Craft beer industry news.
2016 was a record year for United States hop growers. For the second consecutive year, the U.S. planted more hops (52,962 acres) than Germany (45,957 acres) as farmers expanded their operations to accommodate for increased hop production.
Fresh-pressed, 100% Northwest McIntosh apples are the cornerstone of the latest limited release from 2 Towns Ciderhouse. Available starting this week, the unfiltered Return of the Mack started as a tap room favorite, but was too delicious to be contained. Bearing a name that reflects our eclectic cellar playlist, Return of the Mack is aged for 12 months in 1800 liter oak foeders. With 8.4% ABV, this cider is so good you might just get teary-eyed!
Burnt City Brewing proudly announces the release of its Freight Handler Milk Stout, available now at restaurants, bars, and retailers in the Chicagoland area.
On Friday, November 25, Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant will welcome the holiday season with the release of seasonal favoriteReindeer’s Revenge in stylish 16-oz. cans. Reindeer’s Revenge is an American-style Belgian ale, filled with complex aromas and flavors of grapefruit, spice and banana, with a refreshing hop bitterness; and cans will be available for take-out in four-packs at all 12 Iron Hill locations.
Coronado Brewing Company announced yesterday that it would expand distribution to Texas, signing with Brown Distributing. The San Diego-based company’s beers will be available in the Lone Star State this month, according to a press release.
Last year when REI CEO, Jerry Stritzke, announced REI’s Opt Outside campaign, Tina Peters, Co-Owner and General Manager of FCB: Fort Collins Brewery, immediately applauded the notion and wanted to support REI and their inspirational move to Opt Outside on Black Friday.
MagnoliaBrewing will release their seasonal Winter Warmer Ale on Wednesday,November 23rd. An annual tradition, the Magnolia team, led by brewmaster/founder Dave McLean, has been brewing the ale every fall for 19years, always releasing it on the day before Thanksgiving. This year, Magnolia will offer six iterations of the ale over the course of the holiday season: 2016’s cask and draft brews, 2015’s vintage ale, and three more batches aged in wooden barrels.
It has been a while but our Menagerie series is back with Menagerie #10 a Russian Imperial Stout aged on whiskey barrels.
The Unknown Brewing Company, located in Charlotte’s South End, is set to unveil their new beer called Stupid, a Flanders Red Ale, on Saturday, December 3. The Flanders-style ale will be sold in 500mL bottles and available on draft in The Unknown’s taproom.
Sierra Nevada yesterday named Joe Whitney as the company’s first chief commercial officer. Whitney, who began with the company in 2006, had been serving as the vice president of sales. The announcement comes after a six month-long effort to create a senior leadership team that, according to Whitney, will be tasked with doubling production over the next decade and transforming the company into the largest independently-owned craft brewery in the U.S.
Online sales of alcoholic beverages in the United States are on the rise, and the industry is expected to generate $614 million in revenue this year, according to market research firm IBISWorld. Sales are expected to continue growing over the next five years, the firm said, as consumers who are too busy to shop in brick-and-mortar stores rely more heavily on making purchases with their smartphones and tablets.
New Holland Brewing Co. — maker of the popular Dragon’s Milk bourbon barrel stout series and Mad Hatter IPA — will begin distributing in the Pacific Northwest next month.
Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper has awarded New Belgium Brewing co-founder Kim Jordan a 2016 Colorado Governor’s Citizenship Medal (CGCM) for Growth and Innovation. The award is given to an entrepreneur or business leader who has “led with exceptional ingenuity and growth while inspiring and creating new possibilities for others,” according to a press release from the Governor’s office.
After a few weeks of fine tuning, Firestone Walker Brewing Company’s new Propagator brewhouse in Venice, California is set to unveil its first creation—Generation 1, an unfiltered West Coast-style IPA.
