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ATLANTA, Georgia — Monday Night Brewing’s Garage program is set to release its newest project. After the success of the first Mischief Managed with raspberries, a wine barrel-fermented fruited Berliner Weisse, the Atlanta brewery turned to a classically Georgia ingredient for this next batch – peaches.

“This Berliner Weisse recipe lends itself so well to fruit, and we really like to play with the recipe,” said brewmaster Peter Kiley. “The first batch with raspberries worked well, so it made total sense to try this batch with fresh peaches. They’re in season right now, and we were able to find a local farmer to work with, which is amazing.”

Drew Echols, owner North Georgia’s Jaemor Farms came through. Monday Night’s brewing team added a whopping 75 pounds per barrel to Mischief Managed, and the result is a clean, refreshing sour ale perfect for summer.

“The raspberry version of Mischief Managed really came through on the nose and throughout the body,” said Kiley. “But the nature of peaches is a lot more subtle. So we kept some skins and bumped up the fruit content. The result is a really pleasant taste of the whole peach all the way through.”

The Mischief Managed series is about taking a base beer – in this case a wine barrel-fermented Berliner Weisse – and then doing something “mischievous” to it such as adding a fresh fruit. Because the base beer is so delicate, the “mischief” will always have to be “managed” to keep flavors balanced and under control. Mischief Managed Peach debuts at Monday Night Garage on Saturday, August 18. It will be available in Georgia, Tennessee and Alabama in bottles and on draft the following week.

The Garage, located in the historic West End of Atlanta, is home to Monday Night’s barrel aged and sour program.

ABOUT MONDAY NIGHT BREWING
Based in Atlanta, Georgia, Monday Night Brewing grew out of a Bible study. Founded by Jonathan Baker, Joel Iverson, and Jeff Heck, Monday Night Brewing exists to deepen human relationships over some of the best beer in the country. Monday Night Brewing has two locations, both located in downtown Atlanta. More details can be found here.

Today is National Honey Bee Day! Did you know planting flowers in one of the best things you can do to help the bees who work so hard to make our honey? Bees have to visit about 2 million flowers to collect enough nectar to make 1 pound of honey. That’s 260 million flowers per batch of Bee Line Honey Blonde Ale!

National Honey Bee Day is an awareness day started by beekeepers in the United States to build community awareness of the bee industry, through education and promotion.

According to its organizers, the National Honey Bee Day program started with a simple concept:
Bring together beekeepers, bee associations, as well as other interested groups to connect with the communities to advance beekeeping. By working together and harnessing the efforts that so many already accomplish, and by using a united effort one day a year, the rewards and message is magnified many times over. We encourage bee associations, individuals, and other groups to get involved. The program is free and open to all.

The event was started in 2009, by a small group of beekeepers who petitioned for and obtained a formal proclamation by the USDA honoring honey bees and beekeeping. In 2010, a non-profit, Pennsylvania Apiculture Inc. was organized to better facilitate and promote the observance. The original date of observation was August 22, 2009 (the fourth Saturday of August), but has since settled permanently on the third Saturday of August.

In-N-Out Sent a Cease & Desist Full of Cheesy Beer Puns to a Craft Brewery (Aug 17) – People really love In-N-Out. People really love beer. The desire to combine the two is understandable — commendable even(Complete Story)

This Beer Will Allegedly Make You Better At Sex(Aug 17) – the Watercress Company is teaming up with Cerne Abbas Brewery to create a beer that might actually rev up your sex drive(Complete Story)

Suppenkuche, Biergarten owners debut German beer hall Radhaus at Fort Mason(Aug 17) – A new beer bar has made its debut in the neighborhood. The new addition to Fort Mason, called Radhaus, is located at 2 Marina Blvd., Bldg A.(Complete Story)

Constellation Brands Lays Off the Majority of its Craft Beer Sales Team(Aug 16) – When you sell your brewery to a global alcohol mega power, there’s only one thing that is certain: You’re eventually giving up power to personally shepherd its growth. It’s an act of faith—trust that the huge company that now owns your brewery will continue to develop it in the right direction. And that trust is easily broken.(Complete Story)

Cannabis beer on the horizon as Canadian company invests in world’s first marijuana brewery(Aug 16) – A Toronto-based company has come up with a… cannabis-brewed beer. The drink is being prepared in anticipation of Canada’s legalization of marijuana this year.(Complete Story)

Delivery men use beer to save man’s life in St. Paul, Minn.(Aug 16) – People have been sharing a beer to make a connection since the drink was invented. But, on the Earl Street Bridge over Interstate 94 in St. Paul, the desire to do just that may have saved a life.(Complete Story)

Brooklyn Brewery’s Beer Mansion pops up in Atlanta next month(Aug 15) – Brooklyn Brewery, the New York City-based craft beer pioneer, is bringing the Beer Mansion to Atlanta on Sept. 14.(Complete Story)

Still Expanding, Craft Beer Scene In Houston Is Sending Suds Toward Suburbia(Aug 15) – Another week, another craft brewery announcement. Or so it seems in greater Houston’s still expanding beer scene.(Complete Story)

In-N-Out sends cease and desist to SF brewery Seven Stills over In-N-Stout beer(Aug 15) – Beloved burger chain In-N-Out seemed to get a laugh over San Francisco brewery Seven Stills’ new can offering, a “neapolitan” milk stout called, irreverently, In-N-Stout(Complete Story)

Sam Adams co-founder praised Trump’s tax cuts. Now this mayor refuses to drink the beer. (Aug 15) – A Massachusetts mayor has taken a pledge of sobriety — at least when it comes to Samuel Adams brews — after the beer company’s co-founder Jim Koch praised President Trump for his contentious tax cuts.(Complete Story)

Olde Saratoga Brewing Equipment Scheduled for Auction, while Mendocino Brewing Finds New Owner(Aug 14) – Eight months after ceasing operations, the brewing equipment inside New York’s Olde Saratoga Brewing Co. is slated to be sold at an August 28 auction.(Complete Story)

Blue Point Brewing: Get your Yankee pilsner in pinstriped cans(Aug 14) – For Monday’s rain-threatened game between the Yankees and the Mets, Blue Point Brewing Co. is putting its Pinstripe Pils into cans decorated with, you guessed it, pinstripes(Complete Story)

Ancient Ceramic Cups Reveal Oldest Direct Evidence of Beer in Mesopotamia(Aug 14) – Archaeologists have long known beer was important in the ancient world, but mainly from writings and drawings—finding actual archaeological evidence of the fermented beverage has been a major challenge(Complete Story)

Brewery taprooms get more flexibility on beers they can pour thanks to new law(Aug 14) – Taprooms at Illinois breweries can offer a wider array of beer and cider as a result of legislation signed during the weekend by Gov. Bruce Rauner(Complete Story)

The Very Profitable, Entirely True Story Of Selling Diet Beer To Burly Men(Aug 13) – Miller Lite was not the world’s first light beer, as many believe, but it was the first successful light beer. Its considerable market share — it’s currently the nation’s third-best-selling beer(Complete Story)

4 Small Breweries Happy to Stay Small(Aug 13) – The average American lives within 10 miles of a craft brewery, according to the Brewers Association. With more than 6,400 small and independent breweries in the U.S., it is easier than ever to discover new brews. Despite their size, many of these breweries punch above their weight as stalwarts in their communities, and have chosen to invest more in people and less in tanks.(Complete Story)

Hazy IPAs Dominate 2018 GABF Entries, But Will Freshness Impact Results?(Aug 9) – After only being recognized by the Brewers Association (BA) as an official beer style in March, “juicy or hazy IPAs” have already become the most competitive beer category at the upcoming Great American Beer Festival (GABF) competition.(Complete Story)

Thousands Flock To Brewery Ommegang To Taste Some Of The World’s Best Craft Beers(Aug 9) – Brewery Ommegang’s annual festival in Cooperstown, New York, last weekend drew about 3,000 craft beer enthusiasts who imbibed a wide array of world-class beers produced by numerous breweries.(Complete Story)

