Craft beer industry news.
Boise Brewing announced today that they will begin selling bottles of their 4 core beers. Local fans will now be able to purchase the Broad St. Blonde, Down Down Extra Pale Ale, Hip Check IPA, and Snowboarder Porter in the Boise Brewing tasting room located at 521 W. Broad Street. In the coming months, look for them in your local grocery stores and bottle shops.
As breweries around the Bay Area prepare for San Francisco Beer Week, Devil’s Canyon announced today that they will be debuting a new addition to their core line of sustainably handcrafted beers – a West-Coast style IPA aptly titled Western IPA. This is the first time in over 3 years the brewery has expanded their core line of products.
The brew crew at Diamond Knot wanted to recognize the Mukilteo light station keepers who aided in navigation after the station’s opening back in 1906, and thus created The Keeper’s Series, a collection of big, bold, cellar-able ales hearty enough for any soul, but limited enough just for the lucky few who can get bottles from the less than 300 cases to be released.
Crazy Mountain Brewing today announced it would open its own beer importing company in the U.K., partnering with startup American Craft Beer Company Ltd. for sales, marketing and logistics support. The Colorado-based craft brewery, which is currently distributed in 20 U.S. states and five countries, has leased a warehouse with cold-storage capabilities and will begin self-distributing its products under the name “Crazy Mountain Brewing Company U.K.” next month.
Charter Oak Brewing Company’s latest release in our popular ‘Charter Series’ is a re-release of the Lights Out Stout which has been carefully cellar aged in the bottle for one year. This is a very well rounded and perfectly balanced, yet robust, Russian Imperial Stout.
Bleeding Heart, the limited edition, Valentine’s Day-inspired brew from Atlanta’s Second Self Beer Company, is back for year two! This amber ale was one of Second Self’s most popular releases last year. Available throughout Georgia starting today, the beer is brewed with fresh Tanzanian cocoa nibs, a fruity variety of nib specially selected by Cacao Atlanta Chocolate Co., and organic Madagascar vanilla
Upland Brewing Co. announced today that it will release Stoaked in February in 4 packs and on draught. It will be available on tap at Upland retail locations starting February 5th. Stoaked is a luscious Belgian style quadrupel that pours a deep amber hue with shades of copper and ruby. Alluring aromas of ripe fig, cherry and subtle spice and caramel pull you in.
Mims Distributing Company, a wholesale beverage distributor in North Carolina, has added Blake’s Hard Cider Co. to its lineup of brewing partners. The Armada, Michigan-based cidery relies on generations of know-how to grow, press and ferment its apples onsite in order to create a variety of craft and seasonal ciders in high demand across the country. Blake’s Hard Cider Co. will use Mims Distributing to introduce two of the brand’s popular ciders, Flannel Mouth and El Chavo, along with limited and small batch varieties, to educated North Carolina consumers. Each of their cider varieties blends 69 years of apple-growing experience with brewing techniques that produce unique tastes loved by cider enthusiasts across the country.
This year, Chefs Week PDX invited two breweries to join the fun. Everybody’s Brewing was paired with local pastry chef Eve Kuttemann, known for her work at Castagna, Trifecta Tavern, and her own pop-up, Sage Hen. Their goal was to make a beer truly inspired by Kuttemanns baking, which often explores old American recipes. The result was a very unique concept.
Uinta Brewing Company’s flagship Pale Ale, historically known as Cutthroat, is set to test the waters nationally under the name Uinta Pale Ale the company announced today.
Our most popular beer, Dorian Stout with Coconut, is getting its first package release early February 2016 with the option to reserve a ticket for brewery pick-up of the 22oz Bomber. Launched in May of 2014, Dorian Stout quickly became our best selling ale and the coconut version being our most popular offering of the stout series. Dorian Stout with Coconut will be available in 22oz Bombers February 5th, 2016 at the brewery located in McCordsville.
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Untappd, a leading mobile app that allows consumers to rate and review the beers they drink, today announced it has merged with Next Glass, a wine and beer recommendation platform. With the merger, Untappd will become a subsidiary of Next Glass and co-founders Tim Mather and Greg Avola will begin working full-time on improving the app.
Malteurop, a global provider of malt to brewers and distillers, has filed a lawsuit against three former employees and their company, Proximity Malt, a craft beer industry-focused startup that was founded in February 2015. In the suit, filed Dec. 17, 2015 in the Milwaukee County Circuit Court, Malteurop North America claimed that Proximity Malt and a member of its team stole confidential information that was used to help launch the new company.
