Craft beer industry news.
BOULDER, CO – Centuries ago, brewers discovered the potential of an unassuming flower growing on vines. Now, it’s nearly impossible to find a beer without hops, which is why Brewers Publications tapped beer and homebrewing expert Stan Hieronymus to pen For the Love of Hops: The Practical Guide to Aroma, Bitterness and the Culture of… Read more »
ST. LOUIS – Excel Bottling Company has created and bottled soda in the small Illinois town of Breese for more than 75 years. This year, the still family-owned and —operated company added brewing beer to its expertise. The newly finished brewery began brewing on Sept. 26 the first of three labels to be introduced in… Read more »
WASHINGTON — DC Brau Brewing Company is pleased to announce The Rider red ale; the next brew in its line of limited-release draft-only beers. The story of the Rider is the story of the wandering soul. Never in one place too long, never staying for more than a song.
It began as a hobby in 2006, but now two Boston-based entrepreneurs have gradually turned their thirst for craft beer into a profitable business. Jeff Wharton and Devon Regan launched the blog drinkcraftbeer.com six years ago after playing together in a band and trying new beers during every jam session. Although the band eventually split… Read more »
BROOKLYN, NY – Libatious, the website to discover & rate great beers, introduces BrewBox, a monthly beer delivery service that learns from your tastes to create a customized beer delivery. Designed to be the “Netflix of Beer,” BrewBox is a beer-of-the-month club with brains, matching the user’s beer queue, previous reviews and seasonal availability to… Read more »
BEND, OR – GoodLife Brewing is proud to release Scottish Heart Scotch Ale at Horse Brass Pub for the 2nd straight year. This caramelized, malt forward Scotch Ale is brewed once a year in honor of St. Andrews Day, which is the National Day of Scotland. The grain profile of the beer is a special… Read more »
REDDING, CA – Wildcard Brewing Company is the result of years of day dreaming. It started when Jeff and Jenny Hansen brewed two beers to give away as wedding favors at a brewery in San Luis Obispo, CA where they went to college. Homebrew projects and burst bottle explosions ensued in the years after.
MIDDLEBURY, VT — Woodchuck Hard Cider is happy to announce that Private Reserve Barrel Select is back on store shelves. This limited batch cider arrives just in time for the holiday season. Barrel Select was aged for six months in oak bourbon barrels from Heaven Hill Distilleries in Kentucky. A true connoisseur’s cider, Barrel Select… Read more »
DURANGO, CO — Steamworks Brewing Co. continues with its special monthly “firkin” tapping Friday, Dec. 7, 2012, featuring, in the spirit of the holidays, a special mulled ale or “Wassail.” The cask will be tapped at 3 p.m.
ST. LOUIS – Michelob Golden Light Draft announced that it will sponsorGarth Kaufman of Christian Brothers Racing for the 2012-13 ISOC National Snocross and USXC Cross Country Snowmobile Racing seasons. Kaufman is one of the most successful riders in snocross today, having appeared on the winners’ podium 15 times in his career.
The Fort Collins-based craft brewery Funkwerks is broadening its distribution footprint and has signed its first wholesaler, American Eagle Distributing Co. Funkwerks co-founder Brad Lincoln told Brewbound.com that American Eagle will begin distributing the brewery’s products throughout all of Northern Colorado, with the exception of Fort Collins where Funkwerks will continue to self-distribute its beers.
Beer aficionados, unite and rejoice with this hallowed truth: Westvleteren XII is finally seeing mainstream U.S. distribution. Totalwine.com announced on Tuesday that it will sell special gift packs of Westvleteran XII, complete with six bottles and two commemorative glasses for $84.99 in its store locations across Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, California,… Read more »
CLOVERDALE, CA – Bear Republic Brewing Company brought home a silver medal at the 2012 Festival of Wood and Barrel-Aged Beer, the country’s largest celebration of wood and barrel-aged beer. Presented by the Illinois Craft Brewers Guild, the Festival of Wood and Barrel-Aged Beer (FOBAB) Competition spotlights and celebrates beer that has been aged in… Read more »
ITHACA, N.Y. – Ithaca Beer is excited to announce the Taproom will move to a full menu and longer hours of operation on Wednesday, November 28, 2012, with weekend brewery tours resuming on Saturday, December 1, 2012. The Ithaca Beer Taproom is excited to announce the addition of wood-fired pizzas, burgers, sandwiches, soups, local wines,… Read more »