Anheuser-Busch on its way to becoming king of craft beer (Aug 9) –  This summer, a torch has quietly been passed: By at least one metric, Anheuser-Busch — the same Anheuser-Busch that made no authentic craft beer a decade ago — is now the nation’s largest craft beer company.(Complete Story)

Co-founder Jesse Friedman steps down from Almanac Beer Co.(Aug 9) – Eight years after co-founding Almanac Beer Co., Jesse Friedman is no longer working for the brewery.(Complete Story)

Boston Beer boss tells Trump that tax cut helps his company ‘kick ass’(Aug 9) – Boston Beer Co.’s chairman, Jim Koch, is not one to shy away from speaking his mind. The founder of Boston’s best-known brewery told President Trump at a dinner in New Jersey that the corporate tax cut the administration successfully pushed last year has played a major role in making his company more competitive with foreign competitors(Complete Story)

Untappd adds messaging for all your beer-related chats(Aug 9) – Untappd has long been the app of choice for many beer drinkers looking for the best brews in town. To make it easier to find out what’s worth checking out at your local bars or share that great IPA you just found with your friends, Untappd has added direct messages(Complete Story)

Beer Town: 5 local beers to beat the heat during the final days of summer(Aug 9) – Personally, I’m not a big fan of what’s sometimes called the “dog days.” Mostly, I’m looking for beers to keep me cool as a cat. That means relatively light in body, and low in alcohol, but with enough flavor to be interesting.(Complete Story)

Dixie Beer is back: New brewery planned for New Orleans East(Aug 8) – Dixie Beer is officially coming back to New Orleans. New Orleans Saints owner Gayle Benson, who purchased the iconic beer brand with her husband, Tom Benson, a year ago, gathered Tuesday (Aug. 7) with Mayor LaToya Cantrell and other city leaders to announce plans for a new Dixie brewery.(Complete Story)

Europe Is Having a Very Bad Summer for Beer(Aug 8) – It has not been a good summer for beer in Europe. First, the U.K. had to ration beer during the World Cup because of a carbon dioxide shortage. Now brewers are bracing for a barley shortage after a continent-wide heatwave shriveled up the crop.(Complete Story)

Great Brewery Rooftops That Offer Brews with a View(Aug 7) – From pools to patios, you’d be hard pressed to find an experience that isn’t improved simply by putting it on a rooftop. No longer is the roof reserved for swanky cocktail bars. Independent breweries have upped their patio game by taking it up — upstairs.(Complete Story)

9 Train-themed Craft Breweries(Aug 7) – It’s not surprising then that so many craft breweries use railroad names and images, since those same words and truths have defined the world of independent brewing in this country.(Complete Story)

US-China ‘beer war’ likely to go flat as drinkers’ preference for local brews takes the fizz out of proposed tariffs(August 7) – As trade tensions heat up between the world’s two largest economies, Americans and the Chinese have one thing in common: when it comes to beer, they prefer their local brew.(Complete Story)

Beer Makers Feel the Heat as Europe Braces for Barley Shortages(August 7) – Even beer is being affected by Europe’s sweltering heat.  Barley crops in northern Europe have fried under the hot and dry weather, raising potential problems for brewers that need to buy malt. Yields in key producers in Scandinavia, northern Germany and the Baltic countries could be 30 to 40 percent below normal, according to trader Evergrain Germany.(Complete Story)

Beer Makers Wanting To Cash In On Legal Marijuana Are Ditching Alcohol(August 6) – Once upon a time, back when I was in my early twenties, there was this cool, old, homeless guy who hung out in front of the local liquor store almost daily(Complete Story)

A Mid-Year Beer & Whiskey Report Card(Aug 6)Lew Bryson from the Daily Beast, takes a look at the highs and lows of 2018 now that we’re six months into the year(Complete Story)

Rosé Beer and Cider Were Inevitable, but Are They Any Good?(August 6) – Brewery Ommegang, an esteemed, Belgian-influenced operation in upstate New York, recently released Saison Rosé, a 7.7 percent ABV farmhouse ale.  “The beer was partly born out of recent popularity of rosé,” brewmaster Phil Leinhart says.(Complete Story) 

Craft beer is booming. Is that bad news for the U.S. economy?(August 6) – Not too long ago, craft brewers and their fans were worried about larger competitors putting them out of business.   The likes of Anheuser-Busch InBev were snapping up craft breweries at a brisk clip in the middle of the decade, changing little but the back-office management and creating a stable of what many derisively dubbed phantom crafts(Complete Story)

A Record Year Expected For Craft Brewery Openings, Closings(August 5) – The largest annual number of U.S. brewery openings and closings is expected this year, according to a new analysis by the Brewers Association. “As breweries close, openings continue to far outpace the number that shutters,” says Bart Watson, the chief economist for the Brewers Association, a nonprofit trade group representing more than 4,800 small and independent American brewers. Complete Story

Castle Island Brewing Co. to open beer garden in Charlestown after earlier plan fell through(August 4) – A change of plans couldn’t keep this beer garden down. Castle Island Brewing Co. will be opening its beer garden this summer after all, finding a location at Constitution Wharf in Charlestown after a previous location fell through. Complete Story

MillerCoors Fights a Pair of Lawsuits Out West(Aug 3) – MillerCoors continues to battle a pair of high-profile lawsuits — including a trademark infringement case brought by Stone Brewing and another case from a Las Vegas beer wholesaler.(Complete Story)

A Cheapskate’s Guide to Dublin, Rich in History and Beer(Aug 3) – For those who prefer their music in an indoor setting, The Cobblestone describes itself as a “drinking pub with a music problem.” That’s not to say it’s buttoned up or stuffy — when I walked in, two fiddlers were sitting in the corner to my left, playing off one another while others chatted and drank amber-colored pints.(Complete Story)

Beer is good for your health, but there’s a catch, of course(Aug 3) – Beer, consumed in moderation, can potentially be good for your health. In celebration of International Beer Day today (it’s celebrated annually on the first Friday in August), we look at some recent studies that have found surprising health benefits from partaking of the tasty beverages.(Complete Story)

What’s the best way to serve a beer — in a can, a bottle or a pint glass?(Aug 2) –  “Should you drink beer straight out of a can or bottle, or is it best to pour into a pint glass?”  The bottom line: beer is best however you like it. Enjoy slurping saisons from soup tureens? Be my guest.  However…Beer’s flavor is determined by your mouth and your nose. Ideally, you want a vessel that allows the beer to breathe and focuses its aromas.(Complete Story)

New York’s best beers: The 2018 ‘Excelsior Cup’ winners are …(Aug 2) – When it comes to New York state’s biggest beer competition, Threes is two for two.(Complete Story)

Inside Radhaus, Fort Mason’s Big New Beer Hall from the Biergarten Guys(Aug 2) – Fort Mason is saying willkommen to a new Bavarian-style beer hall and restaurant from the folks behind popular Hayes Valley destinations Biergarten and Suppenkuche.(Complete Story)

State Fair announces new beers and beverages — and they’ve got that State Fair flair(Aug 1) Funnel Cake Cream Ale. Caramel Corn Cream Ale. Deep-fried, cake-flavored beer. Several new specialty brews and beverages coming to the Minnesota State Fair are taking inspiration from the State Fair foods playbook.(Complete Story)

Bubbly, Bone-Dry Brut IPAs Are Suddenly All Anyone Can Talk About(Aug 1) – Champagne-inspired India Pale Ales, dubbed “Brut IPAs,” are a sparkly, spritzy rebuff to those bitter bombs of previous years. Born in California, Brut IPAs are in some ways the West Coast answer to the rise and now-national footprint of New England’s “hazy” IPAs.(Complete Story)

Beer and wine gain favor among those who imbibe, while liquor dips(Aug 1) – The suds have it: beer remains the alcoholic beverage of choice among Americans, a new Gallup Poll finds(Complete Story)

