Craft beer industry news.
ALEXANDRIA, VA — The National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA) is proud to announce its Board of Directors officers for the 2014-2015 term. Eric Best, general manager/partner of Bob Hall LLC in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, takes the helm as chairman of the Board.
Santa Barbara, CA — This past weekend, Telegraph Brewing Company won a gold medal at the 2014 Great American Beer Festival (GABF), marking the fourth year in a row in which the brewery has won awards at the world’s largest beer competition.
LONGMONT, CO — Left Hand Brewing Company won 3 Silver Medals at the 2014 Great American Beer Festival, the largest commercial beer competition in the world featuring 5500 entries from 1300 breweries.
CHICAGO, IL — AC Golden, a small incubation brewery in Golden, Colo., has 12 employees who are committed to brewing and selling some of Colorado’s most flavorful beers, such as Colorado Native. And now, it is home to the “Large Brewing Company of the Year” award from the 2014 Great American Beer Festival, sponsored by… Read more »
Stratford, CT — On Saturday, October 25th, Two Roads will be release three new sours at their brewery in an event they are calling, “Sourcopia.”
Austin, TX – Oasis Texas Brewing Company participated in the Great American Beer Festival this past weekend winning the gold medal for their English-style Best Bitter, London Homesick Ale.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Founders Brewing Co. announced today that it will reintroduce Black Rye, a dry-hopped dark ale brewed with copious amounts of rye malt, as a seasonal release in January 2015 with availability through March.
DENVER, CO — Representative Saison claimed the title of Hop the Vote winner at the 2014 Great American Beer Festival (GABF) competition.
BOSTON — The brewers at Samuel Adams today proudly announce the latest in a line of talented and imaginative LongShot American Homebrew Contest winners, at the Great American Beer Festival in Denver — craft beer’s most celebrated gathering. This year’s winners include Forestville, California resident Greg Rasmussen’s Robust Porter, Smithtown, New York resident Matthew Knott’s… Read more »
Green Bay, Wis. — Stillmank Brewing Company has opened their taproom this past Wednesday on Green Bay’s east side (215 North Henry Street, Green Bay).
Oskar Blues will continue its ‘aggressive’ expansion efforts next month when it launches new distribution in Missouri via a wholesale arrangement with Major Brands Inc. The Longmont, Colo.-based craft brewery — which also owns and operates a secondary production facility in Brevard, NC — yesterday announced it will broaden its footprint, launching draft and can packages on November 10 with a string of market blitz initiatives and kick-off events.
Washington, DC — 3 Stars Brewing Company is pleased to announce its partnership with Reyes Beverage Group’s Premium Distributors of Virginia. Effective October 1st, 2014, 3 Stars Brewing Company beers will be available for distribution via Premium throughout Northern Virginia.
DOWNINGTOWN, PA –– Victory Brewing Company (Victory) announces Moving Parts 02, the second edition in the Moving Parts series. It is set to hit shelves mid-October. Codenamed MP02, the VBC brewers used all-English hops and English yeasts to create an intensely herbal hop aroma with a slight hint of cut apples at the first sip,… Read more »
The most popular hop of tomorrow won’t go under trellis today. That is to say, to innovate in the hops market is to play long odds. The Simcoe hop, for instance, was nearly torn completely out of the ground and discarded as a failed experiment. Perrault Farms just couldn’t sell the aromatic hop during the early aughts.
