Craft beer industry news.
BOULDER, CO — Avery goes large for the largest beer fest in the USA. Along with a full submission list of eccentric ales and lagers to be judged and poured at the Great American Beer Festival, the team at Avery Brewing Co. has been spending the summer planning multiple creative craft beer events within close… Read more »
NEW YORK – BevBucks.com, a group buying website specializing in alcohol beverage industry promotions, has partnered with Narragansett Beer to help promote the brewer’s Narragansett Lager distribution to the New York market. BevBucks.com has negotiated with New York bars and restaurants to create a targeted sampling drive for Narragansett Lager draught in over 20 locations… Read more »
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ — Maine Beer Company will be expanding their Northeast distribution footprint, entering New Jersey on October 1, 2012. The brewery has chosen craft beer wholesaler Hunterdon Distributors to represent their brand throughout the state. The debut will feature the brewery’s original flagship brew, Peeper, in 500ml bottle format.
Add Boston-based Fireman Capital Partners to the list of investors developing a taste for craft beer. The group, which is chaired by former Reebok owner Paul Fireman, has purchased a majority interest in Utah Brewers Cooperative. Though not quite a household name, Utah Brewers Cooperative is the result of a 2000 merger between two Utah-based… Read more »
JUNEAU, AK — Winter is coming to Alaska, but Alaskan Brewing is undeterred, welcoming the cool and wet winter weather with the always-anticipated release of its seasonal Winter Ale. “This beer is one of our favorites in the brew house—especially as it gets colder here,” says Alaskan brewer Greg Morgan.
BOULDER, CO – Celebrating the passion and ardor of American craft beer lovers, CraftBeer.com—the beer lover site of the Brewers Association (BA)—released a list of the greatest American beer bars, as voted on by its readers. The list recognizes both the top three overall most popular craft beer bars in the country and the top… Read more »
COOPERSTOWN, NY – Brewery Ommegang and Duvel Moortgat are celebrating the release of a long-anticipated collaboration brew named Duvel Rustica. The new beer is a Belgian-style Golden Ale of 8.5% ABV and, like the iconic Duvel Golden Ale, is brewed with fine pils malts and hopped with noble Styrian Golding hops from Slovenia.
CHULA VISTA, CA – BevMo! the ultimate neighborhood specialty beverage retailer, will open its newest San Diego area store in Chula Vista located at 2237 Otay Lakes Road next to Lowe’s, on Friday, September 28 at 9 a.m.
Shmaltz Brewing is celebrating its ‘sweet 16’ with a limited-edition release of Jewbelation Sweet 16 and the 3rd annual ‘HE’BREW Holiday Gift Pack.’ True to its name, ‘Sweet 16’ is brewed with 16 malts, 16 hops and checks in at 16 percent ABV. Only 5,000 cases of this offering will be made available across the… Read more »
ALEXANDRIA, VA — The National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA) and the Brewers Association (BA) are pleased to announce the nominees for the Sixth Annual Craft Beer Distributor of the Year Award. The award recognizes an American beer distributor who goes above and beyond in their efforts to actively market, sell and promote craft beer.
HOOD RIVER, OR — Located in the heartland of hops, every year the Full Sail brewers wait with thirsty anticipation for hop harvest and the chance to celebrate by brewing fresh hop beers. When the hops are at their peak, the Full Sail brewers truck out to the hop fields to collect the aromatic bounty…. Read more »
REDMOND, WA — In honor of The Great American Beer Festival, LetsPour, the leading social commerce site for highly sought-after beers, today announced a promotion bound to delight craft beer lovers everywhere — the chance to win “Free Beer for a Year.”
BevNET, the industry-leading beverage media company, is announcing plans to release its first guide to the Craft Beer industry. The Brewbound New Beer Guide will be a key quarterly resource for U.S.-based breweries, distributors, and retailers looking for product exposure and a taste of what’s to come for new and seasonal beer releases. (Brewbound is BevNET’s web site covering craft beer).
With coveted floor space owned by multi-packs of light beer stacked high and wide, coolers jam-packed with ice-cold premium cans and bottles, and point-of-sale marketing offering up life-size cut-outs of bikini-clad women and professional athletes, convenience stores are the biggest off-premise retail channel for beer.
