Craft beer industry news.
Sonder Brewing has changed the recipe of core beer Blanc White Ale. Blanc was the first beer to ever be packaged at Sonder, and a year round draft and package offering for the brewery.
The Curtain Up project is a brewing collaboration with more than 65+ other craft breweries in 14 states and DC and counting. Breweries are asked to donate proceeds from the special beer to The Actors Fund as well as a local arts group of their choosing to ensure that communities directly benefit from the project.
Ballast Point is pleased to announce beginning today, fan-favorite Habanero Sculpin IPA is returning on draft and 16-ounce cans in limited quantities.
94.3 FM The Shark (WWSK Long Island) Morning Show Host Brian Orlando has announced that he has teamed up with the 1940’s Brewing Co. in Holbrook, NY to create the Never Alone beer to support mental health and suicide prevention awareness.
Each fall, a handful of Big Bad Baptist barrels rise above the others and their release is delayed until the spring. These revered Big Bad Baptist barrels are blended into an elixir known as Big Bad Baptist Reserve, and the 2021 variant is more refined than ever.
Greenbar Distillery, Los Angeles’ first distillery since Prohibition and home to the world’s largest portfolio of organic spirits, has completed installation of a $2 million high-speed canning line capable of keeping up with the company’s growth of craft ready-to-drink (RTD) cocktails and able to produce 250,000 9L cases annually.
To break down the “significant roadblocks” facing the state’s 200 craft breweries, the Minnesota Craft Brewers Guild (MNCBG) has launched a political action committee, the MN Craft Beer PAC.
After completing its first round of funding in early 2021, CBV is announcing its first round of brand partnerships, explains its mission, and discusses what’s next for its ever-growing pipeline.
With a goal of expanding its reach across Wisconsin, Indeed Brewing Company is adding distribution to grocery store chains and convenience stores. Flavorwave IPA and Mexican Honey Light American Lager are being positioned to be more widely available to consumers with doubled points of distribution this year.
Firestone Walker’s Luponic Distortion IPA series hits the ground running in 2021 with a new look and a fresh blend of four hops sourced exclusively from New Zealand. “This edition of Luponic Distortion is a celebration of our new grower and merchant relationships that we’ve forged over the past couple of years in the Southern Hemisphere,” said Brewmaster Matt Brynildson. “It’s the first time we’ve had enough supply to go all in on a blend of 100 percent New Zealand-grown hops.”
THIS BELONGS TO US is a feature-length documentary film directed by Atinuke Diver. Following the journey of Black, women beer brewers in the US South, THIS BELONGS TO US will explore the question of how an artform and craft that began in Africa in the East became synonymous with White, male, blue-collar identity in the United States.
Category leader in the non-alcoholic beer space, Partake Brewing, announced today its second major expansion plan to further its U.S. footprint. The North American low-calorie, low-carbohydrate craft non-alcoholic beer launched in the U.S. in December 2020. Due to high demand following Partake’s entrance into the American market, Partake craft beer is now available in Southern California, Colorado, Connecticut, Eastern Pennsylvania, Maryland, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Nevada, Texas, Virginia, Washington D.C. and nationally online.
The Brewers Association (BA) released its annual top 50 rankings of craft breweries by beer sales volume in 2020. Although there was some jockeying for position, the top of the list remained largely unchanged, with D.G. Yuengling & Son, Boston Beer Company and Sierra Nevada holding down the top three spots again.
With an expansion into Missouri, Speakeasy Distribution becomes a regional player. Founded in 2016 in Kansas, Speakeasy Distribution has become a player in the alcohol industry by signing statewide exclusive distribution rights for some of nation’s hottest breweries, distillery’s and winery’s such as Toppling Goliath, Harpoon, Oil Fire, Infinity Vodka and Superstition.
