West Sixth Brewing to Open Mexican-inspired Food Truck, West Sixth Cantina
West Sixth Brewing, one of Kentucky’s largest craft breweries, announced the newest member of its diverse retail family: West Sixth Cantina, a Mexican-inspired food truck.
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LUKI Brewery Debuts New Pilot System and Launches Mug Club
LUKI Brewery produced 27 new beers in 2021. This year the brewery hopes to release more than 40 beers with the addition of their new 1-barrel pilot system.
Business Management Software Ekos Raises $21 Million in Series B Funding Round
Ekos, the leading business management software for craft beverage businesses, has closed a $21 million Series B funding round led by growth equity firm Catalyst Investors with participation from existing investors Noro-Moseley Partners.
Tilray Acquired Green Flash and Alpine for $5.1M; Dissolves Anheuser-Busch InBev JV
SweetWater Brewing parent company Tilray paid $5.1 million in cash and stock to acquire Green Flash Brewing and Alpine Beer Company last month, financial forms filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission showed. A purchase price of $5,133,000 for the San Diego-headquartered craft brands values their combined 2020 output of 34,000 barrels at $150.97… Read more »
Blake’s Hard Cider Intros Bar Cart Series Inspired by Traditional Cocktails
Blake’s Hard Cider(BHC), the Midwest’s largest craft cidery, announces the release of its first-ever Bar Cart Series, a line of hard ciders inspired by favorite cocktails.
Uinta Brewing Acquired by US Beverage via Joint Venture
The ownership of Utah’s Uinta Brewing has changed hands once again.
DuClaw Releases Barrel-aged Colossus in Crafted Wooden Boxes
Aged in whiskey barrels, this hybrid strong ale is a deep ruby color, featuring a heavy malty sweetness accompanied by notes of apple and tangerine.
Ambiente Hires Ray Veliz as Vice President of Operations
Ambiente Opco, LLC (“Ambiente” or the “Company”), one of the largest and fastest growing beverage distributors in Texas, today announced the hiring of Ray Veliz to Vice President of Operations.
Ska Fabricating Acquires GR-X Manufacturing
Ska Fabricating is excited to announce its purchase of GR-X Manufacturing in a strategic move to leverage the two companies’ complementary strengths and technology.
Legislative Update: Drinks To-Go to Return in New York; California Expands To-Go Privileges
To-go drinks will return to New York state after an abrupt cancellation of the pandemic-driven policy last June, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced during her State of the State address earlier this week. “To-go drinks were a critical revenue stream for New York’s bars and restaurants during the pandemic, helping many small businesses across the state… Read more »
Tröegs Releases Nugget Nectar
Tröegs Independent Brewing announces the release of its once-a-year cult classic, Nugget Nectar.
Dogfish Head Debuts 2022 Off-Centered Art Series with Where the Wild Hops Are
Celebrating the creative magic at the intersection of art and ales, Dogfish Head Craft Brewery’s Off-Centered Art Series is a yearly collection of four limited-edition beers featuring artwork by a different collaborating artist. The brewery’s featured artist for 2022 is Max Mahn, a well-known printmaker and illustrator from Missoula, Montana. Max kicks off his Off-Centered Art Series residency with label artwork for the brewery’s all-new beer, Where the Wild Hops Are, a rustic, unfiltered IPA brewed with four wild-derived hop varieties.
Rhinegeist to Launch Line of Fruit-Flavored ‘Hard Craft Beverages’ and Hard Tea This Spring
Cincinnati-based Rhinegeist Brewery announced today the forthcoming launch of RGBevs: a new line of malt-based, fruit-flavored alcoholic beverages. The company also revealed plans for a new hard tea brand, Geist Tea. Both new products are set to hit retailers with Rhinegeist’s full distribution footprint in early March.
Last Call: SweetWater Files Lawsuit Denying Logo Copyright Infringement; Lion Deal for Bell’s Closes; Shmaltz to Pay $200,000 to TTB
Atlanta-based SweetWater Brewing has filed a lawsuit against an artist who claims he is owed $31 million for the use of the brewery’s rainbow trout logos, Law360 reported.