Craft beer industry news.
Meheen Manufacturing and Wild Goose Canning announced today that they have combined their businesses. The exciting combination brings together the leading manufacturers of bottling and canning solutions for microbreweries and a deep, diverse group of talented and passionate people.
In Charles Finkels’ view, Charlie Papazian is the most influential individual in the world of homebrewing and craft beer in the world! It is for this and many more reasons that we dedicate the 2016 Pike Auld Acquaintance to our friend, Charlie.
In honor of Veterans Day, United’s Airport Clubs in Washington D.C./Dulles, Denver, San Francisco, Newark and Honolulu will feature Dog Tag Brewing’s Legacy Lager through the month of November. United Clubs always welcome active military members the same day they are traveling on United or United Express.
Boulder Beer Company, Colorado’s First Craft Brewery, is pleased to announce Dan Weitz as their new Director of Sales. As Director of Sales, Dan will lead the Boulder Beer sales team and work directly with their national distributor network to maximize the growth of the Boulder Beer brands and provide strategic direction for the business and market development.
Since launching its Chalkboard Series nearly five years ago, beer enthusiasts have looked to Yard House for the latest seasonal beers and small batch brews. This November the digital chalkboard that hangs above the restaurant’s signature island bar will proudly display Rogue Wet Hop Ale, brewed specially for Yard House.
When asked during last week’s earnings call whether or not the U.S. craft market was reaching an “inflection point,” Anheuser-Busch InBev CEO Carlos Brito responded by speculating that consumers might one day “get a bit tired of so much choice.” That sound bite — which was part of a two-minute long response about the growth of craft, A-B’s activity in the segment and thoughts on how the category is continuing to evolve — would eventually get picked up by beverage industry website just-drinks.com, igniting a hailstorm of hot takes in the process.
Another member of MillerCoors’ Tenth & Blake division is setting up shop near a Major League Baseball stadium. Texas’ Revolver Brewing plans to open a brewery inside the forthcoming entertainment district being developed by the Texas Rangers and the Cordish Companies in Arlington, Texas.
Atlanta-based Second Self Beer Company’s seasonal JunIPA and Devil’s Molé beers are launching in cans for the first time. Both beers will be available in restaurants, bars, and shops around Georgia in mid-November, and are currently on tap at Second Self’s brewery in Atlanta’s Westside neighborhood (1317 Logan Circle NW).
As part of their commitment to sourcing locally, Cape May Brewing Company is pleased to announce a modern first in the state of New Jersey: a beer made with all New Jersey-cultivated ingredients. Releasing from their Tasting Room at 1288 Hornet Road in Cape May on November 10th, Three Plows IPA will contain hops from Laughing Hops Farms in Pennington, malt from Rabbit Hill Farms in Shiloh, and yeast from East Coast Yeast in Hillsborough.
Tropicaland Juicy IPA, the fourth beer to be released from the Hop Freshener Series by The Hop Concept, will be heading to tap lines and bottle shops in mid-November.
Worthy Brewing Company—based in Bend, Oregon—proudly announces a rebrand and aesthetic makeover of the company’s brand and line of six-pack cans. After rapidly growing over the past four years in business, the update to the packaging gives a more cohesive presence that retains the look and feel of the brewery and its campus on the east side of Bend.
When Concrete Beach Brewery opened up its annual What Brews You competition for creative beer flavors, Erik Durr of Virginia Gardens had a hunch his idea of combining tropical fruits with a saison, one of his favorite beer styles, would be tasty, and he was right. The idea caught the attention of the brewing team and his Guava Lychee Saison was chosen as this year’s winner. It will be available for the first time at the Social Hall and select bars across Miami starting in mid-November.
Anheuser-Busch InBev today announced it would purchase Karbach Brewing Company, the fastest-growing craft brewery in Texas and the ninth to join A-B’s ever-expanding High End division. Specific financial terms of the transaction were not disc
Pyramid Breweries today announced the launch of not two, but three special releases in celebration of the 30th Anniversary of Snow Cap. Snow Cap, Super Snow Cap and the limited release, Bourbon Barrel-Aged Snow Cap, make up Pyramid’s Snow Cap family of brews to celebrate this meaningful milestone three decades in the making.
