Craft beer industry news.
ESCONDIDO, CA – Stone Enjoy By 09.21.12 IPA is devastatingly fresh. Yes, devastatingly. Why? It’s specifically brewed NOT to last. Imagine a beer that MUST be consumed by the date prominently featured on the front in order to preserve its hoppy goodness. Well Stone fans, imagine no more.
LONGMONT, CO — The 179th anniversary of the wedding of Prince Ludwig & Princess Therese is right around the corner, and Left Hand Brewing Company is ready to celebrate! The Colorado based brewery is once again releasing its treasured Oktoberfest M├ñrzen Lager just in time for the late summer/ fall season. The beautiful copper colored… Read more »
Anchor Brewing recently earned placement in the friendly skies with its flagship Anchor Steam Beer now being made available on all Virgin America flights. Virgin America has long been known for its craft-savvy beer selection, regularly offering both 21st Amendment and Gordon Biersch to its customers. The official Anchor Brewing release is below.
FT. COLLINS, CO – In just three days, the second annual USA Pro Cycling Challenge kicks off and New Belgium, the event’s official beer sponsor, is ready to add colorful commentary and bike love along the 600-mile journey. New Belgium will be Tweeting (@NBBProChallenge and @NewBelgium), blogging, and sharing videos and pictures
LOS ANGELES – LA Beer Week makes its triumphant return a little early this year! Now its fourth iteration, this epic celebration of local beer culture will take place throughout Los Angeles & Orange Counties (and their respective environs) from September 20-30, rather than in October as in years past.
Craft brewers are starting to question the safety of an increasingly popular kind of plastic keg following a summer in which those kegs were linked to at least one accidental death and a pair of other explosions at breweries. On April 24th, a plastic keg being emptied with pressurized air exploded and killed a Portsmouth,… Read more »
FORT COLLINS, CO. – On August 25, 2012, Odell Brewing will celebrate the release of Deconstruction, a barrel aged Golden Ale and the brewery’s fourth Single Serve release this year. First debuted in 2010, Deconstruction is based on Jacque Derrida’s theory of Deconstruction whereby developing a process of brewing that first deconstructs the desired complexities… Read more »
Heineken is going long on hard cider. The Dutch brewing giant has bought the rights to make and distribute #2 brand, the U.K.’s Strongbow Cider, in the U.S. from Vermont Cider Co., the maker of Woodchuck. According to the Wall Street Journal, Strongbow owns almost 12 percent of the U.S. cider market, and Woodchuck about… Read more »
Looks like Stone Brewing Co. is trying to set a record for getting products into and out of the market by taking Budweiser’s old “born-on dating” idea and turning it on its head — and putting the expiration date into the name of the product.
The Fort Collins, Colo. – based craft brewer, New Belgium Brewing will be entering its 29th state, adding Michigan in the company’s latest effort to expand its distribution footprint. Michigan is the newest market, but more are inevitably on the way as the brewery continues making progress on an east coast expansion, adding a second… Read more »
Widmer Brothers Brewing announced two new releases for the coming change in seasons. Old Embalmer ’12 is a barleywine ale being offered through the brewery’s Alchemy Project line. The brewery plans to highlight a different hop each year, starting this year with the tropical fruit flavors and aromas of the Bravo hop. Old Embalmer ’12… Read more »
CHICAGO, IL – Pacifico, the authentic pilsner-style Mexican beer, is honoring the brand’s free-spirit lifestyle with its new “State of Pacifico” marketing campaign set to roll out nationally on August 20. The campaign, which includes online, outdoor and experiential elements, will continue to drive Pacifico’s rapid growth. The brand is posting double-digit growth trends year-to-date… Read more »
ESCONDIDO, CA. – Yet another year has passed, and Stone Brewing Co. is yet another year older — 16 to be exact. And what better way to celebrate the company’s anniversary than with the release of a deliciously hoppy beer and a two-day festival? Today, Stone is releasing Stone 16th Anniversary IPA, a pale amber… Read more »
Apparently there are a few craft beer fans working for Outside Magazine. Earlier this month, the lifestyle publication compiled its 2012 list of the 100 best places to work in America. Cracking the top 5 was New Belgium Brewing, joining two other craft brewers – Full Sail Brewing Co. and Avery Brewing Co. – which… Read more »
