The Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act (CBMTRA) is back in front of Congress. The latest two bills (H.R.747 and S.236) were simultaneously re-introduced into both the House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate on Monday morning. If the Act passes, it would cut taxes on all brewers, importers, cider producers, distillers, and winemakers. The comprehensive tax reform effort is once again backed by the Beer Institute and the Brewers Association, and contains the same craft-friendly language as previous versions put forth during the 114th Congress.
Guinness parent Diageo today announced plans to build a U.S. version of Dublin’s famous Open Gate Brewery in Baltimore County, Maryland. The $50 million project will include the construction of a mid-sized Guinness brewery, packaging and warehousing operations as well as a tasting room, retail store and visitor center at Diageo’s existing Relay, Maryland, site, according to a press release.
With their most innovative product to date, Stony Creek Brewery has released Stony Joe Golden Mocha Stout featuring locally roasted coffee and cacao nibs.
Get ready to #PourHard Oregon!Left Hand Brewing Co. has partnered with GDI (General Distributors Inc.) to bring America’s original nitro stout in the bottle, Milk Stout Nitro, to the Oregon beer community this March.
In 2016, Lone Tree Brewing Company welcomed a new head brewer, added two states outside of Colorado to its distribution footprint, underwent major expansion, and launched the Branching Out bomber series, among other business milestones.
In a presentation at the annual Beer Business Daily Summit, held Monday in San Diego, analysts from Nielsen, CGA Strategy and CM Profit Group broke down the latest beer trends and noted that consumers are increasingly seeking out lower-alcohol beer offerings.
Glunz Imports, a division of Chicagoland craft and specialty beer distributor Louis Glunz Beer, Inc., along with Brauerei Hirt, Brouwerij Haacht, and Stiegl Brauerei introduce the new distributors and markets for Hirter, Haacht, and Stiegl beer.
Crossmedia announced today that it has been named media agency of record (AOR) for Dogfish Head Brewery, the rapidly growing brewery based in Milton, Delaware, that was featured in the documentary Beer Wars and in the Discovery Channel series Brew Masters. Crossmedia is the brand’s first media agency in its 22-year history.
