Craft beer industry news.
BEND, OR — If anyone has earned the right to roll out his own set of barrels, it’s Larry Sidor. Last week, Deschutes, the fifth-largest craft brewery by volume in the U.S., announced that Sidor, the company’s Brewmaster, would be leaving after eight years. Sidor will be starting his own brewery, currently operating under the… Read more »
BOSTON – It is with sadness that the Board of Directors of The Boston Beer Company, Inc. (NYSE-SAM) announces the death of one of its longest serving members, Charles Joseph Koch, Jr. at the family farm in Georgetown, Ohio on June 13, 2011.
HOOD RIVER, OR – Sunny days, warm winds and refreshing beers to enjoy with friends, summer has finally arrived! To welcome the season and Oregon Craft Beer Month, Full Sail will release a new beer in their Brewer’s Share line up: Jimvar Bohemian Pilsner brewed by Brewmaster Jim Kelter.
FT. COLLINS, CO. – New Belgium Brewing is pleased to announce that it has signed contractual agreements with 17 distributors in the Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C. areas. The freshly inked deals will broaden New Belgium distribution to 28 states and the District of Columbia when those territories officially open on August 22nd, 2011. Of… Read more »
SAN FRANCISCO – 21st Amendment founders Nico and Shaun need to break out of Alcatraz, and fast. The Hop Syndicate is hoarding hops in a remote warehouse, depriving the People of their right to hoppy, aromatic beer. This is Not Cool. Shaun and Nico have to do something. They need to Free the Hops! 21st… Read more »
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.
