Craft beer industry news.
On Jan. 23, the Hanging Hills Brewing Company will release HeAthen Homecoming Pilsner, a collaboration beer with the much loved rock band The Drive-By Truckers. The beer will be released in celebration of their run of Homecoming shows at famed Athens, Ga. music venue The 40 Watt Club.
Excitement grows through the slopes of the Vail Valley as Bonfire Brewing celebrates a season in full swing. Introducing Rope Drop Hazy IPA, a limited release available in six packs of 12 oz. cans and on draft while supplies last.
2018 was undoubtedly a challenging year for a number of U.S. beer companies. The year was marked by layoffs, brewery closures and sluggish sales as more than 7,000 breweries battled for shrinking market share. As beer professionals throughout the country prepare to flip their calendars to 2019, let’s take a look back at three of the most notable storylines that helped shape the narrative this year.
Industry headwinds, brewery acquisitions, the emerging cannabis sector, and the seemingly never ending battle between big and small beer makers were the focus of Brewbound’s most-read stories of 2018.
Rogue Ales & Spirits is starting 2019 strong with two new year-round IPAs: Outta Line, a bright, honey-colored West Coast-style IPA and Batsquatch, a juicy, hazy IPA with intense tropical aromas and flavors.
BeerBoard, the leader in real-time data, insights and consumer engagement for the hospitality industry, announced today that Founders Brewing Co. has signed on as the company’s newest brewery partner. The move immediately adds one of the most popular names in American beer to BeerBoard’s growing client list.
1623 Brewing continues to widen their distribution footprint after signing deals with Wantz Distributing to cover Western Maryland and Westy’s Beverage to service Central Pennsylvania. The expansion in distributions comes after the completion of 1623 Brewing’s year-round lineup of beers in 6-packs of 12 oz. cans following the releases of Dry Irish Stout, Pilsner, IPA, and Hefeweizen.
If you haven’t been to the Empire Farm Brewery in Cazenovia, you might already expect an impressive production facility but you might be surprised by what you would find in the cellar. Lined in bricks salvaged from the original Syracuse Haberle brewery, the cellar of the Farm Brewery in Cazenovia, N.Y. is home to over 50 oak barrels.
Garage Brewing Co. releases Triple A IPA.
Ithaca Beer Company will kick off 2019 with the first of several limited release IPA’s available in 16 oz. 4-pack cans and draft.
Passport on Tap, Montreal’s go-to beer tasting experience, is changing the way people discover craft beers and ciders with the launch of its Passport on Tap app in its second market, Portland, Ore. After the successful launch of its first tasting passport in Montreal, the Passport on Tap team comes to Portland to the elation of brewers and brew fans all over the Rose City.
Two of Central Massachusetts most well-known brewers are coming together for the first time for a very worthy cause. In response to the recent tragic death of Worcester Firefighter Christopher Roy, the two breweries are creating and launching a beer called “Worcester’s Bravest,” with 100% of the proceeds being donated to the Ava Roy Fund.
Off-premise retail beer sales in the U.S. eclipsed $32 billion through December 2, according to market research firm IRI. The Chicago-based group, which tracks sales at multi-outlet and convenience stores, recently reported that dollar sales of beer were up 1.7 percent year-to-date.
In this week’s edition of Last Call: Utah enacts new drunk driving limit; cannabis bars are coming to West Hollywood; Ray Faust lands at Crook & Marker; Buffalo Wild Wings unveils new store designs; Anheuser-Busch responds to Iowa State fans’ thirst for Busch Light; and more industry news.
