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.

Stone Brewing’s Greg Koch Joins India’s First Craft Brewery as Partner and Chief Advisor

Stone Brewing’s Greg Koch Joins India’s First Craft Brewery as Partner and Chief Advisor

It’s not quite the European expansion that Stone Brewing’s CEO and co-founder has been discussing for some time now, but Greg Koch is headed abroad. Koch has partnered with Avanish Vellanki and Shailenda Bist on a new craft brewing project based in India. Independence Brewing Company will become the only independently owned and operated craft… Read more »

Introducing Saison Du Humbolt

Introducing Saison Du Humbolt

HUMBOLDT, CA – For the first time, all five Humboldt County breweries recently came together to create a collaborative beer: Saison Du Humboldt. The beer was crafted by brewers from: Eel River Brewing Company, Lost Coast Brewery, Mad River Brewing Company, Redwood Curtain Brewing Company, and Six Rivers Brewery. It will be unveiled at HumBrews… Read more »

Announcing the Launch of the New York City Brewers Guild

Announcing the Launch of the New York City Brewers Guild

NEW YORK – Witness an historic moment in the evolution of great craft beer in New York City: Announcing the formation of the New York City Brewers Guild (NYCBG), an organization of the Empire City’s breweries dedicated to advancing the local brewing industry and thereby lessening human misery.

2012 Craft Brewers Conference Kicks Off Next Week

2012 Craft Brewers Conference Kicks Off Next Week

Thousands of craft brewers from across the country will converge on San Diego next week for the 2012 Craft Brewers Conference, presented by the Brewers Association. As one of the largest industry events for professional brewers, brewpubs and packaging breweries, CBC offers a wide-ranging spectrum of seminars and discussions aimed at providing brewers the chance… Read more »

American Craft Beer Week Begins May 14th

American Craft Beer Week Begins May 14th

BOULDER, CO – With craft beer delighting the palates of Americans nationwide, beer enthusiasts and beginners alike will come together to toast the seventh annual American Craft Beer Week (ACBW). From May 14-20, celebrations are expected to be held across all 50 states as communities come together to show appreciation on a local level for… Read more »