12 Craft Beers That Taste Like … Beer!(July 30) – One of the great things about American craft beer is the variety of flavors and styles available. Craft brewers are nothing if not creative, and craft drinkers seem to love the new and often extreme flavors brewers come up with(Complete Story)

Craft Beer Flagships Are Necessary, Not Nostalgic(July 30) – This month Good Beer Hunting ran a 3,000-word tribute to a 21-year-old beer, Victory Brewing’s Golden Monkey. It is neither new nor trendy, Bryan Roth writes, “but at the right moment, with the right people, it’s a special experience for card-carrying beer geeks and self-described novices alike.”(Complete Story)

The Precarious Future of Wild Hops of the American West(July 30) – Wild hop researchers Taylan Morcol and Katherine Easterling had just finished setting up camp on Mt. Lemmon near Tucson when the campground host came by and told them to leave. A wildfire was coming.  The danger wasn’t yet critical, and the pair didn’t want to go away empty-handed. They made a quick detour, collected some hop samples(Complete Story)

Meet Olde Frothingslosh, the Pittsburgh beer can-collecting club named after a joke(July 30) – The club’s name — Olde Frothingslosh — came about by chance. It was founded in 1972, a time when a beer called “Olde Frothingslosh” was the punchline to a joke.(Complete Story)

Snowmobiles, beer among latest victims of global trade war(July 30) – The cost of having fun is going to get a lot less fun. The price of snowmobiles, RVs and even beer are the latest victims of the global trade war. The makers of Polaris snowmobiles, Winnebago RVs and Sam Adams beer each said they will be forced to hike prices because of recently increased tariffs placed on European aluminum and steel have increased their commodity costs.(Complete Story)

Video emerges showing Florida man with alligator moments before beer run(July 30) – Disturbing images are emerging of men handling an alligator seen in a viral video of a man on a beer run with the reptile under his arm.(Complete Story)

Perfect Beer Parings for 12 of Our Favorite Summer Recipes(July 27) – Having a spread of grilled summer masterpieces? That’s nice. Having a beer to pair with each expertly grilled dish? That’s the mark of a true enthusiast.(Complete Story)

Beer Lover’s Guide To Berlin(July 27) – Berlin has one of the best beer scenes in the world. The beer bars are a perfect mix of funky, sexy, and expertly curated.(Complete Story)

How to Open a Beer Bottle Without an Opener(July 27) – The crisis? You want to enjoy a beer, but you have no bottle opener. The solution? You bought canned beer. Hurrah! See ya next week.  Wait, what’s that? You have a bottle of beer without a twist-off cap and you forget to bring along a bottle opener? Or you somehow manage to live in a home without a bottle opener? Well, don’t panic, sir, because we’re going to get through this thing.(Complete Story)

5 Southern California summer craft beers you should be drinking(July 26) – Just in time for rising temperatures and falling jacaranda flowers, some new local beers are on hand to help quench your summer thirst. From old favorites finding wider exposure to some new takes on niche styles, there’s a perfect summer brew for just about every occasion under the sun.(Complete Story)

We can brew it!’ Beer festival focuses on female drinkers – Call them ladies who lager!(July 26) – A week-long celebration of women in craft beer will belly up to Brooklyn next month. The Beers Without Beards Festival, happening on Aug. 7–12, aims to show that female brewers have a place in the industry — and they always have(Complete Story)

Widmer’s New Saison Is the First Beer to Be Placed Inside One of the Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative’s Fully Reusable Bottles(July 25) – We’re typically much more concerned with the beer inside the bottle than the bottle itself, but that’s not entirely true when it comes to Widmer’s new Le Petit Brasseur Saison. That’s because it is the first beer ever placed inside one of the Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative’s new, fully reusable beer bottles.Complete Story

Ohio brewery making ‘beer’ for dogs(July 25) – People celebrate big moments with cheers and beers. So why shouldn’t their dogs. A brewery in Columbus is offering the opportunity to throw dogs real “pawties” complete with their very own “dog beer.”Complete Story

Germany Is Running Out of Beer Bottles(July 25) – Germany’s not having a great summer. Mesut Ozil has quit the national soccer team (saying racism was the cause). Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.S. President Donald Trump have been sniping at each other. And to top it all off, German brewers say they’re about to run out of beer bottles.Complete Story

NJ beer: 5 local pilsners New Jersey craft beer lovers need this summer(July 25) – Get excited, everyone: we are officially in the midst of pilsner season.Complete Story

Toronto based company brews its first beers from Cannabis(July 24) – A company in Toronto is preparing to be the first to sell beer brewed from cannabis once legalized marijuana is implemented in Canada. Complete Story

Lonerider Brewing expands into spirits(July 23) – An award-winning craft brewery launching its own distillery, Lonerider Brewing Company announced the creation of its sister brand, Lonerider Spirits, on Monday. The distillery will be releasing its first product, a sherry cask finished bourbon whiskey, this fall in North Carolina. Following its debut, the whiskey will eventually be released in the eight other states where Lonerider Brewing is already available. Complete Story

Fibonacci Brewing in Cincinnati is expanding,wants you to name its baby goats(July 23) – The Fibonacci Brewing Co. is expanding its operation from just a nano-brewery, adding an urban farm, beer garden and two AirBnb rentals. To celebrate the expansion project, they are asking for help in naming their two female Nigerian dwarf goats. Complete Story

Africa sees 1st carbon-neutral brewery amid climate concerns(July 23) – A South African brewery is said to be the first in Africa to go carbon-neutral as more businesses across the continent adjust to climate change, and as consumers become more careful about the products they buy. Darling Brewery, in a village near Cape Town, decreased its carbon footprint by using water and energy more efficiently — then brought it to zero in April by purchasing carbon credits at a reforestation project in Zimbabwe. Complete Story

Dogfish Head Eyes 300,000 Barrels in 2018(July 20) – Delaware’s Dogfish Head, which launched in 1995 and was ranked by industry trade group the Brewers Association as the 12th largest U.S. craft brewery in 2017, is on pace to grow about 8 percent this year, brewery co-founder and CEO Sam Calagione told Brewbound. Complete Story

Upland Brewing plans a huge brewery, beer garden and bike shop at closed Value World in Fountain Square(July 20) – Upland Brewing Co. plans to open a huge beer hall, beer garden and brewery – with a bicycle shop in the mix – in Fountain Square by spring 2019. “We wanted to create a full destination space, all the while being true to our values and our culture,” Upland Chief Growth Officer David Bower said. “We’re really excited and overwhelmed with the positive response.” Complete Story

Braves legend Chipper Jones launching new beer with Terrapin(July 20) – On the eve of his induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, Atlanta Braves legend Chipper Jones and a local Georgia brewery have launched a new beer collaboration. Called CJ10, the Kölsch-style beer is brewed at SunTrust Park at the Terrapin Beer Co. taproom and ATL Brew Lab. Complete Story

Indiana brewery dumps plan to give beers contentious names(July 20) – The owners of a northern Indiana brewery have apologized after receiving criticism for their plan to give their beers contentious names such as “Flint Michigan Tap Water,” ”Black Beer Matters,” ”White Guilt” and “Mass Grave.” Complete Story

Baderbrau heads to auction as brewery is sold off piece by piece(July 18) – Baderbrau Brewing is up for auction, piece by piece — from a $5 starting bid on a filing cabinet to a $9,000 starting bid on a canning line, and most everything between. The online auction of 152 items from the brewery at 2515 S. Wabash Ave. was posted this week and runs through Aug. 1. Complete Story

Night Shift Brewing to open two beer gardens along Charles River(July 18) – Everett-based Night Shift Brewing will be behind the beer gardens located on the Esplanade near the Hatch Shell and in Brighton’s Herter Park near the amphitheater. The company, which uses a logo that reflects an owl crossed with a hop flower, plans to call the locations Owl’s Nests. Complete Story

