Craft beer industry news.
Odell’s newest single serve release is Footprint RegionAle, a beer that pays tribute to the brewery’s regional distribution model. Footprint features select ingredients from all 10 states that Odell beers are sold. But you might be surprised to learn exactly how the beer was crafted.
Sometimes there is just no replacement for a simple, well-made beer. Saranac White IPA is exactly that. In fact, it might be one of the better offerings to ever come out of the F.X. Matt brewery. The white IPA has become an increasingly popular hybrid style amongst many craft brewers but few have been able… Read more »
While it promises to offer faster routes to market and a reduction in transportation costs, the news that Sierra Nevada has decided to add a production facility on the other side of the country means that the company will likely face a new set of logistical challenges, according to beer industry experts.
BOULDER, CO – Avery Brewing Company’s newest additions to its Barrel-Aged Series test new waters in craft beer. On Saturday, February 11th, 2012, the brewery will release 2 different beers from its barrel-aging cellar at the Avery Tap Room in Boulder, CO. The two ales will give a new look at the incorporation of grapes… Read more »
PROVIDENCE, RI — The Famous Narragansett Beer announces the seasonal release of its spring craft brew, Narragansett Bock. A silver medal winner at the 2011 World Beer Championships, Bock will be available on draught and in ‘Gansett’s signature 16oz. Tallboy cans.
Calling all canned craft brewers! Ball Cans has announced the first ever “Canny” Awards with an awards presentation to be held at this years Craft Brewers Conference. Craft brewers who have jumped on the trend of packaging their suds in aluminum are invited to submit entries in seven different categories, including ‘Best Graphics Design.’
So, is it beer? Wine? Both?!? Dogfish Head has blended the two cultures in one bottle with their Noble Rot offering. They’ve used a Belgian yeast with pils and wheat malts in conjunction with the juice of botrytis infected viognier grapes and pinot gris must. Put that all together in a Dogfish Head embossed bottle… Read more »
Smuttynose certainly doesn’t mess around when it comes to their BIG BEER series and Baltic Porter doesn’t disappoint. Baltic Porter is an incredibly well made beer with no frills, something that often goes unnoticed in an industry that prides itself on style innovation. This beer pours a jet black in color with a frothy mocha-colored… Read more »
CLOVERDALE, CA – Bear Republic is excited to debut a new 22oz. seasonal product, the elusive Racer XÔäó Double India Pale Ale. Racer XÔäó is the first in a series of Bear Republic’s seasonal 22oz bottles scheduled for release in 2012 and will be available in the San Francisco Bay Area during SF Craft Beer… Read more »
Ft. Collins, CO, January 31, 2012 — New Belgium Brewing today announced the arrival of its 2012 spring seasonal, Dig Pale Ale. Dig offers a robust line-up of hops, opening with the Sorachi Ace strain, which provides a fresh citric snap. Nelson Sauvin hops follow with bursts of passion fruit, mango and peach. Cascade and… Read more »
It’s based in a popular ski region, but Westminster, Mass.-based Wachusett Brewing Co. reached all the way to sun-splashed Bermuda to invest in a canning line. The brewery acquired its new equipment from a Coca-Cola plant on the island. It is capable of processing 800 12 oz. cans per minute.
LEWISTON, ME – Baxter Brewing Company, the acclaimed all-cans craft brewery in Lewiston, Maine, which had an enormously successful entry into the Boston and North Shore areas of Massachusetts last year will be available throughout the Commonwealth starting tomorrow.
ST. LOUIS, MO — As the Shock Top family continues to grow in popularity, so does its line-up of offerings, beginning the year with Shock Top Wheat IPA, which hits store shelves Feb. 6. The newest full-time addition to the Shock Top family, Shock Top Wheat IPA is a unique hybrid style that brings the… Read more »
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – When it’s cold and the center of the city is crowded, Super Bowl visitors will find relief and open restaurant seats with the help of free Super Celebration Site circulator shuttles.
