Craft beer industry news.
ROCHESTER, Mich. — Rochester Mills Beer Co. and Production Brewery will introduce a series of bourbon-barrel-aged (BBA) beers based on select year-round and seasonal offerings. These BBA beers will be available at the brew pub in downtown Rochester, a handful of high-exposure events and sold exclusively on draft to bars and restaurants across Rochester Mills’… Read more »
KENT, Wash. — Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Airways Brewing Company is releasing a sweet treat for craft beer lovers throughout the Seattle and Tacoma area. A new beer to the Kent-based brewery’s expanding line of delicious handcrafted brews, Airways Brewing’s Chocolate Stout will be available in 22-ounce bottles and on draught beginning Monday,… Read more »
Consumers hoping to locate their favorite craft beers have a new tool courtesy of World Class Beer (WCB), an association of craft and specialty beer minded distributors. WCB last week announced the release of its “Craft Beer Locator” app, which is compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices and boasts location information for 100,000… Read more »
NEW YORK — Heineken USA is gearing up for this summer’s celebrations by expanding distribution of its popular Beers of Mexico variety packs.
ATLANTA — Raise the curfew and hand over the keys, because SweetWater Brewery is celebrating 16 years of heady beers this Feb. 17. In true SweetWater fashion, the brewery is throwing a Sweet 16 birthday bash that is for sure to be the most bangin’ party the decade has ever seen.
FT. COLLINS, Colo. — New Belgium Brewing, maker of Fat Tire Amber Ale and a wide variety of award-winning beers, continues its imaginative exploration of IPAs with its latest release – Rampant Imperial IPA. Rampant brings a happily bitter beer to New Belgium’s year-round portfolio, which also includes Ranger IPA and Shift.
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — HEINEKEN USA announced that Gate City Beverage of San Bernadino, CA received the organization’s Red Star Award for its efforts in driving the success of the HEINEKEN USA portfolio at the company’s annual National Distributor Conference in Phoenix, AZ last week.
WHAT: For the eighth consecutive year, the Brewers Association has declared American Craft Beer Week (ACBW), a celebration of U.S. craft brewers across the country. Last year, ACBW was celebrated by breweries, brewpubs and retailers in all 50 states with over 1,300 official events.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Founders Brewing Co. will introduce Doom, a bourbon-barrel-aged Imperial IPA, this April to mark the sixth installment in the brewery’s popular Backstage Series. Like all Backstage Series beers, Doom will be sold in 750mL bottles. It has a suggested retail price of $12.99 per bottle.
FT. COLLINS, Colo. — New Belgium Brewing, maker of Fat Tire Amber Ale and a wide variety of award-winning beers, is bringing back its Scavenger Hunt Series with a Midwest location joining the party. Devil’s Head in Wisconsin is now part of this costume-wearing, chicken-chasing, riddle-reading series.
SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco Brewers Guild is very happy to welcome Pine Street Brewery as a new member of the rapidly growing organization. Founded by Jay Holliday and Dave Alexander in San Francisco, Pine Street Brewery started selling beer at the beginning of February, and will appear as the 16th member of the… Read more »
CHICAGO — Renowned specialty beer importer and producer, Vanberg & DeWulf, and the state’s leading wholesale distributor, Wirtz Beverage Illinois, announced today a new partnership to expand the availability of the importer’s portfolio. Under the agreement, Wirtz Beverage Illinois will have the exclusive statewide rights to sell and market Vanberg & DeWulf’s collection of nearly… Read more »
SOMERDALE, N.J. — On Saturday, February 16, New Jersey’s largest craft brewery, Flying Fish Brewing Company (900 Kennedy Boulevard, 856-504-3442), will officially debut Forever Unloved (F. U.) Sandy, a hybrid wheat-pale ale, with 100% of proceeds going to New Jersey victims of 2012’s Superstorm Sandy.
FORT COLLINS, Colo. — New Belgium Brewing has inked deals with seven distributors to open the state of Louisiana on April 1st, 2013 and will distribute exclusively with the Odom Corporation in Alaska starting March 18th. Louisiana will be New Belgium’s 31st state of distribution along with the District of Columbia. In Louisiana, New Belgium… Read more »
