Craft beer industry news.
MELBOURNE, FL – The Florida Beer Company, Florida’s leading craft brewer recently competed in the prestigious 2012 U.S. Open Beer Championship. Florida Beer Company is pleased to announce that its Hurricane Reef Pale Ale was awarded the Gold Medal in the very competitive, English Pale Ale Category. The U.S. Open Beer Championship announced the winners… Read more »
ATLANTA — Motor Boat is cruising on back into SweetWater’s Catch and Release lineup, dropping anchor this August. The slap-you-silly brew is SweetWater’s titillating version of an Extra Special Bitter (ESB), naturally built for speed and comfortÔǪfor the old sailor in everyone. Motor Boat is brewed with Cascade, Sterling and US Golding hops, and dry-hopped… Read more »
ALEXANDRIA, VA — The National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA) and the Brewers Association (BA) are accepting nominations for the Sixth Annual Craft Beer Distributor of the Year Award until August 15, 2012. The award recognizes an American beer distributor who goes above and beyond in their efforts to actively market, sell and promote craft beer.
America’s small and independent craft brewers continued their incredible growth through the first half of 2012, boasting 14 percent dollar sales growth and 12 percent volume growth over the same time period last year, according to a press release from the Brewers Association (BA). Craft brewers produced nearly 11.5 million barrels in 2011 and the… Read more »
“Los Latinos Tenemos Algo Extra.” Translated in English, it means “We Latinos Have Something Extra,” and it’s the tagline for Corona Extra’s new national marketing campaign targeted at Hispanic consumers. From Corona’s perspective, the Hispanic-American population does have something extra: an affinity for beer, especially import brands.
A new Chicago-based beer company claims to have created a “different style of IPA.” Hopothesis Beer Company launched its first beer – India Pale Ale – yesterday, joining a laundry list of craft brewers looking for an attention grab on the so-called “IPA Day.” The beer checks in at 7.1 percent ABV, but head brewer… Read more »
If you blinked, you probably missed it. The 2012 Great American Beer Festival (GABF) sold out in record time this morning, smashing 2011’s record sell-through time of one week by selling through in just 45 minutes. “The lightning-quick sell out of GABF tickets is a reflection of how much interest there is for the beers… Read more »
EUGENE, OR – Oregon’s Ninkasi Brewing Company launched its full line of draft, twelve, six, and twenty-two ounce bottle product offerings in Santa Clara County, California this week with San Jose-based DBI Beverage. Ninkasi, named for the Sumerian Goddess of Fermentation, recently celebrated its sixth year in business and enjoys continued growth opportunity with the… Read more »
BOSTON, MA — This morning, the Harpoon Brewery bottled the latest installment of their 100 Barrel Series, White IPA. This is the 43rd offering from Harpoon’s 100 Barrel Series, the brewery’s line of unique, handcrafted limited batch beers. Harpoon brewer Ken Hermann took the helm on the brewhouse floor to create this White IPA.
ALEXANDRIA, VA — The National Beer Wholesalers Association’s (NBWA) 75th Annual Convention will be taking place October 14-17 at the Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego in San Diego, California. The General Session will feature an outstanding lineup of speakers including keynote speeches by General Stanley McChrystal, former Commander of U.S. and International Forces in Afghanistan,… Read more »
WHITE PLAINS, NY — Newcastle Brown Ale today announced the first nationwide release of its limited edition beer, Newcastle Werewolf. On shelves now for a limited time, Werewolf is a dual-character brew that pours “blood” red, starting smooth and ending with a bite.
It’s been a month of big changes for New York’s small brewers; two weeks ago, Governor Andrew Cuomo traveled to the Matt Brewery in Utica to sign a law that created a special tax designation for farmer/brewers in the state. But the bigger news took place late last night, according to the New York Brewers… Read more »
PROVIDENCE, RI – Iconic New England brewer Narragansett Beer proudly announces expansion into Wisconsin, marking the brand’s first move beyond the East Coast. Narragansett, affectionately referred to as ‘Gansett, is now officially available for purchase statewide at area bars, restaurants and package stores.
If there was ever a ‘Wolf Among Weeds,’ it’s Golden Road Brewing’s bullish President Meg Gill. At 27-years-old, Gill is reportedly the youngest female brewery owner in the world and her latest move was as strategic as wolf stalking it’s prey. Yesterday she launched the company’s newest canned offering, ‘Wolf Among Weeds IPA,’ a hop-heavy… Read more »
