Craft beer industry news.
Victory Brewing Company (Victory) has teamed up with Earth-Bread + Brewery to create Earth & Flame, a limited edition bourbon barrel aged Scotch ale. With a shared love for dark robust ales, the team drew inspiration from the coming holiday season in conceiving this unique brew.
Bell’s Brewery, Inc. in partnership with renowned Austrian glassware manufacturer Spiegelau, is extremely proud to announce the launch of the American Wheat-Witbier Glass.
Angel City Brewery does not hold back when creating unique and challenging beer styles. And, they certainly aren’t with their latest creation. Set to launch on November 20, Angel City is releasing a very limited edition sake -inspired ale, aptly named For the Sake of Ale.
August Schell Brewing Company, Minnesota-based brewers of Grain Belt beer, has reached an agreement to purchase one of Minneapolis’ most-recognized landmarks — the iconic Grain Belt Beer sign on Nicollet Island.
It was Halloween, and Bear Republic CEO Richard Norgrove was flying to Boston to deliver grim news to Atlantic Imports, the company’s distributor in the Massachusetts market: he was going to stop shipping beer to the Bay State, its fifth largest market, beginning Jan. 1, 2015. It was no trick, though: the California drought is taking its toll on the top-50 craft brewer, forcing it to pull distribution.
Ninkasi Brewing has announced plans to expand its Canadian presence next week by launching new distribution throughout the western province of Alberta. Beginning Wednesday, per an agreement with Canadian wholesaler Copper & Theory Artisan Beer Supply Co., Ninkasi products — including Total Domination IPA, Believer Double Red, and Oatis Oatmeal Stout — will be made available in the province on draft and in bottles.
Brooklyn Magazine took the media spotlight off brewers and bartenders last week and placed it squarely on the tie that binds them: beer reps. More specifically, reporter Meredith Heil wrote about what it’s like to live — as the headline indicates — “a day in the life” of Krista Kilberg, a former banker turned beer rep for Union Beer Distributors in New York City.
The Santa Fe Brewing Company is excited to announce that it will open distribution to their tenth State in mid November of 2014.
We are excited to introduce Jester King Estival Dichotomous — our summer saison brewed with chamomile and spelt and refermented with strawberries.
Now we are having our GRAND OPENING. Our tasting room, Brewhouse and production facility have a capacity for 100 indoors and 110 outdoors and has been revamped with new paint, gardens, and dog friendly environments.
BridgePort Brewing Company, Oregon’s oldest craft brewery, announced today that Trilogy 3 Brewers’ Class, the final beer in Bridgeport’s 30 year anniversary series, won Gold at The European Beer Star award. Conceived as a sessionable brown ale, Trilogy 3 Brewers’ Class was jointly designed by students enrolled in the Fermentation Science Program at Oregon State University, program director Dr. Thomas Shellhammer, and BridgePort brewmaster Jeff Edgerton.
Today, Anchor Brewing Company announces the release of the seventh brew in their Zymaster Series, Potrero Hill Sour-Mash IPA® (ABV 7%).
Lakefront Brewery, Inc. announced it won two medals in the 2014 European Beer Star. Lakefront’s Eastside Dark won the gold medal in the Bohemian-Style Schwarzbier category and their Holiday Spice Lager won silver in the Herb and Spice Beer category.
Mother Road Brewing Company’s fall seasonal, Painted Racer ESB, received 93 points (exceptional) in the World Beer Championships. The judges at the Beverage Tasting Institute give use their description of Painted Racer in the judging results