Lakeville Brew Crew in Indiana Looks to Cash In On Controversial Beer Name(July 18) -“None of this is done out of hate, none of this is done out of making fun of it,” Jon Duncan, co-owner of craft brewery Lakeville Brew Crew recently told the South Bend Tribune. “That was to bring awareness to the issues.” Duncan is referring to the controversial names of his and fellow co-owner Rodney Chlebek’s beers — “Flint Michigan Tap Water,” “Black Beer Matters,” “White Guilt,” “Mass Graves”. Complete Story

Al Capone bootleg brewery in Pilsen set for demolition(July 17) – Demolition was expected to begin Tuesday on a Pilsen building that records and historic information show once served as a bootleg brewery for Al Capone. A demolition permit was granted for July 11, giving the building’s current owner permission to demolish buildings in the 2200 block of South Lumber Street, near West Cermak Road and the Chicago River. Complete Story

Collective Arts brewery aims for worldwide beer domination(July 17) – Collective Arts Brewing is a visible brand around Hamilton, through its Burlington St. headquarters and as a sponsor at local events. But the company’s owners have global ambitions and are shipping beer to several international markets just three years after opening. Complete Story

This Finnish Brewery Made a Trump-Putin Beer in Honor of the Helsinki Summit(July 16) – Finnish brewery Rock Paper Scissors whipped up the “Let’s settle this like adults” dry-hopped lager to mark the meeting of the two presidents. The brewery released it on July 11 and sold out of its 10,000 bottle run in about one day. Complete Story

Forbes’ Top 10 Michigan Breweries(July 13) – Michigan beer expert Ben Darcie says the Bells’ brewery is “the cornerstone of the Michigan beer industry,” and, despite hundreds of worthy competitors, its beers still rank No. 1 in the state. Darcie, a home brewer who founded a beer-education organization called Experience Beer. Complete Story

San Clemente’s Left Coast Brewing opens an Irvine location(July 13) – Left Coast Brewing Co., one of the oldest craft beer breweries in Orange County, opened a new location in Irvine Wednesday with a tasting room and smokehouse specializing in Kansas City barbecue. Complete Story

Peticolas Brewing Company Earns National Honor(July 11) – Award winners at the 2018 U.S. Open Beer Championship were announced Monday, and a North Texas brewery took top honors. Dallas-based Peticolas Brewing Company was named Grand National Champion, after three of its beers won gold medals, and two more earned silver. Complete Story

Constellation Brands Acquires Texas’ Four Corners Brewing(July 10) -Constellation Brands will expand its reach in the craft beer segment with the acquisition of Texas’ Four Corners Brewing, the New York-based beverage alcohol company announced today. Four Corners will join California’s Ballast Point Brewing and Florida’s Funky Buddha Brewery in Constellation’s growing craft and specialty beer group. Complete Story

Southern Star Brewing sets new fundraising record for Operation Pets Alive(July 10) – The results are in from the Operation Pets Alive fundraiser held this spring. During the 2nd Annual Southern Star BBQ Cook Off, the event generated record-breaking donations raised during a single event for the nonprofit organization. Danielle Betz, Events Director for Southern Star Brewing Company, who organized and sponsored the event. Complete Story

Bolivar’s Lockport Brewery to Open Second Location(July 10) – Northeast Ohio’s brewery and beer scene continues to be on fire. The Cleveland Brewery Passport program was recently introduced, now we’ve learned that Bolivar’s Lockport Brewery has plans to expand to another location — at the former Georgio’s Grille, 10748 Wilkshire Blvd. Complete Story

Craft breweries are the new hangout spot for parents. Do kids belong there?(July 8) – They piled out of cars driven by their chauffeurs and made their way through Sactown Union Brewery’s front gates, chattering excitedly among themselves. They were drunk on the success of their recently concluded Little League season and ready to guzzle down whatever sodas were being sold out of the food truck. Complete Story

Craft breweries feeling the pinch from federal tariffs on imported aluminum(July 7) – Ohio’s craft brewing industry now faces a cost increase for aluminum cans after the Trump administration imposed tariffs on imported aluminum and steel. “The aluminum itself, sheet aluminum, is not manufactured in the United States,” said Collin Castore, co-founder of Seventh Son Brewing in Italian Village. Complete Story

A Few Old Goats brewery opens in Roanoke, Virginia(July 7) – Beer lovers in Roanoke now have another place to go. It’s called a Few Old Goats and it’s opened in a space in the West End Flats on 8th Street South East. Complete Story

Nueces Brewing Company looks to open on Corpus Christi’s Water Street(July 7) – A new microbrewery is popping up in downtown Corpus Christi with the outdoors and day drinking in mind. And don’t worry, you’re not going to be left with that “drunk face feeling.” Complete Story

Pickle beer? Cincinnati’s Urban Artifact cans popular craft beer again(July 6) – Cincinnati-based brewery Urban Artifact teamed up with Izzy’s to release its Pickle beer for the second summer in a row. The wheat beer has a sour kick to keep beer drinkers refreshed on hot summer days. The traditional Gose beer is brewed with 1,000 pounds of cucumbers, two pounds of fresh dills, 9 pounds of sea salt and more than a pound of coriander. Complete Story

Boston’s Newest Brewery Serves Pizza Bagels With a Side of Democracy(July 6) – Democracy Brewing, a worker-owned brewery, fittingly introduced itself to Boston on July 4, opening in the longtime Windsor Button space at 35 Temple Pl. in Downtown Crossing. At the brewery, wages start at a minimum of $15 per hour, and employees have the opportunity to buy an ownership share after their first year. Complete Story

Diners, suds lovers flocking to Colorado Mountain Brewery at the Roundhouse(July 5) – The line outside the door was like a throng of kids around an ice cream truck in the heat of summer, except the clientele at Colorado Mountain Brewery at the Roundhouse was taller, had credit cards and represented a range of ages. Complete Story

Craft Beer Sales Up Narrowly Through Mid-Year(July 3) – Midway through 2018, off-premise volume sales of craft beer across a variety of large-scale retail stores are up just 1.7 percent, according to market research firm IRI Worldwide. While craft beer dollar sales at grocery, club, drug, dollar, mass merchandiser and convenience stores were just shy of $2 billion through June 17, up 2.9 percent year-to-date, the most recent trends point to a slowdown as brewing companies head into an important summer season. Complete Story

Waynesboro brewery,Basic City Beer Co. replacing Manchester’s Twisted Ales(July 2) – A brewery from the Blue Ridge Mountains is picking up where a recently closed Southside beer maker left off. Waynesboro-based Basic City Beer Co. has struck a deal to take over the equipment and space left idle by Twisted Ales Brewing, which ceased operations at 212 W. Sixth St. in Manchester last month. Complete Story

Boos and brews: The (possibly) haunted Spring Hill Brewing opens July 13(July 1) – When Greg Kamerdze brews beer late at night, he wakes the dead. Doors slam. Shadows dance. Footsteps echo down the hallways. I think they’re thirsty,” he says of the ghosts he thinks haunt the old building. Complete Story

Yee-Haw! A brewery ‘2 years in the making’ set to open in downtown Greenville(June 30) – A brewery and restaurant “two years in the making” is about to come to fruition as Yee-Haw Brewery opens its new location in downtown Greenville on Monday. The Johnson City, Tennessee, brewery is expected to open two locations — one in Greenville and one in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee — on Monday featuring up to 16 beers on tap, a full menu of signature recipes and a cool atmosphere for customers to enjoy. Complete Story

Grimm Artisanal Ales to Open Brooklyn Brewery Saturday(June 30) – Grimm Artisanal Ales’ nomadic ways are coming to an end. After more than two years of construction, the noted gypsy brewer will open its first brick-and-mortar brewery in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn on Saturday, June 30. Complete Story

The future of IPAs is weird and wonderful, says craft beer pioneer Dick Cantwell(June 29) – Dick Cantwell’s return to brewing has been a long time coming. When the board of Elysian, the well-respected Seattle brewery he co-founded, voted to take a buyout from Anheuser-Busch InBev in 2015, Cantwell voted against the sale and ultimately left the company. His departure came with a non-compete agreement prohibiting him from brewing, and as a result the world has since been deprived of his liquid creativity and expertise. Complete Story

