Craft beer industry news.
On August 1, IPA Day will be celebrated by those loving the hoppy flavors and bitter finish of the IPA. The iconic style is now the fastest growing in the Craft Beer Industry and Hangar 24 Craft Brewery has four different IPAs in its lineup, which are distributed to a wide variety of retail outlets,… Read more »
Larkspur, CA. — Marin Brewing Company recently took home multiple awards at this year’s California State Fair Craft Beer Competition including golds for their Platypus Venom Imperial Stoutin the Spice/Herb category, and their Bluebeery Ale in the Fruit Beer category. Marin Brewing Company also took home two silvers for their Dipsea Triple in the Belgian… Read more »
Seattle, WA – Merchant du Vin and Samuel Smith’s Old Brewery are proud to announce the fifth U.S. annual release of Samuel Smith’s Yorkshire Stingo. This barrel-aged, bottle-conditioned strong ale expresses the elegant refinement of every Samuel Smith’s beer, but with depth, length and power found in no other beer. This is a must-try beer:… Read more »
SAN FRANCISCO — Bay Area startup W.G. Barr Beverage Company today released “Snake Bite Super Powers,” a web commercial promoting the venture’s new beverage brand, T.W. Pitchers’ Snake Bite.
Whether it’s because of bull testicles or simple quality, Wynkoop Brewing Company’s off-premise sales of its self-distributed brews have increased by 80 percent in the first half of this year, compared to the first half of 2012.
CHICAGO — One of Ontario’s fastest growing regional breweries, Cool Beer Brewing Company, has launched two of its flagship beers — Stonewall Light and Millennium Buzz — in distinctive SLEEK┬« cans from Rexam. Rexam’s SLEEK cans contain the same amount of beer as regular 12oz. cans but the SLEEK cans are thinner, taller and, wellÔǪSLEEKER.
It’s an ambitious endeavor, but Sierra Nevada Brewing will celebrate the opening of its new Mills River, N.C. brewery with one of the largest collaborative undertakings the craft beer industry has ever witnessed. The Chico, Calif.-based company announced Monday, plans to partner with 12 U.S. craft breweries on the creation of a ‘Beer Camp Across… Read more »
NEW YORK, NY — Dos Equis, the fastest growing premium Mexican beer in the U.S., is unveiling the details of this fall’s Masquerade program that will hit retail and on-premise accounts beginning September 1st. Set to coincide with this fall’s entertaining season, Dos Equis Masquerade entices consumers, 21 and older, to take their Halloween celebrations… Read more »
Craft Brew Alliance (CBA) — which produces and markets the Redhook, Kona, Widmer Brothers and Omission Beer brands — today announced a new partnership with theCHIVE.com, a popular entertainment website known for featuring salacious photo galleries of scantily-clad women and humorous viral videos.
Beer drinkers rejoice as Saranac’s 125th Anniversary Celebration packs have shipped and are popping up on store shelves. In commemoration of F.X. Matt Brewing Company’s 125th anniversary, these limited time packages include 12 Saranac beers with a bonus pint of the new Legacy IPA.
ESCONDIDO, CA — What happens when a rabid beer geek and a passionate homebrewer get together to brew? Well, in 1996, Greg Koch and Steve Wagner started Stone Brewing Co., that’s what. Okay, here’s another oneÔǪwhat happens when, 17 years later, a brewing professional, a passionate homebrewer, and an all-around beer geek get together to… Read more »
San Jose, CA — The U.S. Open Beer Championships just announced the 2013 competition results, and Strike Brewing Co.’s Imperial Red won the gold medal in the Irish Red Ale category. The U.S. Open Beer Championships were held in Atlanta, GA. For 2013, over 2,500 beers were entered in 68 different categories.
In an effort to expand its distribution footprint to include all 50 states by 2018, New Belgium Brewing today announced plans to begin selling beer in Delaware on August 19. The Fort Collins-based craft brewery has signed an agreement with N.K.S. Distributors, a member of the Anheuser-Busch wholesaler network.
Honeoye Falls, NY — CB Brewing Company has joined the fight to cure ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) with breweries across the country. Ales for ALS (www.alsforals.com) is a national program designed to raise awareness and provide funding for the ALS Therapy Development Institute. With hops provided free of charge by Loftus Ranch, WA and Hop… Read more »
