Craft beer industry news.
After years of limited distribution runs, events, and good times in the Centennial State, we are absolutely thrilled to announce the advent of permanent distribution for Modern Times in Colorado.
More than half of the top 50 Brewers Association-defined craft brewing companies didn’t grow in 2018, according to data published in the May/June edition of the not-for-profit trade group’s New Brewer magazine. It’s the third consecutive year that at least half of the top 50 regional craft brewing companies — those producing between 15,000 and six million barrels of beer a year — didn’t grow. In 2018, 28 of the top 50 small and independent breweries either declined or remained flat. In fact, just seven companies in the top 20 posted mid-to-low single-digit growth.
Telluride Brewing Co. brewmaster, Chris Fish, and president, Tommy Thacher, created a beer so perfect for the relaxed, outdoor lifestyle of the place they call home, they decided to name it after the town. They are proud to announce the addition of Telluride Mountain Beer, a traditional-style Kölsch, to their year round line up of cans and kegs.
TALEA Beer Co. launched on April 29, 2019 with SUN UP, a hazy IPA. Founded by Tara Hankinson and LeAnn Darland, TALEA (pronounced tuh-lay-uh) aims to create easy-drinking staples and rotating seasonals that are approachable for even the most casual beer drinker.
Lone Tree Brewing will be unveiling the first two beers from their Branching Out and Hoppy Little Trees Project series in cans. The move to discontinue their 22 oz. bomber program in favor of 12 oz. cans is just one part of the evolution of Lone Tree’s growth trajectory for 2019.
A new brewery, Flying Rhino Brewing Co., will soon be coming to Dickinson, Texas. The 8,100 square-foot brewery-in-planning will include a 2,100 square-foot taproom and 6,000 square-foot brewery space. The brewery will also feature a spacious outdoor patio and an additional 3,000 square-foot pad for future expansion.
Bold Rock is pleased to announce the June 2019 release of Bold Rock Hard Seltzer, a new all-natural line of hard seltzer products crafted from real fruit and fresh Blue Ridge Mountain water. Bold Rock Hard Seltzer will initially launch with two handcrafted styles – Grapefruit and Cucumber Melon.
With the use of TapRm, Moody Tongue beers will be available at acclaimed restaurants in NYC including, Thomas Keller’s Michelin-starred Per Se and TAK Room, James Beard Award winner for Outstanding Chef and Top Chef host Tom Colicchio’s Riverpark and Major Food Group hot spots The Grill, The Pool and Lobster Club.
This June, Block 15 Brewing Company will once again release their summer seasonal IPA in cans—Fresh Flow, a refreshing IPA designed for sunny summer drinking in cooperation with artist Chris Herbst of Ashland’s Flow Factory NW, whose work is featured on the can’s label art.
Braxton Brewing Co., a local brewery with national recognition, has announced major development plans to expand its presence to Fort Mitchell, Kentucky with the opening of the area’s first barrel-aging brewery and taproom. Expected to open its doors in Fall of 2019, the Braxton Barrel House will offer a unique experience for patrons by giving them the opportunity to create custom private barrel picks of Barrel-Aged brews.
Based in Waitsfield, Vermont, Discovery Map International is the leading provider of curated guides to top tourist attractions, cities, and towns throughout North America. The designs on the four Ramblin’ Cans, feature Fiddlehead characters with the actual Discovery Map of Shelburne, Vermont as a background.
After seven years of self-distribution, Kearny Mesa-based Societe Brewing Company has partnered with Scout Distribution—a fast-growing San Diego-based distributor of craft beer, wine, hard kombucha and hard cider—to deliver its award-winning portfolio of beers throughout San Diego County.
Scofflaw Brewing Co. is pleased to unveil its newest concept, the Scofflaw Beer Barn, at State Farm Arena.
The Texas Supreme Court today declined to hear a constitutional challenge brought by three craft breweries to a 2013 state law that stripped beer companies of the ability to sell their distribution rights to wholesalers. The Institute for Justice, a law firm representing the three craft breweries, called the Supreme Court’s refusal to review the case today “a blow to the economic liberty of all Texans.”
