Craft beer industry news.
Named for the fast-moving cold front that can blow through Texas (also called a Texas Norther), Austin entrepreneurs and father-son team, Austin T. and Austin M. Pittman launched Blue Norther, an original, new line of hard seltzers, brewed right here in Austin, Texas.
Luna Bay Booch is proud to announce its line of hard kombuchas will launch in Wisconsin starting early this summer. Wisconsin marks Luna Bay’s second state of distribution in the Midwest and seventh state across the nation.
A pioneer of the Vermont craft beer industry will no longer have a physical presence in the state. Magic Hat Brewing, now owned by Rochester, New York-based FIFCO USA, will vacate its brewery and performing arts center, called “The Artifactory,” in South Burlington, Vermont, next month, according to a press release.
21st Amendment Brewery pays homage to the South of Market (SoMA) neighborhood they’ve called home for 20 years with a new hard seltzer brand: SOMA Hard Seltzer (100 calories, 2g carbs, 0g sugar).
Leaders of four popular Massachusetts craft breweries will join Brewbound Frontlines this week to discuss their companies’ growth in 2019 and how they’re faring during the COVID-19 pandemic. Executives from Jack’s Abby Craft Lagers, Wormtown Brewery, Castle Island Brewing and Vitamin Sea Brewing will be featured on the panel, which will be live-streamed at 3 p.m. EST.
With restaurants and other on-premise retailers allowed to reopen in varying capacities in all 50 states, consumers are tentatively wading back into dining out, according to a survey conducted by Nielsen CGA, the market research firm’s on-premise arm. Nielsen CGA surveyed consumers from June 5-7 in four states — California, New York, Texas and Florida — where restaurants reopened to varying degrees.
Reyes Beer Division subsidiary Harbor Distributing has signed an agreement to acquire the assets of Elyxir Distributing LLC in the Monterey Bay Area (Santa Cruz, Monterey, and San Benito) of California, the company announced today in a press release.
Those looking for the newest and greatest imperial stout can head to River North Brewery this Saturday, June 20th for the release of Unjust Enrichment, a brandy barrel aged imperial stout.
Every good story has a sequel, and that is the inspiration for Sonder Brewing’s release of their newest brand, Sequel Hard Seltzer.
Just in time for summer, Lone Pine Brewing Company will now be distributing to the state of Florida.
Golden Brands, a Reyes Beer Division company, has officially closed on its acquisition of Bay Area Beverage Company in Northern California.
After back-to-back billion dollar sales weeks in off-premise retailers, beer category sales fell just short of a three-peat during the first week of June. For the week ending June 6, off-premise beer category dollar sales increased 22.1%, to $998.4 million, according to market research firm Nielsen. Beer category dollar sales in the two-week period covering… Read more »
Harpoon Brewery parent company Mass. Bay Brewing has disbanded its distributing company and sold the rights to sell its products in the Boston area to Randolph, Massachusetts-based Burke Distributing.
Desert Door, in collaboration with fellow Texas brand Independence Brewing Co., is excited to announce their limited edition bottle series “Redbud Paloma” releasing June 19.
