DENVER, CO – Great Divide Brewing Co. announced last week that is was pulling out of multiple territories across the U.S. Brewbound.com was able to connect with “Word Nerd” Hanna Laney of Great Divide regarding the issue. The official statement from the brewery is below.
The fourth installment of Widmer Brothers limited Brothers’ Reserve series is their Galaxy Hopped Barleywine Ale. This barleywine is the first in the series for 2011. Quite honestly though, if you didn’t read the label (why you wouldn’t do that is beyond us) you might have a tough time telling this is a barleywine. It… Read more »
PORTLAND, OR — The Craft Brewers Alliance (CBA) had their quarterly earnings conference call Tuesday. Among the topics discussed were 2010 year end results, the Goose Island acquisition by Anheuser-Busch and the plans for 2011. Some important details about the Goose Island acquisition, which is expected to close in the second quarter of this year…. Read more »
BOULDER, CO – In what is becoming a true success story, American craft beer exports grew again in 2010. The Brewers Association (BA) reports estimated international sales by independent craft brewers up 28 percent by volume for 2010, with some regions seeing export increases of more than 90 percent. The Brewers Association’s recently-concluded annual export… Read more »
PORTLAND, ME – Due to much higher than expected demand, Allagash Brewing has had to make some very difficult decisions relating to product distribution. Within the next three months, Allagash will temporarily suspend distribution to both the State of Texas and the State of Washington. This is in no way a negative reflection of our… Read more »
FT. COLLINS, CO — New Belgium Brewing’s new Ranger IPA 12-packs have a special feature, so before you recycle the packaging, make sure you scan it. The 12-packs now feature a QR (quick response) code, which allows users with a smartphone to get instant access to all things Ranger. By scanning the two-dimensional code, found… Read more »
EUGENE, OR – Oakshire Brewing is set to release it’s first barrel-aged selection, Hellshire I. The first beer in the Hellshire series is an American Barleywine that checks in at 10% ABV. It was aged ten months in Heaven Hill Bourbon Barrels and will be released on Saturday, May 7th at 8 A.M. Only 120… Read more »
SAN FRANCISCO – At the end of March, brewbound.com traveled to 2011 Craft Brewers Conference in San Francisco. While at the conference, we were able to meet up with some of the more notable individuals both attending and speaking at the event. Ray Daniels, the Founder of the Cicerone Program not only presented a seminar… Read more »
PORTLAND, OR – Widmer Brother Brewing launches its Rotator IPA series with the release of X-114 India Pale Ale. The first beer in the series of IPA’s, X-114 was handcrafted by the Widmer Brother’ brewing team. X-114 is available in limited quantities on draught and in sex-packs at select retailers nationwide. “Our Rotator IPA series… Read more »
BOSTON – The fans have spoken and the final two breweries in brewbound.com’s inaugural Brew Madness competition are Victory Brewing and Dogfish Head. After surviving five rounds throughout the field of 64, the two breweries will now go head to head in what is sure to be an epic match-up. Dogfish Head defeated Rogue’s Dead… Read more »
SAN FRANCISCO – Brewound.com was able to attend the 2011 Craft Brewers Conference. There, we were able to meet up with Ray Daniels of the Cicerone Program, Greg Koch of Stone Brewing Company and Julia Herz of the Brewers Association. There were over 100 speakers at over 50 different Seminars. Brewbound was able to capture… Read more »
LAHAINA, MAUI, HI – Maui Brewing Co. is proud to announce a distribution agreement has been signed with Ben E. Keith Beverage Distributors. Ben E. Keith has begun distributing Bikini Blonde Lager, Big Swell IPA, Mana Wheat and CoCoNut PorTeR beers in cans and on draught throughout the state of Texas. Limited amounts of seasonal… Read more »
Boy you’re mad. Goose Island is now fully owned by Anheuser-Busch. Anytime you buy a Goose Island product, you support a corporate giant that is out to win the shelf space war against the craft beer industry- or at least co-opt it. Even if the quality stays exactly the same – or improves — Goose… Read more »
NEW YORK – America’s smallest, biggest and most award-winning Jewish (and now Sideshow Freak) Beer Company, Shmaltz Brewing Company is proud to announce achieving over two and a half times the national average with nearly 25 percent growth over the past year. In 2010, Shmaltz sold more than 100,000 cases of HE’BREW Beer┬« and Coney… Read more »
