The great thing about Lagunitas is their consistency. When we pick up one of their offerings, we pretty much know what we are getting into. That said, sometimes their beers seem to run together. As with all beers we sample, we look for something distinct or creative — something that sets it apart from all… Read more »
IPA lovers in Massachusetts rejoice! There is a new west-coast style IPA on the market that deserves your attention. The Somerville based startup branding itself under the ‘Slumbrew’ moniker released Flagraiser IPA at the end of October and take it from us —it’s a hop lover’s dream. Columbus, Crystal and Galaxy hops shine bright in… Read more »
As retailers continue to add SKU’s to their shelves and more craft brands emerge into the marketplace, it’s becoming increasingly important that craft brewers separate themselves with creative label designs and innovative packaging.
Continuing their project that began on February 2, 2002, Stone Brewing Co. continues with Vertical Epic 11/11/11. As per their plan, the 2011 release shares little in common with those of previous years. Each beer is designed to be aged and enjoyed sometime after 12/12/2012, but we cracked open a bottle early just to see… Read more »
Peak Organic introduced a new lineup of beers this week, each one made with local ingredients from four different states. The Local Series sources grains and hops from New York, Maine, Vermont and Massachusetts. Peak Organic Co-Founder, Jon Cadoux, explains that the motivation behind doing the series was to pick out the intricacies of each… Read more »
As the craft beer industry continues to evolve, it’s becoming increasingly apparent that brewers need to think long-term. But what are the steps that long-term thinking entails? It’s more than just making sure a recipe is scalable and the production and sales are set to grow. There are logistics challenges, packaging changes, key hires.
Brewbound.com is offering craft brewers a unique opportunity to grow and thrive: The Brewbound Craft Beer Session. Combining the best in business information and networking, the Brewbound Craft Beer Session will offer an unmatched strategic advantage for craft brewers as it inaugurates a new set of business development events run by Brewbound.
The Samuel Adams Single Batch series is a limited-edition collection of the Samuel Adams brewers’ favorite beers. Each is created with unique ingredients and is available nationwide in 22 ounce bottles. The lineup includes four beers: Griffin’s Bow, Tasman Red, Third Voyage and The Vixen.
Westvleteren is coming to the U.S. You read that correctly. For the first (and more than likely) only time in history, Westvleteren beers will be bottled, shipped and legally sold on U.S. soil. Widely regarded as the maker of some of the most coveted beers in the world, the brewery will ship a limited amount… Read more »
If you were looking for the next big trend in craft beer at the Great American Beer Festival, you had a lot of choices. With so many styles being poured and more breweries than ever participating, drawing a single conclusion isn’t in the cards. So let’s start with what we know, instead. 2011 has been… Read more »
We know great beer was made to be enjoyed, but now we are kicking ourselves for opening Bourbon Barrel Stout —only because we don’t have any more. Very rarely does a beer get delivered to our office that, when sampled, leaves even those who don’t always get the opportunity to partake in a review session… Read more »
A new service is setting out to become your online destination for beer purchases. Beerjobber, an online retailer which is working directly with breweries could soon become many consumers first choice when looking to locate beers from outside their geographical region.
The problem with most craft beer we try isn’t that it’s not ‘full flavored’ or that it’s not drinkable. The problem is that there simply is too much of the same beer in the marketplace. But every once in a while, a beer comes along that makes us want to keep sampling new brew after… Read more »
Boston Beer Co. founder, Jim Koch, has partnered with Alan Newman, the original founder of Magic Hat Brewing, to create an entirely new side project – Alchemy & Science. The startup, which is based in Burlington, VT is a subsidiary of the Boston Beer Co. and is currently in the infancy stages of development. “Right… Read more »
