Craft beer industry news.
EUGENE, OR – For consumers looking to bring home a six-pack of craft brew, they can expect to pay at least $10.00, and for that price will receive exactly 72 ounces of whichever style they have chosen. Ninkasi, the free-spirited brewing company from Eugene is taking a slightly different packaging approach – seasonal four packs… Read more »
PLACENTIA, CA – What happens when you combine two brewers with a love for experimentation on a single beer recipe? We’ll soon find out as Sam Calagione of Dogfish Head Brewery is flying out to California this week to work with Patrick Rue and his team at The Bruery on a collaborative beer.
WASHINGTON – There are few times where the consumer is privileged enough to be served by the Chairman of the Board for the Brewer’s Association, but thats exactly what the annual SAVOR craft beer and food pairing event is all about. Nick Matt, who is also the CEO of the F.X. Matt Brewing Company was… Read more »
PORTLAND, ME – Peak Organic’s newest beer to hit the market is The Weiss Principal and if its initial reception is any indicator, this offering might be the Portland-based brewing companies best work yet. The beer, which pours incredibly cloudy, is an “Imperial German-Style Hefe-Weisse.” But this brew might not be exactly what you think… Read more »
BEND, OR – Deschutes Brewery announced today that Larry Sidor, Brewmaster, is leaving the company at the end of the year to pursue a lifelong dream of starting and running his own brewery. Sidor has been at the brewery for eight years, following 23 years at Olympia Brewing Company, in development and production at a… Read more »
ST. PAUL, MN — As farmers work in their fields this summer, Summit Brewing Company cultivates a special relationship to bring local family grown barley to their beer. The two-row Moravian 37 barley that is the “soul” of Summit Pilsener is grown on a North Dakota farm owned by Summit Founder Mark Stutrud’s cousins Jim… Read more »
FREDERICK, MD – Flying Dog Brewery announced this week that they would be pulling distribution from 13 states. Among the states not making the final cut are Oregon and Washington, both major craft beer markets saturated with northwest craft brews. Jim Caruso, Flying Dog’s CEO explained the decision to pull out of the 13 states.
SAN DIEGO, CA – Saturday May 14, 2011 marked Karl Strauss Brewing Company’s 8th Annual Beach to Brewery Beer + Music Fest. More than 2,000 guests celebrated Karl Strauss’s 22nd Anniversary with 22 different beers on tap, including World Beer Cup and Great American Beer Festival gold medal winning Red Trolley Ale, Parrot in a… Read more »
ESCONDIDO, CA – Stone Brewing Co. is proud to announce that its Facebook fan page has surpassed 100,000 “Likes,” an epic win befitting the “All-Time Top Brewery on Planet Earth” (an honor justly bestowed by BeerAdvocate Magazine). Stone Brewing’s Facebook page has added 81,801 new Likes in the last year and a half.
MAUI, HI – Maui Brewing Co. (MBC) is proud to report that a distribution agreement has been signed with Cépage Selections of Reno, Nevada. With distribution in HI, CA, OR, WA, ID, CO, TX and AZ, this makes Nevada the ninth state where MBC products are sold. “Vegas is often referred to as the ‘ninth… Read more »
MAUI, HI – Maui Brewing Co. (MBC) is proud to report that a distribution agreement has been signed with Republic National Distributing Company (RNDC). RNDC is the second largest distributor of premium wine and spirits in the U.S., with wholly-owned operations in many states and partnered in joint ventures in several others. Nationwide, RNDC employs… Read more »
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Famous Narragansett Beer announces the release of 24oz Tallboy cans for the first time in the brew’s 120-year history. Due to increasing customer demand for easily-transportable, single-serving cans, Narragansett Lager 24oz Tallboys are available for purchase at leading retailers, bars, resorts, and venues throughout New England (SRP $1.59-$1.95).
WASHINGTON — Craft beer fans converged on the nation’s capital this past weekend for SAVOR, an American Craft Beer and Food Pairing Experience. Beer lovers enjoyed 72 breweries pouring over 140 beers and an assortment of food pairings to accompany each unique beer. Among many of the unique offerings available to attendees was a collaboration… Read more »
PLEASANTVILLE, NY – The latest craft brewery to announce an expansion is Captain Lawrence Brewing, known on the east coast for a variety of barrel-aged selections. Owner and Head Brewer Scott Vaccaro announced in an email today that the brewery would be moving locations after spending five years in Pleasantville. The new space, located just… Read more »
