Craft beer industry news.
MARIETTA, Ga. — Vicinity Manufacturing held their first annual VicinityBrew Summit on May 17th at the Hilton Atlanta/Marietta Hotel & Conference Center. VicinityBrew offers a comprehensive brewery management solution for Microsoft Dynamics by integrating and automating critical data along production, finance, quality, scheduling and compliance.
ESCONDIDO, Calif. — Today, Stone Brewing Co. released Stone RuinTen IPA, a re-brew of 2012’s infamous Stone Ruination Tenth Anniversary IPA. The triple IPA was embraced by fans and Team Stone alike, which prompted Stone Co-founders Greg Koch and Steve Wagner to add the intensely aromatic and unabashedly bitter brew to the Stone special release… Read more »
GLENDALE, WI — Proving once again that exceptional craft beers come not only from Wisconsin but from Milwaukee’s original microbrewery, Sprecher Brewing Company took nine (9) awards at the 2013 Los Angeles International Commercial Beer competition. The award total includes one gold, three silver, and three bronze medals; as well as two honorable mentions.
BOSTON — Back by popular demand by grooms everywhere, the brewers at Samuel Adams announce the return of Samuel Adams Brewlywed Ale. The limited release, Belgian-style “bride ale” will be available for one day only — on June 26, 2013 — exclusively at the Boston Brewery. Created to celebrate the tradition of brewing for weddings,… Read more »
BOULDER, Colo. — The American Homebrewers Association’s (AHA) members like their beers bitter and once again voted Russian River Brewing Company’s Pliny the Elder the “Best Commercial Beer in America” for the fifth year running. The poll is conducted annually by Zymurgy magazine—the journal of the AHA.
NEW YORK — On June 19, NYC non-profit GrowNYC and Brooklyn Brewery will announce the launch of Greenmarket Wheat, a collaboration between local farmers, malters and brewers that captures the flavor of regional agriculture in a bottle.
Clifton Park, NY – Friday, June 14, 2013 – Come one, come all, and step right up, to Upstate New York on Sunday, July 7, 2013 to celebrate the public grand opening of Shmaltz Brewing Company’s new brewing home in Clifton Park (10 minutes north of Albany’s capital district)! Wet your whistle with vintage, barrel-aged… Read more »
New York — The American craft brewing community is renowned for its ingenuity and versatility in producing an expansive range of delicious beers. This inclination towards creativity was reflected in the wide variety of beer styles served on June 14 and 15 at the sixth annual SAVORSM: An American Craft Beer & Food Experience, presented… Read more »
Gorham, ME – On Friday June 21, 2013, Sebago Brewing Company releases the highly anticipated 2013 version of their hoppolicious Single Batch Series Brew,Hop Swap. Hop Swap is named for a process. During the deliberate and annually experimental brewing process, Sebago swaps out the hops featured in this American Ale, providing a uniquely hoppy experience… Read more »
BOULDER, Colo. — Avery Brewing Co. announces the release of its first 12oz. can 12-packs, set to hit the shelves in Colorado later this June. Both its flagship Avery IPA and White Rascal Belgian-style White Ale will be offered in the new 12-pack packages.
CHICAGO — Minneapolis native and Chicago resident Pat Fahey has become the seventh individual to earn the title of Master Cicerone. At 25, Fahey is also the youngest to achieve the title of Master Cicerone.
SAN DIEGO — Ballast Point Brewing and Spirits earned six medals this past weekend at the 7th annual San Diego International Beer Competition. With these medals, Ballast Point is in the running for the Competition’s Champion Brewery and Best of Show Awards, to be announced at this year’s San Diego International Beer Fest June 21-… Read more »
Millennials aren’t just one of the key demographics for craft beer; many of them are also mobile app builders. Cassandra Daily, a newsletter that features “relevant trends and cool social happenings of the day” noted on Thursday that these two millennial favorites are coming together in the form of craft beer apps and tools.
Smuttynose Brewing Company is proud to announce its partnership with San Diego’s Stone Brewing Co. for the New Hampshire brewer’s first collaboration brew, Cluster’s Last Stand. Cluster was once the king of American-grown hops (at one point, the variety made up 90% of all the hops grown in the America), but is now considered passé.
