Craft beer industry news.
Anheuser-Busch InBev today announced a partnership with Canadian cannabis company Tilray that is aimed at researching non-alcoholic beverages infused with THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) and CBD (cannabidiol). In a joint press release, the two companies said they would each invest up to $50 million to better understand the market for beverages infused with cannabis.
South Korean-born and Eureka-based The Booth Brewing Company (“The Booth”) takes great pride in announcing an agreement with Matagrano Inc. for distribution of their products in San Francisco and San Mateo county. Through this agreement, the brewery’s juicy and extremely easy-drinking beers will become more widely available around San Francisco itself and the greater San Mateo county area.
Taco Bell will officially be opening three of its famous Cantina restaurants in Manhattan at 840 8th Avenue, 224 7th Avenue, and 500 8th Avenue by the end of 2018. The brand has also partnered with New York’s Blue Point Brewing Company for the launch of Big City Bell Pilsner, which will be available in all three locations in the coming months.
A 9.3% super-dry Malt Liquor, VSG has an ethereal orange hue and a heady foam with a straw color rarely found in nature. Just when you think it couldn’t get more interesting, the flavor profile escalates dramatically.
Weber Packaging Solutions has acquired two HP 6900 Series digital label presses to fit the needs of both new emerging markets and current customers specific requirements. These additions help Weber provide labels for their customers that have better color-consistency, better quality inks, with better design capabilities, and all at a better price.
West Virginia’s Swilled Dog Hard Cider announced today that following a record year of growth and demand in 2018, they will be expanding and relocating from their current facility in Franklin, W.Va. The award-winning, family-owned hard cider company will be moving into a new 20,000 square foot facility in Upper Tract, W.Va. in the Upper Tract Industrial Park, less than 10 miles from their current home.
A recent report from Nielsen CGA that examined the state of on-premise beer sales in the United States found that San Francisco was one of the best cities to easily find a pint of craft beer.
Citing a need to remain flexible at a time when a growing number of craft breweries are experimenting with non-traditional beer offerings, the Brewers Association (BA) today announced that it has once again revised its “craft brewer” definition. The changes to the definition, which will take effect immediately and impact the way the trade group reports its 2018 craft beer production figures, marks the fourth time the organization has altered the criteria since 2007.
J. Wakefield Brewing, Wynwood’s only independently-owned craft brewery, is joining over 1,200 craft breweries nationwide to brew Camp Fire Resilience Butte County Proud IPA, proceeds from the sale of which will benefit victims of Camp Fire, California’s deadliest and most destructive wildfire of all time.
Urban Artifact, Cincinnati-based craft brewer and Ohio’s sour brewery, announced the release of nine barrel aged beers from their Epicurean line of beers. Urban Artifact’s Epicurean series of beers are built for pairing with food and inspired by our favorite chefs and dishes.
Eagle Rock Brewery (ERB) is gearing up to release Rosé Gosé in 16oz cans on Friday, Dec. 28, 2018.
Maxline Brewing will begin limited distribution into Northern Colorado in January. During this time, beer lovers will be able to enjoy flagship favorite Irish Red, with other favorites such as Peach Mango Pale Ale and IPA beginning distribution in coming months, in 12-oz cans outside the family-owned brewery’s taproom.
Garage Brewing joined fundraising efforts organized by Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. and brewed Resilience Butte County Proud IPA to aid those impacted by the devastating Camp Fire.
DrinkTanks is excited to announce the launch of its new and improved 2.0 series growlers. The new 2.0 series includes improvements to the existing 128oz and 64oz as well as the addition of a brand new 32oz size. The 2.0 growlers include a stronger handle design, bail system and de-bossed fill lines on the inside of the growler.