Guinness brewery in Baltimore County to open Aug. 3(June 29) – Baltimore County’s new Guinness brewery — the company’s first brewing operation in the U.S. since the 1950s — will open Aug. 3. Located on a 62-acre property in Relay, the Guinness Open Gate Brewery & Barrel House will open to the public for tours, taproom tastings and dining in a 270-seat restaurant. Complete Story

Sound to Summit brewer adding to its Hazy IPA lineup(June 29) – Having taken over Sound to Summit’s brewing operations last month, Adam Frantz is enjoying brewing on the brewery’s seven-barrel system. He’s already giving it a workout: He’s in the middle of releasing four different IPAs in four weeks, having introduced the third one, Cascade Hazy, Jan. 29 and the final IPA, Ryesing Tide, a rye IPA with a heavy Simcoe dry hop on July 6. Complete Story

New Eastpoint brewery coming to Forgotten Coast(June 28) – By August, the Forgotten Coast should be home to its second craft brewery. That’s when Josh Parker says Eastpoint Beer Company hopes to open its doors and join Oyster City Brewing Company in nearby Apalachicola as a 1-2 coastal craft beer punch. Complete Story

Weidemann’s Brewery reopens after 35 years(June 27) – After a 35-year break, Wiedemann Brewery is brewing once again. The new taproom is now open on Vine Street in downtown St. Bernard. Wiedemann’s is Cincinnati’s longest running beer brand and is almost 150 years old. Complete Story

Cannabis-Infused Beverages Emerge as Potential Beer Industry Disruptor(June 27) – Petaluma, California-headquartered Lagunitas Brewing Company, which has a well-documented history with marijuana and is now wholly owned by Amsterdam-based Heineken International B.V., today announced the launch of two psychedelic sparkling water products. Complete Story

6 breweries that are changing the beer game in Georgia and beyond(June 27) – In the bigger picture, though, there are six brewing companies that I think are changing the game here and now, both with the quality and popularity of their beers, and expanding and experimenting with new equipment and facilities. Complete Story

Fat Head’s Brewery – first look at new facility off I-71 near Cleveland, Ohio(June 26) – The long-awaited Fat Head’s Brewery production facility-taproom is closing in on its target opening date of Monday, Aug. 6. “What I want to create is a Bavarian beer hall,” said owner Matt Cole, who said the project has been in the works since January 2014. Complete Story

Summer brewery fun run tour continues Tuesday at Florida Beer Company in Cape Canaveral(June 25) – The second in this year’s Summer Brewery & Running Tour will be at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Florida Beer Company. The tour, which includes fun runs at 10 of Brevard County’s breweries, is sponsored by the Running Zone in Melbourne and FLORIDA TODAY. Complete Story

Brewers Association Breaks Down Indie Seal Adoption By State(June 22) – A graphical representation of seal adoption across states and U.S.-owned territories, through June 6, which was produced by the BA and obtained by Brewbound, breaks down which regions are using the seal. So where is adoption of the mark strongest? Puerto Rico, with 100 percent acceptance, followed by North Dakota (92 percent), Hawaii (87 percent), Delaware (81 percent), Georgia (79 percent) and South Dakota (75 percent). Complete Story

Daredevil Brewing to bring restaurant/taproom to Ironworks Hotel(June 21) – Daredevil Brewing Co. is one of Indy’s best craft beer makers, sweeping awards at the 2017 Indiana Brewers’ Cup. But Daredevil also does a mean gourmet grilled cheese, and the Speedway brewery is riding that delicious food wave to a new Ironworks Hotel restaurant with well-known Indianapolis chef Neal Brown in the kitchen. Complete Story

Celebrating an American Emblem at America’s Oldest Brewery(June 20) – Everywhere you go inside the Yuengling store in Pottsville, you see the American eagle. When the brewery was first founded in 1829, it was actually called Eagle Brewery. “This brewery was called D.G. Yuengling’s Eagle Brewery. That was the original name of it until 1876,” explained owner Dick Yuengling. Complete Story

2018 Brewery of the Year: Seapine Brewing Company(June 19) – Topping two of our best of beer categories is no small feat, but those winning brews represent just a small part of Seapine Brewing’s award-winning beer arsenal. In large part, that’s why I dubbed it our Brewery of the Year. Complete Story

Your Next Hotel May Have an Attached Brewery or Distillery(June 18) – Following the path blazed by winery inns and microbrewery hotels like McMenamins, a chain of hotels in Oregon, a new crop of American hotels offers not just a comfortable bed and a leisurely stay, but also adult beverages you can’t get anywhere else. Complete Story

San Francisco’s Barebottle Brewing Company Releases LeBron Tears IPA(June 17) – The Barebottle Brewing Company is trolling Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James with its latest beer release. On Instagram, Barebottle Brewing Company revealed that it named its new IPA “LeBron Tears” following the Golden State Warriors’ sweep of the Cavs in the NBA Finals. Complete Story

Jean-Claude Van Damme Knocks Out CraftHaus Brewery Over Beer Name(June 14) – Action hero Jean-Claude Van Damme apparently has a problem with a Henderson brewery using his name for one of its beers. The martial arts actor’s attorney in Belgium sent CraftHaus Brewery a cease-and-desist letter taking umbrage with the brewery’s Jean Claude Belgian Golden Strong Ale, an annual release brewed since 2014. Complete Story  

Big Top Brewing company to open a brewery and restaurant in downtown Pensacola this summer(June 14) – Adding to the growing list of restaurants and bars opening in downtown Pensacola this summer is Sarasota-based Big Top Brewery, which will bring a brewery and restaurant downtown in early August. Founded in 2013, Big Top is taking over the old Taco Mez location on 21 West Romana Street, marking the company’s second brewery/restaurant location. Complete Story

Deep Ellum Sells to Canarchy After Fallout with Storied Craft Breweries(June 13) – The transaction, which closed on Friday, June 8, will give Dallas-based Deep Ellum a much-needed capital infusion to finish a $3 million expansion and immediate access to increased brewing capacity at Colorado-headquartered Oskar Blues Brewing’s satellite production facility in Austin, Texas. Oskar Blues, which anchors the Canarchy portfolio, also operates a production facility in Brevard, North Carolina. Complete Story

Upland Brewing Celebrates 20th Anniversary with Preservation Pilsner(June 12) – Upland Brewing Co. is celebrating their 20th Anniversary with several new releases, parties, and the return of a fan favorite, Preservation Pilsner. Preservation Pilsner was a popular Upland offering until it was temporarily retired at the end of 2012. It returns in early June, just in time for summer celebrations. Complete Story

Sustainability a boon for business for DC’s Right Proper Brewing(June 11) – “Our beer starts and ends with the sun. I love that so much,” Thor Cheston, owner of Right Proper Brewing Company in Shaw and Brookland, says with a smile as he looks at his new solar panels. Complete Story

Warped Wing is ‘voyaging through the watermelon patch’ for their newest reveal(June 10) – Warped Wing Brewery can hardly contain their excitement about their latest reveal. On Thursday, June 14th, the Dayton brewery will launch its first gose, Magic Melon, and it’s straight from the watermelon patch. Complete Story 

Milwaukee Brewing releases purple glitter beer(June 11) – Milwaukee Brewing Co. is shaking things up with its newest limited edition brew, “We Just Want to Have a Good Time,” a sparkly, purple glitter wheat ale. The beer, which was first released last Friday, is a 5.0 percent wheat ale. It combines sweet orange peel and coriander seed with wheat malt and oats. Complete Story

29-Year-Old Odell Brewing Opens a Larimer Street Taproom(June 5) – Fort Collins-based Odell Brewing Co. on Monday officially opened its second brewhouse at 2945 Larimer Street in Denver. The cozy new taproom and 10-barrel pilot system recall the brewery’s 1989 beginnings in a 1915 Northern Colorado grain elevator. Over 29 years and from its expanded facility in Fort Collins, Odell has become the 22nd largest craft brewery in the country. Complete Story

