Craft beer industry news.
Alcoholic beverage suppliers don’t have to reinvent the wheel to provide top tier national account and category development services. On the contrary, emphasizing the fundamentals should be enough to land a supplier in the good graces of their on-premise partners. That’s the takeaway from the latest CM Profit Group survey, in which nearly 70 operators of 150 bars and restaurants responded.
Following the smash hit seasonal Plastic Paddy, Cider Riot! is releasing Lemmy’s Summer Camp Meyer Lemon Cider, the second in its 2-liter flagon series. Meyer lemon zest gives this dry cider a thirst-quenching tartness.
A new crop of Belgian-inspired beers from Logsdon Farmhouse Ales are now available in Massachusetts. Brewed in a big red barn on a real working farm in Hood River County, Oregon, Logsdons Ales are the culmination of decades of brewing experience and dedication to the historic Belgian brewing tradition.
Victory Brewing Company (Victory) announces two refreshingly drinkable additions to their second annual Variety of Victorys Summer Selections – Kühl Kölsch and Whirlwind Witbier.
Andrews Distributing is proud to announce a new partnership with Small Town Brewery of La Crosse, WI.
Alaskan Brewing has unveiled its refreshed website and online gear store, which will provide fans of Alaskan Beer with more options for finding information and great clothes and merchandise. It’s all in an effort to bring the Last Frontier closer to people who want to Live Life Alaskan.
Idle Hands Craft Ales, a small Boston-area microbrewery that got its start on a 1 ½ barrel nano-brewing system in 2011, today announced it has been forced to vacate its facility in Everett, MA. Idle Hands’ current space sits just blocks from the proposed site of a new $1.3 billion Wynn Everett resort and casino. In order to make room for a construction access road, Idle Hands and a handful of small businesses must be out by June 30.
Victor, Idaho – At the 19th annual North American Beer Award competition, three of Grand Teton Brewing’s exceptional craft brews were awarded medals. Bitch Creek ESB was awarded another gold medal; American Sour received a silver medal; and, Mountain Berry Soda received a bronze medal. Bitch Creek ESB received the Gold Medal in the American-Style… Read more »
To further American craft beer promotion and education in Europe, the Brewers Association (BA)—the non-profit trade association dedicated to American small and independent craft brewers—has hired Sylvia Kopp as its American Craft Beer Ambassador in Europe.
If you’re looking to make a big splash with more variety AND want to free up some barspace in the increasingly diverse beer market, take a look at Perlick’s new Series 4076 Wall-Mount Beer Dispenser. As a wall-mount, it opens up your barspace for other uses while creating an impressive front-and-center visual statement—smooth, SEAMLESS construction all the way up to 32 faucets in 96.’
With an expansion to its North Carolina brewing facility underway, Oskar Blues is continuing to grow its footprint throughout the eastern half of the U.S. The company, which just last week revealed plans to increase production capacity at its Brevard outpost, has announced plans to add distribution in West Virginia and Arkansas.
Scottish craft beer company BrewDog has unveiled plans to establish a U.S. beachhead, last week announcing that Columbus, Ohio, will become the company’s stateside brewing headquarters. On its blog, BrewDog wrote that it has “provisionally agreed” to acquire 42 acres of land in Columbus and said it intends to build a 100,000 sq. ft. brewery complete with a 100-barrel brewhouse, canning machine and bottling line to serve markets across the U.S.
Karl Strauss Brewing Company is excited to announce the winner of its annual Pro-Am (Professional-Amateur) competition. Each year, the San Diego craft beer pioneer invites homebrewers to submit a beer for the opportunity to brew the winning recipe on a commercial scale at one of KARL’s satellite breweries and have that brew entered into the Great American Beer Festival’s Pro-Am contest.
Tomorrow, Flying Dog will open its doors in a brand new way. After working with state and county legislators for nearly three years, the brewery is now able to serve beer by the glass in its tasting room.
