Craft beer industry news.
Three top-level employees of the Utah Brewers Cooperative, comprised of Squatters and Wasatch Beers, were laid off from the company last week, reports the Salt Lake Tribune. According to the website, the company let go of brewmaster Dan Burick, CFO Sean Boyle and national sales director George Allen as part of a restructuring initiative.
Upland Brewing Co. today announced that Teddy Bear Kisses will be available on draught in select craft beer bars and in 4-packs throughout our distribution area on September 15. It will be on tap at Upland locations on September 25
San Diego, CA— Helm’s Brewing Company is bringing their Southern California craft beer to Denver, Colorado with new distribution partner New Age Beverage. This marks the first major out of market distribution contract for Helm’s Brewing Company. Helm’s Brewing will be selling 22-ounce bottles of Captain’s Pale Ale, Batten Down Brown, Wicked as Sin IPA… Read more »
Seattle Cider Company and Wirtz Beverage Group are excited to announce a new partnership and the fast approaching launch of Seattle Cider’s unique selection of dry craft ciders in Nevada.
We’re pleased to introduce Amicis Mortis — a farmhouse ale brewed with sweet potatoes, chili peppers, and coconut in collaboration with Brasserie Dunham in Dunham, Quebec.
The Beer Institute has updated its voluntary marketing and advertising code in an effort to streamline how breweries and importers self-regulate the promotion of their products.
There are now more than a dozen craft brewers looking to sell all or parts of their businesses, according to a Reuters article that, citing unnamed sources, claims beer companies like Lagunitas, SweetWater Brewing, Ballast Point and even Dogfish Head are exploring transactions. One of those companies, New York City’s Brooklyn Brewery, has consistently turned down investments from private equity firms for more than 20 years, founder Steve Hindy told the news service.
Foolproof Brewing Company has partnered with fellow Pawtucket small business Nuts ‘N More to brew a peanut butter version of Foolproof’s popular Raincloud porter.
Boulder, Colo. – Upslope Brewing Company is proud to announce the canning and distribution of their Blood Orange Saison, the sixth release in the brewery’s seasonal limited release series. The longtime tap room favorite will be available throughout Colorado, Texas, Arizona, Wyoming, New Mexico and Montana in 12-ounce cans beginning Aug. 26, 2015. The distinctive… Read more »
Don’t hold your breath waiting for the next IPA, because there won’t be one. Not in the near future anyway, according to Bart Watson, staff economist for the Brewers Association. The style has just grown at too rapid a clip to be replicated: in just seven years, the IPA has gone from accounting for less than 8 percent of all craft volume to more than 27 percent, according to Watson, citing IRI scan data.
Saltwater Brewery (SWB), a micro-brewery with tasting room, today announced the launch of its first canned product, Screamin’ Reels IPA. Starting this week, six packs will be available at many liquor stores, grocery stores, restaurants and bars throughout SWB’s distribution territory (from Sebastian to Key West), soon expanding to Orlando and North Florida:
The 7th Annual Rogue Farms Hop Harvest kicked off in Independence, Oregon, the Historic Hops Capital Of The World yesterday. This year’s harvest began with Rogue Farms Freedom hops. From cutting the bines off the trellises, to picking, separating, sorting, kilning, cooling and baling the cones, it takes at least 24-hours to process one variety of hops.
Appalachian Mountain Brewery (AMB) has extended its strategic partnership with Craft Brew Alliance (CBA), entering into an alternating proprietorship agreement that will include increased production of the North Carolina-based company’s core beers at the larger company’s east coast brewery. In an earnings release, AMB said it is “excited to be able to increase capacity significantly by leveraging excess capacity that CBA has in Portsmouth, N.H.”
Today, Two Beers Brewing announced the release of its most anticipated beer – Fresh Hop IPA – has been scheduled for Friday, August 21 at The Woods tasting room in SoDo.