EagleMonk Pub and Brewery, a neighborhood brewery success story in Lansing, Michigan(June 4) – Sonia and Dan Buonodono have spent six years cultivating a loyal following at their small, English-style pub and brewery. From its spot on West Mt. Hope Highway, EagleMonk Pub and Brewery sits on the edge of a Delta Township neighborhood. The building is painted Spartan green, a nod to Dan Buonodono’s alma-mater Michigan State University. Complete Story

In the World of IPAs, Craft Lagers Make a Comeback(June 3) – In 2007, the craft beer world rejected one of Matt Brynildson’s favorite beers of all time. “To craft consumers back then, the word ‘lager’ just meant dad’s industrial lager beer,” says Brynildson, the brewmaster of California’s renowned Firestone Walker Brewing. “There wasn’t a lot of interest from craft drinkers.” Complete Story

Albion, Michigan welcomes its first downtown brewery, an homage to its past and a step to the future(May 29) – It’s the kind of building you might see in a bigger city. The exterior is sleek and black, Albion Malleable Brewing Company is printed cleanly and visibly above the door. Inside, high ceilings, exposed brick and specially crafted wooden furniture come together to create an industrial sort of aesthetic, a modern echo of the Albion history the brewery is paying homage to. Complete Story

Brewery, beer garden to open in Tucker, Georgia(May 29) – The city of Tucker is buzzing with anticipation for the June 2 grand opening of its newest business, Tucker Brewing Company. A first-of-its-kind for the city, the brewery, taproom and 8,000 square foot outdoor beer garden make up Tucker Brewing Company, with craft beers based on the motto of “German-style beer with Southern roots.” Complete Story

Meet the new brewer at Yonkers Brewing(May 22) – Yonkers Brewing, the brewery and restaurant at 92 Main St., has added a new head brewer to its roster. Longtime beer aficionado Ray Girard joined the ranks of the 6-year-old brewery last month. Complete Story

Cheers! Trophy Brewing expanding original Morgan Street location(May 21) – Over the next year, the Raleigh brewery will build a new brewing system in its original Morgan Street location near downtown that focuses on expanding its sour and barrel-aged program, which should delight the Triangle’s passionate funk-loving drinkers. Complete Story

Urban Roots Brewing and Smokehouse Opens in Sacramento, CA(May20) – Urban Roots Brewing and Smokehouse’s grand opening is scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday, though co-founders Rob Archie and Peter Hoey have been serving thirsty workers from nearby state offices after 5 p.m. all week. Complete Story

New owners restart operations at Ann Arbor’s Glasshouse Brewing, now Townies Brewery(May 19) – Townies Brewery opened on Thursday, May 17, according to a post on the business’s Facebook page. New recipes will be served in a renovated patio space that will also feature a traveling food truck. Complete Story

Brownsburg opens city’s 1st brewery in a decade(May 13) – Mind Over Mash Brewing Company officially opened Saturday May 5, the first taproom to actually brew its beer within Brownbsurg’s city limits. “Indiana is a great place to open breweries, central Indiana has shown a lot of acceptance of craft beer,” said Michael Huffman, co-owner of Mind Over Mash Brewing Company. “When looking for a location, we noticed Hendricks County is a little deficient in that area of craft beer and we saw a lot of growth potential in Brownsburg.” Complete Story

Jester King Brewery Buys Hill Country Brewing Land(May 13) – Jester King Brewery now owns the land that the brewery resides on in Dripping Springs. It bought Ceres Park Ranch, which also includes the wood-covered Ceres Park Ranch Event Center (which will eventually open for events and weddings) and Stanley’s Farmhouse Pizza (which will now offer the brewery’s beers). Complete Story

Dustin Watts named president of Terrapin starting in the fall(May 11) – Terrapin Beer Company’s Frank Skorzewski has announced his retirement as of August 31st of this year. A longtime employee of the brewery Dustin Watts will assume the presidential role upon Skorzewski’s retirement on September 1st. Complete Story

40 Best Craft Breweries in Ohio(May 11) – We think it is safe to say that Ohio is the new craft beer capital of the US. Want proof? Ohio’s 3 largest cities (Columbus, Cleveland, and Cincinnati) are filled to the brim with nationally ranked craft breweries and our small towns represent with their high quality brews. Here is our list of the 40 Best Craft Breweries in Ohio. Make sure to try them all! Complete Story

Sam Calagione Warns Brewers Not to Get Caught in the ‘Jaws of Death’ at Brew Talks CBC(May 10) – During Brewbound’s most recent Brew Talks meetup, Dogfish Head co-founder and CEO Sam Calagione described the beer industry’s current competitive landscape as the “smiling mouth, jaws of death phenomenon.” Complete Story

Americans are drinking less Bud. The rest of the world loves it(May 10) – Sales of Budweiser fell 1.3% during the first quarter, largely because of the decline in the United States. A-B InBev is struggling in America as craft brews become more popular — and the company has tried to cash in by acquiring smaller beer companies like Goose Island, Blue Point and 10 Barrel. Complete Story

Chemistry professor leaving Eastern Kentucky University to start Fusion Brewing(May 9) – When the semester ends next week at Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond, like a lot of teachers Christian Paumi will be thinking of beer. Which isn’t that different from his regular academic days of teaching about fermentation. Except that Paumi will be leaving the ivory towers for the brewhouse for good. Complete Story

Port City Brewing Wins Silver at World Beer Cup(May 9) – Port City Brewing Co. won a silver medal for its porter in the robust porter category at the 2018 World Beer Cup in Nashville, Tennessee. This year, the beer cup received 8,234 entries, which represents a 25 percent increase from 2016, according to a Port City press release. Complete Story

Six Harbors Brewing Company in Huntington gives beers Long Island inspired names(May 9) – Six Harbor’s brews are named for hamlets and bodies of water that dot the area, from a copper-tinged Lloyd Harbor Lite House Lager — which has more weight than a typical lager — to a cloudy Bay Hills Blues Blueberry Wheat and a Walt Whitman White XPA. There’s Centerport Pils, Duck Island Dark — you get the idea. Complete Story

Coors Chairman Slams Brewers Association in ‘Open Letter’(May 7) – Pete Coors, the chairman of Molson Coors’ board of directors, didn’t appreciate some of the comments that were made about large brewing companies during last week’s Craft Brewers Conference. The annual event — which was hosted by the Brewers Association  and drew nearly 14,000 attendees from across the beer industry to Nashville, Tennessee, for a week of learning and socializing – began with a familiar refrain: “Big beer” is bad. Complete Story

Stone Brewing Opens Brewery in Napa, California(May 7) – Stone Brewing opened its new brewery overlooking the Napa River in the heart of California wine country on Sunday. The brewery is located on 3rd Street and Soscol Avenue, inside an historic two-story building with an upstairs bar and outside seating. The perfect place, according to the company’s co-founder. Complete Story

Tree House Brewing announces 16,000-square-foot expansion of Charlton facility, on-site trail system(May 7) – Tree House Brewing Co., which has gained a cult beer following over the past seven years, is planning expansion of its new Charlton facility. This summer – pending local approvals – the company will begin constructing a 16,000-square-foot expansion to its retail shop and brewery; several new outdoor spaces; an on-site trail system and more. Complete Story

How a metal band became a new West Oakland brewery called Ghost Town(May 7) – Sometimes hobbies become careers. The co-founders of West Oakland’s Ghost Town Brewing were looking for a space to jam rather than to brew when they got together six years ago. The four co-founders — Ryan Nosek, Sam Carr-Prindle, Jason Gehman and Adam Hill — were a metal band that got together to home brew on the weekend. Music was the point. Beer was just a side-gig. Complete Story

