‘Canny’ Awards Honor Best of  Craft Beer Can Designs

‘Canny’ Awards Honor Best of Craft Beer Can Designs

BROOMFIELD, CO – The best can graphics in the craft beer industry were on display as part of the first annual “Canny” Awards, a competition that recognizes the high-quality, captivating graphics featured on craft beer in cans. Awards were presented during the Craft Brewers Conference, May 2-5 in San Diego, Calif.

Day One at CBC 2012 — Confident but Cautionary

Day One at CBC 2012 — Confident but Cautionary

The 2012 Craft Brewers Conference has been underway for less than five hours and already people are buzzing, and it’s not from the beer. A fedora-wearing Steve Hindy, the Brooklyn Brewery President, gave this year’s keynote address to a packed room of roughly 4,500 craft industry members. Sporting a fedora is necessary, of course, if… Read more »

New Belgium’s Somersault Returns as Summer Seasonal

New Belgium’s Somersault Returns as Summer Seasonal

FORT COLLINS, CO – New Belgium Brewing (www.newbelgium.com) today announced that Somersault Ale is back as the brewery’s summer seasonal. Somersault debuted in 2011, applauded for its relaxed, yet amusing, approach to summertime sipping.

Oskar Blues Projecting 140,000 Barrels in 2013

Oskar Blues Projecting 140,000 Barrels in 2013

Oskar Blues is getting aggressive. Today, the Longmont, Colo. based brewery broke news of an east coast expansion in Brevard, North Carolina. If you’re keeping count, Oskar Blues is now the third regional brewery planning to build a second location in N.C. – Sierra Nevada and New Belgium are the others.

Boston Beer Reports First Quarter 2012 Results

Boston Beer Reports First Quarter 2012 Results

BOSTON, MA – The Boston Beer Company, Inc. reported first quarter 2012 net revenue of $113.3 million, an increase of $11.1 million or 11%, over the same period last year, mainly due to core shipment growth of 8%. Net income for the first quarter was $7.5 million, or $0.56 per diluted share, an increase of… Read more »

FTC Surveys Online Beer, Wine, Spirits Marketing Tactics

FTC Surveys Online Beer, Wine, Spirits Marketing Tactics

In a move that is particularly relevant for craft brewers — who tend to rely more on online and social media to market their products rather than traditional advertising — the U.S. Federal Trade Commission is looking into online marketing of beverage alcohol.

Omission Beer Discusses Proprietary Brewing Process

Omission Beer Discusses Proprietary Brewing Process

PORTLAND, OR – Omission Beer, introduced by Craft Brew Alliance (CBA) in March, is sharing additional details about the brewing program that allows Omission Lager and Omission Pale Ale to be brewed using traditional ingredients, like malted barley, but without the gluten-levels associated with other malted barley-based beers.

Oskar Blues Planning Expansion into North Carolina

Oskar Blues Planning Expansion into North Carolina

North Carolina is rapidly becoming the hottest destination for craft brewers to expand. Today, the Longmont, Colo. based Oskar Blues Brewery announced plans to build a 30,000 sq. ft. brewery in Brevard, North Carolina. Plans also call for a 6,000 sq. ft. restaurant and music venue and the entire project should be complete by December,… Read more »

Redhook Toasts the American Revolution with American Independence Ale

Redhook Toasts the American Revolution with American Independence Ale

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — To pay tribute to the American revolutionaries who started the home brewing tradition in the United States, Redhook and the American Independence Museum have joined forces to brew American Independence Ale, a true American style pale ale and Redhook’s fourth Brewery Backyard Series release.

Oskar Blues and Sun King Collaborate on “Chaka”

Oskar Blues and Sun King Collaborate on “Chaka”

BROOMFIELD, CO – Ball Corporation [NYSE: BLL] and premier craft beer breweries Oskar Blues Brewery of Lyons, Colo., and Sun King Brewing Co. of Indianapolis, Ind., are bringing a sleek new packaging silhouette to craft beer retail shelves. In collaboration, the breweries are introducing Chaka, a limited-release, handcrafted Belgian-style ale brewed by both companies and… Read more »

Narragansett Summer Ale Hits the Shelves

Narragansett Summer Ale Hits the Shelves

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Narragansett Beer today officially announces the return of its summer seasonal craft brew. Introduced last year, Summer Ale is the first summer seasonal released by the brand in its more than 120-year history. Wildly popular among beer drinkers, Summer Ale received critical acclaim in its premiere year and was awarded the Silver… Read more »

Will Larry Bell Sell Bell’s Brewery?

Will Larry Bell Sell Bell’s Brewery?

On the eve of the 2012 Craft Brewers Conference (CBC), Bell’s Brewery President, Larry Bell, has managed to once again make the news. Last year he was squabbling with Northern Brewer over the use of the previously named “Three Hearted Ale” homebrewing kit. This year, he’s discussing a sale. Yesterday, Bell told MLive.com that he’d… Read more »

Sixpoint Brewery Launches New Summer Offering, Apollo

Sixpoint Brewery Launches New Summer Offering, Apollo

Sixpoint has launched its latest canned creation, Apollo. The brewery’s summer seasonal, Apollo is Bavarian Wheat Ale checking in at 5.2 percent and 11 IBU’s. Below are some more details on the new release.