Craft beer industry news.
The U.S. Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) has ruled that more than 30 ingredients as well as certain brewing processes — such as aging beer in barrels — are no longer subject to formula requirements. Previously, brewers using the now exempt ingredients and practices had to provide a formula submission to the TTB en route… Read more »
SEATTLE (June 6, 2014) — On Thursday, June 5, 16 judges from across the Pacific Northwest gathered at Seattle’s Capitol Cider for the first annual Pacific Northwest Cider Awards. The inaugural competition drew an exciting 95 ciders from 26 cideries throughout the Pacific Northwest, including Washington, Oregon, Montana and parts of Canada. Divided into 10… Read more »
BOSTON, MA — Brides and grooms to-be are paying closer attention to their wedding menus, but it isn’t food that’s on their minds. Instead they’re drawing inspiration from the centuries-old tradition of brewing for weddings and focusing on craft beer as an important component of their big day, a trend wedding planning website Lover.ly confirms.
Detroit, MI. — There’s a retro-revolution brewing in the brewing industry and Detroit’s biggest brewer, Atwater Brewery, is leading the charge.
SEATTLE — On Thursday, June 5, 16 judges from across the Pacific Northwest gathered at Seattle’s Capitol Cider for the first annual Pacific Northwest Cider Awards.
BEND, OR – A new look is coming to Worthy Brewing Company’s most popular flagship beer, Worthy IPA. The 12-ounce six-pack cans will now be packaged in a “hop green” can.
Remarkable Liquids, an Albany, N.Y.-based craft wholesaler, is set to introduce a new importing arm, one that Matt Hartman, a partner with the company, calls “just an extension” of what it’s been doing since launching in July, 2012. Remarkable Liquids Importing will debut with offerings from Beau’s All Natural, a brewery out of Vankleek Hill,… Read more »
In the beer industry, there are plenty examples of brand confusion. Then there’s the peculiar case of Pizza Port Brewing Company and Port Brewing Company, two San Diego-area breweries with very close ties to one another. For better or worse, the two companies (which also share two majority partners) have long been confused in the… Read more »
COMSTOCK, Mich. — In the same tradition as our Batch and Wheat Series,’ Bell’s Brewery, Inc. is proud to announce The Planet Series.
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Summit Brewing Company today announces the release of the third beer from the limited-release Union Series: Southern Cape. The Union Series explores the latest malts and hops in the industry by focusing on brewing with new raw materials and ingredients. Southern Cape will be available the week of June 9.
Canton, MA — Blue Hills Brewery is proud to announce the release of two new styles of 12 oz cans. Blue Hill IPA and Session IPA will be joining our canned line up in June, along side Quarter Mile Double IPA and Watermelon Wheat, which debuted earlier this year.
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery may subscribe to an “off-centered” ethos, but the Milton, Del.-based company has a classic sense of fashion. Through a collaboration with Woolrich, an outdoor clothing company that pre-dates the Civil War, the brewery is set to release Pennsylvania Tuxedo, a small-batch pale ale brewed with spruce tips, named after the matching… Read more »
Bloomington, IL — In a new agreement announced today, DESTIHL┬« Brewery, of Bloomington, Illinois, and The House of LaRose, of Brecksville, will join forces to distribute DESTIHL’s acclaimed and award-winning craft beer brands in Northeastern Ohio.
Buellton, California — Finding public transportation in the Santa Ynez Valley can be a challenge. While most towns are very easy to walk around, it is difficult to find affordable transportation to and from each town— especially at night.
