Craft beer industry news.
DOWNINGTOWN, PA — Victory┬« Brewing Company (Victory) is pleased to announce several additions to its lineup of packaged beers hitting the market this fall, including a new year-round offering, DirtWolfTM Double IPA, and holiday seasonal ale, Winter CheersTM. The brewery also will return an old fan favorite to the market, Old Horizontal┬«, after a hiatus… Read more »
HONEOYE FALLS, NY- CB Brewing Company will release their new Harvest Jack Pumpkin Ale August 16, 2013.This is the brewery’s first seasonal pumpkin beer. “As is the tradition of CB Brewing Company, we have taken the concept of the pumpkin beer and put our own twist on it”, says Mike Alcorn founder of the CB… Read more »
CHICAGO — Big Wood Brewery, a bold new player on the craft beer scene gaining notoriety for its distinctive brews, has launched four of its award-winning craft beers in cans. Jack Savage, Morning Wood, Bark Bite and Bad Axe are available now in Rexam 16 oz. cans.
ESCONDIDO, CA — At Stone Brewing Co., new beer ideas from way-out-there to downright obscure are debated daily. When it comes to brewing a beer in celebration of Stone’s anniversary, it’s no-holds-barred for the brewing team. Case in point: Stone 17th Anniversary G├Âtterd├ñmmerung IPA. Gott-er-dam-er, what?! (The phonetic spelling doesn’t help much on the pronunciation;… Read more »
Ninkasi Brewing today announced expanded distribution throughout Southern California. The Eugene, Ore.-based craft brewery has signed agreement with six independent wholesalers in Orange County, Los Angeles and San Diego County to distribute its flagship and limited release offerings in 22 oz. bottles and kegs.
Paso Robles, CA –– Firestone Walker Brewing Company’s Velvet Merkin—the beer that almost wasn’t—will soon heed the rallying cry of “release the merkins,” as it is set to be offered for the first time in 22-ounce bottles starting on September 16. The Vintage 2013 Merkin is an oatmeal stout aged for a year in retired… Read more »
Washington, DC — Atlas Brew Works, the District’s newest production craft brewery, today announced the dates its fresh, local craft beers will be available in bars and restaurants around the District. “We are excited to finally be licensed to manufacture beer in the District.” said Atlas CEO Justin Cox, “We can now focus on creating… Read more »
Holland, MI — Clean water is an essential ingredient in making great beer, which is something New Holland Brewing Co. knows plenty about. Now it’s time for great beer to help create clean water. New Holland Brewing Co. has collaborated with Dirty Water Beer on its inaugural batch of beer to raise money for Water.org… Read more »
Chicago, IL — Moody Tongue Brewing Company, a new culinary-focused brewery, is coming this winter to The Glass Factory at 2136 S. Peoria Street in the Pilsen EastÔäó neighborhood of Chicago.
New Ulm, MN — The August Schell Brewing Co., the second-oldest family-owned brewery in the country, brewer of Schell’s and Grain Belt, is set to release a new Fresh Hop series beer called Mosaic Pilsner this fall. Last fall, the August Schell Brewing Company released Fresh Hop Citra Pils as part of its Stag Series…. Read more »
UTICA, N.Y. – Gose may not be a widely-known style of beer, but home brewer Carl Woodward partnered with Saranac brewers in the pilot brewery at F.X. Matt Brewing Company in Utica Wednesday in an effort to change that. Woodward, of Panther Lake, won the chance to brew his Gose recipe at the historic brewery… Read more »
Steve Hindy might be best known for his work as the co-founder of Brooklyn Brewery, but it’s his second career. In the mid-1980s he was employed as a foreign correspondent for the Associated Press, stationed in the Middle East during the Iran-Iraq War. A lot happened during Hindy’s time abroad.
With the flurry of activity surrounding the craft beer industry these days, it can be difficult to stay abreast of the latest small brewery developments — at least without checking out your press clips. Here’s what the mainstream news media had to say about craft this week.
(Leesburg, VA) — According to GuestMetrics, changes in distribution are a critical factor driving the share gains and losses in the beer category in the on-premise space over the course of the past two years.
