Craft beer industry news.
Chandler, Arizona—In celebration of SanTan Brewing Company’s seventh year anniversary, Oktoberfest Lager will hit shelves this fall. A traditional lager brewed annually for SanTan’s Oktoberfest celebration in downtown Chandler, Oktoberfest will launch for the first time ever in cans, September 1, 2014.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today the Beer Institute published an unofficial estimate of domestic tax paid by beer brewers. The July 2014 domestic tax paid estimate is 16,400,000 barrels. July 2013 removals were 16,200,000 (revised) for an increase of 1.2 percent.
LONGMONT, CO – The fourth annual Oskar Blues GABF Ordeal consists of three days of bus rides (Denver pick-up) that offer GABF-ers and craft beer lovers the chance to go backstage at ALL Oskar Blues locations during Great American Beer Festival week.
Clifton Park, NY — On September 1, 2014, Shmaltz Brewing Company will release Hop Manna IPA┬« nationwide in new 12oz 4-packs and will be available throughout our distribution footprint with a suggested retail price of $9.99 per 4-pack.
COMSTOCK, Mich. – Now in its fifth year, the Bell’s Homebrew Competition wort giveaway and Expo will be held on Sept. 13 at Bell’s Eccentric Café in downtown Kalamazoo. To celebrate how this annual competition has grown and as a nod to our homebrewing roots, we have added something new.
West Dundee, IL — Emmett’s Tavern & Brewing Company has been brewing award-winning craft beer since September 1999.
Deschutes Brewery is continuing its eastward expansion. The Bend, Ore.-based company today announced plans to broaden its distribution in three Michigan cities — Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo and Lansing — this October. Its foray into Michigan with wholesaler partner West Side Beer Distributing will be the last “major” market expansion the brewery takes on in 2014, per a company statement.
WILMINGTON, DE — On Friday, September 5, beginning at 5 p.m., all 10 regional Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant locations will celebrate the end of summer and the beginning of a new season with the annual release of both The Great Imperial Pumpkin Ale and Classic Pumpkin Ale. Iron Hill’s award-winning Pumpkin Ale will be… Read more »
A startup craft brewery in Kirkland, Wash. has been cleared for liftoff by the state’s liquor board. Chainline Brewing’s licensing application was approved by the Washington State Liquor Control Board on Tuesday, despite prior complaints filed with the city by Kirkland community members, who were concerned that the presence of a new brewery would pose a threat to public safety.
Bend, Oregon — Worthy Brewing Company has released an early fall brew, bringing the classic English Pale Ale malt flavors together with the new world Northwest hop profile of Oregon craft brews. Publik Haus 12 came to life with the help of the Pacific Northwest Beer teams from Whole Foods Markets. Their team stopped by… Read more »
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Heineken┬«, the nation’s leading upscale beer importer, will bring back the Heineken House to the 2014 US Open in its 23rd year of sponsorship. Located above the food village, the destination will provide an interactive retreat at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, with live screenings of the biggest… Read more »
Bend, OR —Hydro Flask—the award-winning leader in high-performance, insulated stainless steel flasks—has joined Inc. Magazine’s elite group of 500 fastest-growing private companies in the country. The Bend, Oregon-based company, which was established in 2009, has grown to 31 employees and has increased its annual revenue by 1,891% in the last 3 years. By making number… Read more »
SEATTLE — GP Analytics LLC, a cloud-based software solution for craft brewers, today announced two new partnership agreements with Devils Backbone Brewing Company of Roseland, VA and Lewis & Clark Brewing Company of Helena, MT. These two new partnerships not only expand GP Analytics client base but increase their reach from west coast to east… Read more »
Sweetwater Brewing will distribute throughout Mississippi beginning in September after signing agreements with four Anheuser-Busch wholesalers in the state. The addition of Mississippi will expand the brewery’s footprint to 10 states as well as Washington D.C.
