Craft beer industry news.
A group of Massachusetts craft brewers is proposing that the state change what they believe are outdated beer distribution regulations, allowing craft brewers more freedom to switch wholesalers. House Bill 1897 would allow small brewers — those who sell less than 6 million barrels of beer globally and account for less than 20 percent of… Read more »
FORT COLLINS, CO – On April 9, 2012, Fort Collins breweries once again joined forces to craft a collaboration beer for the mother of all beer weeks. Nine local breweries (C.B. & Potts, Coopersmith’s, Crooked Stave, Equinox, Fort Collins Brewery, Funkwerks, New Belgium, Odell Brewing, and Pateros Creek) came together over a love of community… Read more »
Lagunitas Brewing Founder Tony Magee took to Twitter last night to announce the biggest news in the company’s 19-year history: Lagunitas is adding a second production facility, in Chicago. Unlike recent expansion stories from larger brands Sierra Nevada and New Belgium, in the case of Lagunitas, the announcement didn’t involve back-and-forth deliberations between final choice… Read more »
FORT COLLINS, CO – On April 21, 2012 Odell Brewing will release St. Lupulin, the brewery’s beloved summer seasonal. St. Lupulin (loop-you-lin) Extra Pale Ale pays tribute to a mystical character who passionately tended to rows and rows of hops caring for the coveted yellow resin within the hop cones known as Lupulin.
AUBURN HILLS, MI — The principals of the Rochester Mills Production Brewery will join with representatives of the Auburn Hills Chamber of Commerce, local elected officials, and business leaders to host a ribbon cutting ceremony and tasting reception to officially launch the Rochester Mills Production Brewery’s new State-of-the-art brewhouse.
BOSTON, MA – The much-anticipated Samuel Adams 2012 LongShot Variety Six-Pack hits shelves this month, fulfilling the dreams of three winning homebrewers by giving them the chance to see their hard work brewed, bottled and distributed nationwide.
CHATSWORTH, CA – Over the last several years Alliance Beverage Partners’ (ABP) founders, Jason Fontaine and Daniel Sosa have seen massive growth in the craft beer category in Southern California. “The popularity and demand for craft beers in Southern California has created the introduction of many new high quality craft beer brands that are… Read more »
If you didn’t quite get your fill of ‘Beer Madness’ voting last month, you can now vote for America’s “Best Craft Brewery” in General Mills’ recently launched Munchies awards on taplespoon.com. The awards honor 20 categories of the most delicious food experiences America has to offer. Included in in the ‘Delicious Destination’ group are five… Read more »
A $1 million state grant from the ‘One North Carolina Fund’ helped lure New Belgium to Asheville. The grant is based on the company creating 130 jobs and invested $115 million over five years. Below is the full press release from the office of Gov. Bev Perdue.
It’s official. New Belgium today announced plans to build a second brewery in Asheville, N.C. North Carolina Gov. Bev Perdue joined Kim Jordan, the Fort Collins, Colo.-based brewery’s co-founder and CEO, and other New Belgium executives today for the official announcement. The brewer known for its Fat Tire Amber Ale will build a new brewery… Read more »
BOSTON, MA – Eight years after meeting freshman year in college and bonding over a shared love of beer, Rich Doyle and Dan Kenary hired a brewer and signed a lease for an old shipbuilding facility on Boston’s waterfront so they could brew the beer they wanted to drink. In 1986 the Harpoon Brewery was… Read more »
LARKSPUR, CA – Marin Brewing Company announces the release and limited distribution of Preservation Ale, a session beer created specifically for the 40th Anniversary of Marin County Parks. Preservation Ale is mellow; an easy drinking beer, not too hoppy, not too crazy. Marin Brewing Company owner Brendan Moylan has always been a huge supporter of… Read more »
Multiple Asheville news sources are reporting that a “major economic announcement” potentially involving the Fort Collins, Colo. based brewer, New Belgium Brewing, will be made by Gov. Bev Perdue at 4 p.m. today. The announcement is expected to pertain to a parcel of land, rumored to be the future home of a New Belgium-owned East… Read more »
After nearly 50 percent volume growth in 2011, Left Hand Brewing will look to add another 18,000 barrels in 2012. The Longmont, Colo. based company is currently in the midst of a ten year facility expansion plan that will bring total brewing capacity to 250,000 barrels.
