Craft beer industry news.
Rochester, MI — Are you ready for some football and craft beer? The Rochester Mills Beer Co. & Production Brewery will debut this year’s batch of Oktoberfest Celebration Lager in 16 oz. cans utilizing the innovative 360 EndÔäó beverage can technology developed by Crown Holdings, Inc.
Hamilton, Oh- Today, Climax Packaging Machinery, a leading packaging machine manufacturer, announced that they will unveil the new CanDo packer at the PMMI Pack Expo show in November. Recent success in building innovative Rainbow Systems has led Climax Packaging to develop can cartoning machines to serve the beverage industry.
Spokane, WAÔǪ Attendees at No-Li’s sold out “12” Small Batch Festival, held along the banks of the Spokane River on August 23, 2014, enjoyed rare barrel-aged, experimental and infused beers, live music and small plates. The festival depicts Spokane’s growing craft beer culture, and drew customer’s from three surrounding states.
Coors Distributing Company president Scott Whitley has been tapped as the new CEO of MillerCoors’ craft and import division, Tenth and Blake Beer Company, the company announced last week.
Baltimore, MD — Fans of cask conditioned beer can hopefully look forward to seeing more taverns serving cask ale in the months to come.
Eugene, OR – Ninkasi Brewing Company’s administrative building, opened in Eugene this summer, featuring a rooftop garden. A living, planted roof was installed as part of a plan to green the entire facility. The LiveRoof┬« Hybrid Green Roof System was selected for the green roof system, which was installed this summer.
PHILADELPHIA, — Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK), a global leader in consumer packaging, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Empaque, a leading Mexican manufacturer of aluminum cans and ends, bottle caps and glass bottles for the beverage industry, from Heineken N.V., in a cash transaction valued at $1.225 billion,… Read more »
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. — The Magic Hat Brewing Company recently released Wilhelm Scream, its first-ever pumpkin ale that’s named for the iconic scream sound effect that’s been used in over 200 movies. Ripe with flavors of pumpkin, cinnamon, nutmeg and caramel hops, this new beer signals the coming of chilling frosts and ghastly screams. Wilhelm… Read more »
PETALUMA, Calif. — Enphase Energy announced today that North State Solar Energy, a Northern California-based general contractor that specializes in solar-electric installations for residential, commercial and agriculture projects, has installed an Enphase├Æ-equipped photovoltaic (PV) system at Bear Republic Brewing Co.’s Cloverdale facility.
PORTLAND, Ore.—The third and final beer in BridgePort’s anniversary series, Trilogy 3 Brewers’ Class, starts shipping this week in all markets where BridgePort is sold.
Lahaina, Hawaii – Maui Brewing Co.’s Bikini Blonde Lager will be offered on international routes on September 1, 2014, and domestic routes to and from the mainland on October 1, 2014 on Hawaiian Airlines.
San Clemente, CA — Left Coast Brewing Co. has been around for 10 years, brewing up delicious craft beer in the beautiful beach town of San Clemente, located in south Orange County. After the release of their first barrel aged beer this past fall, the brewery has decided to move forward with a brewery club… Read more »
ALEXANDRIA, VA – The National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA) and Fintech today announced a strategic partnership aimed at growing the number of beer industry payments conducted via electronic funds transfer (EFT).
Buellton, Calif. — Figueroa Mountain Brewing Company will host the second annual FigtoberFest this year in both their Buellton and Santa Barbara Taprooms with free admission.
