Craft beer industry news.
BOULDER, CO —American craft brewing’s global success story continued at the Stockholm Beer and Whisky Festival and the European Beer Star Competition. Brewers Association (BA) Export Development Program (EDP) members participated in both competitions again this year, winning a total of 37 awards.
FORT COLLINS, CO. – New Belgium Brewing today announced that Tour de Fat, the one and only traveling bike carnival, raised more than $400,000 for local nonprofits during the 2011 season. This marks a 25 percent increase over last year. Tour de Fat is now close to breaking the $2 million mark in funds raised,… Read more »
MARIN COUNTY, CA— Moylan’s Brewery and Restaurant and Marin Brewing Company will officially tap the 2011 holiday season batches of the White Christmas Winter Lager and Hoppy Holidaze Christmas Ale on Friday, November 25th, at both pub locations in Marin County.
KANSAS CITY, MO – of its newest creation, the Smokestack Series Mixed Four. Featuring 12-ounce bottles of four different artisanal beers from the brewery’s critically acclaimed Smokestack line, along with a custom designed glass, the package gives consumers the chance to easily and conveniently sample some of the best that Boulevard has to offer. All… Read more »
Brewbound.com is offering craft brewers a unique opportunity to grow and thrive: The Brewbound Craft Beer Session. Combining the best in business information and networking, the Brewbound Craft Beer Session will offer an unmatched strategic advantage for craft brewers as it inaugurates a new set of business development events run by Brewbound.
The Samuel Adams Single Batch series is a limited-edition collection of the Samuel Adams brewers’ favorite beers. Each is created with unique ingredients and is available nationwide in 22 ounce bottles. The lineup includes four beers: Griffin’s Bow, Tasman Red, Third Voyage and The Vixen.
Looking to drain the main vein on a 420 mile road trip, el Danko casually slipped into the dankest Nugget hop field known to man. Stupefied by the pungent aromas, his eyes rolled back as he fell into a sea of sticky buds.
ESCONDIDO, CA – Stone Brewing Co. has released Stone 11.11.11 Vertical Epic Ale, the penultimate installment of its legendary series. Begun on February 2nd, 2002 (02.02.02), these bottle-conditioned ales have all been Belgian-influenced, but they share little else in common, with each year’s release revealing its own twist and turn in the plotline.
NEW YORK, N.Y. — Dos Equis, the fastest growing premium Mexican beer in the U.S., and perennial favorite of the Most Interesting Man in the World, is the proud recipient of the Market Watch “Beer Brand of The Year” Award. Additionally, Dos Equis took home Impact Magazine’s 2010 Hot Brand Award and Beverage Information Group’s… Read more »
FT. COLLINS, CO – Clips of Faith, New Belgium Brewing’s traveling philanthropic beer and film festival, recently wrapped up a record-shattering(!) 18-city tour. The second-year festival outperformed last year, bringing out 11,000 people in cities across the U.S. for amateur short films, New Belgium’s esoteric Lips of Faith beers and food from local vendors.
Recently, Victory Brewing announced that Old Horizontal, their 10.5 percent barleywine wouldn’t be reaching market in 2011. Founder Bill Covaleski told Brewbound that the decision was somewhat bittersweet. “It’s one of those unfortunate situations where we have to make decisions to keep everything flowing at the rate it needs to be,” he said.
Westvleteren is coming to the U.S. You read that correctly. For the first (and more than likely) only time in history, Westvleteren beers will be bottled, shipped and legally sold on U.S. soil. Widely regarded as the maker of some of the most coveted beers in the world, the brewery will ship a limited amount… Read more »
DENVER, CO — Breckenridge Brewery of Colorado, LLC, will sell precious few bottles of its rare beer “Summer Cab Ride” on Saturday, November 12, at its tasting room in Denver, 471 Kalamath Street. Summer Cab Ride is Breckenridge Brewery’s send off to summer — its SummerBright golden ale aged in cabernet wine barrels to create… Read more »
JUNEAU, AK — The 23rd vintage of Alaskan Brewing Co’s original winter seasonal, Alaskan Smoked Porter, officially releases this week on draft and in 22 oz bottles throughout the 12 states where Alaskan beer is sold.
