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Boston Beer Depletions +48%, Shipments +60% in Q1 2021; Net Revenue Tops $545 Million

Boston Beer Depletions +48%, Shipments +60% in Q1 2021; Net Revenue Tops $545 Million

Boston Beer Company’s torrid run driven by Truly Hard Seltzer and Twisted Tea continued into the first quarter of 2021. Through the first 13 weeks of 2021, Boston Beer — whose brands include Samuel Adams, Truly Hard Seltzer, Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, Twisted Tea and Angry Orchard — reported a 48% increase in depletions and a 60.1% increase in shipments.

Anheuser-Busch Craft Breweries Partner with Keep America Beautiful on Community Cleanups and Restoration Projects Across the US

n celebration of Earth Day, Anheuser-Busch is announcing a series of community restoration and clean-up initiatives being led by craft breweries across the country in partnership with Keep America Beautiful®. The events are being funded by six individual $10,000 grants from the Anheuser-Busch Foundation, which has been working with Keep America Beautiful since its founding as part of its commitment to supporting organizations that help individuals and communities thrive.

Victory Brewing Company to Release Victory Waves Craft Hard Seltzer

Now, Victory Brewing Company is announcing its next innovation which combines their 25 years of brewing experience, innovation expertise, and close connection to its consumers to launch a new line of craft hard seltzers called Victory Waves.

Twisted Pine Brewing Hires New Head Brewer

Twisted Pine Brewing, one of Boulder’s oldest and most award-winning breweries, has welcomed Jeff Griffith to the team as their new head brewer. Griffith brings over 15 years of professional brewing experience to Twisted Pine, notably as Odyssey Beerwerks’ Director of Brewery Operations and as FATE Brewing’s Head Brewer.

Threes Brewing Releases Yore Czech Pilsner

Acclaimed Brooklyn-Based Brewery Continues Czech Lager Program Threes Brewing has re-released Yore Czech Pilsner, their inaugural Czech-style session Pilsner. Inspired by the SVETLÉ Pivo brewing tradition, Yore is low in ABV but big in flavor, with rich malt character and notes of wet hay and noble spice. Yore has always been brewed with 100% Czech… Read more »

Pittsburgh Brewers Guild Releases New Pittsburgh Brewery Guide

The Pittsburgh Brewers Guild (PBG) will release this week a new version of the popular Pittsburgh Brewery Guide, a passport-like book chock full of information about 38 breweries in Allegheny County that offers holders multiple ways to earn prizes.

Allagash Expands Distribution of Truepenny Pilsner

Award-winning Allagash Brewing Company today announced the release of Truepenny Pilsner, a Belgian-style pilsner with a hint of wild beer. This Belgian-style Pilsner delivers on its promise of refreshment with a classic grain bill and noble hops.

Mass. Bay Brewing and Massachusetts Brewers Guild Debut Diversity & Inclusion Resource for Local Breweries

Mass. Bay Brewing and Massachusetts Brewers Guild Debut Diversity & Inclusion Resource for Local Breweries

Mass. Bay Brewing Company and the Massachusetts Brewers Guild (MBG) have launched Hop Forward Equality, a website with resources and a job board with the goal of creating a more diverse and equitable industry and consumer base for Bay State breweries. “We have to ask ourselves why, and we have to do a better job truly encompassing and embracing our communities,” MBG executive director Katie Stinchon said in a press release.