Craft beer industry news.
Magnolia Brewing, part of New Belgium Brewing Company, is now using Ekos software to power its business. Ekos, a business management software for craft producers, works with more than 1,500 breweries, cideries and wineries worldwide.
The federal Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) gave a belated holiday gift to winemakers and cidermakers on December 29: seven new permitted packaging sizes under the bureau’s standards of fill for products stronger than 7% ABV.
Boston-headquartered alcohol e-commerce marketplace Drizly announced today that its service is now available to the 4.4 million people in Atlanta and its surrounding suburbs.
A dispute in one of the most prominent families in the beer industry — the Massachusetts-based Sheehans, owners of Sheehan Family Companies, which operates beer wholesalers in 13 states and Washington, D.C. — has spilled into the court system. Timothy G. Sheehan and George L. Cushing, a trustee who represents trusts that benefit Tim Sheehan and his brother John T. Sheehan, filed a civil lawsuit in Massachusetts’ Suffolk Superior Court alleging that the patriarch and matriarch of the family, Gerald (“Jerry”) and Maureen Sheehan, have violated their fiduciary duties and misappropriated company funds.
The annual Brewbound Awards acknowledge breweries for their execution of various sales, marketing, and philanthropic initiatives, as well as individuals for their impact on the industry. After the unprecedented disruption and upheaval across the industry over the last 12 months caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 edition of the awards recognizes the ability of those winners to adapt, survive and thrive in a year unlike any other.
Twisted Pine Brewing, one of Boulder’s oldest and most award-winning breweries has made the difficult decision to temporarily close.
Now that it is a new year, Crazy Asian Wild Seltzer is excited to be launching our Spring Flavor Lychee/Mango Flavor on tap. Our flavors are complex and add an Asian twist to something that is very different from the current seltzer that is already available.
IVUSION Beverage Company announces huge success with the launch of its hydration drink on December 16, 2020. IVUSION’s flagship product was marked “Out of Stock” within 24-hours of accepting pre-orders. Its founders dedicate this success to their health-conscious consumers who understand the importance of healthy hydration.
Importer Merchant du Vin and Lindemans Brewery – brewers of the best-selling Belgian lambic ales in the US – are proud to announce the Lindemans Variety Pack.
At long last we’ve made it to January and got through the holidays during a pandemic! To celebrate, River North Brewery is opening their Norther Society to new members this Saturday, January 9th at their North Washington Street taproom.
Veza Sur Brewing Co. added a total of nine medals to its list of accolades in brewing excellence in 2020 – two from the internationally renowned Brussels Beer Challenge competition and seven from the esteemed beer competition in the U.S. market, USA Beer Ratings.
Brewbound readers in 2020 sought out news about the pandemic, mergers and acquisitions, brewery closures and job changes. 2020 marked a year of shifts for brewers, as well as Brewbound, which shifted its business model to a subscription model. With that in mind, we’ve pulled the five most-read stories before the paywall was introduced and the five most-read stories after.
Garden Path Fermentation announces the release of their first 100% spontaneously fermented beer, The Spontaneous Ferment, a single year blend.
Maltese Brewing Company today announced Signal One Challenge v2.0, a new beer laying claim to “World’s Hottest”. Signal One is Maltese’s flagship Pineapple IPA infused with 2 pounds of Carolina Reaper chiles (the world’s hottest peppers, according to Guinness) from Chattanooga Pepper Company per barrel, offering a new way for beer lovers and chile heads alike to see if they have what it takes to drink 10 ounces of 400,000+ Scoville Heat Unit elixir in 10 minutes, get their name and picture on the wall, and win an “I Survived the World’s Hottest Beer” t-shirt.
