The fourth installment of Widmer Brothers limited Brothers’ Reserve series is their Galaxy Hopped Barleywine Ale. This barleywine is the first in the series for 2011. Quite honestly though, if you didn’t read the label (why you wouldn’t do that is beyond us) you might have a tough time telling this is a barleywine. It… Read more »
Boy you’re mad. Goose Island is now fully owned by Anheuser-Busch. Anytime you buy a Goose Island product, you support a corporate giant that is out to win the shelf space war against the craft beer industry- or at least co-opt it. Even if the quality stays exactly the same – or improves — Goose… Read more »
SAN FRANCISCO – The Craft Brewers Conference took place last week in San Francisco. Nearly 4,000 craft brewers, industry suppliers and media members converged on the “City by the Bay” to discuss all things craft. Topics ranged from Ray Daniels discussion on “Why doesn’t my beer taste good,” to Sam Calagione and Floris Delee’s seminar… Read more »
BOSTON – What was once a field of 64 breweries, is now down to four. The Elite Eight round saw a narrow win from Founder’s Brewing Company’s Breakfast Stout with 345 votes over Great Divide Yeti Imperial Stout. Victory Brewing Company held true to its name and their Prima Pils took down Russian River’s beloved… Read more »
This morning, beer giant Anheuser-Busch acquired the Chicago-based craft brewery Goose Island Beer Co. When all said and done, the deal is worth $38.8 million. Goose Island’s legal name is Fulton Street Brewery LLC (FSB). Anheuser-Busch reached an agreement to purchase the majority (58 percent) equity stake in FSB from its founders and investors, held in Goose Holdings Inc. (GHI), for $22.5 million.
Total U.S. brewery count climbs to its highest level since 1900 BOULDER, CO – The Brewers Association, the trade association representing the majority of U.S. brewing companies, today released 2010 data on the U.S. craft brewing industry. Small and independent craft brewers1 saw volume2 increase 11 percent and retail sales dollars increase 12 percent over… Read more »
BOSTON – Some consider it the Super Bowl of beer. Others just enjoy wearing a pretzel necklace and tasting some of the most creative beers on the planet. No matter what end of the spectrum you are on, one thing is certain: creativeness at Beer Advocate’s 2011 Extreme Beer Fest was at an all time… Read more »
BOSTON – When Chris Lohring was first deciding to build a brand entirely around session beer, some people told him he was crazy. Sure, creating an entire beer line that is less than 5.0% ABV might seem to limit what you can provide to customers, but Lohring thinks just the opposite. “When I first started… Read more »
PORTSMOUTH, NH – The line outside the Portsmouth brewery began forming at 4 a.m. on March 7th and it wasn't for a Justin Bieber concert. Instead fans of "Kate the Great," camped out for the highly anticipated release of one very special brew. Kate the Great, a Russian Imperial Stout, is currently the 7th ranked… Read more »
FROM SHORT'S BREWING BLOG BELLAIRE, MI – After receiving some very heartfelt communications regarding our much loved seasonal beer named Hangin’ Frank, Short’s has decided to rebrand this beer for next year. The rebranding will keep the beer exactly the same, but with a new name and new artwork. For anyone wondering why we have a… Read more »
SAN FRANCISCO – 21st Amendment recently updated their Watermelon Wheat graphics to fit with the rest of their canned collection. Co-Founder Nico Freccia shed some light on the packaging in a recent interview. "With the art, we are just trying to say that 21st amendment stands for familiar American icons that we all recognize, but… Read more »
