Craft beer industry news.
BOSTON — Kevin Youkilis, former Boston Red Sox infielder and owner of Loma Brewing Company, put out the call and craft breweries are answering. Join Boston breweries Harpoon and Sam Adams to raise a pint in celebration of the life and lasting impact of Pete Frates. Today, $1 per pint sold will be donated to… Read more »
For the 2020 season, WinterWonderGrass is excited to announce their collaboration with the Great American Beer Festival (GABF) to curate a fresh and independent brewery selection for the festival’s daily beer tastings.
Wild Leap is excited to announce the release of the tenth edition of their wildly popular Alpha Abstraction Double IPA series.
Proof Brewing Co. has announced their inaugural release calendar for 2020, which features twelve total offerings. The calendar consists of its core line up, available year-round in draft and 6-pack cans.
Next Stop Brew Co has released its first cans of beer, available for sale at liquor stores around the state. The cans have been released over the course of the last month, with all brands available this week.
Hi-Wire Brewing has created a new year-round Flagship beer that is low in calories but certainly does not lack in flavor. At just 100 calories per 12-ounce can, this crisp and refreshing IPA boasts notes of tropical fruit, melon, and citrus from juicy American hops along with low bitterness at an easy-drinking 4% ABV.
California businessman John Gallegos has increased his investment in SouthNorte Beer Company, buying out Coronado Brewing’s minority stake in the brand and making him the majority owner of the San Diego, California-based microbrewery. SouthNorte was founded in 2016 as a partnership between Gallegos, San Diego-based Coronado Brewing, SouthNorte head brewer Ryan Brooks and Brandon Richards, the former CEO of SouthNorte and Coronado and the current president of AleSmith Brewing Company.
FIFCO USA CEO Adrian Lachowski will exit the company on January 15, 2020, Costa Rica-headquartered global beverage company FIFCO (Florida Ice and Farm Co.) announced Wednesday. FIFCO expects to announce Lachowski’s successor in mid-January.
Deschutes Brewery, family and employee owned since 1988, is excited to add WOWZA!, the brewery’s new hazy pale ale boasting a low 100-calories, 4-grams of carbohydrates, four percent ABV, to their portfolio in cans. WOWZA! begins shipping to distributors this week and will be available in all markets where Deschutes is sold in 12-ounce, six pack cans and on draft in January. Click here for a more details.
Nessie, sour belle of the cranberry bog, will release at Barrel House Z on Saturday, 12/14. The BHZ taproom is opening an hour earlier on Saturday (11:00AM) to avoid lines and ease parking congestion.
As we end 2019, a lot of us are looking forward to 2020 with new breweries and new beers. In the upcoming year, River North Brewery will continue to release Single Casks with their Norther Society all the while reintroducing their revamped Local’s membership. On December 21st at River North Brewery’s North Washington Street taproom they are releasing the last Single Cask of 2019.
Cascade Brewing will celebrate its 21st anniversary on Friday, Dec. 13, at the Cascade Brewing Barrel House. The event will include a live barrel tapping, a pub-only draft release, and a kick off of a holiday bottle sale. Admission to the event is free.
Stickmen Brewing Company, in partnership with Browar Polska Distributing, is proud to announce their entry into the Seattle area markets with a targeted soft-launch in December, and a full-product launch in January.
After seven years, Foolproof Brewing founder Nick Garrison is seeking a buyer for his Pawtucket, Rhode Island-based craft brewery. Foolproof’s assets include its 30-barrel brewhouse and 1,000 sq. ft. taproom, as well as the building and land the brewery sits on.
