Sweetwater Brewing is in the midst of an 18-month expansion that will take the brewing facilities from 26,000 square feet to 110,000 square feet. The plans will allow the brewery to produce up to 500,000 barrels of beer. Plans also include new office and lab space, event space and a shiny new 250 barrel brewhouse…. Read more »
It’s that time of year again. The temperature is beginning to drop, the days are getting shorter, and it seems that no matter when you peek out your window, it’s gloomy. But if there’s one thing to look forward to in the fall, it’s all the pumpkin beer. Which got us thinking — With so… Read more »
LOS ANGELES – Firestone Walker Brewing Company, three-time World Beer Cup champion is launching one of the most exciting and original events L.A. Beer Week has ever seen. The brewery will be presenting, Deconstructed LA, an event that will breakdown the brewery’s rarest beer blend into its key components aided by the genius of Sean… Read more »
Narragansett Beer was robbed this weekend and one of their beloved ‘Tall Boy’ costumes is now missing. In an attempt to build awareness for their ‘Neighbor Day’ campaign, the company held a block party last Saturday in Providence, R.I. When brewery employees were cleaning up, they noticed the costume had been stolen.
Samuel Adams is debuting a brand new beer as part of their Winter Classics Variety 12-pack this year. Black & Brew will replace White Ale, just one year after Boston Beer Co. made the decision to return it to the mixed pack. Black & Brew is a dark stout that combines roasted coffee with the… Read more »
HASSELT, BE – It has been said about Belgian beers that there is a “beer for everyone.” If the popularity it has already found around the world is any indication, Belgian Beer Café is soon going to discover that everyone will be there for a beer when the unique Belgian bar / restaurant concept arrives… Read more »
East End Brewing Founder Scott Smith is struggling to keep his distributors stocked with beer, but he isn’t too worried “It’s not a bad problem to have,” he said in reference to an increased demand for his beer. And its Smith’s plans for expansion in 2012 that keep him looking towards the preverbal ‘light at… Read more »
Unity Vibration is taking a new approach to both beer and kombucha. For the uninitiated, kombucha is a tart, fermented, naturally-caronated tea-based beverage touting probiotics, anti-oxidants, enzymes, vitamins and minerals as good-for-you reasons to drink it. Unity Vibration makes a line of kombuchas as well as their Kombucha Beer which combines kombucha with whole leaf… Read more »
One of the hottest trends in the craft beer industry are cans – a package that many brewers are turning to as a way to open new markets, decrease freight costs and remain environmentally conscious. But brewers without the space or the funding needed to install a canning line are left packaging their product in… Read more »
ABITA SPRINGS, LA – Twenty five years ago in downtown Abita Springs, a small southern town just north of New Orleans, a beer was born. This high quality craft brew was made with all natural ingredients and Abita Springs’ famous artesian water. Today, just a mile and a half from the original location, the Abita… Read more »
Notch Session Saison is, in every way, true to the heritage of the saison style. Brewed at a low ABV (3.8%) using local ingredients (wheat malted from a MA supplier) this could easily be used to quench the thirst of seasonal workers in the field. On the outside, Notch uses their usual appealing type treatment… Read more »
Most craft beer drinkers in the Boston area have become familiar with Notch Session and now consumers across the entire state will be able to find Notch’s signature session offerings. Founder Chris Lohring officially expanded his distribution network last week, and will now reach key markets outside of Boston and the North Shore. His newest… Read more »
FORT COLLINS, CO – New Belgium Brewing announced today that Josh Holmstrom, Associate Director of Marketing at WhiteWave Foods, Inc., has accepted the position of Strategic Marketing and Branding Director for the Fort Collins-based craft brewer. Holmstrom will replace former Branding Director, Greg Owsley, who left New Belgium in June after fourteen years with the… Read more »
A creative label image is something we have come to expect from Clown Shoes and their newest offering, Blaecorn Unidragon certainly doesn’t disappoint. Surprisingly, where it also doesn’t disappoint is in flavor. This Russian Imperial Stout is aggressive to say the least. At 12.5, percent it’s one of the higher ABV offerings in a category… Read more »
