PakTech Announces PakLock, Certified Child Resistant Packaging for Cannabis Beverages
PakTech is announcing the release of a brand new product for the cannabis beverage market. The PakLock is a child resistant cap designed for THC beverages.
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AleSmith Brewing Company Rolls Out Speedway Stout Special Variant #1
AleSmith Brewing Company is thrilled to announce the release of their first 2021 Speedway Stout Variant, to be followed by three more quarterly variant releases later this year.
Distribution Roundup: Fort Point Beer Company Ends Self-Distribution in Bay Area.; Bell’s Brewery Partners with Classic Beverage in SoCal; Trillium Direct Ships to NH, VT
San Francisco-based Fort Point Beer Company has ended its 6-year-old self-distribution operation and sold the rights to distribute its brands to Matagrano Inc. in the Bay Area. Offerings from Bell’s Brewery will be sold by Classic Beverage in Southern California, following the acquisition of Bell’s brand rights by the City of Industry-headquartered wholesaler, which purchased Craft Beer Guild from Sheehan Family Companies.
Castle Island Launches Fiver Initiative
Partnering with five different local charities for 2021, Castle Island is raising proceeds for the foundations through the sale of Fiver, their fundraising-focused hazy IPA.
Brewjeria Company, Norwalk Brew House & South Central Brewing Co. Announce ‘Los Car Washeros’ Collaboration
Brewjeria Company, Norwalk Brew House and South Central Brewing Company once again team up with famed cartoonist, Lalo Alcaraz, to release Los Car Washeros; a collaboration beer with proceeds supporting the Car Wash Workers Emergency Fund – a cash assistance program providing workers with cash and/or grocery gift cards who are struggling through the pandemic.
Moscow Mule Brand ‘Merican Mule Launches Fire Mule Canned Cocktail
Connecticut-based, premium, canned cocktail brand, ‘MericanMule launches its hottest, new seasonal can, the Fire Mule – made with Bourbon whiskey, proprietary ginger beer and all-natural cinnamon.
Barlows Craft Brews Expands Distribution Across Washington State
Local craft brewer Barlows is taking its fresh, story-rich brews to craft beer enthusiasts across the state of Washington through a distribution partnership.
Brewbound Podcast: Changing American Drinkers
Rabobank beverage analyst Bourcard Nesin joins the Brewbound Podcast to discuss his new report that details how drinker demographics are changing and how beverage companies can welcome these new consumers, who are more female, more diverse and older.
Charter Oak Brewing Introduced Over 40 New Styles in 2020
Charter Oak Brewing, located in historic Danbury, Connecticut continues to market new styles including their recent unique holiday ale called Fresh Cut Spruce Ale, brewed from Spruce Trees donated by a local farmer.
Yuengling Heads to Texas in First Expansion of JV with Molson Coors
Everything’s bigger in Texas and America’s oldest brewery is hoping that beer sales will be too. This fall, the Lone Star State will be the first new market to receive D.G. Yuengling & Son beer as part of the Pennsylvania brewery’s joint venture (JV) with Molson Coors Beverage Company, the companies announced in a press release.
Boston Beer Invests in Regional Super Bowl Ad for Wicked Hazy IPA
Your Cousin from Boston is going to the Super Bowl. Boston Beer Company is investing in a Super Bowl spot that will run during the big game on February 7 in the New York and Boston markets to help boost the reincarnation of its New England IPA brand as Wicked Hazy.
Anheuser-Busch Backed EverGrain Gives Spent Grain a Second Life
The brewing industry produces 9 million metric tons of spent grain annually, and rather than discard it, Anheuser-Busch InBev-backed ingredient supplier EverGrain is giving the nutrient-rich brewing byproduct a second chance as a food and beverage ingredient.
Bang Counters PepsiCo Motion to Dismiss Lawsuit
As VPX Pharmaceuticals seeks to end its distribution agreement with PepsiCo in court, the Florida-based maker of Bang energy drink has filed a response in opposition to the soda giant’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit.
Hill Farmstead to Hibernate for 2 Months; BrewDog, Roak, Prairie and More Close Locations
Popular Vermont craft brewery Hill Farmstead is going into hibernation in mid-January and will halt production and cease retail sales until late March.