Craft beer industry news.
Summit Brewing Company today announces the release of 30th Anniversary West London-Style Ale, the third of four celebratory beers in the brewery’s 30th Anniversary Series. The beer will be released at a Summit 30th Anniversary Celebration from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 7 at Brit’s Pub in downtown Minneapolis.
Due to popular demand, Green Man Brewery is increasing production of their first-ever canned offerings, Wayfarer IPA and Sunseeker Pils. The Asheville, NC brewery released it’s first can, Wayfarer IPA, in March of 2016 and it’s second can, Sunseeker Pils this June.
As summer begins to wind down and beach days turn into fall fests, the Genesee Brewing Company is giving beer lovers something to look forward to with its new Oktoberfest beer. The seasonal brew is a deep-golden, German-style lager, big on malt flavor and complemented by subtle herbal notes of noble hops.
Games and beer go together like peanut butter and banana or like bacon and… more bacon. That’s why Narragansett Beer and Bananagrams are teaming up for Hi-Neighbor! Have a Hefeweizen! as the latest collaboration in ‘Gansett’s “Hi Neighbor Mash-Up” Series.
Creature Comforts Brewing Company will release Athena Paradiso with passion fruit and guava on draft as well as in 12-ounce cans in early August. Athena Paradiso is Creature Comforts’ fruited treatment of Athena, the brewery’s year-round Berliner Weisse. Earlier this year, the brewery released a variant of Athena Paradiso with tart cherry, raspberry, and cranberry.
First Beverage Financial, the investment banking arm of First Beverage Group, announced that it acted as the financial advisor to Terrapin Beer Company in its sale of a majority interest to Tenth and Blake Beer Company, the craft and import division of MillerCoors. Tenth and Blake previously purchased a minority interest in Terrapin in 2012. Terms of the transaction, which is expected to close in August, 2016, were not disclosed.
Here’s a full stein of reality, courtesy of Craft Brew Alliance’s chief executive, Andy Thomas. “If we become irrelevant to consumers, we’re all doomed,” he told a crowd of 250 beer business executives and entrepreneurs who attended the June 9 Brewbound Session conference in Brooklyn.
While it may seem like we are sweltering through the ‘endless summer’, the fact is that autumn is just around the corner and with it the imminent release of Green Man’s Harvester Ale. Come August, this unique interpretation of the classic German Märzen will start hitting the shelves of groceries, bottle shops, and convenience stores throughout the Southeast.
bevRAGE announced today the formal unveiling of its mobile application that delivers instant cash back rebates to consumers purchasing beer, wine and liquor. The new app, which is live today in Apple’s App Store and Google Play, is designed to provide savings to consumers immediately after they make alcohol purchases in bars, restaurants and retail stores.
MIAMI – Following a successful launch in South Florida, Cervezas Alhambra has just announced the launch of their Reserva 1925 12-Pack distribution in the Miami market. The roll-out of the dozen-bottle case is expected to increase the brand’s presence and outreach in the South Florida area. Reserva 1925, an extra lager beer weighing in at… Read more »
Zajac, a Maine-based processing and packaging integrator, recently completed a seven-month project to design, fabricate, integrate and install equipment at Dorchester Brewing Company. Located in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood, the new, state-of-the-art 25,000-square-foot partner brewing facility opened late last month and will serve up to 20 craft beers.
Fall is about to get wicked. Today, Redd’s Wicked is amping things up with the launch of their Limited Release series, a line of bold new flavors. Wicked Blood Orange will kick off the series followed by additional releases coming in early 2017.
Sibling Revelry Brewing announces their release of Swing State, a new dry hopped pale ale just in time for the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. The founders of Sibling Revelry Brewing, the Kennedy Family and its brewery family, are celebrating the great people of Ohio and their importance to our nation.
Sierra Nevada Brewing yesterday named Jeff White as the company’s first chief operating officer. White, who began with the Chico, Calif.-based craft brewery in 2013, serving first as its systems integration director, will bring more than 30 years of brewing industry experience to the newly created COO position.
