Oculyze Better Brewing Web App Offers Open Access for Yeast Analysis
The German company Oculyze GmbH has recently announced that they’re offering free access to anyone interested in testing their Oculyze Better Brewing Web App for yeast monitoring.
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NOVA Named Official Hard Kombucha of San Diego Wave FC
NOVA has been named the Official Hard Kombucha of theSan Diego Wave Fútbol Club. The multi-year partnership includes a limited-edition “Wave FC Kombucha” that will be available during the 2023 National Women’s Soccer League season, which begins March 25. NOVA founder Tiago Carneiro and San Diego Wave FC President Jill Ellis made the joint announcement.
Brewbound Frontlines: How One Brewery Embraced Dry January
The annual practice of abstaining from alcohol consumption for the month of January can give brewers a case of the New Year blues, but it doesn’t have to be that way. Lacy and Travis Richards, co-owners of Nothing’s Left Brewing, joined Brewbound Frontlines to discuss the success of their weekly dry bar event, Not A Drop of Alcohol (NADA), which features non-alcoholic beer, wine and cocktails.
Lexington Brewing & Distilling Co. Releases New Barrel-Aged Brew Nationwide
Lexington Brewing & Distilling Co. in Kentucky announced the nationwide release of its newest barrel-aged beer, the Kentucky Bourbon Barrel® Imperial Milk Stout.
Ball Full-Year Can Shipments +0.8%, Q4 Shipments -6%
Ball Corp., the largest manufacturer of aluminum cans in the world, reported full-year and fourth quarter global shipments up +0.8% and down -6.1%, respectively, including the company’s now-divested Russia business.
Braxton Spins Off Garage Beer Lager Brand into Separate Company
Braxton Brewing Co. has formed a partnership with brand investment marketer Andrew Sauer to spin off its Garage Beer light lager into a new company: Garage Beer Co.
Brewbound Podcast: Guild Leaders on Advocating for DTC Sales, Protecting Privileges
A new year brings the return of legislative sessions across the country and a new agenda for leaders of state brewers guilds. Texas Craft Brewers Guild executive director Caroline Wallace and Iowa Brewers Guild executive director Noreen Otto share their priorities in 2023, including advocating for direct-to-consumer sales, protecting existing privileges, working with wholesalers and much more.
San Francisco Beer Week: Heretic Brewing, Calicraft Brewing & Hopsteiner Combine Powers to Brew Evil & Co. Triple IPA
Releasing February 11th at Heretic Brewing, and on February 18th at Calicraft Brewing, Evil & Co. is a boundary pushing Triple IPA brewed to celebrate SF Beer Week!
Bay Area Brewers Guild Launches Fundraising for UC Davis Endowment with ‘This Beer Creates Opportunity’
A limited-edition collaboration beer put out by the Bay Area Brewers Guild will be this year’s Official SF Beer Week Collaboration Release, kick-starting fundraising to help improve diversity, equity and inclusion in the craft beer industry.
Wild Heaven Beer Announces New Flavors & Package Re-Design For Emergency Drinking Beer
For 2023, Wild Heaven Beer announces new flavors and a packaging redesign for flagship Emergency Drinking Beer’s fruit-flavored variants.
Dust Bowl Brewing Co. Introduces Liquid Confessional Double IPA
Dust Bowl Brewing Co. introduces Liquid Confessional Double IPA, the first release in this year’s Specialty portfolio. Sold in 16oz. / 4 packs and draft, Liquid Confessional offers a bold 9% ABV and 60 IBUs.
Greater Good Imperial Brewing Targeting 50% Share of Imperials in Distro Markets; Adding 4 New Beers to Lineup in 2023
Greater Good Imperial Brewing sees itself as “the authority on imperial beers,” and the Worcester, Massachusetts-based craft brewery is setting its sights on making that statement in 2023.
Surreal Brewing Partners with Heidelberg Distributing Company to Expand Distribution Across Ohio
Surreal Brewing, the award-winning non-alcoholic craft beer company from Northern California, is taking its innovative, health-centered non-alcoholic craft beers to “The Buckeye State”, Ohio, with the announcement of its partnership with Heidelberg Distributing Company, a family-owned and operated business for 84 years, servicing more than 26,000 retail and industry establishments across all counties in Ohio and Kentucky.
BevNET Welcomes Ferron Salniker to Head Spirits Coverage
Ferron Salniker is joining BevNET as Spirits Editor, guiding our steadily deepening coverage of the spirits and RTD cocktail space. She will be reporting for BevNET.com and Brewbound.com on everything from new subcategories in established liquor types to the growth of the craft spirits business.