He’s back. A man known by most in the craft beer industry simply as “Pete” has returned to the beer business. This time around, Pete Slosberg (of Pete’s Wicked Ale fame) is betting on a lower alcohol product that is slowly beginning to become more popular as a craft beer style.

Two of America’s pastimes — baseball and beer — have long been intertwined. With the interest in craft beer spreading across the country, it was only a matter of time before these brews made their way into ballparks.

St. Louis-based Urban Chestnut Brewing Company is betting big on craft beer’s growth potential in the Midwest. On Tuesday, Urban Chestnut founders Florian Kuplent and David Wolfe announced plans to invest $10 million into a 75,000 sq. ft. “green” brewery that will eventually be capable of churning out 100,000 barrels of beer annually.

Brewbound is pleased to announce that the co-founders of Pretty Things Beer & Ale Project will speak at the Brewbound Session on May 2. Founded in 2008, Pretty Things, which operates a “gypsy” brewer, has become well-known and well-respected for its ability to create innovative and high quality beers, and, more importantly, run a profitable business without actually owning any brewing space or equipment.

Members of New England’s craft beer community are coming together and organizing community events to help victims of yesterday’s attack on the Boston Marathon. Brewbound.com has learned of at least two local beer industry groups — Jack’s Abby Brewing and Beer Advocate — who plan to host charitable events for those affected by the Boston… Read more »

Brewbound Session, a one-day business conference offering an unmatched strategic learning opportunity for craft brewers, is just over two weeks away, on May 2 at the Revere Hotel in Boston. Registration for the event has, so far, outpaced every previous sold-out Brewbound Session conference event. Seats are expected to sell out very soon.

Brewbound is pleased to announce that Terry Lozoff, the co-founder of the social and experiential marketing company Antler Agency, will lead a discussion on relationship marketing for craft brewers at the upcoming Brewbound Session in Boston, Mass. on May 2.

Manhattan Beer Distributors, one of the country’s largest beer wholesalers, confirmed to Brewbound.com that it has signed distribution agreements with three top 50 craft beer brands: Shiner, Schlafly and Pyramid. The Bronx, NY-based wholesaler will launch the Shiner brand of beers — owned by The Gambrinus Company — throughout New York City today.

Brewbound is pleased to announce that Harpoon Brewery will host the official Brewbound Session welcome reception on Wednesday May 1, the evening before Brewbound puts on its bi-annual business conference at the Revere Hotel in downtown Boston.

Craft brewers throughout the state of Washington are lobbying against a proposed tax hike on beer sold in-state. In 2010, the state excise tax on in-state brewers producing more than 60,000 barrels annually was temporarily raised from 26 cents per gallon to 76 cents per gallon in an effort to help increase state revenues during… Read more »

The Brewers Association released its list of the top 50 craft breweries today, and while the top five has remained intact, there were some risers and fallers of note.

While brewers routinely tout beer quality as their chief concern, distributors can play an equally influential role in developing a brand’s future. Finding the right wholesaler match and identifying niche markets can elevate a brewery from a local favorite to a national powerhouse.

Brewbound is pleased to announce that Jim Koch, founder of the Boston Beer Company, will join the Brewbound Session as a keynote speaker. The event will take place on May 2 at the Revere Hotel in Boston. Koch, who brewed the first batch of his company’s flagship Boston Lager on his kitchen stove in 1984,… Read more »

Atlanta’s Sweetwater Brewing is retiring yet another Great American Beer Festival (GABF) medal winner. The company today announced that it will discontinue its year-round Exodus Porter, a 6.2 percent brew that was primarily available in Atlanta and various Southeast markets.