Grand Canyon Brewing & Distillery Spring Releases
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Pelican Brewing Company Unleashes Slide Tackle Hazy IPA, Collaboration with the Portland Thorns
Kick-off the Portland Thorns 2021 season with Pelican Brewing Company’s new seasonal beer, Slide Tackle Hazy India Pale Ale, made in collaboration with the Portland Thorns.
Molson Coors Launches Coors Pure Organic Beer
Today on National Beer Day, Molson Coors launches its first USDA-certified organic beer, Coors Pure available nationwide.
Exhibit ‘A’ Brewing Introduces Time Served, a Beer Five Years in the Making
Exhibit ‘A’ Brewing Company brings you a light, fruity ale to pair with the warmer weather, Time Served (6.4% ABV). Brewed and cellared in oak wine barrels in August of 2016, this wild ale represents the ultimate love for craft beer. It aged in oak wine barrels for 3 years, then steel for another year. It was then transferred into bottles for conditioning before being sold.
Threes Brewing Releases Wellspring Doppelbock
Threes Brewing is excited to release Wellspring, a collaboration with friends and Brooklyn neighbors, Folksbier. An under-represented style, and a new one for Threes, this 7.5% Doppelbock was brewed with German Munich malts and German noble hops before undergoing 8 weeks of lagering.
Boulevard Brewing Co. Adds Distribution in West Virginia
Boulevard Brewing Company today announced that its beers are now available throughout the state of West Virginia.
Mikkeller to Release Game Of Thrones 10th Anniversary Beer as Part of New Partnership
On the occasion of the acclaimed HBO series’ 10th anniversary, Warner Bros. Consumer Products and Danish craft beer company Mikkeller have joined forces to celebrate the Iron Anniversary and launch a range of Game of Thrones inspired beers. The multi-year partnership will let fans all over the world celebrate one stein at a time.
Pabst to Release Lone Star Agave Hard Seltzers
Lone Star Seltzer will debut with two refreshing flavors, Agave Lime and Agave Watermelon.
Regional Brands Lead Growth in Cider Segment
Regional cideries grew at more than triple the rate of the total cider segment at off-premise retailers in 2020, American Cider Association executive director Michelle McGrath shared during the trade organization’s annual CiderCon event earlier this year.
“Off-premise channels grew 9% for total cider — regional brands grew 33%,” she said. “Off-premise chains don’t capture all of our members, but they do provide a useful measuring stick.”
Flying Embers Implements Earthly Labs CO2 Capture
Beverage innovation company, Flying Embers, has become the first Hard Kombucha and Hard Seltzer company in the world to implement Earthly Labs’ groundbreaking CO2 capturing technology. The partnership enables Flying Embers to carbonate their liquids not with CO2 created by the petrochemical industry, but instead with naturally generated CO2 recaptured from their own fermentation.
Epic Brewing Releases Tart ‘N’ Hazy Wood-Aged Sour IPA
We’re releasing Tart ‘N’ Hazy – a blend of wood-aged sour beer and hazy IPA – on April 9, so come grab a pint with us because this one counts as beer and a show.
Openings: New Belgium San Francisco to Open Friday; New Locations for Castle Island, Bold Rock, Night Shift
New Belgium’s first company-owned restaurant — located in San Francisco’s Mission Bay neighborhood — will open Friday, April 9.
BA’s Bart Watson: Craft Brewer Production Expected to Grow in 2021, But Likely Won’t Make Up for 2020 Losses
The Brewers Association (BA) released its annual craft brewery production report, which showed a 9% decline in 2020, in large part due to the COVID-19 pandemic. BA chief economist Bart Watson cautioned that the decline is not a perfect representation of the year for the nation’s 8,764 craft breweries.
Waterbird Spirits RTD Cocktails Take Flight
Wilson Craig has a founder’s story that should be familiar to many in the beverage space: Dissatisfied with the available options in a category, he set about creating his own product to fill the “blind spot” in the market — in this case, ready-to-drink spirits. While working in real estate finance in New York City, he and his friends noticed “their bodies starting to change” as calories and carbs from drinking light beer began to catch up to them. The answer? Waterbird Spirits, a line of premium ready-to-drink cocktails in 12 oz. cans.