Craft beer industry news.
Surf Brewery, a small commercial craft brewery, celebrating five years, with an onsite tasting room and homebrew shop, announced that just in time for strawberry season, they are releasing their Strawberry Wahine Wheat Ale. Named after the term used for a surf chick, Wahine, the strawberry version of their seasonal wheat beer has become a fan favorite.
Hard cider lovers asked, Ciderboys listened, and now two popular Ciderboys flavors, First Press traditional hard cider and summer seasonal Peach County, are available in 16-ounce cans just in time for summer. Introduced at retail this month wherever Ciderboys carbonated, gluten-free hard ciders are sold, First Press and Peach County 16-ounce cans are available in four-packs and as single-serve cans.
Spring is here and everyone is ready to get outdoors and crack open a refreshing beverage. The Genesee Brew House Pilot Batch Series is giving beer lovers two creations to delight the palate with its all-new IPA and Pilsner styles.
If you aren’t familiar with Duck Foot Brewing Company yet, you’d better get caught up. It has become one of the most celebrated local craft breweries in San Diego since it opened less than a year ago in June 2015. In that short period of time, popularity has spiked so much that “the Quacks”, Matt Delvecchio, Brett Goldstock and head brewer, Derek Wasak, are making their beer available for the masses via bottles at the brewery and in stores.
Hardly a week goes by now where we aren’t receiving some kind of announcement regarding a branding update. So at the 2016 Craft Brewers Conference, held last week in Philadelphia, Brewbound asked several attendees for their thoughts on the recent uptick in craft rebrands and how companies should approach the process of updating their looks.
Currently slated for an early July opening, The Alchemist’s new brewery and visitor center in Stowe, Vermont will once again give thirsty beer travelers an opportunity to purchase the popular Heady Topper double IPA directly from the source. San Diego’s Ballast Point is heading north and will move into an 11,000 sq. ft. restaurant in Long Beach, according to the LA Times.
Beer drinkers in the Buckeye state can soon start clearing room in their coolers for the new brew in town: Alaskan Beer. Alaskan Brewing Company is partnering with distributors around the state to bring award-winning beer from the Last Frontier to Ohio.
Two months after celebrating its one year anniversary on April 1, 2016, Vail Brewing Co. (VBC) is ready to open its second tasting room in the Solaris complex of Vail Village. The new tasting room will open the beginning of June and will be the first stand alone brewery-owned location in Vail since the Kaltenberg Castle Royal Bavarian Brewhouse and Hubcap Brewery in the early 2000’s.
2 Towns Ciderhouse announces the release of seasonal Imperial Hop & Stalk this week. Hop & Stalk features an outrageous amount of Citra hops, locally grown Crimson Red rhubarb, and fresh-pressed Northwest apples. With 8% ABV and fragrant floral passionfruit notes this cider stands up to bold Indian curry, fiery Mexican dishes, and even complements a subtle home-churned vanilla ice cream.
Riverwalk Brewing has unveiled a new, updated logo and look along with plans to can most of their core offerings starting in May. 12 oz. cans of Riverwalk IPA and Screen Door will begin rolling off the line on May 25, just in time for summer.
On Sunday, May 15th, Caboose Brewing Company will take over Mosaic’s Strawberry Park from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. to celebrate its first anniversary. Caboose Brewing Company and Mosaic also reveal plans to open the brewery’s second location at the shopping neighborhood. To be located on the southwest corner of Lee Highway and Eskridge Road, Caboose will repurpose a 6,000 square-foot storage facility into a brewery.
Crosby Hop Farm, a vertically integrated hop grower, merchant, and processor in the Pacific Northwest today confirmed it joins more than 1,700 companies globally and 68 organizations in Oregon committed to using business as a force for good. B Corps are certified by the nonprofit B Lab to meet rigorous standards of social and environmental performance, improving the quality of life in our communities through business.
The latest in Cape May Brewing Company’s stretch of 21 brews in 21 weeks, your new favorite summer beer drops today, May 12. Summer Catch will be in CMBC’s Tasting Room at 1288 Hornet Road in Cape May and to better bars and restaurants in the area.
Just in time for the warm summer months, the newest Great Lakes Brewing Co. seasonal Steady Rollin’ Session IPA will sail into a market near you this May. Featured in our Fridge Filler Variety Pack, Steady Rollin’ became a fan favorite with its big hop flavor and easy drinking style. Inspired by the Great Lakes region (our big backyard), our single hop Session IPA is brewed for days when you can only guess the time based on where the sun sits in the sky.
