Craft beer industry news.
NOVATO, CA – Brendan Moylan wears his colors close to his heart. In honor of the 150th Anniversary, and as a alumnae of St. Mary’s College, Class of 1983, he has created and will share Moylan’s Brewery & Restaurant’s Gaelebration Ale with fellow beer lovers. Brewmaster Denise Jones combines Centennial, Cascade and Ahtanum hops to… Read more »
As part of our ongoing coverage of the 2012 Great American Beer Festival, Brewbound.com asked a number of craft brewers attending the event to define what success meant for their respective breweries. While most agreed that maintaining a profitable business was important, several indicated that it’s not always the main consideration when plotting a course… Read more »
GLENDALE, WI – Sprecher Brewing Company and Sprecher’s Restaurant & Pub have teamed up with their distributors — Beechwood Sales & Service, General Beverage and Preferred Beverage — to host a weeklong benefit for the victims of Hurricane Sandy. Bring some family and friends to any Sprecher’s Restaurant & Pub, watch the games this weekend,… Read more »
Businesses and individuals along the Eastern Seaboard are picking up the pieces following the devastating effects of Hurricane Sandy. Among those impacted were a few notable names in the craft beer industry, some of whom were hit especially hard. Barrier Brewing – the Oceanside, New York-based craft brewer that launched in June of 2010 –… Read more »
The Redhook Brewery certainly pushed some buttons last year when it launched a rather crude ad campaign littered with frat-boy humor. Now, Redhook has gone political in its latest ad campaign in support of same-sex marriage. The company is calling it their “So Gay” campaign and they hope to influence voter opinion on the issue… Read more »
BERKELEY, CA — Bison Organic Beer is excited to announce that, for the first time in the company’s 23 year history, its organic beers will be sold in the state of Nevada. Bison has partnered with Barone Imports, who will distribute its 100% organic beers throughout Northwest Nevada in the cities of Reno, Carson City,… Read more »
ST. LOUIS, MO – Anheuser-Busch will begin packaging 44,000 cases of emergency drinking water — or 1,056,000 cans — this week for residents impacted by Hurricane Sandy and other natural disasters. More than 4,000 cases of canned water are already en route to Anheuser-Busch distributors Harrison Beverage in Pleasantville, N.J., and Ritchie & Page Distributing… Read more »
DOVER, DE — Dominion Octoberfest was awarded the bronze medal at the Great American Beer Festival in the Marzen style beer category. One of Dominion’s seasonal offerings, Octoberfest is a traditional German Maerzen. An amber colored lager, it contains three hop varieties, Tradition, Saaz and Hallertau, and eight malts, including Vienna, Munich, Caramunich, Wheat, Dark… Read more »
REDLANDS, CA – Hangar 24 Craft Brewery, one of the top 100 craft brewers in the country, has expanded its California footprint to now include Northern Los Angeles and Ventura Counties and its famed Central Coast. Previously only available in Southern California, the nearly five year-old craft brewery offers 30 different styles of beer across… Read more »
BOSTON – The Boston Beer Company, Inc. (NYSE: SAM) reported third quarter 2012 net revenue of$166.4 million, an increase of $31.6 million or 23%, over the same period last year, mainly due to core shipment growth of 17%. Net income for the third quarter was $20.8 million, or $1.53 per diluted share, an increase of… Read more »
After 25 years in New York City, the Brooklyn Brewery knows a thing or two about competition. So a little more doesn’t faze them, even if that little more is actually more than 1,300 breweries in planning. “We have been competing against anyone and everyone since the very beginning,” said company COO Eric Ottaway. “We… Read more »
CHANDLER, AZ – SanTan Brewing Company, one of Arizona’s fastest growing breweries and a leader of the Arizona canned craft beer revolution, is launching an exciting new CanVenture: Arizona’s first ever seasonal canned beer series.
HOUSTON, TX — Saint Arnold Brewing Co. (www.saintarnold.com), the oldest craft brewery in Texas is preparing to launch the Bishop’s Barrel series next week. Saint Arnold Bishop’s Barrel, which will only be available in bars and restaurants, will feature small batches of a variety of barrel aged beers under the Saint Arnold Bishop’s Barrel label.
PORTLAND, OR. – Craft Brew Alliance, Inc. (CBA) (Nasdaq:BREW), an independent craft brewing company operating Kona Brewing Company, Omission Beer, Redhook Brewery and Widmer Brothers Brewing, has signed an agreement with CraftCanTravel (CCT) to exclusively distribute the four craft beer brands to Europe and Asia.
