5 Standout Beers from the 2017 Great American Beer Festival

5 Standout Beers from the 2017 Great American Beer Festival

In my opinion, these five beers have the potential to bring new drinkers into the category, something that is so desperately needed now that brewing companies have collectively lost 11 billion servings of beer to wine and spirits over the last 20 years.

The Majority of US Senators Now Endorse Beer Excise Tax Reform

The Majority of US Senators Now Endorse Beer Excise Tax Reform

A majority of U.S. senate members now support legislation that would reduce excise taxes on all brewers and importers. According to a press release jointly produced by six beverage lobbying groups, including the Beer Institute and the Brewers Association, 51 senators have co-sponsored Senate Bill 236, known as the Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act (CBMTRA).

Brew Talks NBWA 2017: Reaching Generation Z and the Amazon Effect (Video)

Brew Talks NBWA 2017: Reaching Generation Z and the Amazon Effect (Video)

Generation Z is coming, and brewers and wholesalers need to figure out to speak to the next group of legal drinking age consumers, Pabst Brewing Company CEO Simon Thorpe told an audience of beer industry professionals during a Brew Talks meetup last week in Las Vegas.

Brewbound Session: First Wave of Speakers Announced

Brewbound Session: First Wave of Speakers Announced

Brewbound Session, the business conference for serious beer industry professionals, is announcing the first wave of speakers for the full-day event that will take place at the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel on Wednesday, November 29. Joining the winter conference — which will examine the future of beer brewing, distributing and retailing — will be top executives from Constellation Brands, Ninkasi Brewing, Drizly, Total Wine & More and Uinta Brewing.

Brewers Association Targets A-B InBev in New Media Offensive

Brewers Association Targets A-B InBev in New Media Offensive

In an effort to reignite its 2012 fight with “big beer,” the Brewers Association — a national trade group representing the interests of America’s small and independent brewers – today unveiled a faux crowdfunding campaign that aims to “buy” the world’s largest beer company, Anheuser-Busch InBev, for $213 billion. The crowdfunding campaign, as well as the $10, $50, $100 and $1,000 pledges aren’t real, but the intent of the media offensive is.

Two Roads Breaks Ground on New $12 Million Brewery

Two Roads Breaks Ground on New $12 Million Brewery

Two Roads Brewing broke ground today on a $12 million expansion project, dubbed “Area Two Experimental Brewing,” which will enable the Connecticut-based craft brewery to expand production of its sour and barrel-aged offerings. First announced last November, the new 25,000 sq. ft. brewery, which is situated on 2.5 acres of land adjacent to its existing Stratford production facility, will feature a 50-barrel brewhouse, foeders, a coolship and space for 1,500 wooden barrels.

A Look Back at the 2017 Great American Beer Festival

A Look Back at the 2017 Great American Beer Festival

The Brewers Association’s annual Great American Beer Festival drew an estimated 60,000 attendees to the Colorado Convention Center last week, and Brewbound hit the show floor to savor some brews and take in all of the spectacles that the GABF had to offer. Here’s what stood out.