Craft beer industry news.
Jimi Hendrix sang “If a six, turned out to be a nine, I don’t mind.” And while it’s easy to imagine a brewer at hippie-dippy Magic Hat blasting Hendrix’ 1967 psychedelic rock classic “If 6 was 9” while mashing in, apparently the executives at North American Breweries (NAB) don’t follow Hendrix’s laissez-faire approach, at least when it comes to trademark law.
BROOKLYN — Sam Calagione and Steve Hindy will provide a sneak press preview of the beer and food pairings that will be available at from 76 small and independent U.S. craft breweries from 31 states on June 14-15 at Manhattan’s Metropolitan Pavilion.
UTICA, N.Y. —The Saranac 12 Beers of Summer trail mix is back. This special mix is available for a limited time from the F.X. Matt Brewing Company, which is actively run by the third and fourth generations of the Matt family and celebrating 125 years of craft brewing.
Long Beach, CA – Beachwood Brewing is excited to release Still Life, a Smoked Double Stout on June 7. Still Life is brewed with golden naked oats, which contribute to the smooth creamy feel. “Still Life is made with malt that is smoked in-house, taking the same wood blend used to smoke Beachwood’s famous BBQ,”… Read more »
Make no mistake, Gary Fish, the founder and CEO of Deschutes Brewery, envisions his brand being sold in all 50 states one day. “We know we are going to get there, we just can’t tell you when we are going to get there,” he told Brewbound.com during a video interview at the 2013 Craft Brewers Conference.
PORTLAND, Ore. — Returning for this year is the Pre-Fruit Beer Fest Homebrewers Dinner and 1st annual Pig Roast on Wednesday June 5th this time held at our friends East Burn up the street. This unique beer and food event pairs some of the best fruit homebrews entered into the annual PFBF homebrew competition with… Read more »
DURANGO, Colo. — Steamworks Brewing Co. continues its special monthly “firkin” tapping Friday, June 7, 2013, reprising Steamworks’ own version of the popular beer cocktail “Skip and Go Naked.” The cask will be tapped at 3 p.m.
Southern Tier Brewing Company announces the expansion of their distribution network with the addition of Louisiana. With another southern state on their roster, growth is on the horizon for the New York brewery. Craft beer drinkers in Louisiana will have access to a vast catalog of beers, including new releases in Southern Tier’s smash-hit 2X… Read more »
NAPLES, Maine — Sebago Brewing Company is pleased to sponsor and support the 2013 Maine Blues Festival in Naples, Maine — an annual event held to kick off summer and celebrate great Maine music and blues musicians.
FT. COLLINS, Colo. — New Belgium Brewing launches their summer campaign, “Pairs Well With People,” this week with a focus on Fat Tire and the Millennial Drinker. A dynamic media mix including digital, social, web and television will shine a light on Fat Tire Amber Ale while introducing a whole new audience to New Belgium’s… Read more »
A dispute over which tax relief measure they ultimately support has led to tension between the Beer Institute (BI) and some Brewers Association (BA) board members.
Manhattan Beer Distributors is pleased to announce the move of our headquarters and warehouse complex to 955 East 149th Street in the South Bronx. The new location has been acquired for the best of all reasons: to allow Manhattan Beer Distributors (MBD) to provide the best possible service for its customers with a bigger, more… Read more »
PORTLAND, Ore. — Taplister announces the second annual Rye Beer Fest featuring more beers and a new venue.
LONGMONT, Colo. — The revival of St. Vrain has come! For the first time in over 4 years, Left Hand’s Belgian Tripel is back for summer 2013! Named for the local river running alongside the brewery, St. Vrain is a true to style Belgian Tripel, light in color with a touch of Celelia hops and… Read more »
