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 »
Cambridge, MA – It’s a tough concept to grasp, but 4000 years ago, the brewing industry was actually more progressive. Believe it or not, women played a significant role in beer as a majority of the brewers in ancient Mesopotamia were in fact female. Fast forward to 2011 and for the first time in the… Read more »
Chicago – If you know a lot about wine, you are a Sommelier. If you know a lot about beer, you are a beer nerd. Thanks to Ray Daniels, the President of the Craft Beer Institute, the title of 'beer nerd' can now be replaced with a more formal sounding title: Cicerone. Daniels, a Harvard… Read more »
Port Jefferson, NY – The modern entrepreneur isn't developing software or selling knifes. Today’s self-starters are developing hand-crafted microbrews, most out of their own basement, kitchen or garage. Meet Michael Philbrick, hobbyist turned Head Brewer. Philbrick is the proud founder of Port Jeff Brewing Company, America’s newest microbrewery. Port Jeff is so new in fact… Read more »
