Craft beer industry news.
Boston Beer Company continues to invest in its expanding cider business, today announcing an extension to its rapidly growing Angry Orchard Cider line. According to press materials received by Brewbound.com, The Angry Orchard Cider House Collection is a new high-end line extension made with heirloom varietals that showcase the collection’s complex flavors.
WASHINGTON – The U.S. recycling rate for aluminum beverage containers jumped seven percentage points, from 58.1 percent to 65.1 percent for 2011, the Aluminum Association, Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI) and Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) announced today. That means 61 billion cans were recycled in 2011, a milestone that marks solid progress toward the… Read more »
SAN FRANCISCO – The San Francisco Brewers Guild is pleased to announce and welcome Brian Stechschulte as it’s first full time Executive Director. He will assume the duties of the position on September 10, 2012.
HOOD RIVER, OR — Full Sail Brewing is proud to announce the release of another beer in their Brewer’s Share Series — Big Daddy J’s Malt Liquor, developed by Assistant Brewing Supervisor, Jason Mu├▒oz. In 2008 Full Sail Brewing created their small batch Brewer’s Share series as an opportunity for each of their individual brewers… Read more »
The Brewers Association hosted its annual 2012 mid-year craft beer category sales review, this afternoon, confirming what most in the industry had already assumed: craft beer is on pace to achieve its seventh consecutive year of double-digit dollar sales growth in SIG-tracked U.S. Supermarkets.
Word on the street from recently established Boston-area contract brewers is that they need a place to call home. Brewbound.com spoke to three emerging local breweries — Notch Brewing, Somerville Brewing Company and Blatant Beer – at last Friday night’s Massachusetts Brewers Guild Fest about their top priorities, and one of the primary concerns voiced… Read more »
SEATTLE, WA – It’s big bold and voluptuous! Pike Harlot”s Harvest reminds us that Pike Brewing was founded in a former brothel. Nellie’s girls who worked at The LaSalle Hotel were sometimes called harlots, though their best customers often affectionately called them “pumpkin.”
LONDON — In a final more tense than the women’s fencing individual sabre face off for Gold between Korea’s Kim Ji Yeon and Russia’s Sophia Velikaia in this year’s London Olympics, Flying Dog Brewery emerged as victors over BrewDog in the UK International Arms Race. International Arms Race — a Zero IBU IPA — was… Read more »
Oskar Blues continued its impressive growth in 2012 with the largest Chicago launch of any craft brewer to date. The Longmont, Colo.- based craft brewer moved over 5,000 cases during its first five days in the craft-savvy Chicago area. The successful launch of the brand in the midwest coincides with an announcement from Birmingham Beverage… Read more »
Craft Brewers across the Southeast and Texas are hoping to change liquor distribution laws that currently prevent small breweries from selling beer from their breweries directly to consumers for off-premise consumption. Currently, Texas brewers, led by St. Arnold Brewing Co. founder Brock Wagner, are mounting a legislative challenge against their state’s laws.
CONCORD, CA – Ale Industries, a craft brewery in the East Bay will be releasing A.I. Evolution, this Saturday September 1st through our Tap Room. Evolution is a beer that we have been dreaming of for the last sixteen years. The concept is simple, create a beer that is constantly evolving through blending with new… Read more »
FORTUNA, CA – Six Rivers Brewery was hoping for a four-peat of the “Tasters Choice” award at this year’s Hops in Humboldt festival. They got it and much more. Six Rivers Brewery took home three honors at this year’s Hops in Humboldt, Humboldt County’s largest beer tasting festival, held annually in Fortuna
ESCONDIDO, CA. — Stone Brewing Co. has donated $86,373.61 to ReBuild Waterbury and $30,000 to Waterbury Good Neighbor Fund for efforts to restore Waterbury, Vt., a community that was damaged by Tropical Storm Irene in 2011.
CHICAGO — Crown Imports employees partnered with Chicago Cares to refurbish a Chicago school that services the Hispanic community. The “Crown Cares” program took place over two days, with employees working to improve and enhance Columbia Explorers Academy, providing a much needed face-lift to the school and supporting the students it serves.
