This September, Recchiuti Confections is excited to announce Mister Charlie’s Chocolate Stout, a collaborative chocolate stout concepted by Dave McLean of Magnolia Brewing Company and Patrick McIlhenney, founder and brewmaster of Alpine Beer Company in San Diego. The cocoa-infused beer, brewed at Magnolia’s Dogpatch location and available this month, features a special combination of Michael Recchiuti’s signature chocolate syrup and burnt caramel syrup alongside roasted Madagascar cacao nibs.
Kevin Collins, a first generation cider maker, entrepreneur, and self-proclaimed mad scientist at Cider Creek Hard Cider and Evan Miles, a third generation vitner at Miles Wine Cellars, have come together with a goal to promote innovation in cider and wine making as well as the importance of agriculture in New York State.
Five years ago today, Einstök Ölgerð began selling beer throughout Iceland. Now they serve their award-winning beers in 22 countries throughout the world and are the #1 craft beer out of Iceland. In a Reykjavik celebration held to thank their loyal Icelandic customers, Einstök officially launched its newest style, the Icelandic Wee Heavy.
Birko Brewery Specialist Dana Johnson will serve as a judge at this year’s Great American Beer Festival, October 6-8, 2016, at the Colorado Convention Center.
Following popular demand, independent Scottish brewer, Innis & Gunn, is adding one of its award-winning limited edition beers to its permanent core range. Say hello to: Bourbon Aged Dark Ale.
Boone’s pioneering craft brewery, Appalachian Mountain Brewery, is taking its “We Can So You Can” documentary on the road this month, with four events scheduled across North Carolina that will benefit local charities. The documentary shares the story of Appalachian Mountain Brewery’s core principles of community, sustainability, and philanthropy and introduces the two creative cousins, Nathan Kelischek and Chris Zieber, behind the brewery’s award-winning, distinctive high country brews.
Collective Arts expansion into New England is a big and exciting step for these craft brewers from north of the 49th parallel. They are hiring a local team and have partnered with the Craft Brewers Guild across New England,
Budweiser and Lyft are coming together to make a bold statement against drunk driving and celebrate people who follow Budweiser’s new responsible drinking message: “Give a Damn. Don’t Drive Drunk.” Starting this Friday, September 16 through the end of the year, Budweiser will provide up to 80,000 total rides* on weekend and holiday nights during peak party hours in New York, Colorado, Illinois and Florida.
Towers of empty ruby red beer cans await being filled and chilled at Highland Brewing. When they are released on September 16, Gaelic Ale will go outdoors in a big way. Brewed and bottled since 1994, 12-ounce cans will be available in all areas where Highland is sold. Gaelic Ale has long been the top-selling native beer in North Carolina.
River North Brewery, Denver’s perennial purveyor of fine Belgian-style and barrel-aged ales, is preparing to broaden its malty worldview — a move that will certainly satisfy hop heads and lager lovers alike.
After completing an $8 million expansion earlier this year, Chicago’s Revolution Brewing is now equipped with 150,000 barrels of capacity. They’ll finish 2016 somewhere around 75,000 barrels or, expressed differently, about half of what it is capable of producing. And with new retail opportunities getting tougher to find in its home state, the company has begun looking elsewhere for growth. That’s why in June, the company quietly launched in Wisconsin with General Beverage. It’s also why it will enter New York City with Manhattan Beer in October.
The era of microbrewery consolidation is underway, and latest craft deal to cross the newswire is between a pair of small producers in Arizona. Fast-growing Huss Brewing Company, founded in South Tempe just three years ago by husband-and-wife team Jeff and Leah Huss, today announced its acquisition of the more established Papago Brewing Company, which was founded in 2001 in Scottsdale.
Forbidden Root founder Robert Finkel and 5 Rabbit Cervecería founder Andres Araya will discuss the state of innovation in craft brewing and their experiences operating highly-differentiated craft breweries. A second discussion with Donn Bichsel, Revolution Brewing’s director of sales and marketing, will examine current marketplace trends, increasing competition and struggles that mid-size craft regional brewers are facing as they look to scale their brands.
