Heavy Seas Beer Launches E.Krispers Cider
Baltimore-based independent brewery, Heavy Seas Beer (Clipper City Imports, a division of Clipper City Brewing LP), of Baltimore Maryland, announced today the launch of E.Krispers Cider.
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Beer Serves America: Michigan Beer Industry Generated Nearly $10.2 Billion in 2018
A recently released report by the National Beer Wholesalers Association and the Beer Institute makes it abundantly clear: Beer is big business in Michigan. The Beer Serves America study found Michigan’s beer industry had an overall economic impact of nearly $10.2 billion in 2018 and supported more than 62,000 jobs at breweries, distributors, retailers and more.
Ecliptic Brewing and Breakside Brewery Collaborate on Nectarine Sour Ale
Ecliptic Brewing is keeping their next Cosmic Collaboration beer close to home, as they’ve paired with Portland’s Breakside Brewery to create a Nectarine Sour Ale.
FIFCO Reduce’s Reduces Costa Rican Brewery’s Environmental Footprint
Leading Costa Rican beer and malted beverages company Florida Ice & Farm Company (FIFCO) is reducing its environmental footprint with a new Global Water & Energy (GWE) wastewater treatment plant.
Portland Brewing Collaborates with Portland Pickles Baseball Team
Kicking off the 2019 West Coast League baseball season, Portland Brewing announces the first ever craft beer collaboration with Dillon The Pickle, mascot for the Portland Pickles baseball team.
Last Call: Heineken Takes Minority Stake in Amsterdam’s Oedipus; Bumble to Open Brick-and-Mortar Bar
In this week’s Last Call: Heineken makes a minority investment in Amsterdam’s Oedipus; Bumble announces plans to open a brick-and-mortar bar in SoHo; the SEC lifts its ban on alcohol sales at sporting events; the future of Breckenridge’s brewpub is uncertain; and more news.
Maui Brewing Company Releases Flat White Imperial Coconut Porter
The second of four beers in a series of variations of the award-winning Imperial Coconut Porter, Maui Brewing Company will be releasing Flat White beginning Friday, June 7th in the MBC Kihei Restaurant and Tasting Room.
Von Ebert Brewing Announces First Bottle Release Obeisance
Von Ebert Brewing, a locally owned, Portland-based brewing company, is excited to announce its first bottle release out of its Glendoveer location on the East Side of Portland.
Local Group Brewing to Launch in Houston in Late 2019
Houston’s burgeoning craft beer scene will grow once more when Local Group Brewing opens its doors at 1504 Chapman Street—in Hardy Yards at Houston’s Near Northside—in late 2019.
Coney Island Brewery and NYC Gay Craft Beer Lovers Meetup Group to Release Pride 365 IPA
To honor the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots in Greenwich Village, Coney Island Brewery and NYC Gay Craft Beer Lovers Meetup Group have teamed up to reintroduce their collaborative Pride 365. The process will begin next weekend, when 60 members of the NYC GCBL will join Head Brewer Matt McCall for an exclusive brew day.
Rekorderlig Cider Makes 7 Flavors Vegan
Rekorderlig, the premium hard cider brand from Sweden is thrilled to announce that all seven flavors are now vegan, just in time for summer. Rekorderlig has developed a new brewing process, which allows for the removal of gelatin as a filtering agent, to cater to the current market needs and consumer trends in health, climate change and animal well-fare.
Firestone Walker’s Barrelworks Releases Violet Underground
Firestone Walker’s Barrelworks is turning up the volume with Violet Underground—a cross-Atlantic wild beer made with California golden raspberries and French candied violet petals, all fermented with native yeast shared by England’s Wild Beer Company.
Government Affairs: Congressional Majority Now Supports Tax Reform for Brewers and Importers; Trade Groups Urge Trump to Rethink Tariffs on Mexico
Alcohol producers’ efforts to make excise tax relief permanent reached another milestone today, as a majority of Congress now supports the Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act (CBMTRA). In a joint announcement, seven alcohol industry trade groups said a bill to permanently enact tax cuts for alcohol producers and importers now has 218 co-sponsors in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Brewbound Podcast 39: Sleeping Giant Founder Matthew Osterman Breaks Down the Contract Brewing Business
In episode 39 of the Brewbound Podcast, Osterman shares his perspective on the current state of contract brewing in the U.S., and explains how Sleeping Giant competes for business at a time when some well-known regional craft players have opened up their breweries for contract opportunities.