There are few plays in basketball more exciting or momentum-shifting than the three-point shot. Taking inspiration from the game, Pyramid Breweries recently teamed up with the Portland Trail Blazers to create its newest, limited-edition beer – Reigning 3s. This unfiltered White Pale Ale is Pyramid’s take on its own 3-pointer – using a combination of Cascade, Apollo and Lemon Drop hops. With 5.5% ABV, this beer rates 30 on the IBU scale. Due to limited availability fans will have to travel to “Rip City” to get a shot of this brew.
We’re pleased to announce the upcoming release of Bière de Blanc du Bois Blend 2 — our barrel-aged farmhouse ale refermented with Blanc du Bois grapes grown only about 30 miles west of Jester King. Texas has a unique climate for growing grapes.
One of River North’s most anticipated releases in recent memory, Nightmare Fuel, will appear on store shelves this week. A 13.5% ABV imperial stout brewed with fresh-roasted whole bean coffee, Nightmare Fuel combines two of the finest brewed beverages in the universe.
Helm’s Brewing Company is bringing their award winning San Diego craft beer to the Midwest when they launch in Ohio starting this month. This continues the expansion outside of California in recent months for Helm’s Brewing after announcing debuts in Denver and North Carolina. Tramonte Distributing Company, based out of Akron, Ohio, will be the exclusive distributor of Helm’s Brewing products in the state of Ohio effective immediately.
Crazy Mountain Brewing Company announces the release of select craft beer styles into 12-ounce glass bottles. The Colorado-based craft beer company provides high-quality handcrafted brews and released the first six bottled beer styles into the marketplace early this fall.
Upland Brewing will invest $4 million to expand its sour production capabilities, the Indiana-based craft brewery announced today. Using a combination of bank debt, cash flow and equity financing, the company acquired the property adjacent to its original brewpub last year, and recently began initial phases of demolition and construction on a new cellaring facility.
In what can only be deemed a search for the country’s sandiest beach, Maui Brewing today announced plans to expand distribution to Florida, signing with Cavalier Distributing for coverage throughout the state.
Following up the huge success of last years El Scorpion En Fuego might be hard. Not a day goes by when the brewery is not asked when they will brew that beer again. Brad Shell says it will be a while, if ever, that specific beer will come back, but he wants to keep the inspiration going year after year.
In the last 6 months, Asheville based Hi-Wire Brewing, which was named Best New North Carolina Brewery of 2013 by RateBeer, underwent an extensive expansion and brought on line their 27,000 square foot Big Top production facility (2 Huntmans Place, Asheville, NC). The increased brewing capacity allowed the two year old brewery to not only make a larger amount of their well known flagship beers but also introduce new ones to the lineup, including a series of lager seasonals. The expansion also gave the brewery the opportunity to launch new markets, including South Carolina in September and, in the month of October, Tennessee.
MillerCoors has tabled plans to release a new summer seasonal ale after some wholesalers — including those on the company’s distributor council — criticized the new introduction. The company will instead release “Blue Moon Belgian Table Belgian Pils,” it told distributors today.
Bayhawk Ales, the oldest brewery in Orange County, Calif., is being rebranded as Evans Brewing Co. This isn’t just any recalibration. This is the result of a lost proxy battle and the hostile takeover of a public company. But now, under the Evans name, the company, which is in some ways new and in some ways old, is finally looking towards the future.
Overshores Brewing Co. of East Haven, CT recently expanded the availability of their premium award-winning Belgian inspired beer by entering their fourth market in less than 18 months of operation. Massachusetts residents now have access to four of Overshores’ signature beers.
