FT. COLLINS, CO — New Belgium Brewing’s Tour de Fat, the nation’s most colorful bike festival, has passed the $2 million mark for total funds raised for nonprofit organizations. Tour de Fat began 13 years ago and has grown into a 15-city nationwide tour focused on honoring mankind’s favorite invention: the bike.

Craft beer industry members converged on New York City on Tuesday, June 5th for the Brewbound Craft Beer Session, a full-day business conference and networking event that was attended by over 100 brewers, distributors and other beer industry professionals.

Towards the end of May, the folks behind Churchkey Can Co. took the stage at TechCrunch’s Disrupt NYC event for startup tech entrepreneurs. A brand new beer company would seem like an odd addition to a technology focused event, except that Michael Arrington (the founder of TechCrunch) is an investor in the company through his… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Connecting small and independent craft breweries and craft beer lovers from across the country, the Brewers Association once again hosts the nation’s premier craft beer and food pairing event: SAVORSM: An American Craft Beer & Food Experience.

ESCONDIDO, CA. — Stone Ruination IPA, the first full-time brewed and bottled Double IPA on the planet, is celebrating its tenth anniversary this June. And what better way to celebrate a glorious decade of hoppy decadence than with even more hops?

CHICAGO – The Boston Beer Company announced that it is continuing to support Chicago small businesses through the national expansion of its Samuel Adams Brewing the American Dream(R) program.

JUNEAU, AK — Alaskan Brewing Co. is bringing back their much anticipated summer Pilot Series release, Alaskan Raspberry Wheat, for a limited time this June. The beer, which released in Juneau on June 1, sold out at the Brewery’s gift shop and tasting bar in less than one hour, with dozens of fans waiting in… Read more »

RANDOLPH, MA — Year-end beer sales numbers for 2011 reaffirm the fact that the craft beer segment remains the most exciting and vibrant branch of the adult beverage industry in Massachusetts. While total beer sales in the Commonwealth declined about 1% last year, volume in the craft beer category grew by about 10%, and that… Read more »

BALTIMORE, MD – As the temperature rises, DuClaw Brewing Company plans to beat the heat by introducing four new beers during the summer season. The leading Maryland-based craft brewery recently released Bourbon Barrel Aged X-1 Imperial Chocolate Rye Porter and Anti-Venom Citra, and will release X-5 Imperial IPA with Sorachi Ace hops and Mad Bishop… Read more »

BOULDER, CO — Expanding their one-and-done series of experimental barrel-aged beers, Avery Brewing Company sets the date to release Oud Floris, a sour brown ale blended from thirteen wine and liquor barrels. At a very limited release of 252 cases, the brew spent between 1-3 years maturing in 13 different barrels, and presents what the… Read more »

Craft Brew Alliance CEO, Terry Michaelson, has released a statement regarding the death of brewery employee Ben Harris last month. The twenty-six-year-old Harris was reportedly pressurizing a plastic keg as part of a cleaning process when it exploded, sending him to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. Harris would later die of the injuries at Portsmouth… Read more »

While attending the 2012 Craft Brewers Conference earlier this month, Brewbound.com paid a visit to The Lost Abbey/Port Brewing Headquarters in San Marcos, Calif. In an interview with Co-Founder Tomme Arthur, we learned about growth plans for the company, a potential new brewery location, where the company is experiencing the most success and competition in… Read more »

KANSAS CITY, MO – Over the last few years, Boulevard Brewing Company has grown its selling territory, sharing the Midwest’s favorite craft beers with consumers in coastal cities including Seattle, Portland and Boston. Now, the Kansas City brewer is signing distributors in Washington, D.C., Virginia and Maryland and bringing its ales and lagers to their… Read more »