Craft beer industry news.
LONGMONT, CO – Funky little Oskar Blues Grill & Brew started 15 years ago when Dale Katechis and his high school sweet-heart stumbled across the small town of Lyons, Colorado while on a road trip north from their home in Alabama. That Rocky Mountain trip continues east as Dale finds the same downhome feeling in… Read more »
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — To pay tribute to the American revolutionaries who started the home brewing tradition in the United States, Redhook and the American Independence Museum have joined forces to brew American Independence Ale, a true American style pale ale and Redhook’s fourth Brewery Backyard Series release.
WILLIMANTIC, CT – Willimantic Brewing Company and Main Street Café’s proprietor, David Wollner, has been honored by the CT Main Street Program with the Main Street Pioneer — Business Owner Lifetime Achievement Award – Award of Excellence. He was recognized for his commitment to the Willimantic community.
BROOMFIELD, CO – Ball Corporation [NYSE: BLL] and premier craft beer breweries Oskar Blues Brewery of Lyons, Colo., and Sun King Brewing Co. of Indianapolis, Ind., are bringing a sleek new packaging silhouette to craft beer retail shelves. In collaboration, the breweries are introducing Chaka, a limited-release, handcrafted Belgian-style ale brewed by both companies and… Read more »
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Narragansett Beer today officially announces the return of its summer seasonal craft brew. Introduced last year, Summer Ale is the first summer seasonal released by the brand in its more than 120-year history. Wildly popular among beer drinkers, Summer Ale received critical acclaim in its premiere year and was awarded the Silver… Read more »
DOWNINGTOWN, PA — In early May, Victory’s Summer Love Ale will hit shelves across the country. At the same time, consumers will begin to see signage that reads, “Find Your Summer Love.” By simply scanning a QR code found on various posters, coasters and across the web, Victory drinkers and the general public will be… Read more »
On the eve of the 2012 Craft Brewers Conference (CBC), Bell’s Brewery President, Larry Bell, has managed to once again make the news. Last year he was squabbling with Northern Brewer over the use of the previously named “Three Hearted Ale” homebrewing kit. This year, he’s discussing a sale. Yesterday, Bell told MLive.com that he’d… Read more »
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — During Alcohol Awareness Month, and with prom and graduation season just around the corner, now is a critical time for parents to engage their teens in discussions about alcohol, according to the Health Alliance on Alcohol.
Sixpoint has launched its latest canned creation, Apollo. The brewery’s summer seasonal, Apollo is Bavarian Wheat Ale checking in at 5.2 percent and 11 IBU’s. Below are some more details on the new release.
It’s not quite the European expansion that Stone Brewing’s CEO and co-founder has been discussing for some time now, but Greg Koch is headed abroad. Koch has partnered with Avanish Vellanki and Shailenda Bist on a new craft brewing project based in India. Independence Brewing Company will become the only independently owned and operated craft… Read more »
GLENDALE, WI – Get ready for a new taste from Sprecher! The brewmaster at Sprecher Brewery has been busy this spring creating Hooligan, a new limited release English Pale Ale made with whole cone hops. For the past month the beer has been dry-hopped, aging on whole cone hops, so we can’t give you the… Read more »
HUMBOLDT, CA – For the first time, all five Humboldt County breweries recently came together to create a collaborative beer: Saison Du Humboldt. The beer was crafted by brewers from: Eel River Brewing Company, Lost Coast Brewery, Mad River Brewing Company, Redwood Curtain Brewing Company, and Six Rivers Brewery. It will be unveiled at HumBrews… Read more »
MIDDLEBURY, VT – American Forests┬« will plant 12,672 trees on behalf of Woodchuck Hard Cider, and our fans. It’s the result of an Earth Week campaign in which Woodchuck agreed to plant two trees for every new Facebook ‘Like’ received between April 16th and April 22nd.
PORTLAND, OR – Today Old Town Brewing Company announced its craft beers will soon be delivered via pedal power. The City of Portland has been named by many publications as the beer and biking capital of America. Now Old Town Brewing Company will offer the two together for the first time.
