Founders Brewing Company recently announced information regarding four limited-edition beers that will rotate through its catalog. The brewery’s All Day IPA will be released on March 1 and will be available on shelves and on draft through September. The IPA is brewed with a mix of malts, grains and hops, packs a 4.7 percent ABV… Read more »
It’s been more than a year since Jacob McKean, the former Stone Brewing Co. communications specialist, quit his job at the country’s 11th largest craft brewery to launch his own craft beer company — Modern Times Beer. In that time, McKean has raised more than $1 million in investment money, signed the lease on a… Read more »
After years of refusing to put his beer in cans, Jim Koch — the founder of Boston Beer Company (BBC) — believes he’s finally found a package worthy of his brewery’s flagship offering, Boston Lager. Slated for an early summer release, the “Sam Can,” as Boston Beer’s brewers have termed it, is the result of… Read more »
The country’s largest craft brewer, Boston Beer Company, is enjoying impressive sales growth in the convenience channel to begin 2013, up over 25 percent through a four-week period ending Jan. 19. Those numbers, and others, seem to confirm a growing presence for at least the country’s best-established craft beer brands in convenience stores.
A Texas legislator is aiming to boost support for small craft brewers in his state, which is dominated by Spoetzl Brewery, makers of Shiner Bock, and beer giants Anheuser-Busch InBev and MillerCoors.
Dancing around the hammer of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Anheuser-Busch InBev (ABI) and Constellation Brands, Inc. have announced a revised agreement to ABI’s proposed acquisition of Grupo Modelo. The companies hope new details in the agreement will persuade the DOJ to drop its lawsuit, which aims to block the acquisition.
Brewbound.com today announced that it will host its next in an ongoing series of BrewTalks at the Great Lost Bear in Portland, Maine. New England-based beer industry professionals are invited to attend the free event, which will begin at 7 P.M. on Wednesday, Feb. 20. Launched in January, the Brew Talks series is a set… Read more »
A Colorado state senator has pulled the plug on a proposed bill that would allow grocery and convenience stores in the state to sell craft beer, according to coloradoan.com. Sen. Kevin Priola (R-Henderson), the sponsor of the bill, stated that the legislation lacked support from the craft beer industry as well as from the House Business, Labor and Economic Workforce Development Committee, which was scheduled to hold a hearing on the bill yesterday.
The Brewbound New Beer Guide has been added as a supplement to the digital Jan/Feb issue of BevNET magazine. The guide features over 300 new and seasonal beers from over 115 craft breweries.
A recent agreement ending a U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) action against controversial flavored malt beverage maker Phusion Projects, LLC could have future implications for the craft beer industry. On Tuesday, Phusion agreed to change its packaging and add an additional label statement about its alcohol content on cans and bottles of its Four Loko product.
Taking interaction with beer nerds to another level, Flying Dog Brewery’s Stove Toppers series offers something a 6-pack and social media can’t replicate: the chance to make their beer at home.
Consumers hoping to locate their favorite craft beers have a new tool courtesy of World Class Beer (WCB), an association of craft and specialty beer minded distributors. WCB last week announced the release of its “Craft Beer Locator” app, which is compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices and boasts location information for 100,000… Read more »
When it comes to stacking awards from the Vail Valley Chamber of Commerce & Tourism Bureau (VVP), Crazy Mountain Brewery is tough to beat. Earlier this month, the VVP honored the Vail, Colo.-based brewery as the Mid-Size Business of the Year, an award given to a company that demonstrates ethical business practices, professionalism, and strong community involvement.
Brewbound is pleased to announce that Simon Thorpe, the president and CEO of Duvel Moortgat USA and Brewery Ommegang, will be joining the Brewbound Session conference taking place on May 2 in Boston. The full-day event is geared towards the strategic development of craft beer businesses. It will be held at the Revere Hotel in… Read more »
