Craft beer industry news.
Ninkasi Brewing broke ground last Thursday on an $18 million expansion that will not only allow for increased production capacity but also will add additional warehouse and office space for the Eugene, Ore.-based craft brewer. The multi-structure expansion plan includes a 7,800 square foot warehouse to be used for cold storage and local distribution.
FORT COLLINS, CO – New Belgium Brewing recently unveiled a new 10-hectoliter brewing system that will allow the Fort Collins brewer of Fat Tire to create small batch experimental beers. The new system is comprised of a two-vessel brewhouse with one mash/lauter vessel and one brew kettle/whirlpool. Four fermenters and two bright beer tanks for… Read more »
New York City-based private equity firm KPS Capital Partners today announced plans to sell North American Breweries (NAB) – whose brand portfolio includes well-known craft offerings like Magic Hat, Pyramid and MacTarnahan’s – to Cerveceria Costa Rica, S.A. for $388 million. Reports of a potential buyout surfaced last month when Reuters, citing “sources familiar with… Read more »
Boulevard Brewing today announced expanded distribution on both coasts, adding California to the growing list of new markets that will receive the brewers high-end ‘Smokestack Series’ beers. The country’s tenth largest craft brewer selected Young’s Market Company – primarily a wine and spirits wholesaler – as its distribution partner. Boulevard sent its first shipment of… Read more »
The Boston Beer Company today announced an ingredient change in its popular hop forward offering, Samuel Adams Latitude 48 IPA. The company has added Mosaic hops, from the Yakima, Wash. growing region. Boston Beer founder Jim Koch originally encountered the new varietal after a trip to the region and experimented with the hop during a… Read more »
BOSTON, MA – The Harpoon Brewery is proud to bring back Grateful Harvest Ale, a New England cranberry ale brewed in the Thanksgiving spirit of giving back to the community. For every 6-pack of Grateful Ale sold, the Harpoon Brewery will make a $1 donation to the local food bank in the area in which… Read more »
BOULDER, CO – With homebrewing’s popularity growing by leaps and bounds, there’s never been a better time to learn how to make beer. The public’s thirst for homebrewing instruction is increasing alongside the growing ranks of homebrewers, now estimated at approximately 1 million nationwide.
Smuttynose Brewing today announced the return of its Big A IPA and the debut of a new ‘Big Beer’ series offering, Zinneke. Big A IPA, formally a year-round offering, was discontinued in April and moved into the company’s rotational lineup. Smuttynose will now only brew 100 barrels of the beer a month, until January, and… Read more »
Just six months after its launch, No-Li Brewhouse has already captured three awards for its beers, including a gold medal for Crystal Bitter at the 2012 Great American Beer Festival earlier this month. The company also recently earned gold and silver medals at the International Beer Competition in Japan and expanded distribution into Colorado, Baltimore… Read more »
DURANGO, CO — Spruce Goose Ale has once again returned as a holiday seasonal beer at Steamworks Brewing Co. Literally brewed with fresh spruce tips harvested in the San Juan Mountains, the beer has become a winter favorite for craft beer aficionados.
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Heineken, the number one selling European Lager in the U.S., today announced the details of the next phase of retail and on-premise support around its unprecedented 360-degree activation celebrating the 15 year partnership with the James Bond Franchise. The program is set to coincide with the debut of SkyfallÔäó, the latest… Read more »
Since its launch in April, House of Shandy has methodically selected its distribution territories, launching two shandy products — Curious Traveler and Tenacious Traveler – in a total of 17 to date. Most recently, the company added Delaware, New Jersey and New York City to a growing list of new markets.
GLENDALE, WI — Come alone, with friends or bring the kids in for some Halloween fun at Sprecher Brewery. We like festive. We like creative. October 26: Take a tour or stop by in your costume and receive a free bottle of Black IPA or NA Wicked Root Beer (for those under 21). Tours offered… Read more »
KENT, WA – Airways Brewing Company┬« — a growing microbrewery located just south of Seattle in Kent — is proud to celebrate the second anniversary of its flagship beer with the introduction of 22-ounce bottles of Sky Hag IPA┬«. The second packaged product to be offered by the quickly expanding brewery, bottles of Sky Hag… Read more »
