Craft beer industry news.
It might go down as one of the smallest buyouts in craft beer history, but Idle Hands Craft Ales, a Boston-area nano-brewery, today announced it will purchase the intellectual property of nearby Enlightenment Ales.
Long Beach, CA—December 2nd, 2013— Just in time to ring in 2014, Beachwood Brewing is set to release its last seasonal beer of the year —Tovarish Russian Imperial Espresso Stout—on December 27th, 2013. Tovarish is a bold Russian imperial stout brewed with a base of British Maris Otter barley, heaping amounts of roasted barley, and… Read more »
ITHACA, N.Y. — With much excitement and cause for celebration, Ithaca Beer Co. is pleased to announce the release of Excelsior! Anniversary Sixteen on Wednesday December 4, 2013. Brewed with local wildflower honey, Sixteen is a Belgian inspired farmhouse ale so dark as night yet beaming with rich flavors. To celebrate, the Taproom at Ithaca… Read more »
Las Vegas, Nevada – Wise Business Plans, which supports independent entrepreneurs and expanding companies with custom business plans, is helping microbrewery owners toast the future by creating a roadmap to success. “It’s an amazing thing to be able to build a business out of something you love, and microbreweries are one of the finest examples… Read more »
Auburn, Massachusetts — The year 1933 marked the end of the Prohibition era; American beer lovers from around the world rejoiced the return of beer. Atlas Distributing was no exception, and today will celebrate its’ 80th Anniversary on November 29, 2013. Throughout its history Atlas has grown its business with an increasingly diverse portfolio of… Read more »
Tucson, AZ — An annual holiday tradition, the Kids & Cops Christmas Event is a truly local collaboration benefiting Tucson area children, led by the Tucson Police Officer’s Association. This event provides children with the opportunity to spend positive, personal time with a local police officer while shopping for winter essentials like clothing, jackets and… Read more »
Littleton, CO — Wednesday, November 27th, 2013— Alamo Drafthouse Littleton is pleased to announce our full slate of films and special events for the Holidays including two special screenings of the black comedy BAD SANTA to raise funds for Oskar Blue’s Can’d Aid Foundation, which continues to help with relief efforts from the Colorado floods.
CHICAGO — This Black Friday, holiday shoppers will be lining up for one of the most-coveted gifts of the season — Goose Island’s new batch of Bourbon County Brand barrel-aged beer, including three new varieties. On Friday, November 29, the Chicago-based brewery will release select quantities of the fan-favorite stouts nationwide and hold special Bourbon… Read more »
Seattle, Washington — The Great Artisan Beverage Company is pleased to officially announce Summit and Fun Beverage, Inc. as members to the distribution network of Great Artisan Beverage. Together we will add Butte, Missoula and Kalispell regions to the footprint. Summit Beverage, headquartered in Missoula, Montana began in 1968 as Roach & Smith and has… Read more »
Prohibition was repealed with the ratification of the 21st Amendment in 1933. Now, 80 years later, there are new laws on the books that don’t seem to make much sense to craft brewers across the country. In Florida, for instance, growlers that hold a quart of beer or less are completely legal, as are jugs… Read more »
Bell’s Brewery today announced it will expand its distribution in Pennsylvania to include 15 additional counties in the north and central regions of the state. The company has inked a distribution agreement with Durdach Brothers Inc. to sell its year-round and seasonal offerings throughout the 15-county footprint, beginning in March, 2014.
Breakside Brewery is excited to present the first in a series of limited release, seasonal beers available in both draft and bottles with Big Country. Our take on a winter ale is something uncommon in the Northwest: a rich and balanced strong ale inspired by the starkbiers and weinnachtsbiers sold in winter in the open… Read more »
Let’s face it — Spokane probably isn’t on your bucket list. Tucked away in Eastern Washington, the city of a little more than 200,000 sits on the Idaho border, about an hour away from popular resort destinations to the East. Nationally, Spokane’s best known institution is likely the Gonzaga Bulldogs basketball program.
San Diego, CA — November 26, 2013 — Karl Strauss Brewing Company is celebrating another record-breaking sales year with the limited release of Four Scowling Owls Holiday Tripel. Four Scowling Owls is the fourth installment of the company’s nontraditional “12 Days of Christmas” holiday series. The collection is built around higher alcohol beers that are… Read more »
