BOSTON – Brewbound.com announced the third round match-ups for their ‘Brew Madness” competition today. A few close finishes and a huge voter turnout highlighted the second round of voting. The Bruery advanced to the Sweet Sixteen over Narragansett by just two votes. Grand Teton Brewing lost a close battle to 21st Amendment by just three… Read more »
GALESBURG, MI – Yesterday brewbound.com posted a story regarding the cease and desist letter that was sent to Northern Brewer over their “Three Hearted Ale” extract kit. Larry Bell released an official statement regarding the issue today.
ROSEVILLE, MN — Northern Brewer was sent a cease and desist letter yesterday afternoon from an attorney representing Bell’s Brewery over the name of one of their home brew kits, “Three Hearted Ale.” Bell’s Brewery, which makes a year round offering by the name “Two Hearted Ale,” is required by law to defend their trademark…. Read more »
Total U.S. brewery count climbs to its highest level since 1900 BOULDER, CO – The Brewers Association, the trade association representing the majority of U.S. brewing companies, today released 2010 data on the U.S. craft brewing industry. Small and independent craft brewers1 saw volume2 increase 11 percent and retail sales dollars increase 12 percent over… Read more »
FORT COLLINS, CO. — On April 4, 2011 Colorado’s Odell Brewing Company will begin selling its hand crafted beers in Idaho, which will be the 10th state in the brewery’s distribution region. Odell Brewing has partnered with Stein Distributing in Boise, Watkins Distributing in Idaho Falls, King Beverage in Lewiston and Centennial Distributing in Coeur… Read more »
Boston – The results are in from the first round of brewbound.com’s ‘Brew Madness.’ The field of 64 has been cut in half. 32 breweries will be moving on to the second round. Round two voting will begin Monday march 21st at 12 ET and conclude at midnight March 22nd.
VICTOR, ID – The Grand Teton Brewing Company announced today the release of a single batch beer for the Craft Brewers Conference. The IPA, Idaho Pale Ale, is a special 30 barrel batch made exclusively with ingredients from Idaho. “We really believe that Teton Valley, Idaho is one of the greatest places on the planet… Read more »
BOSTON – Brewbound.com’s ‘Brew Madness 2011’ is heating up, and craft beer fans everywhere are voting for their favorite brews. After one full day voting, some front-runners have emerged and some barn-burners are in the works. Below is a list of the more noteworthy match-ups.
WASHINGTON – The Brewers Association, WineAmerica, Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, Wine Institute, Beer Institute and the National Association of Beverage Importers, associations representing virtually all alcohol beverages sold in the 50 states, today called on Members of Congress to reject the CARE Act (H.R. 1161), legislation backed by the wholesale tier of… Read more »
When you think of classic fall seasonal offering, pumpkin immediately comes to mind. Bison Organic takes a different approach with their Gingerbread Ale. This beer pours a dark brown color with a slight red hue. Surprise, it smells like gingerbread! If you dig a little deeper, you will notice notes of caramel, cinnamon and nutmeg…. Read more »
March Madness is here and to celebrate, brewbound.com has set up their own 64-brew bracket to honor some of the best craft beer the U.S. has to offer — and let fans pick a champion! This year’s selection committee selected some of the most popular, most innovative, and all-around best-loved beers in the country to… Read more »
BOSTON – Some consider it the Super Bowl of beer. Others just enjoy wearing a pretzel necklace and tasting some of the most creative beers on the planet. No matter what end of the spectrum you are on, one thing is certain: creativeness at Beer Advocate’s 2011 Extreme Beer Fest was at an all time… Read more »
The latest blog post from Sam Calagione at Dogfish Head highlighted some changes in distribution for 2011. Check out what Calagione wrote below: Hello and happy almost Spring fellow off-centered beer enthusiasts. As we look back on last year from atop our uni-tanks here in Milton, Delaware we have much to be proud of and… Read more »
BOSTON – When Chris Lohring was first deciding to build a brand entirely around session beer, some people told him he was crazy. Sure, creating an entire beer line that is less than 5.0% ABV might seem to limit what you can provide to customers, but Lohring thinks just the opposite. “When I first started… Read more »
