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Humboldt State University (HSU).
KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii — Kona Brewing Company’s Pipeline Porter is making its way to the Midwestern states of Ohio, Illinois, Missouri, Indiana and Minnesota for the first time this September. Part of Kona Brewing’s Aloha Series, this American Porter is brewed with freshly roasted Kona coffee from the Cornwell Estate Coffee plantation neighboring Kona Brewing on… Read more »
With Boston Beer Company shares up ten-fold since 2009, Bloomberg Business reports that Jim Koch, the company’s founder and chairman, has officially joined the billionaire ranks. Koch was 35 when he started Boston Beer in 1984. Now 64, Koch’s net worth is now more than $1 billion, according to Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
Toho Co., Ltd., a Japanese entertainment company, recently filed a lawsuit against New Orleans Lager & Ale Brewing Company, claiming that the brewer’s “Mechahopzilla” beer violates Toho’s copyrights for Mechagodzilla, the mechanized enemy of Godzilla, according to Law 360.
PORTLAND, Ore. — Widmer Brothers Brewing has released Krystal Pear, a filtered American-style wheat beer brewed with Oregon pears as the official beer of this year’s Bon Appétit presents Feast Portland: A Celebration of Oregon Bounty, a four-day festival celebrating Oregon’s culinary culture with top Oregon chefs, along with nationally recognized chefs and food influencers.
ALEXANDRIA, VA — The National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA) and the Brewers Association (BA) are pleased to announce the nominees for the Seventh Annual Craft Beer Distributor of the Year Award. The award recognizes an American beer distributor who goes above and beyond in their efforts to actively market, sell and promote craft beer.
