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Greg Koch says he’s an introvert. Recently, Greg Koch, introvert, has held a book tour, where the Stone Brewing Co. CEO has been known to stand atop a barstool with a megaphone, shouting this rallying cry: “If you are with me in sending the message to the man that says ‘no longer – no longer… Read more »

BOULDER, CO ÔÇó May 5, 2012—Brewers from around the world received awards from an elite international panel of judges in the 2012 Brewers Association World Beer Cup. The ninth bi-annual competition boasted the strongest field of entrants on record, with 799 breweries from 54 countries and 45 U.S. states entering 3,921 beers in 95 beer style categories.

Brooklyn Brewery President and co-founder Steve Hindy had one more bomb to drop on the final day of the Craft Brewers Conference: Hindy is selling his voting shares in Brooklyn Brewery. “I am very happy,” Hindy said in an interview with Brewbound. “You can own a company and not really benefit financially, particularly a startup… Read more »

FORT COLLINS, CA – On June 8, 2012 Odell Brewing will release Pond Hopper Double Extra Pale Ale, a new beer crafted with the UK’s Thornbridge Brewery. The collaboration brew will debut this year at SAVOR: an American Craft Beer & Food Experience in Washington D.C. The project was inspired several years ago on one… Read more »

BROOMFIELD, CO – The best can graphics in the craft beer industry were on display as part of the first annual “Canny” Awards, a competition that recognizes the high-quality, captivating graphics featured on craft beer in cans. Awards were presented during the Craft Brewers Conference, May 2-5 in San Diego, Calif.

The 2012 Craft Brewers Conference has been underway for less than five hours and already people are buzzing, and it’s not from the beer. A fedora-wearing Steve Hindy, the Brooklyn Brewery President, gave this year’s keynote address to a packed room of roughly 4,500 craft industry members. Sporting a fedora is necessary, of course, if… Read more »

FORT COLLINS, CO – New Belgium Brewing (www.newbelgium.com) today announced that Somersault Ale is back as the brewery’s summer seasonal. Somersault debuted in 2011, applauded for its relaxed, yet amusing, approach to summertime sipping.

Oskar Blues is getting aggressive. Today, the Longmont, Colo. based brewery broke news of an east coast expansion in Brevard, North Carolina. If you’re keeping count, Oskar Blues is now the third regional brewery planning to build a second location in N.C. – Sierra Nevada and New Belgium are the others.

BOSTON, MA – The Boston Beer Company, Inc. reported first quarter 2012 net revenue of $113.3 million, an increase of $11.1 million or 11%, over the same period last year, mainly due to core shipment growth of 8%. Net income for the first quarter was $7.5 million, or $0.56 per diluted share, an increase of… Read more »

In a move that is particularly relevant for craft brewers — who tend to rely more on online and social media to market their products rather than traditional advertising — the U.S. Federal Trade Commission is looking into online marketing of beverage alcohol.

STEVENS POINT, WI – In March the Stevens Point Brewery announced the availability of the widely popular Point Drop Dead Blonde, a 110 calorie ale, in 12-ounce long-neck bottles and 12-ounce aluminum cans. Now the search is on for the real thing.

PORTLAND, OR – Omission Beer, introduced by Craft Brew Alliance (CBA) in March, is sharing additional details about the brewing program that allows Omission Lager and Omission Pale Ale to be brewed using traditional ingredients, like malted barley, but without the gluten-levels associated with other malted barley-based beers.

North Carolina is rapidly becoming the hottest destination for craft brewers to expand. Today, the Longmont, Colo. based Oskar Blues Brewery announced plans to build a 30,000 sq. ft. brewery in Brevard, North Carolina. Plans also call for a 6,000 sq. ft. restaurant and music venue and the entire project should be complete by December,… Read more »