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Flying Dog Brewery Releases 2023 Brand Calendar Highlights

It seems like we can all agree 2022 was another banger. Whether you’re back in the office or still WFH, we’ve all pretty much had it up to with Zooms that could have been emails, with sharing your wordle scores with literally no one who cares, with big boats still getting stuck in not small spaces, and with another year ending without fully understanding what an NFT is or does.

Appalachian Brewing Company Releases Second Pastry Stout

As part of our support local initiative, Appalachian Brewing Company has partnered with DaVinci Italian Eatery of Mechanicsburg to create the second edition of the Midnight Fridge Raider dessert themed brew.

Chuckanut Brewery Taps Scarlet Ale

With all the cold, grey weather it’s nice to report there’s a perfect beer to pair with the weather.

Siebel Institute Releases ‘Open Source’ Beer Recipe for 150th Anniversary

For the first time in its 150-year history, Siebel Institute of Technology has formulated a beer recipe for release as an “open source recipe” for professional and homebrewers to recreate. The official name of the beer is “J.E. Siebel 1-Fifty Classic American Pilsner”, named for the legendary German immigrant who established this historic brewing institute in Chicago in 1872.

Brewbound Live: How Top Brewers Are Creating Brand Families with Firestone Walker, Modelo and Sierra Nevada

Brewbound Live: How Top Brewers Are Creating Brand Families with Firestone Walker, Modelo and Sierra Nevada

Some leading brewers have found success by sprouting new branches on their brands’ families trees, and in some cases, those branches have outgrown elder sibling brands. To discuss how their companies have found success with offshoots, Constellation Brands’ Modelo brand family VP Greg Gallagher, Firestone Walker CMO Dustin Hinz and Sierra Nevada brand director Kyle Ingram took the stage at the Brewbound Live business conference in Santa Monica, California.

Brewbound Live: The Importance of Culture over Strategy with Schilling Cider CEO Colin Schilling

Brewbound Live: The Importance of Culture over Strategy with Schilling Cider CEO Colin Schilling

Compensation requirements, government checks and generational laziness have all been blamed for why many companies are struggling with staffing shortages and the “Great Resignation.” But above all, workplace culture is the biggest factor when it comes to hiring and retaining employees, Schilling Cider CEO Colin Schilling said during Brewbound Live last month in Santa Monica.

Stone Brewing Launches New Delicious Variety 6-Pack

Stone Brewing, among the world’s most renowned IPA breweries, introduces a family of year-round beers to accompany its hugely popularStone Delicious IPA. The gluten-reduced West Coast Style IPA is now joined byStone Delicious Double IPA andStone Delicious Citrus IPA in a format hardly seen on shelves – a variety can six-pack.

NBWA’s Beer Purchasers’ Index Records ‘Lowest Index Reading’ in December 2022

NBWA’s Beer Purchasers’ Index Records ‘Lowest Index Reading’ in December 2022

The National Beer Wholesalers Association’s (NBWA) Beer Purchasers’ Index “recorded its lowest index reading” in December 2022, with a reading of 30, while the index for inventory “at-risk” of going out of code hit 51, which the trade group said “makes a very pessimistic outlook for January 2023.”