Craft beer industry news.
RONGY, BELGIUM — The Cloak of St. Martin is a limited-edition Barleywine-style Belgian ale, ready to warm the North American autumn and winter (fermentation details seen below). The Cloak is Brasserie Brunehaut’s first Abbaye ale brewed using doubled fermentation capacity gained via three new vats installed on Leap Day 2012. This increased capacity delivered enough… Read more »
Craft beer continues to influence product development trends in the larger alcoholic beverage segment and the latest company to pull a page from craft’s playbook is the flavored malt beverage producer mike’s hard lemonade. The company is launching a holiday, variety 12-pack which includes chocolate cherry, winter blackberry and hard cranberry flavors.
ESCONDIDO, CA – Stone Brewing Co. is unleashing the second round of Stone Enjoy By IPA to Colorado and Ohio: Stone Enjoy By 11.09.12 IPA. Like its predecessor (Stone Enjoy By 09.21.12 IPA), Stone Enjoy By 11.09.12 IPA is devastatingly fresh. Yes, devastatingly. Why? It’s specifically brewed NOT to last.
Ale Industries, a small craft brewery from California today announced plans to rebrand its flagship brew – the cannabis-themed wheat beer, Orange Kush. The bottled version of the brew was already renamed to ‘Orange Shush’ in 2010 after the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) rejected the original label submission saying that the… Read more »
DENVER, CO — America’s oldest craft brewery, the F.X. Matt Brewery of Utica, N.Y., brewer of Saranac beer, and Denver Beer Company of Denver, C.O., have teamed up to create Continental Collide, a collaborative brew with a little taste of each brewery’s hometown. It is being brewed at Denver Beer Co. with brewers from both… Read more »
As craft brewers continue to explore more delivery methods for their products, an increasing number of companies have opted to use 4-packs in attempt to keep consumer prices competitive on higher-alcohol and specialty offerings.
KENT, WA. — Beginning today, Seattle and Tacoma-area craft beer lovers and prophecy enthusiasts can begin stocking up on Airways Brewing Company’s┬« Final Departure Imperial StoutÔäó. The first packaged offering from the growing microbrewery — located just south of Seattle in Kent — Final Departure was brewed as a nod to the fast-approaching end of… Read more »
NEWTON, MA – TripAdvisor┬«, the world’s largest travel site*, has revealed the top 10 brewery tours in the U.S., according to the TripAdvisor Popularity IndexÔäó. These tours show lager lovers how the beverages are crafted and provide tasty samples from some of the country’s top breweries.
Call it the beer dinner times 92. As consumer awareness of craft beer and food pairings continues to evolve, the Boston Beer Company has partnered with two restaurant chains in an effort to present its brews to a broader base of customers. Last week, the maker of Samuel Adams unveiled a partnership with a Northborough,… Read more »
PORTLAND, OR – With the cold-weather months just around the corner, Widmer Brothers Brewing is releasing four beers to help you warm up with a cold one. The new beers offer a range of flavors, colors and textures meant to satisfy your thirst after a cold day on the slopes or a day spent lounging… Read more »
HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA – BJ’s Restaurants, Inc. (Nasdaq:BJRI) today announced the opening of its newest restaurant in Hillsboro, Oregon (a suburb of Portland) on Monday, October 1, 2012. The new BJ’s Restaurant and Brewhouse is located at the intersection of Cornell Road and Cornelius Pass Road and is the latest addition to the 420,000 square-foot… Read more »
What initially began as an April Fool’s Day prank has turned into reality. The Denver-based Wynkoop Brewing released a spoof video on April 1st which indicated that the company would be making a beer with bull testicles.
EDWARDS, CO – Crazy Mountain Brewing Company, based in the Vail Valley of Colorado, has expanded their distribution network to include 9 states across the country. This expanded distribution will facilitate markets in all corners of the US, including the mid-west, to have proximal access to Crazy Mountain’s expertly crafted products. In early 2012 Crazy… Read more »
The country’s third largest craft brewer, New Belgium Brewing, likes what it is getting from social media. The company said recently that it had conducted a successful social media campaign over the summer, adding nearly 50,000 facebook fans and 10,000 twitter followers in the span of just three months.
