Video: Karl Strauss Brewing’s Northern California Rollout Begins July 9th

Video: Karl Strauss Brewing’s Northern California Rollout Begins July 9th

Following the July Fourth weekend, Karl Strauss Brewing Co. will send its first shipments of Red Trolley Ale and Tower 10 IPA into Northern California, marking the first time in the company’s 23-year history that its beers will be available for regular distribution outside of Southern California.

Wall Street Journal: AB InBev to Acquire Grupo Modelo

Wall Street Journal: AB InBev to Acquire Grupo Modelo

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the world’s biggest brewer – Anheuser-Busch InBev – is close to inking a multi-billion dollar deal to purchase Grupo Modelo, the makers of Corona. The deal is estimated to cost AB InBev $12 billion. The company already owns 50.2 percent of Modelo.

GoodLife Brewing Company Set to Bottle Descender IPA

GoodLife Brewing Company Set to Bottle Descender IPA

BEND, OR – GoodLife Brewing Company is excited to announce Descender IPA will be put in 22oz, screen-printed bottles on Wednesday, June 27th. With Mountain Rescue Dry Hop Pale Ale already in 22oz bottles, GoodLife will have bottles of Descender IPA available before the 4th of July weekend in Oregon via Point Blank Distributing and… Read more »

National Homebrewers Conference Shines in Seattle

National Homebrewers Conference Shines in Seattle

BOULDER, CO – After 34 years, the National Homebrewers Conference continues to wow attendees with in-depth seminars, fun social events and great homebrewed beer. Seattle, Wash. hosted the event for the first time, where visiting homebrewers enjoyed the local flavor, from the Emerald City’s famous local beer, all the way down to the Grand Banquet… Read more »

Alliance Beverage Partners Signs Drakes Brewing, Speakeasy and Ace Cider

Alliance Beverage Partners Signs Drakes Brewing, Speakeasy and Ace Cider

CHATSWORTH, CA. — ABP Craft has been on a massive expansion in Northern Los Angeles to Santa Barbara county with their craft beer offerings and new account placements. Just six months ago ABP Craft launched with one brand, albeit a hot one, Bootlegger’s Brewery.

The Golden Road to San Diego

The Golden Road to San Diego

Golden Road Brewing is going into North County San Diego via Markstein Beverage Company, but hasn’t yet made up its mind about the rest of the city, founder Meg Gill told Brewbound.com. The news comes following an inaccurate report that Los Angeles Based GRB would be the first craft brand in L. Knife & Son’s… Read more »

Uinta Brewing Announces Expansion, Plans to Can

Uinta Brewing Announces Expansion, Plans to Can

SALT LAKE CITY – In its 20th year of operation, and to accommodate a 67% sales growth in 2012, Uinta Brewing Company announces plans for expansion. In April 2012, Uinta installed three new fermentation tanks, increasing its production capacity to 65,000 bbls and allowing Uinta to implement a 24/7 brewing schedule to meet the growing… Read more »

Rogue Ales Discovers Wild Yeast in Brewmasters Beard

Rogue Ales Discovers Wild Yeast in Brewmasters Beard

A beer made from a beard? Apparently the folks at Rogue Ales have discovered a wild yeast strain growing in the beard of Brewmaster John Maier, and plan to use it in a new release, New Crustacean, scheduled for 2013. It’s hard to tell if the so-called “beard beer” is real or not, but it… Read more »

Product Review: Ipswich Ale Brewery – Local Harvest Corn Bock

Product Review: Ipswich Ale Brewery – Local Harvest Corn Bock

When you think of corn during the summer months, you typically think of that backyard BBQ and some ears on the grill. Ipswich is hoping to change the way you get your fill of maize this summer with its latest local harvest offering, corn bock. It’s made with locally grown corn from Marini Farms and… Read more »

Oskar Blues Begins Distribution in Alabama

Oskar Blues Begins Distribution in Alabama

Oskar Blues is headed home. The Lyons, Colo based craft brewer has entered into a distribution partnership with Birmingham Beverage Co. and AlaBev, in company founder Dale Katechis’ home state of Alabama. Dale’s Pale Ale – the company’s flagship brand – will be hitting shelves in Birmingham next week.Dale’s currently accounts for nearly 60 percent… Read more »

Duvel Launches Search for Next Signature Glass Designer

Duvel Launches Search for Next Signature Glass Designer

COOPERSTOWN, NY – Duvel, one of the world’s most recognized and revered beers, is launching a nationwide search (not legal in CA) for the next great design to grace its iconic tulip-shaped glass.

Deschutes Brewery Expands Into Kansas

Deschutes Brewery Expands Into Kansas

BEND, OR – Deschutes Brewery is happy to announce that it will begin selling Black Butte Porter and Mirror Pond Pale Ale in Kansas, starting July 16th. The brewery, which grew its distribution network into Missouri earlier this year, recently expanded its brewing capacity by nearly 50% to enable this and future growth. Deschutes will… Read more »

New Belgium Selects Architect For East Coast Facility

New Belgium Selects Architect For East Coast Facility

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Today leading interdisciplinary design firm Perkins+Will announced they have been chosen as the architect for the first East Coast location of New Belgium Brewing, one of the nation’s largest craft beer companies.