Craft beer industry news.
DENVER — Denver hosts more than its fair share of beer festivals. However, none of these events showcase Denver-only breweries quite like the Denver [only] Beer Festivus, a beer festival for the rest of us. The second annual Denver Beer Festivus, presented by Denver Off The Wagon and Imbibe Denver, will take place on Dec…. Read more »
Continuing its quest to be a nationally distributed brand before the end of the year, Green Flash Brewing today announced new distribution in Michigan. Green Flash has signed wholesale agreements with three distributors: Alliance Beverage, Eastown Distributors and Powers Distributing. The brewery’s entire portfolio — including West Coast IPA, Hop Head Red, Double Stout and… Read more »
Napa Smith Brewery & Winery produced fewer than 500 barrels when Smoke Wallin started there in 2010. In 18 months, Wallin took Napa Smith from distribution in California alone to placements in 32 states. Soon into the expansion, Wallin realized that the brewery’s quick growth couldn’t match its infrastructure.
ESCONDIDO, CA — Suede evokes a sense of smooth, sexy coolness and, for some, perhaps the ‘70s. But when used to describe the latest Stone Brewing Co. collaboration, 10 Barrel/Bluejacket/Stone Suede Imperial Porter, it’s just groovy. The beer was created in collaboration with Tonya Cornett of Bend, Oregon’s 10 Barrel Brewing Co. and Megan O’Leary… Read more »
COOPERSTOWN, NY — Brewery Ommegang is fired up for big things at the Great American Beer Festival this week. With a new beer to reveal, two new beers to try, eight favorites to sample, a culinary competition at the festival, and a variety of offsite events, Ommegang’s presence in Denver is on a “scale” unlike… Read more »
BERKELEY, Calif. — During a time of year when the beer market is overrun with pumpkin and Octoberfest-style beers, Bison Brewing dares to separate itself from the pack with its unique seasonal offering——Gingerbread Ale.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — J.J. Taylor Companies, Inc. continues with its investment in clean fuels by announcing the expansion of its CNG powered fleet and the building of a second CNG station in Ft. Myers, FL. The Company will receive 10 new 2014 Freightliner Cascadia tractors equipped with the new Cummins-Westport ISX 12G engine and the… Read more »
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.
