Craft beer industry news.
Back for the New Year! Our Bier De Champagne is part beer and part wine. We brewed this beer as a nice dry Saison and halfway through fermentation added Sauvignon Blanc grape juice and Champagne yeast. The result is a white grape leaning saison beer with complex fruit and spice flavors intertwined. Finally, we heavily carbonated the beer to bring it to life with effervescence much like a champagne. Happy New Year!
Mason Ale Works commemorates one year in business with the launch of its core portfolio of beers in cans. They have been building their portfolio of craft beers since opening their Oceanside facility in December 2015. The core line-up includes Charley Hustle Red IPA, Jambi IPA, Willy Time Belgian-Style White, and Cash Imperial Coffee Stout.
Nickel Brook Brewing Co. announced today that three of its core brands will be available in select Beer Stores across Ontario beginning this week. Tall cans of Naughty Neighbour APA, Headstock IPA and Cause & Effect Blonde Ale will initially be stocked at 57 Beer Store outlets, with plans to expand into more stores in 2017. Distribution will be focused on self-serve and “Beer Boutique” stores, giving beer lovers greater access to some of Ontario’s best-selling craft brands.
It’s a new year and new beer for Braxton Brewing Co. The Covington-based brewery will be releasing Spotlight White IPA in cans in the first week of 2017. This 100% Citra-hopped, 6.0% ABV IPA was brewed with orange peel and coriander.
Mad Anthony Brewing Company is spreading the madness to Northwest Ohio and unleashing Hopsquatch IPA! Proudly serving Indiana since 1998, Mad Anthony Brewing Company is partnering with Cavalier Distributing and dedicated to bringing our distinct MadBrews to Toledo and the NW Ohio area. Distribution of Madbrew will begin December 30th.
Love Ninja Porter’s stealthy but triumphant return will take place during the last week of December 2016. Asheville Brewing Company’s delicious treat of a beer is brewed with raspberry, chocolate, vanilla, and heaping handful of milk sugar.
After staring deep into his crystal ball, Brewers Association chief economist Bart Watson has provided a look at how beer style trends might develop in 2017 and, if he’s right, there could be more sessionable offerings on the way. After admitting that predicting future drinking tendencies is “pretty darn hard,” Watson said that, given recent trends, continued growth in the IPA and golden ale categories is likely.
Fish Brewing Company has announced today that it will open a new Pub & Eatery on the Grand Plaza at The Shops at Point Ruston in Tacoma, WA. Craft beer fans can expect the same commitment to quality and relentless innovation the company has embodied since 1992.
Colorado craft beer wholesaler Elite Brands has obtained the distribution rights to Wicked Weed Brewing, Maui Brewing Company and several import brands, Brewbound has learned. In a joint press release issued on December 23, Elite Brands and Wicked Weed, a popular Asheville, North Carolina-based craft brewery, announced the new distribution agreement.
Victory Brewing Company (Victory) announces the arrival of Sour Monkey in a new format January 1 – just in time to celebrate the season. As part of the celebration, the beloved national brewery is also introducing an extremely limited run of their new Sour Monkey Remix.
Earlier this month, 200 brewers, distributors, suppliers and investors descended upon San Diego, Calif. for our bi-annual Brewbound Session business conference. It was a jam-packed day of information sharing, and attendees heard numerous thought-provoking discussions with a variety of industry leaders.
Anheuser-Busch InBev is making a number of sizable investments to grow its acquired craft beer brands both domestically and abroad, according to recent reports. The world’s largest beer company is planning a large-scale international expansion for its biggest craft offering, Goose Island, and making significant investments to scale production capabilities for its Blue Point and Karbach Brewing brands in their respective home markets of New York and Texas.
Coronado Brewing Company is celebrating the end of 2016 with the much-anticipated release of Barrel-Aged Stupid Stout. Part of the company’s Coronado Collection, this small-batch release spent five months aging in fresh bourbon barrels from West Virginia craft distiller, Smooth Ambler. The result is an intensely rich imperial stout with layers of espresso, caramel, dark chocolate, and a smooth, warming finish.
Just as General Washington boldly navigated the Delaware River in the freezing dead of night to take enemy forces by surprise, 21st Amendment Brewery is ambushing the cold with the re-release of its seasonal Belgian-style Saison, Sneak Attack, featuring the flavors of summer to combat the winter months.
