Craft beer industry news.
The Northwest Cider Association, a nonprofit supporting cidermakers in four states and British Columbia, is now accepting subscriptions for the Northwest Cider Club, a hand-selected box featuring some of the region’s best and most coveted ciders.
The lifestyle shifts brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 will endure in 2021, IRI’s Boris Oglesby shared during the latest edition of Brewbound Data Club.
Central Virginia’s Stable Craft Brewing at Hermitage Hill, an authentic working farm brewery and winery, became the first brewery on the East Coast to launch a zero food waste initiative for its award-winning brewery, restaurant and wedding and banquet facility.
Just because you aren’t vacationing south of the border, doesn’t mean you can’t catch yourself saying “Más cerveza, por favor” under the sun this season!
Oregon’s space-themed Ecliptic Brewing is excited to announce the opening of a second production facility and taproom in Southeast Portland in the summer of 2021, named “The Moon Room.”
Following up on the success of its initial February 2021 launch, Threes Brewing has re-released Lifeworld, marking the second consecutive Czech pilsner release from the brewery this month.
von Trapp of Stowe, Vermont is set to release Radler Trail Bier, a grapefruit infused lager.
Matagrano, Inc. has filed a lawsuit against Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. alleging the Chico-headquartered craft brewery breached the companies’ contract when it terminated its relationship with the South San Francisco-based wholesaler on April 2. In a lawsuit filed in Superior Court of the state of California on April 23, 20 years to the day after Sierra Nevada signed on with Matagrano for distribution, the wholesaler alleged that “as a result of defendant’s breach of the distributorship agreement, Matagrano has been damaged in an amount not yet ascertained, but which exceeds $8 million.”
White Claw Hard Seltzer and Mike’s Hard Lemonade maker Mark Anthony Brands has filed a lawsuit against Vital Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Bang Energy LLC alleging copyright infringement in U.S. District Court in the Southern District of New York. In the lawsuit filed April 26, Mark Anthony argues that the defendants’ MIXX flavored malt beverages infringe on its MXD Cocktail Company flavored malt beverages and may cause consumer confusion.
The National Beer Wholesaler Association’s (NBWA) annual legislative conference reconvened, albeit virtually, a year after the pandemic forced the cancellation of the 2020 event.
Wormtown Brewery is releasing four new hard seltzer flavors as part of a 12 can 12oz mix-pack for distribution.
Fountain Beverage Co. recently announced their partnership with Scout Distribution to launch their hard seltzer in the West Coast, specifically in San Diego and Arizona.
Denver Metro breweries have teamed up to brew a gluten-free Brut IPA in honor of Celiac Awareness Month, a month centered around advocacy of Celiac Disease, which affects around 3 million individuals in the U.S.
With pubs and restaurants now reopening for outside service in Europe, Greiner Packaging has introduced new sustainable r-PET cups for beer and other drinks.
