Barley Forge Announces Opening Beer Lineup
COSTA MESA, CA — Barley Forge Brewing Co. has announced their opening lineup of beers to be available at their soon-to-open tasting room, a mix of five unique ales and one lager.
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Stone to Release Coffee Milk Stout
ESCONDIDO, CA (Aug. 4, 2014) — Stone Brewing Co. is showcasing (yet again) the outstanding skills of its Brew Crew by releasing a special beer that stems from a homebrew recipe developed by Brewery Trainer Brian Gallagher. Dubbed Stone Coffee Milk Stout, the 4.2 percent alcohol-by-volume stout is brewed with lactose and whole coffee beans… Read more »
Technomic: 55 Percent of Craft Beer is Sold On-Premise
Research and consulting firm Technomic today released a new study detailing a few on-premise insights for craft brewers and cider makers. The research project tracked growth for craft beer in restaurants and bars and aimed to clarify several misconceptions about consumers’ purchasing behavior.
Asheville’s Wicked Weed Expands With 2 New Locations
Last Friday, the craft brewer invited several members of the media on a hard tour of its new “Funkatorium,” a 9,000 sq. ft. facility dedicated to sour beer production. The new location, which is scheduled to open to the public in September, will allow the company to quadruple the size of its sour beer program.
Green Flash Brewing Co. Debuts Ynot Session IPA
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Ynot Pizza & Italian Cuisine welcomes Green Flash Brewing Co. to the Hampton Roads community and is proud to be the namesake and exclusive retailer for the specialty craft brewery’s first local beer release — Green Flash Ynot Session IPA. Green Flash has confirmed plans for a fall 2014 groundbreaking for… Read more »
Abita to Release Two Boots Saison
Covington, LA — We are happy to announce that Abita Beer will be creating our first ever collaboration brew with Birrificio del Ducato. Two Boots, appropriately named for the shape of Louisiana and Italy, is a Saison brewed with peppercorn, lemon balm and honey.
Coronado Releases Anniversary Ale
Coronado, CA — This August, Coronado Brewing Company will commemorate 18 years of brewing with its 18th Anniversary Ale. The company will also toast a banner year with an 18th anniversary party to be held on August 2nd at the company’s tasting room on Knoxville Street in San Diego.
Speakeasy Releases Untouchable IPA
San Francisco, CA — Speakeasy Ales & Lagers introduces the third release in their 22-ounce Limited Series lineup, Untouchable IPA, an all-new India Pale Ale hopped with Nelson Sauvin & Centennial hops. Named after the legendary Bureau of Prohibition agent Eliot Ness, Untouchable is a no-holds-barred IPA exploding with resinous pine and sauvignon blanc flavors.
Full Sail Adds Pilsner to Lineup of Year-Round 6-Packs
Hood River, Oregon — Full Sail Brewing Company is delighted to add Pilsner to their line-up of year-round six-packs.
Dick’s Releases Midnight Ride
CENTRALIA, WA — The wait is over! Dick’s Midnight Ride is now on tap and available to the public! You can get one of the first delicious pint of this robust, NW Black IPA at the Dick’s Brewing Tasting Room or at our retail outlet Northwest Sausage & Deli.Our 20th Anniversary beer, Dick’s Midnight Ride… Read more »
With New Markets and New Look, New Belgium Grows at Double-Digit Pace
Around this time last year, New Belgium co-founder Kim Jordan was laying out her company’s expansion timeline. The plan, Jordan said, was to sell beer in all 50 U.S. states by 2018. Fast-forward 12 months and the company is already announcing plans to expand into its 38th state, Kentucky.
Distribution Roundup: Brewers Ink First Time Deals
It seems no corner of America can go for too long without a new craft brewery finding it a suitable place to do business. Mississippi’s Golden Triangle (That’s Columbus, Starkville, and West Point, if’n you’re not a native) is no different. The Dispatch touts SweetGum Brewing Co.’s Standby Red Ale as the Triangle’s “first homegrown beer.”
Florida Beer Expands Distribution Throughout North Carolina
Raleigh, NC — Mutual Distributing Company announced today that it has added Florida Beer Company to its beer portfolio. In operation since 1997, Florida Beer is Florida’s largest craft brewer.
New Belgium Announces Distributor Partners in Kentucky
FORT COLLINS – New Belgium Brewing has signed contracts with 10 Wholesalers in the state of Kentucky and is slated to open that market once its second brewery in Asheville, NC, comes online in late 2015.