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 »
KINSTON, NC – Mother Earth Brewing, a 40 barrel craft brewery located in Kinston, NC recently announced that it is installing a Cask brand canning line. The canning line will occupy a space that is currently under renovation and adjoins the brewery’s present location. It’s is anticipated that the canning line will be operational this… Read more »
BROOKLYN – Beginning Monday, April 4, The Brooklyn Brewery will host Small Batch Brewery Tours, reservation-only weeknight tours from 5-7pm, Monday-Thursday; $8 per person. Finally, the curious, interested and thirsty can have their chance to visit Brooklyn Brewery during the work week, as our recent expansion has also allowed us to offer weeknight Small Batch… Read more »
SAN FRANCISCO – The Craft Brewers Conference took place last week in San Francisco. Nearly 4,000 craft brewers, industry suppliers and media members converged on the “City by the Bay” to discuss all things craft. Topics ranged from Ray Daniels discussion on “Why doesn’t my beer taste good,” to Sam Calagione and Floris Delee’s seminar… Read more »
BOSTON – What was once a field of 64 breweries, is now down to four. The Elite Eight round saw a narrow win from Founder’s Brewing Company’s Breakfast Stout with 345 votes over Great Divide Yeti Imperial Stout. Victory Brewing Company held true to its name and their Prima Pils took down Russian River’s beloved… Read more »
DETROIT, MI – Detroit’s Bayview Yacht Club, one of the most storied and historical sailing clubs in the world,announced today that Bell’s Brewery – a major beer producer and the largest based in Michigan — has come aboard as the title sponsor Bayview’s 2011 Port Huron to Mackinac Race. The officially titled “Bell’s Beer Bayview… Read more »
NEW YORK – Discovery has confirmed that the television series, Brewmasters will be cancelled. Andy Crouch of beerscribe.com reported via twitter the official Discovery comment. “BrewMasters was launched with a lot of marketing support and garnered widespread media coverage but unfortunately the series did not find a large enough audience so it was not renewed.”
BOULDER, CO – The Brewers Association (BA) announced today that legislation seeking to enact a graduated beer excise tax rate of $3.50 and $16.00 for America’s small brewers has been introduced in both chambers of Congress. The BA is the not-for-profit trade group that represents the majority of U.S. brewing companies. The Senate bill, S…. Read more »
NEW YORK – A NYC based private equity firm is expected to announce plans today to purchase the Iron City Brewing Company. Iron City Brewing left the town of Pittsburgh, PA in 2009 resulting in the loss of over 50 jobs and effectively eliminated the last brewery from a town that had once housed more… Read more »
BOSTON – Brewbound.com announced the Elite 8 match-ups in their inaugural ‘Brew Madness’ competition today. The Sweet 16 round saw a few notable “upsets.” Great Divide’s Yeti Imperial Stout was an eight-seed and defeated the Bruery’s Rugbrod, a fifth seed. Victory’s Prima Pils, a sixth seed, defeated Harpoon’s UFO, a two seed. Notable wins came… Read more »
This morning, beer giant Anheuser-Busch acquired the Chicago-based craft brewery Goose Island Beer Co. When all said and done, the deal is worth $38.8 million. Goose Island’s legal name is Fulton Street Brewery LLC (FSB). Anheuser-Busch reached an agreement to purchase the majority (58 percent) equity stake in FSB from its founders and investors, held in Goose Holdings Inc. (GHI), for $22.5 million.
SAN FRANCISCO – Three members of the brewing community were recognized and awarded for their dedication and service before a packed room at the Craft Brewers Conference (CBC) opening session. This year, CBC was larger than ever, with 3,900 attendees and over 50 different seminars. Jennifer Talley of Squatters Pub Brewery/Salt Lake Brewing Co. won… Read more »