Brewers Association to New Brewers: Set ‘Realistic’ Growth Expectations(May 7) – According to Brewers Association chief economist Bart Watson, breweries founded after 2014 are driving the majority of segment growth. Those breweries collectively added 916,000 barrels to the category in 2017, which represents growth of 52.6 percent versus 2016. Breweries founded before 2014, however, added 285,000 barrels to the craft segment and collectively grew just 1.3 percent. Complete Story

Gone in a Flash: What Green Flash’s woes mean to craft beer(May 6) – Mike Hinkley came to last week’s national Craft Brewers Conference in Nashville with a message: He’s not the ghost of San Diego beer past.“I’m meeting with retailers, letting them know Green Flash and Alpine are still alive,” said Hinkley, who founded Green Flash in 2002 and bought Alpine Beer in 2014. “We didn’t die, we’re alive and we want to come back.” Complete Story

Weyerbacher Brewing in Easton, Pennsylvania Announces May Beer Releases(May 6) – Weyerbacher Brewing announces an impressive list of beer releases craft beer fans can look forward to during the month of May. Opie is a super smooth, sweet and slayable fruited lager brewed with a ton of prickly pear puree, blue agave nectar, lime juice and Huell Melon hops. Opie will be available on draft at The Tap Room only. Anticipated release date is Saturday, May 5th. Complete Story

Colorado Brewery Warns Of Imposter Beer Cans(May 6) – One of Colorado’s own breweries is dealing with an unexpected problem.Odell Brewing said they accidentally sold cans of water which were marked as beer. The brewery hasn’t said how many cans are imposters, but they say if your can is stamped between the dates of Aug. 11, 2018 20:00 and Aug. 11, 2018 21:00, then you contact the brewery. You can email the brewery at quality@odellbrewing.com. They vow to affected customers they will make it right.

Parable Brewing — A Manchester Story(May 6) – The story of Parable Brewing Company started with a plan to tap enthusiasm for a hometown cold one. Parable’s operating owner, Jesse Odell, 37, said he and other owners have sunk about $500,000 into the North Main Street brewery and tap room, which grew out of the former Top Shelf Brewing. Complete Story

See the 4 Cincinnati breweries won medals at the 2018 World Beer Cup(May 6) – Moozie. Gustav. Vlad the Impaler. 10&2 Barleywine. No, these aren’t names of Kentucky Derby horses. Rather, they’re names of the beers that fetched medals for Brink Brewing Company, Taft’s Ale House, Fretboard Brewing Company and Fifty West Brewing Company this week at the biannual World Beer Cup Awards in Nashville, Tennessee. Complete Story

Stone Brewing’s Napa Outpost Opens in an Historic Building This Sunday(May 5) – Since 2016, big news has been brewing in Napa and the wait is finally over. Just in time for BottleRock Napa Valley, the famed Stone Brewing of San Diego is opening its Napa location inside a 10,000 square foot, 141-year-old stone building on the Napa River.  Compete Story

Great Divide Brewing Company Launches Community Recycling Program(May 5) – Denver’s Great Divide Brewing Company has always strived to be environmentally conscious; its smart green building and storm water protection program are perfect examples. But now the 24-year-old brewery is undertaking its most ambitious effort yet: The start of a community recycling program in the RiNo district, funded by a $16,000 grant administered by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Compete Story

Red Hare’s 34° North brewery now open in Shallotte, North Carolina(May 4) – Marietta, Georgia-based Red Hare Brewing Company, founded by Roger Davis and Bobby Thomas, announced that their second brewery is now open. The 34° North Experiment Station is located at 4802 Main Street in Shallotte, North Carolina. Red Hare celebrated the official grand opening on April 21. The 34° North brewery will feature small batches of funky experimental beers, inspired by the wild yeasts coming off of the coastal winds. Complete Story

New brewery Cervecería Colorado opens on Cinco De Mayo weekend in Denver, Colorado(May 4) – A new Mexican-style brewery kicks off its grand opening on Cinco de Mayo weekend. Called Cervecería Colorado, the new offshoot of Denver Beer Co. is located at 1635 Platte St. in Highland. Cervecería brews and serves beer created as a collaboration with Mexican breweries, Denverite reports. With a five-star rating out of three reviews on Yelp so far, Cervecería has already made a good impression during its soft opening. Complete Story

Voodoo Brewery opens in new beer garden at Prince Street Park in Lancaster, Pennsylvania(May 4) – A beer garden opened Friday at Prince Street Park in downtown Lancaster. Voodoo Brewery will be operating for the season out of a converted shipping container in the park at 118 N. Prince St. Voodoo joins TACOS Lancaster, which sells tacos from an Airstream trailer. Complete Story

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Congress beer, last brewed in Syracuse 56 years ago, returned to Central New York, as Willow Rock Brewing Company released an updated version of the historic lager at a special ceremony at the Syracuse Marriott Downtown on August 15, 2018. Willow Rock developed the updated version of Congress in a collaboration with the Onondaga Historical Association (OHA), who secured a copy of the original recipe when the Congress plant closed in 1962.

The new Congress beer was available for the first time at a special launch party on Wednesday, August 15 at. at the Eleven Waters Patio at the Marriott Syracuse Downtown. Formerly the Hotel Syracuse, the hotel was one of the last locations to have the original Congress on tap in 1962. The new version of Congress was delivered to the hotel by a horse-drawn wagon.

Since early 2018, Willow Rock has been experimenting with various approaches to developing a modern version of Congress in “pilot” batches. The OHA recipe, which was more of a procedure than a recipe, according to Willow Rock co-founder, Rockney Roberts, was used as a guide in the brewing process. The new version of Congress beer is a crisp, light-bodied lager with an ABV of 4.8% and an IBU of 34.

“Our goal from the outset was to create a beer that respects Congress’ legacy and satisfies the taste of today’s beer drinkers. We’re confident that the new Congress properly honors the history, while delivering an approachable craft beer experience,” Roberts said.

The original Congress recipe was donated to OHA in 1962 when the former Haberle Congress Brewing Company closed. Since that time, OHA secured the rights to manufacture and sell merchandise with the Congress beer logos. Congress-branded shirts, glasses, trays and drink coasters are among the most OHA’s most popular memorabilia. OHA also obtained the rights to the trademark “Congress” for the purpose of making beer, and has sub-licensed those rights, logos, and recipe to Willow Rock Brewing Company.

According to OHA Executive Director, Gregg Tripoli, after obtaining the rights to manufacture a beer under the name “Congress,” he began looking for a local brewer to bring the Congress legacy back to life. Willow Rock, he explained, was chosen by for several reasons. “The Willow Rock team pays a lot of attention to quality, they are local people who are dedicated to their craft, and they have an appreciation for the historical significance of the Congress brand in Syracuse.”

Syracuse has a rich brewing history dating back to the 1800’s. In 1890, 12 different breweries in Syracuse employed over 400 people and produced 300,000 barrels of beer and ale annually. From 1892 – 1962, with a brief break thanks to prohibition, Congress was the most popular beer in Syracuse. For Willow Rock, bringing Congress back to life required striking a careful balance between historic integrity and beer quality, according to Willow Rock co-founder, Kevin Williams.

“Creating Congress has been an interesting journey, and it’s made us better brewers. Understanding the history of the beer and its significance to Syracuse added a little pressure, for sure, but that makes the end results that much more satisfying. We can’t wait for people in Syracuse to try it,” Williams noted.

Willow Rock will have Congress on tap at its 115 Game Rd. brewery and tasting room beginning Saturday, August 18. In early September, Congress will also be available in 32 oz. “crowler” cans at Willow Rock. Congress will be available at Syracuse-area pubs and restaurants in September, some as permanent placements and others in “guest tap” arrangements. Distribution thereafter will be based on supply and demand, according to Roberts.

Retail distribution is not planned for 2018 but may be added in 2019. “Based on the feedback we get between now and the end of the year and the demand for Congress, we will have the opportunity to potentially expand into a line of retail cans in 2019,” Roberts explained.

