Sometimes there is just no replacement for a simple, well-made beer. Saranac White IPA is exactly that. In fact, it might be one of the better offerings to ever come out of the F.X. Matt brewery. The white IPA has become an increasingly popular hybrid style amongst many craft brewers but few have been able… Read more »
While it promises to offer faster routes to market and a reduction in transportation costs, the news that Sierra Nevada has decided to add a production facility on the other side of the country means that the company will likely face a new set of logistical challenges, according to beer industry experts.
Calling all canned craft brewers! Ball Cans has announced the first ever “Canny” Awards with an awards presentation to be held at this years Craft Brewers Conference. Craft brewers who have jumped on the trend of packaging their suds in aluminum are invited to submit entries in seven different categories, including ‘Best Graphics Design.’
So, is it beer? Wine? Both?!? Dogfish Head has blended the two cultures in one bottle with their Noble Rot offering. They’ve used a Belgian yeast with pils and wheat malts in conjunction with the juice of botrytis infected viognier grapes and pinot gris must. Put that all together in a Dogfish Head embossed bottle… Read more »
Smuttynose certainly doesn’t mess around when it comes to their BIG BEER series and Baltic Porter doesn’t disappoint. Baltic Porter is an incredibly well made beer with no frills, something that often goes unnoticed in an industry that prides itself on style innovation. This beer pours a jet black in color with a frothy mocha-colored… Read more »
It’s based in a popular ski region, but Westminster, Mass.-based Wachusett Brewing Co. reached all the way to sun-splashed Bermuda to invest in a canning line. The brewery acquired its new equipment from a Coca-Cola plant on the island. It is capable of processing 800 12 oz. cans per minute.
MILTON, DE – Clay is the perfect material for capturing time in a bottle. As molecular biologists have discovered by unearthing ancient tombs, organic residue trapped in porous chards of pottery reveals quite a bit about what our ancestors drank on the special occasions of burial feasts.
Earlier today, Sierra Nevada Brewing Company announced it would be building an east coast location in North Carolina. Three different press releases discussing the announcement made the rounds around the web and we got them all below.
It’s official. Sierra Nevada is heading for North Carolina. The venerable craft brewer — the second-largest in the U.S. — announced plans today to build an East Coast brewing facility in Mills River, a town 12 miles from downtown Asheville –nicknamed Beer City USA.
The mad scientists at Bull & Bush Brewery are playing with hops. A process which they are calling Whole Hop Infusion involves steeping hops (and beer) in a french press for up to ten minutes. The whole thing is aimed at giving drinkers the opportunity to see how a single ingredient can affect the subtle… Read more »
The Hendersonville (N.C.) Times-News reported today that Sierra Nevada Brewing Company will announce plans this week to build a new facility at the Ferncliff Industrial Park in Mills River, North Carolina.
Backlash Beer Company’s third installment in their lineup is Declaration, a Belgian style IPA that relies heavily on the hop additions. Though the brand is young and has produced just 75 barrels of beer-to-date, they have earned a core following in the Boston market and have improved with each batch. Declaration might be their best… Read more »
David Peacock, who has served as the president of Budweiser and Bud Light maker Anheuser-Busch since 2008, has resigned. The news was broken to AB/InBev employees and distributors via an email sent by Peacock’s replacement, AB/InBev North America Zone President Luiz Edmond. The email also stated that Peacock would continue serving the company in an… Read more »
Call it high-tech terroir. Drawing inspiration from the technology business for which Silicon Valley is known, a Los Altos, Calif. woman has launched a new brewing operation. Strike Brewing Co., which officially sent product into the market before the Christmas holiday, is applying some traditional Silicon Valley startup practices to the craft beer business, according… Read more »
