Craft beer industry news.
ATWATER VILLAGE, CA — Just yesterday the world saw our nation’s youth take center stage at the 2011 NBA draft. And while craft beer shares very little (if any) similarities with the NBA, one thing is certain; it’s the youth that are the future of both the NBA and craft beer businesses. So while Meg… Read more »
VICTOR, ID — Grand Teton Brewing Company, known for their exceptional microbrews, has won three top honors at the 2011 Los Angeles International Commercial Beer Competition. These accolades follow a four medal performance at the North American Brewers Awards just two weeks prior.
GRAVESEND, KENT, UK – The US recycling rate for aluminium beverage cans has reached its highest level in a decade, with 58.1% of all cans recycled last year. This rate is more than double that of any other beverage container, the Aluminium Association, Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI) and Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) announced.
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. – Join Redhook Brewery for his 30th birthday bash and the 15th annual RedhookFest. The monumental birthday will be headlined by indie rocker Citizen Cope and is expected to attract thousands of craft beer and music lovers from across New England for a summertime bash in the brewery’s backyard.
DOWNINGTOWN, PA – Victory Brewing Company made the decision yesterday to no longer offer brewery tours. According to Co-Founder Bill Covaleski, the decision wasn’t easy, but necessary in order to keep up with production operations as demand for beer has increased. Below is a letter from Covaleski to fans, posted on the Victory Blog yesterday.
NOVATO, CA – Moylan’s Brewing Company is Champion Exhibitor of the 19th Australian International Beer Awards (AIBA), a beer competition whose global reputation has been reinforced by a panel of judges consisting of some of the industry’s most esteemed personnel. 13 international judges were added to the original panel of 44 and 1195 entries from… Read more »
BOULDER, CO – The mood at the Town and Country Resort in San Diego, Calif. was boisterous and upbeat. In the parlance of the business community, one would say “bullish,” though those assembled for the 33rd annual National Homebrewers Conference might not choose such a formal word to describe the gathering. Either way, the event’s… Read more »
BOSTON – Chris Lohring, the Founder of Notch Session, is releasing his newest beer in bottles since the launch of the brand at the beginning of March. For the first time ever, Notch will package a Saison in 22oz bottles. According to Lohring, he is using the 220z packaging as a market test to see… Read more »
KANSAS CITY, MO — With the completion last summer of the latest in a series of plant expansions, the folks at Boulevard Brewing thought they had bought themselves a little breathing room. But growing demand and a host of new brands and packages compelled the company to accelerate its timetable.
ROSEVILLE, MN – Northern Brewer, the Twin Cities’ premier homebrew shop since 1993, is launching a new retail store in Minneapolis, with a grand opening in Fall 2011.
BOULDER, CO – Just in time for summer, Upslope Brewing Company has released its highly anticipated Craft Lager beer. The lager cousin to our family of fine ales, this premium American brew is light-bodied and clean finishing. Snowmelt-infused and river-ready, our Colorado-style session beer honors its upstream roots through the 1% for Rivers Campaign. One… Read more »
ESCONDIDO, CA – Stone Brewing Co. today announced that CEO & Co-Founder Greg Koch received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2011 San Diego Award in the Consumer Products category. According to Ernst & Young LLP, the award—celebrating its 25th anniversary—recognizes outstanding entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as… Read more »
At brewbound, we are big fans of beers that make us say “wow.” The Hop Crisis took us by surprise. It pours a bit lighter than we were expecting, more of a pale-yellow rather than the bright orange many Double IPA’s tend to exhibit. In the aroma department, all signs point to the classic Imperial… Read more »
HOOD RIVER, OR. — The Full Pint recently held a poll asking craft beer lovers: What’s the Best Craft Lager? Thousands responded and one beer came out on top, Full Sail’s Session Lager. “We are very grateful for the support in voting Session Premium Lager as the Best Craft Lager beer. When we came up… Read more »
