Craft beer industry news.
Ska Brewing announces the release of Hop Ivy in cans— its first canned craft beer sourced entirely with Colorado ingredients. Hop Ivy is Colorado’s first craft beer to reach Platinum Certification status through the Real Colorado Beer Project. The project was created to support the local Colorado economy as well as help the consumer recognize real Colorado beer.
In this week’s distribution roundup: New Belgium enters Connecticut, Deschutes signs with Blue Ridge Beverage in Virginia and Short’s Brewing rolls out in Wisconsin.
Alaskan Brewing Company yesterday announced that longtime chief operating officer Linda Thomas would take over as the company’s CEO. Citing their desire to continue building the “pioneering legacy” of Alaskan Brewing, company founders Geoff and Marcy Larson said promoting Thomas to CEO would enable the pair to spend more time “focusing on innovation and the spirit of craft brewing.”
Second Self Beer Company is excited to announce its newest seasonal release: Maverick & Gose (4.4% ABV, 8 IBU)! This beer arrives just in time for the heat of summer. Available through September, Second Self’s take on a traditional Gose includes the addition of fresh coriander and is dry hopped with fruity Wakatu hops to balance out its slightly tart and salty nature. It’s a beer that’s good anytime, but best enjoyed outdoors on your favorite patio.
Knee Deep Brewing Company is now actively selling in Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island. “This will complete our footprint in the New England states, and will give us a total of 21 active states. We are pleased to announce the partnership with the Craft Beer Guild who now represent Knee Deep in a total of six states,” said Andrew Moore, Sales Manager of Knee Deep.
More than 12,000 beer industry professionals converged on Philadelphia last week for the annual Craft Brewers Conference, organized by trade group the Brewers Association. The weeklong event featured nearly 80 educational seminars, 835 trade show exhibitors and hundreds of brand activation events around town — including our very own Brew Talks meetup with Dogfish Head.
Billion Oyster Project announces their partnership with Brooklyn Brewery for a limited edition oyster beer. Debuting at the third annual Billion Oyster Party, Brooklyn Brewery’s Billion Oyster Saison, a briny saison brewed with whole oysters, was born out of a desire shared by all involved to promote the health of New York’s waterways.
Damm is launching its first lager with lemonade crafted to remove gluten. Daura Shandy has all the characteristics of Daura whilst at the same time offering the character, freshness and taste of a shandy. This refreshing beer is part of Damm’s commitment to innovation and research in the development of new products crafted to remove gluten, specifically for celiac and gluten aware consumers.
Everybody’s Brewing announced the release of their latest seasonal 22 oz bottle this month, with their Hoppy AF, Double IPA. This is the first time the brewery has bottled Hoppy AF, previously available exclusively on draft through their “Tiny Tank Series”. Bottles started hitting the shelves of Oregon, Washington, and Northern Idaho stores the first of May.
Inspired by one of Silver City Brewmaster Don Spencer’s many excursions to Germany to study the art of lager crafting, Ziggy Zoggy is our interpretation of a Zwickelbier, a type of young lager. Liquid Sunshine is a full-flavored interpretation of a Trappist Monk’s dream beer. Golden-yellow in color, it shines with layers of candied sugar and bready malts and finishes dry with subtle fruit and Belgian yeast notes
America’s No. 1 full-flavored lager is taking its longstanding tradition of patriotic packaging even further this summer by replacing “Budweiser” with “America” on the front of its 12-oz. cans and bottles. The brand is also modifying Budweiser’s iconic label to add copy that is central to American history.
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. introduced its six Beer Camp Across America 2016 collaboration beers at retail and select draught locations nationwide today. The highly anticipated beers were developed by 31 collaborating breweries from across the country.
Lightweight Containers has started up a new production line to make KeyKeg Slimlines and UniKegs. The new line is in Joliet, Illinois (US). The fully automated computer- and robot-driven line can produce the entire Slimline and UniKeg series depending on demand. Logoplaste supports and oversees the line’s daily production. With the new line, Lightweight Containers is preparing for the rapid growth it anticipates in the United States.
Evans Brewing Company, a producer of award-winning premium craft beers, has assembled a team of companies experienced in brewery design, construction and tenant representation as part of its efforts to identify a site, design and build a new Orange County brewery facility with greater production capacity to meet the anticipated future demand for Evans Brewing products. The company also intends to identify locations for 2 future tasting rooms in Orange County.
