SAN FRANCISCO – 21st Amendment recently updated their Watermelon Wheat graphics to fit with the rest of their canned collection. Co-Founder Nico Freccia shed some light on the packaging in a recent interview. "With the art, we are just trying to say that 21st amendment stands for familiar American icons that we all recognize, but… Read more »
NEW YORK – Dogfish Head owner Sam Calagione and Brooklyn Brewery Owner Garrett Oliver have been nominated for the James Beard Foundation award for"Outstanding Wine and Spirit Professional." Nominees for the award must be a 'winemaker, brewer or spirits professional who has made significant national impact in the wine and spirits industry and have been… Read more »
Kailua-Kona, HI – Kona Brewing has announced it will be bringing Koko Brown Ale to market, the first new beer available on the mainland from the brewer since 2007, and the third launch in Kona Brewing’s Aloha Series. Koko Brown Ale’s nutty aroma and flavor comes from real toasted coconut brewed into each batch. It… Read more »
SAN FRANCISCO – In 2005, when Co-Founder of 21st Amendment Brewery Shaun O’Sullivan approached his business partner Nico Freccia about the idea of canning their wildly popular Watermelon Wheat beer, Freccia thought it was the most ridiculous thing he had ever heard. 6 years later, Freccia is eating his words, and enjoying every bit of… Read more »
SPRINGFIELD, MO – If fate can bring two people together, can it also create beer? The guys behind Mother's Brewing certainly hope so. The wheels started turning after Thanksgiving dinner in 2008, when Founder Jeff Schrag was reading a Wall Street Journal article about the rise of craft beer. Like most, Schrag had a yurning to… Read more »
DEXTER, MI – Jolly Pumpkin has announced the release of its newest beer to join the Baudelaire Series. iO Saison will be released in 750ml bottles and check in at 6.8% ABV. Only 850 cases of the beer were made so head Brewer Ron Jeffries advises consumers get their hands on it quick! "It may… Read more »
BROOKLYN CTR, MN – The definition of Surly most commonly means rude or bad tempered, however it can also mean 'threatening.' Surly Founder Omar Ansari has auspicious intentions of building a $20 million dollar brewery, restaurant and event center that opponents believe would 'threaten' the beer scene and the three-tier system. "California, Massachusetts, Michigan, Colorado,… Read more »
Beer is the quintessential aspect of Super Bowl Sunday. Every year, big beer spends millions of dollars on advertising spots, in hopes that drinkers everywhere will continue to support “fizzy yellow beer.” In 2010, the cost of a 30 second ad was $2.6 million. For the most part, AB/In-Bev controls the airwaves, splitting time between… Read more »
PORTLAND, Me – The newest addition to the Peak Organic family is Simcoe Spring, or Spring Simcoe depending upon who you ask. Co-Owner Rob Lucente said that everyone had been calling it Spring Simcoe, but they took a look at the finished artwork and it was entitled Simcoe Spring. In any case, this single-hopped and… Read more »
SANTA CRUZ, Ca – Being uncommon is not just their name, it’s their entire philosophy. Uncommon Brewers makes a point to brew and distribute beers in an ‘uncommon way.’ For Alec Stefansky, making a beer uncommon can range from brewing with bacon to being the only brewery in the US to exclusively distribute draft beer… Read more »
PLACENTIA, CA – Although geographically a country apart The Bruery and Cigar City have managed to collaborate on a special limited release brew. In 2008, Patrick Rue (The Bruery) and Joey Redner (Cigar City) began establishing their business in very similar fashions but in opposite timezones. Both brewers explore and push the limits of "beer"… Read more »
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Narragansett, the historic New England beer company originally founded in 1890, is experiencing major growth over the past five years because of new President and Owner Mark Hellendrung. In1919 Narragansett was the number one beer in New England. In the 1940's it was the first beer company ever, to do a major… Read more »
Denver – Beer Culture, the upcoming documentary film that tells the stories of Colorado’s top craft brewers is set to release this summer. Until now, all that’s been released is a short 1 minute, 30 second trailer. In addition to releasing 45 seconds of exclusive footage from the film, Brewbound sat down with Executive Producer… Read more »
New York- The Discovery Channel is airing a new documentary on Sunday Night entitled 'How Beer Saved the World." Alan Eyres, an Executive Producer with Discovery, is the man who started it all. Eyres casually mentioned a bit of beer history in a pitch meeting back in April of 2009 and that's when 'How Beer… Read more »
