Craft beer industry news.
SanTan Brewing Company is excited to launch their third Vault Series installment, the Mad Czar. This brew is a Russian Imperial Stout that boasts a rich and silky, full body taste delivering a malt flavor packed with chocolate, coffee and caramel notes with a dark roast aroma. The Mad Czar has been conditioned for a minimum of eight weeks creating a bold flavor and bringing the ABV up to 9.9%.
To bring in the new year, Worthy Brewing will again release two of their seasonal beers, both on draft and in bottles.
A Georgia lawmaker has filed a bill in the state Senate that aims to repeal a number of Prohibition-era regulations that brewers have said are overly burdensome and restrictive. As filed by State Sen. Hunter Hill (R-Smyrna), SB 63 would lift the limits currently imposed on the retail privileges of brewpubs and production breweries alike.
Becoming the sixth state to carry its products in just over a year, Seattle Cider Company and Wirtz Beverage are pleased to announce a new partnership to bring Seattle Cider’s unique selection of craft ciders to Wisconsin.
River North Brewery has partnered with Crown Distributors to bring their unique brews to thirsty connoisseurs in Kansas.
Golden Road is expanding its presence in Southern California. The Los Angeles-based craft brewery today announced plans to build a second brewery and restaurant in Anaheim, about 40 miles south of its current production facility.
Of all the made up beer recipes Anheuser-Busch InBev could have conjured up to poke fun at the craft beer movement as caricature in one of its three Super Bowl ads, it just had to be a “pumpkin peach ale” that the company greenlit.
Alaskan Brewing Company continues its long-standing partnership with Alaska Airlines in 2015 by introducing a new variety of beer styles for customer eager to explore new horizons in taste. Alaskan Freeride APA, and Icy Bay IPA will be added to the schedule of Alaskan beers available on flights throughout Alaska Airlines’ routes.
Breakside Brewery is releasing two new limited edition beers in bottles in the next few weeks – Safe Word Triple IPA and Bellwether, a Sour Imperial Wit Gin Barrel-Aged with Kaffir Lime Leaf. Safe Word Triple IPA will have an extremely limited bottling run of 40 cases available only on Zwickelmania February 14th at Breakside Woodlawn and the Breakside Taproom in Milwaukie, Oregon ahead of it’s draft beer release. Bellwether is now available in limited edition 22oz bottles and 1/6 barrel draft.
Hangar 24 Charities will bring world-class aviation and a day of family fun to the Redlands Municipal Airport for the third year in a row on Saturday, May 16th.
Milwaukeeans enjoy their parks, no doubt about it. However, during the winter months many parks are underutilized. The Milwaukee North Sunrise Rotary Club (MNSRC) is trying to change the status quo in that regard. On Saturday, February 7th, the MNSRC is hosting Winterfest at the Brown Deer Park Clubhouse, 7835 N. Green Bay Road. From 10am until 4pm, participate in free winter fun for kids of all ages.
The “Uncharted Waters” Series by Heavy Seas Beer will soon welcome its first new beer in 2015, Phantom Ship. This limited release will be available from March – April in all 18 states where Heavy Seas beer is distributed.
Last year, Gatza urged Craft Brewers Conference attendees to pay closer attention to the quality of their finished products, pleading with them by saying, “don’t f*ck it up!” Following his rallying cry, the discussion of “quality beer” was had at various industry events and atop thousands of bartstools. Now the BA, via its “Quality Subcommittee,” has introduced an official definition:
If the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau’s (TTB) latest compliance survey is any gauge, about 22 percent of all malt-based beverages have an inaccurate alcohol content posted on their labels. As part of its annual random survey to discern how accurately manufacturers label their products, the TTB found the most common noncompliance issue among malt beverage producers involved understating the ABV of their products.
