Craft beer industry news.
In this week’s edition of Last Call: Smuttynose and Hop Valley shuffle executives; Boston Beer and Dogfish Head’s merger closes; Deschutes Brewery adds distribution in Indiana, New Jersey; Reyes Holdings sells Reinhart Foodservice for $2 billion; and more news.
Two of Asheville’s hottest breweries joined forces to throw the coolest party in town just in time for summer, as Eurisko Beer Co. and DSSOLVR released My Little Coconut Hazy Lactose DIPA on Friday, June 28 at Eurisko’s South Slope taproom and beer garden.
Von Ebert Brewing, a locally owned, Portland-based brewing company, has announced its latest beer, Haze, Hop and Ya Don’t Stop! This new pale ale is currently available at Von Ebert’s Pearl location and will soon be available at its Glendoveer location as well.
The founders of Foreign Objects Beer Company have launched a new brewing company, Discord Beer Company, to focus exclusively on Sour IPAs and the coalescence of sour, hoppy, and sweet flavors.
Yakima Chief Hops, a global hop supplier for the craft beer industry, has launched the pre-sale of their 2nd Annual Veterans Blend, as they build on the tradition of supporting the Veteran community through this proprietary hop blend.
Exile Brewing Company is proud to announce Ruthie, their gold lager, as the Official Craft Beer of the Iowa State Fair. The Iowa State Fair is the single largest event in the state, annually attracting more than one million visitors from around the world. This marks the first Official Craft Beer in the Fair’s history.
We introduce Northcider and Southcider as a nod to the annual crosstown baseball series while also celebrating the pride of Chicago’s neighborhoods. Like all good rivalries, both ciders have flavor profiles that will inspire a firm choice one way or the other, or at least a lively discussion. Northcider is a hopped cider, and Southcider is slightly sweeter with vanilla notes.
Nine Pin Ciderworks, New York’s first farm cidery, announced the release of Cucumber Lime Light Cider, the first in the company’s new light cider series that honors New York cider’s colonial roots.
Wild Goose Filling Systems, pioneers in canning and bottling lines for craft brewers and specialty beverage makers, has released a new program called “Ready-Ship” to service customers with tight deadlines to set up a proprietary canning line.
On Saturday, July 6th, Dunedin Brewery is releasing three new packaged beers in 16oz Tallboy Cans—only available for purchase in their Tasting Room!
Brewery Ommegang is proud once again to shine the spotlight on New York State hop farmers with the release of 2019 Hopstate IPA, an India Pale Ale brewed exclusively with New York State hops and New York-sourced barley malt.
Each new quarter brings yet another celebration of a Lakefront Brewery employee. The “My Turn” Series lets a different employee, each quarter, create their own beer. From Barleywines to smoked lagers to fruited beer, every employee gets their shot to express who they are through water, barley, hops and yeast.
In episode 43 of the Brewbound Podcast, Palmer discusses what franchise law reform could look like in Georgia, and shares her outlook on similar efforts across the U.S.
VE Brewing Company will release its first every beer in 12oz-6packs Wednesday, July 3rd at 12pm from their Broadway Taproom. Cold Keller-Style Pilsner is a Czech style lager first brewed in 2017.
