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 »

STEVENS POINT, WI – Stevens Point Brewery will add a second shift in its packaging department this summer to keep pace with its increased brewing capacity and steadily growing sales, especially in its core Wisconsin markets. The new shift on the brewery’s bottle and can lines means at least five new jobs with a flexible… Read more »

Brewbound.com is pleased to announce that its first ever, full-day business conference has sold out. The upcoming Brewbound Session, being held June 5th in New York City, has reached its full capacity. We are currently working with the venue on reconfiguring the floor plan to accommodate more attendees. If you are still interested in attending you can… Read more »

Brewbound.com, BevNET.com’s web site dedicated to covering the craft beer industry, is pleased to announce the return of live video streaming to its second semi-annual Craft Beer Session event. Video will be broadcast from the Metropolitan Pavilion in New York City between 9:00 a.m. EST and 5:30 p.m. EST on Tuesday, June 5th and can… Read more »

If a ‘rising tide’ lifts all boats, then the Portland, Maine based beer company by the same name is definitely staying afloat. Rising Tide Brewing Company originally began as a nano-brewery project located in a small warehouse across the street from Allagash Brewing. But a local thirst for the brewery’s beer has led to a… Read more »

With the abundance of hop forward, high-alcohol beers dominating the marketplace nowadays, it’s incredibly refreshing to see a beer company launch with something other than a “me-too” IPA brand. Golden Road has done exactly that with its Hefeweizen, a 4.6 percent easy drinking German-style hefe exploding with banana and citrus flavors.

NOVATO, CA – Northern California was well represented at the 20th Annual Australian International Beer Awards(AIBA) www.beerawards.com, a beer competition whose global reputation has been reinforced by a panel of judges consisting of some of the industry’s most esteemed personnel.

KAILUA-KONA, HI – Kona Brewing Company once again brings a taste of paradise to craft beer drinkers from Hawaii to the eastern shores of the mainland with Wailua Wheat, available now through September, 2012. Now in its fifth year of production, Wailua Wheat is brewed with real passion fruit puree as the key tropical ingredient… Read more »

REDLANDS, CA — Hangar 24’s Local Fields series is comprised of six specialty beers each brewed once per year featuring locally sourced (Southern California) ingredients. Local Fields beers showcase unique seasonal styles and distinct flavor combinations.

The Brewbound Craft Beer Session is nearly sold out! Only five seats remain for this intimate full-day business conference,happening June 5th at the Metropolitan Pavilion in New York City. Register now and join us for what will surely be an excellent opportunity to learn and network from the best the craft beer industry has to… Read more »

STEVENS POINT, WI — A provocative new branded short film starring Point 2012 Black Ale is captivating online viewers across the country. Visually iconic and emotionally charged, “The End or The Beginning” depicts two young lovers struggling toward each other amid angry demonstrators, menacing police and mysterious masked onlookers.