Craft beer industry news.
Brown Bag Beverage, one of the fastest growing Craft Beer Distributors in the Greater San Diego area, added yet another great Craft Beer company, Hopworks Urban Brewing (HUB) from Portland, Oregon.
California’s first modern floor-malting facility, Admiral Maltings harkens back to pre-Prohibition days when malt houses sourced local barley for regional breweries. With their traditional, yet state of the art facility now in production, Admiral produces premium malt with 100% sustainably grown barley procured from California family farms. Three batches resulting in 27 tons of fresh malt is shipping to Northern California’s finest brewers who will brew more than 500 barrels from Admiral malt.
Every few months, a Summit Brewer gets a crack at crafting a unique, one-off beer all by their lonesome. No rules, no budgets, no outside influences. These beers, which are known as the Summit Unchained Series, celebrate our brewers’ skill and creativity. Brewer Nick Hempfer brewed his first Unchained beer in 2015 — an ESB made with Earl Grey tea — and ever since he’s been eager to tackle another.
The Arizona Coyotes and SanTan Brewing Company of Chandler, Arizona announced today that Yotes Pale Ale is now available in craft cans.
The world famous metal band Mastodon collaborates with Mikkeller on their second beer. Sultan’s Curse, a monster imperial stout, is released October 19 at Mikkeller Brewing San Diego. The Danish microbrewery and the American metal band are ready to put a curse on beer drinkers around the world with the limited release of the monster imperial stout ‘Sultan’s Curse’ this Thursday afternoon at Mikkeller Brewing San Diego.
Urban Artifact, Cincinnati-based craft brewer and “wild culture” expert, today announced a collaboration with Rabbit Hash General Store to bring a private label beer to the store for the first time.
Lyft, the fastest growing rideshare company in the U.S., and Ballast Point Brewing Company, one of the nation’s leading craft breweries, have teamed up to present Football Sundays. Now through February 4, Lyft is offering 20 percent off up to four rides to and from all California Ballast Point locations every Sunday, from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. at the tasting rooms in Miramar, Scripps Ranch, Little Italy, Home Brew Mart, Long Beach and Temecula.
Mysterious, other-worldly and downright inexplicable, Dr. FrankenStone’s Monster IPA is a draft-only concoction available this month only.
In an effort to reignite its 2012 fight with “big beer,” the Brewers Association — a national trade group representing the interests of America’s small and independent brewers – today unveiled a faux crowdfunding campaign that aims to “buy” the world’s largest beer company, Anheuser-Busch InBev, for $213 billion. The crowdfunding campaign, as well as the $10, $50, $100 and $1,000 pledges aren’t real, but the intent of the media offensive is.
Birmingham, Alabama-based Good People Brewing Company has acquired Avondale Brewing Company’s brewing equipment and assets.
Sebago Brewing Co. (SBC), announced today the sale of its 13,000-square-foot installed brewery in Gorham to Portland-based Lone Pine Brewing Company.
The Midwest’s most visited Orchard and Cider Mill turned hard cider company, is expanding its footprint yet again. Blake’s Hard Cider Co., located on an 800-acre farm an hour north of Detroit, has announced the launch of its 13th state – Alabama.
Shmaltz Brewing’s latest collaboration beer is ready to rock music fans and beer lovers alike as they team up with Vermont based radio station 102.7 WEQX for the brewing of Independent Ale® (5.18% ABV). Honoring the tradition of crankin’ up the radio, celebrating local culture, and livin’ life overflowing with independence, Independent Ale® is a light, crushable ale with a hint of wheat in the malt bill and a blast of Pacific Northwest hops on the nose.
Brewery Ommegang is proud to release their 20th Anniversary Ale, a luxurious Belgian-style dark ale aged for more than five months in bourbon barrels. Brewery Ommegang was founded in 1997 on a 140-acre former hop farm with a simple goal in mind – brew beautiful, imaginative Belgian-style ales blended with a touch of American innovation.
