Craft beer industry news.
CAMBRIDGE, MA – Last Friday, Cambridge Brewing Company released a true sake-beer hybrid, using house made sake to ferment a unique barley-rice wort mixture. The result, Banryu Ichi, comes in at approximately 14% alcohol by volume and is an incredibly complex brew with flavors of sweet rice, fresh apples & grapes, earthy hints of mushroom… Read more »
LONGMONT, CO — Left Hand Brewing Company is inviting all craft beer fans to show off their take on the infamous hard pour of Milk Stout Nitro in a bottle. The Colorado beer gets its name from the addition of Nitrogen which gives Milk Stout Nitro a much smoother, creamier mouthfeel, versus the traditional CO2… Read more »
PLACENTIA, CA – Orange County based craft brewery, The Bruery, raised over $15,000 for charity this past month and they will be splitting the earnings between the Boys & Girls Club and the Free Wheelchair Mission. The money was raised through an exclusive beer tasting event held in Anaheim for their Reserve Society members, a… Read more »
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ — Consumers with Celiac disease and gluten sensitivities will be happy to hear that a new gluten-free beer is making its way to the New Jersey market. Hunterdon has signed a contract with New Planet Gluten-Free Beer and plans to begin distribution of their products by the end of April 2012.
VICTOR, ID – Grand Teton Brewing Company is pleased to announce the release of Snarling Badger Berliner Weisse next month. As part of our Cellar Reserve Series, we have been brewing bold, flavorful beers and serving them from large, beautiful bottles since March 2004. On May 15th, please welcome Snarling Badger to the 2012 Cellar… Read more »
INDEPENDENCE, OR — Bees have been making honey for millions of years and humans have been making mead from honey for at least 9,000 years. In January Rogue joined in these ancient traditions by becoming keepers of 19 colonies of honeybees at the Rogue Farms Hopyard in Independence, Oregon.
ST. LOUIS, MO – For beer lovers looking to toast St. Louis’ rich brewing tradition this summer, the St. Louis Brewers Heritage Festival will return again June 15 — 17, bringing together thousands of adults to enjoy a variety of local beer styles and cuisine from St. Louis’ finest restaurants.
LONG LAKE, MN – Founding Fathers Beer, a new American lager both owned and brewed in the United States that will donate half of its profits to the families of military troops, is now available in Tennessee. Operation Homefront Tennessee and the Armed Forces Relief Trust will receive 50 percent of the profits from Founding… Read more »
PHILADELPHIA, PA – Dock Street Brewing Co. and Four Seasons Hotel Philadelphia are eager to release the second beer in “A Beer Four All Seasons” series. Caliente Golden Ale brewed with Blue Agave Nectar debuts on April 16th, 2012. Like its predecessor, Truffled Old Ale, Caliente Golden is limited and available exclusively in the Swann… Read more »
Lagunitas Brewing Founder Tony Magee apparently has a serious affinity for sharing news via Twitter, especially at night. Last night Magee was at it again, tweeting a series of photos of what the new Chicago brewery space looks like. One of those photos was the same one he tweeted back in February with the question… Read more »
LEWISTON, ME – Baxter Brewing Company, the acclaimed all-cans craft brewery in Lewiston, Maine, will release its first seasonal beer, Celsius Summer Ale, next week. “With our distribution now taking us to over 1,000 locations in Maine, and across the state of Massachusetts, we’ve had lots of demand for a series of seasonal varieties,” said… Read more »
KANSAS CITY, MO — In a unique, local partnership between a craft brewer and a Major League Baseball franchise, Boulevard Brewing Company announced that it has recently entered into a multi-year sponsorship agreement with the hometown Kansas City Royals.
BOULDER, CO – Based on results from a recently-completed industry survey, the Brewers Association (BA) reports record exports of American craft beer in 2011, and for the ninth consecutive year*. American craft breweries exported over 110,000 barrels of beer in 2011, valued at an estimated $23.4 million—a dramatic increase of 86 percent by volume and… Read more »
The Alchemist, a Waterbury, VT based brewery known for its double IPA Heady Topper, issued a distribution update on its blog today. Brewery co-owner, Jennifer Kimmich, wrote: “Everyone is asking when we will expand our distribution of Heady Topper. Although we are unable to commit to any other market on a regular basis, we hope… Read more »
