Craft beer industry news.
PORTLAND, ME – While it wasn’t the highly-publicized, $26.6M expansion announced by Stone Brewing Company last week, a craft brewer on the eastern seaboard quietly made the decision to double their fermentation capacity and add a kegging machine. Maine Beer Company, who until last week only produced three styles of beer, added not only another… Read more »
PROVIDENCE, RI – The famous Narragansett Beer announces the release of its annual Father’s Day tie. Keep it simple this year and treat your dad to a gift he’s sure to love: a case of ‘Gansett dressed up with this year’s signature necktie. The 2011 limited-edition necktie was created by Bookline, MA resident Amanda Zoglio,… Read more »
Our final installment in the Latitude 48 ‘Deconstructed’ reviews series is “Zeus.” Though Zeus, in mythology is the “Father of Gods and men,” the hop with the same name really wasn’t our favorite. The color seemed to lack the brightness that the other single-hopped Latitude beers had. That “glowing” amber or orange hue wasn’t as… Read more »
So I’m sure by now you have heard the rumors. Yes it’s true – the world is ending this weekend. Saturday, May 21st at 6 p.m. (I’m still trying to confirm what time zone that is), something known as “The Rapture” will be occuring.
If there is a single beer from the entire “Deconstructed” variety pack that to us seems the most complete, our vote is undoubtedly for the Simcoe. This beer pours a copper-pale color, much like the others, with a nice 2-finger tan head. While there were slight variances in each of the others we tried, this… Read more »
MCKINLEYVILLE, CA – When two of the McKinleyville Community Skatepark Organization’s (MCSO) board members approached Six Rivers Brewery co-owners, Meredith Maier and Talia Nachshon, about creating a beer to help raise funds for the future skate park, the women enthusiastically agreed.
KANSAS CITY, MO – Nowadays, it seems every brewery is recycling their spent grains and installing solar panels. Boulevard Brewing is going the extra mile, attempting to reduce their carbon footprint through the creation of ‘Ripple Glass.’
A Message from Gregg Berman, the Founder of Clown Shoes Beer: The expansion continues. We have sent beer over the past few months to IL, ME, Upstate NY, VA, and RI. The folks at Mercury have done a great job of helping us to project and produce the beers.
PLACENTIA, CA – The Bruery, known for their barrel-aged selections and “one-off” beers, is making a change in production. As many breweries continue to talk expansion, The Bruery – which produced just around 4,000 barrels last year – was forced to make the inevitable decision to make changes that still allow them to remain innovative.
SUSSEX, WIS. – This month Beer Capitol Distributing, Inc. marks its 30th anniversary, a business milestone the company will celebrate through summer’s end to commemorate its years of service and entrepreneurial success in southeastern Wisconsin.
CHICAGO – Corona Extra announced today the launch of the “Corona Beach Getaway” sweepstakes, the biggest retail promotion in the brand’s history. The sweepstakes gives customers—21 and older—a chance to win one of 100 trips to Mexico by finding custom-wrapped Corona bottles or cans in stores now until July 31.
NEW YORK – Bohemia, the premium Mexican beer, is inviting all artists 21 and older to enter Bohemia’s “The Kahlo Challenge” May 17-June 13 by submitting an original painting inspired by Frida Kahlo’s life and work for the chance to win a $10,000 cash prize. In order to qualify, the painting must include Bohemia imagery… Read more »
The more we drink each of these offerings from the ‘Deconstructed’ variety pack, the more we recognize the subtle nuances of each hop. This beer pours the lightest color of any we have tried, more of an orange-pale rather than amber-ruby. The same frothy head is there, but this seems to be a bit more… Read more »
SAN MARCOS, CA – Some folks may be hunkering down to await the Apocalypse this weekend, but at The Lost Abbey Brewing Company in San Marcos, they’re polishing the glassware and preparing to throw a party worthy of the End of Days. Over the past several months Harold Camping, leader of an Oakland, California-based Christian… Read more »
