Craft beer industry news.
For the first time in its short tenure on the taps, Iron Hill Brewery and Restaurant (Iron Hill), has announced the first can release of Philly Special, the popular NEIPA, which premiered in February 2018 at their Phoenixville location.
Indeed Brewing Company is proud to announce its latest international exporting venture by beginning distribution in Japan. They have partnered with Nagano Trading Company to introduce their beer and improve views about American craft beer in the Japanese market.
Angel City Brewery has developed Cold Brewski, a new gluten-free hard coffee.
Cape May Brewing Company is joining forces with Iron Hill Brewery and Restaurant in Voorhees to brew Twin Fin, a kettle-soured, session, New England-Style IPA, with a portion of the proceeds to benefit Surfrider Foundation South Jersey — a non-profit, activist organization dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of the world’s ocean, waves and beaches.
After operating for nearly a year without a CEO, the Canarchy Craft Brewery Collective has appointed long-time beer executive Tony Short to its top leadership post. The Fireman Capital-backed brewery consortium — whose brands include Oskar Blues, Cigar City, Deep Ellum, Perrin Brewing, Three Weavers, and Utah Brewers Cooperative (Wasatch and Squatters) — had been without a chief executive since last May, when David Pillsbury exited the company after about six months on the job. At the time, Canarchy promoted chief operating officer Matt Fraser to the role of president.
Ecliptic Brewing has teamed with Firestone Walker Brewing Company of Paso Robles, California for their next Cosmic Collaboration. Ecliptic’s Fifth Anniversary celebration continues with the next beer in their “5 Years/5 Beers” series.
High Water Brewing, has just released the 2019 batch of their award-winning Cucumber Kolsch. Cucumber Kolsch is brewed with pure German Pilsner malt, fresh cucumber, mint, coriander, lemon peel and German noble hops.
Lakewood Brewing Company (LBC) created a new, extremely limited, small batch series of beers this year. The second in the series hits the market on April 22, and the name says it all – it’s “Muy Importante.”
Continuing its reputation as a leader in canning technology, Pneumatic Scale Angelus (PSA)—a member of the Barry-Wehmiller Packaging Systems family—introduced the CB244, the newest member of its craft brew canning line portfolio, at the Craft Brewers Conference and BrewExpo America in Denver last week.
Former Anheuser-Busch InBev chief marketing officer Miguel Patricio has been tapped to lead The Kraft Heinz Company as its next CEO. Patricio, who will supplant outgoing Kraft Heinz CEO Bernardo Hees on July 1, 2019, spent about two decades with A-B InBev.
Pacific Northwest favorite Rainier Beer is proud to introduce Rainier Summit, a crisp, refreshing, sessionable American Style Light Lager created for the active Pacific Northwest Lifestyle.
Financial Information Technologies, LLC (“Fintech”), the leading business solutions provider for the beverage alcohol industry, announced that it has acquired Lilypad Solutions, LLC, the alcohol industry’s ultimate sales platform. The strategic acquisition enhances Fintech’s unique technology offerings, expands its expertise and broadens its client base nationwide.
Oskar Blues Brewery kicks off their new Steep Coast Mountain IPA Series with Steep Coast Strata Double IPA. The series spotlights one hop varietal at a time, focusing on cutting-edge hops added in hefty heaps (nearly six pounds of hops per barrel) to each given brew.
Weyerbacher Brewing Company today announced the sale of a majority stake in the company to 1518 Holdings LLC, a Philadelphia-based private investment group. Speaking to Brewbound, newly named president Josh Lampe, who previously served as chief operating officer and has supplanted brewery founder Dan Weirback as the company’s leader, said 1518 Holdings had acquired a 55 percent stake in the 24-year-old business.
