Craft beer industry news.
If IRI data is any kind of indicator, the craft beer category is on its way to yet another year of double-digit dollar sales growth in 2013. With just six weeks left in the year, Brewbound examined recent IRI reports in an attempt to spot some trends. A closer look into the data revealed some… Read more »
CHICAGO, IL — Goose Island Beer Company is celebrating the aroma and taste of hops with the introduction of Ten Hills Pale Ale, the first of three new limited release beers slated for this year and 2014. Ten Hills Pale Ale traces its story to Bonners Ferry, Idaho’s Elk Mountain Farms, a hop farm that… Read more »
LITTLETON, CO – Long known in the U.S. for its Weisse and Original Oktoberfest, as well as Munich Gold and Weisse Dark, Munich-based Hacker-Pschorr Brewery is expanding its U.S. offerings with a limited-release specialty beer series consisting of four small batch beers, brewed and packaged specially for variety-thirsty U.S. beer lovers. All four beers will… Read more »
STEVENS POINT, WIS.— St. Benedict’s Winter Ale is blessed with a new 12-ounce can package sure to please fans of the Stevens Point Brewery’s popular winter seasonal brew. The dark and hearty winter brew, which also benefits from a new flavor profile, is now available in convenient 12-pack cans wherever Point’s handcrafted beers are sold…. Read more »
FORT WORTH, TX — Beginning in 2014, beer connoisseurs will get to enjoy craft brews from North Texas’ oldest brewery as a 12-ounce canned beverage. Rahr & Sons Brewing Co. will launch a selection of canned beers to the Dallas-Fort Worth market in early 2014, which will include 12-pack cases of Rahr’s Blonde, as well… Read more »
Fort Collins, CO — On November 23, 2013, Odell Brewing will celebrate the return of Friek, the brewery’s beloved Lambic-style Kriek-Framboise hybrid. Now in its fourth season, Friek has become one of the brewery’s most highly anticipated releases. According to the DRAFT Magazine review, “Friek splashes down with a tart snap up front, and then… Read more »
There’s beer on the brain in Bentonville. Walmart, the largest retailer in the world, has said it wants to double its alcohol sales by 2016. One area of the store Walmart would like to see customers spending more time is the beer aisle.
OMAHA, NE – The Celiac Sprue Association (CSA), the largest non-profit celiac support group in America, today announced that Omission Beer has met stringent requirements for earning the organization’s Recognition Seal. The CSA Seal, currently found on more than 1100 product brands, embodies the CSA’s commitment to a consistent, meaningful, and verifiable definition of products… Read more »
Massachusetts craft brewers who want more freedom to switch wholesalers are pushing for legislative change to what they believe are outdated beer distribution laws. The proposed House Bill 267 seeks to give brewers more power over their distribution rights. If passed, it will allow small brewers to easily opt out of relationships with wholesalers, a… Read more »
SAN JOSE, CA — Scott Fore, President of 2×4 Brewing & Imports LLC, is pleased to announce the recent signing of nine (9) new states and the District of Columbia with distributors to represent Canadian craft beers and ciders imported by 2X4 Brewing & Imports, LLC, under its Canada‘s Select BrewsÔäó portfolio. The following states… Read more »
HOUSTON, TX — As supplies of Saint Arnold Icon Gold diminish, the Houston brewery is greeting craft beer fans with a new offering from the Saint Arnold Icon series: Icon Red, a Bohemian Pils. Saint Arnold Brewing Co. (www.saintarnold.com), the oldest craft brewery in Texas, is gradually releasing the light and refreshing brew in 4-packs… Read more »
Portland, OR — The Commons Brewery has partnered with Morgan Distributing in Oregon. Morgan will distribute The Commons Brewery beers in package and draft throughout Oregon beginning January 1, 2014. “The plan from the beginning was to self distribute until it was no longer reasonable to do. With two years of self distribution under our… Read more »
The stage has been set for a classic Western shootout, but it’s not about Arizona horse rustlin’ — it’s about Arizona beer distributin’. The showdown is over North Coast Brewing, which is attempting to switch from its current distributor, Crescent Crown Distributing, to Hensley Beverage Company.
Santee, CA – To help get you into the Holiday Spirit, Manzanita Brewing Company has brewed up their 2013 edition of Night Before Christmas. With a unique blend of roasted and chocolate malts from England and peppermint added late in the brewing process, we have created a stout that is prefect for the holiday season…. Read more »
