Craft beer industry news.
Continuing to cycle the tough comps of 2020’s pandemic stock-up period, off-premise dollar sales of alcoholic beverages declined 1.3% for the week ending March 27, compared to the same week last year, according to market research firm NielsenIQ.
Constellation Brands, Inc. (NYSE: STZ and STZ.B), a leading beverage alcohol company, in partnership with a number of its iconic beer, wine, and spirits brands, announced today a collective commitment of $1.75 million to support the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF) and the launch of their “Restaurants Advance” campaign.
Among the beautiful pine trees, snow capped mountains and fresh air in Northern Arizona, local award-winning craft beer and spirits are made by Grand Canyon Brewing & Distillery.
Kick-off the Portland Thorns 2021 season with Pelican Brewing Company’s new seasonal beer, Slide Tackle Hazy India Pale Ale, made in collaboration with the Portland Thorns.
Today on National Beer Day, Molson Coors launches its first USDA-certified organic beer, Coors Pure available nationwide.
Exhibit ‘A’ Brewing Company brings you a light, fruity ale to pair with the warmer weather, Time Served (6.4% ABV). Brewed and cellared in oak wine barrels in August of 2016, this wild ale represents the ultimate love for craft beer. It aged in oak wine barrels for 3 years, then steel for another year. It was then transferred into bottles for conditioning before being sold.
Threes Brewing is excited to release Wellspring, a collaboration with friends and Brooklyn neighbors, Folksbier. An under-represented style, and a new one for Threes, this 7.5% Doppelbock was brewed with German Munich malts and German noble hops before undergoing 8 weeks of lagering.
Boulevard Brewing Company today announced that its beers are now available throughout the state of West Virginia.
On the occasion of the acclaimed HBO series’ 10th anniversary, Warner Bros. Consumer Products and Danish craft beer company Mikkeller have joined forces to celebrate the Iron Anniversary and launch a range of Game of Thrones inspired beers. The multi-year partnership will let fans all over the world celebrate one stein at a time.
Lone Star Seltzer will debut with two refreshing flavors, Agave Lime and Agave Watermelon.
Regional cideries grew at more than triple the rate of the total cider segment at off-premise retailers in 2020, American Cider Association executive director Michelle McGrath shared during the trade organization’s annual CiderCon event earlier this year.
“Off-premise channels grew 9% for total cider — regional brands grew 33%,” she said. “Off-premise chains don’t capture all of our members, but they do provide a useful measuring stick.”
Beverage innovation company, Flying Embers, has become the first Hard Kombucha and Hard Seltzer company in the world to implement Earthly Labs’ groundbreaking CO2 capturing technology. The partnership enables Flying Embers to carbonate their liquids not with CO2 created by the petrochemical industry, but instead with naturally generated CO2 recaptured from their own fermentation.
We’re releasing Tart ‘N’ Hazy – a blend of wood-aged sour beer and hazy IPA – on April 9, so come grab a pint with us because this one counts as beer and a show.
New Belgium’s first company-owned restaurant — located in San Francisco’s Mission Bay neighborhood — will open Friday, April 9.
