Craft beer industry news.
Karl Strauss Distributing is proud to welcome Duck Foot Brewing Company into their family of brands. Duck Foot will now be available at more retailers, bars and restaurants in Southern California through the distribution arm of Karl Strauss Brewing Company.
Atlantic Brewing Company of Bar Harbor is pleased to announce the promotion of Alexander Maffucci to corporate president.
Seattle Cider Company and Sound Craft Seltzer Co continue their robust growth by expanding to Pennsylvania through a partnership with Penn Beer Sales & Service beginning in June of 2019.
Anheuser-Busch is reaching back into the archives for its latest Bud Light ad campaign. The world’s largest beer company yesterday unveiled updated versions of the iconic “Real Men of Genius” radio ads that debuted in 1998 and ran through the mid-2000s.
In this Distribution Roundup: Popular Vermont craft brewer Lawson’s Finest Liquids is partnering with Remarkable Liquids for statewide distribution in New Jersey; Republic National Distributing Company forms a joint venture with Young’s Market Company; MillerCoors’ Revolver brand adds distribution in three states; and more.
Emerging alcohol development firm Liquid Collective announced today plans to launch Sup! Organic Hard Seltzer, beginning its national rollout with product launches in Massachusetts and New York City. Sup!, the first hard seltzer to achieve a USDA organic certification, will reach shelves over the coming weeks in the Boston and NYC markets.
Wiley Roots Brewing Company is joining WeldWerks Brewing Company next weekend to celebrate the second annual WeldWerks Invitational Festival with a beer release on Friday and two exclusive beers available only during the festival on Saturday.
Wild Leap Brew Co. and TrimTab Brewing are thrilled to announce the release of their first collaboration beer, Coco Flamingo Double IPA. This announcement is an exciting milestone for both breweries — this is Wild Leap’s first collaboration project with another brewery, and is the first collaborative beer TrimTab has made with a Georgia brewery.
Old 121 Brewhouse is planning an exciting line-up of special, small batch beer releases for the week of July 4. Releases will start with the debut of a perfect for picnics and barbecues Mexican Lager and culminate on Friday the July 5 with a special patriotic American Wheat beer made with red wheat, white wheat, and blueberries.
Kansas Territory Brewing Company, makers of Life Coach Lager, are introducing a new Light Low-Calorie Domestic Lager for Kansans in the form of Bradford Light Domestic Lager.
Oskar Blues Brewery is adding Black Raspberry to their lineup of Wild Basin Boozy Sparkling Water flavors. The new release follows a very successful launch of Wild Basin Mix Pack flavors across 43 states and nearly 7,000 points of distribution.
Lighthouse Strategies — the company behind Cannabiniers and the Two Roots line of CBD- and THC-infused non-alcoholic craft beers – is closing in on its next brewery acquisition. Speaking to Brewbound, CEO and chairman Michael Hayford said the company could finalize the purchase of a craft beer company in the Great Lakes region of the U.S. before the end of June.
A month away from its eighth anniversary, Cape May Brewing Company is quickly growing into one of New Jersey’s largest craft breweries. Last year, Cape May achieved “regional brewery” status — those breweries making between 15,000 and 6 million barrels of beer annually — increasing production by 75 percent, to 16,269 barrels, according to the Brewers Association. Speaking to Brewbound, Ryan Krill — who co-founded the brewery with his father, Bob, and friend Chris Henke in 2011 — said the company is on pace to sell as much as 23,000 barrels in 2019.
Anchor Brewing Company announces a limited-edition look for Anchor Steam® Beer, San Francisco’s original since 1896. In collaboration with award-winning local artist Paul Madonna, Anchor Steam is now clad in a special label throughout the entire summer that pays homage to the city’s artistic heritage.
