Dogfish Head is preparing to release its annual winter seasonal, Chicory Stout. The beer, which the brewery has been making almost as long its been in business, is a nod to Dogfish founder Sam Calagione’s urge to experiment. Calagione would wander into his brewpub kitchen looking for ingredients to spice up the monotony of every-day… Read more »
Brewbound is pleased to announce that Townsend Ziebold, Managing Partner at First Beverage Group, will be speaking on the financing environment for craft brewers at the upcoming Brewbound Session in San Diego, Calif. on Nov. 29. During his presentation, Ziebold will bring nearly 30 years of experience in the field of Mergers and Acquisitions and… Read more »
San Diego, Calif.-based Karl Strauss Brewing is planning the release of its next installment in the company’s “Twelve Days” series of holiday ales. The newest addition, Mouette ├á Trois, is a play off of the “Three French Hens” lyric in the popular holiday time tune “The Twelve Days of Christmas.” Mouette, French for seagull, is… Read more »
A pair of beverage reports touting the latest beer industry insights hit the newswire this afternoon and while Brewbound.com does not promote either guide, there are some interesting takeaways. Technomic’s BeerTAB report shows a 1.3 percent decline in overall beer volume in 2011. Total beer volume according to the report 2.8 billion cases for the… Read more »
Add Boston-based Fireman Capital Partners to the list of investors developing a taste for craft beer. The group, which is chaired by former Reebok owner Paul Fireman, has purchased a majority interest in Utah Brewers Cooperative. Though not quite a household name, Utah Brewers Cooperative is the result of a 2000 merger between two Utah-based… Read more »
Shmaltz Brewing is celebrating its ‘sweet 16’ with a limited-edition release of Jewbelation Sweet 16 and the 3rd annual ‘HE’BREW Holiday Gift Pack.’ True to its name, ‘Sweet 16’ is brewed with 16 malts, 16 hops and checks in at 16 percent ABV. Only 5,000 cases of this offering will be made available across the… Read more »
BevNET, the industry-leading beverage media company, is announcing plans to release its first guide to the Craft Beer industry. The Brewbound New Beer Guide will be a key quarterly resource for U.S.-based breweries, distributors, and retailers looking for product exposure and a taste of what’s to come for new and seasonal beer releases. (Brewbound is BevNET’s web site covering craft beer).
With coveted floor space owned by multi-packs of light beer stacked high and wide, coolers jam-packed with ice-cold premium cans and bottles, and point-of-sale marketing offering up life-size cut-outs of bikini-clad women and professional athletes, convenience stores are the biggest off-premise retail channel for beer.
Call it a liquid gold rush. As the popularity of craft beer continues to grow and as the country’s 2,000-plus breweries continue to take market share from domestic brewing giants Anheuser-Busch InBev and MillerCoors, more business-minded craft enthusiasts are looking to get a piece of the action.
With sales of Yuengling skyrocketing to 2.5 million barrels in 2011, America’s oldest brewery decided it was time to give its television ads a makeover. Yuengling is again partnering with the Harrisburg, Penn-based advertising agency Pavone, for five new spots that are scheduled to air in the spring of 2013 across the brewery’s 14-state distribution… Read more »
Now that fall is upon us, Brewbound will be reviewing a few of this year’s autumn offerings. First up, Weyerbacher Imperial Pumpkin Ale from Weyerbacher Brewing in Easton, Penn. This is a unique offering for the category and checks in at 8 percent ABV. Follow the link below for the complete review.
One week after revealing plans to box a non-carbonated hard cider, the MillerCoors-owned Crispin Cider Company today announced new product introductions for its Crispin and Fox Barrel brands. The USDA certified organic “naked” lineup features a unique double fermentation process that includes the use of wine yeast during secondary fermentation and is yet another attempt… Read more »
Hoping to capitalize on one of the hottest package trends in craft beer, Wisconsin-based Stevens Point Brewery has added a four-pack of 16 oz. cans to its SKU mix with the release of Point Special Lager, appropriately dubbed ‘Big Charlie 16.’ Company spokesperson Julie Birrenkott said Stevens Point decided to introduce the new package after… Read more »
Drawing inspiration from their 2009 collaboration, Life & Limb, Sierra Nevada and Dogfish Head have once again teamed up to create a new brew – Rhizing Bines Imperial IPA. The hop-forward offering combines two different and distinct hopping methods that each brewer employs at their respective breweries.