About Willow Rock Brewing Company
Willow Rock Brewing Company is an award-winning brewer of American-style craft beers established in 2015. The brewery and tasting room are located at 115 Game Rd, Syracuse, NY. www.willowrockbrew.com.

CLOVERDALE, Calif. — Bear Republic Brewing Co. launches Thru the Haze India Pale Ale, a hazy IPA built in the style of Bear Republic ales without hop-centric bitterness. Crafted from a half-decade of research, Thru the Haze retains the aromatics of Vic Secret, Citra and Hallertau Blanc hops in a balanced flavor profile. Popularized on the East Coast, this IPA style has been lovingly brought to life in the newest Bear Republic recipe.

“Overall it’s more juicy, less bitter and bracing,” declared Bear Republic Brewing Co. Master Brewer Peter Kruger. “There’s a tangerine and strong melon character to it with a hint of concord grape. Compared to traditional American IPAs, Thru the Haze is more approachable with a wider range of flavor compared to west coast style ales. For this beer, we’ve added hops later in the brewing process, giving you the aroma of hops along with a fuller mouth feel.”

Traditional west coast style IPAs like Bear Republic’s own flagship Racer 5 complements spicier dishes while Thru the Haze pairs well with traditional pub meals. For those looking for a smoother rounder beer, or those who prefer a less bitter ale along with aromatic qualities of an IPA, Thru the Haze is your ticket into a juicy, full-flavored beverage.

“We’ve definitely accomplished what we’ve set out to do,” Kruger concluded.

Beginning the week of August 20th, Thru the Haze will be available in six-packs and on draft at select retailers, bars, and restaurants wherever Bear Republic beer is sold. The week of August 20th, it will be available, locally, at Bear Republic Healdsburg and Rohnert Park brewpub locations.

Founded by the Norgrove family nearly a quarter of a century ago, Bear Republic Brewing Company is one of the largest independent craft brewers in the United States. With a constantly growing portfolio of craft ales, Bear Republic maintains a reputation for creating undeniably tasty beverages featuring rich flavor profiles to complement your rebellious lifestyle.

Visit www.bearrepublic.com/bear-tracker to find out how close you are to Bear Republic brews.

Beer Stats: Thru the Haze

• ABV: 6.4% – IBUs: 30 – Color: Straw– Hazy India Pale Ale
• Tasting Notes:
• Featured Hops: Vic Secret, Citra, and Hallertau Blanc
• Malts: 2-row, Pilsner, and wheat
• Yeast: Barbarian
• Overall: This deliciously crushable IPA emphasizes all the awesomeness of Vic Secret, Citra and Hallertau Blanc hops, paired with a dry malt profile. Grapefruit and tropical fruit aromas set the stage for a huge citrus explosion of flavor on your taste buds, without all the bitterness. Onward through the haze!
• Available in six-packs, draft, 5g and 15.5 kegs.

About:
Founded in 1995, we are a family-owned brewery located in the heart of Sonoma County, California. Founded by third and fourth generation Sonoma County residents, we pride ourselves on heritage. Our love for quality craft beers grew us into the family-owned and team oriented business we are today. Our brewpubs are located in Healdsburg and Rohnert Park, California. The brewpubs hope to create an atmosphere that locals can call their own and makes visitors feel at home.

For more information on Bear Republic Brewing Company®, please visit BearRepublic.com or our social media sites: Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Instagram, and The Bear Blog.

SAN LEANDRO, Calif., – After months of test batches and experimental releases, Drake’s Brewing Co. is excited to announce the special release of Brightside Extra Brut IPA in six-packs. Drake’s has played a pioneering role in the development of the new Brut IPA style since it emerged at the beginning of 2018 in San Francisco. The pale, dry, highly-carbonated, Champagne-esque beer has quickly become an innovative platform for hop appreciation.

Fruity, crisp, and hoppy, Brightside Extra Brut IPA features notes of white grape skins, citrus rubbed pine needles, and orange creamsicle. Hop additions include Simcoe, Hallertau Mandarina, Centennial, and Hallertau Blanc. Amylase enzymes are added during production to fully ferment malt sugar, creating a super dry finish, which is a key characteristic of the Brut IPA style. Brightside Extra Brut IPA finished fermenting at 0.0 degrees plato and 7% alcohol by volume.

Drake’s Brewmaster, John Gillooly, was eager to experiment with Brut IPAs back in February. “Brewing a hoppy beer with minimal body, and an extremely crisp, dry finish, was incredibly appealing. As hop-heads we’re stoked. The Brut IPA style lets the hops shine in a wholly unique way.” Gillooly and the Drake’s brewing team created five different Brut IPAs before finding the right balance of hop flavor, bitterness, and body for Brightside.

This week, Brightside Extra Brut IPA will be packaged in kegs and bottled six-packs and will then start shipping to distributor partners throughout California. Six-packs will be available at Drake’s Barrel House and Dealership. Follow @DrakesBeer on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter for the latest updates.

About Drake’s Brewing Co.
Drake’s Brewing Co. is an independent craft brewery located in San Leandro, Calif., that has been dedicated to bringing people together over great beer since 1989. Quietly situated in its gritty warehouse environs, Drake’s has become known over the years for consistently producing a wide variety of hop-forward craft beers. From the groundbreaking 1500 Pale Ale to innovative creations like the Denogginizer Double IPA, and a growing collection of artisan barrel-aged and sour beers, the brewery’s commitment to quality and integrity shines through in every beer. As one of the original craft breweries in the Bay Area, Drake’s is dedicated to supporting its community first and working tirelessly to bring its brand of quality beer to more people.

SHINER, TX— Today, Spoetzl Brewery, Texas’ oldest craft brewery and brewer of Shiner, announce s the addition of two new year-round beers. The new fixtures, Shiner Wicked Juicy IPA and Shiner Day Quencher Session Ale, will hit shelves in Texas this month and slated for a national debut in September. Using innovation to diversify the unrivaled portfolio, the new beers join craft brew staples Shiner Bock and Shiner Light Blonde.

Wicked Juicy IPA is dry hopped, unfiltered and bursting with Citra hops for a deliciously full-bodied brew. It’s bright and juicy with a kick of citrus, incorporating tropical hops in all phases of brewing to result in an IPA with tremendous flavor yet minimal bitterness. Clocking in at 5.7% ABV and 60 IBUs, this is a robust yet very approachable IPA, available in 12 ounce and 19.2 ounce cans as well as on draught.

Day Quencher is an easy drinking, dry hopped session ale brewed with Mosaic hops for a fruity aroma and a crisp, clean finish. With notes of freshly cut citrus, yellow flowers and soft pine – there’s no day this beer can’t quench. Shiner Day Quencher has a crushable ABV of 4.6% and a moderate hoppiness of 18 IBUs. It is available in both 12 ounce and 19.2 ounce cans in a cheerful mosaic pattern inspired by the versatile hops used to brew this refreshing ale.

“Both beer styles are very much on trend and experiencing record category growth,” says Gregor Mina, Director of Marketing for Spoetzl Brewery. “It’s exciting to expand our portfolio with new variants to showcase the true craftsmanship of Shiner while complementing our core beers that have been fan-favorites for decades.”

The packaging for both varietals is as bold as the beer inside. Taking a different direction from previous Shiner releases, the designs are eye-catching and fun but unmistakably Shiner. Each of the new releases will be supported by a unique TV advertising spot in an illustrated style which will run from August through October on local Texas cable and sports networks. The animated short spots are a direct reflection of the good-humored and unique characteristics which both beers embody.

About Shiner and the Spoetzl Brewery
The Spoetzl Brewery – named after brewmaster Kosmos Spoetzl – was founded in Shiner, Texas (population 2,069), in 1909, brewing beer with old-world traditions and recipes for the many German and Czech settlers in the state. Since then, the brewery has grown to be one of the leading independent craft brewers in the country. But every drop of the award-winning beer is still brewed right where it all started 109 years ago. Visit www.shiner.com.

COVINGTON, Ky. — Braxton Brewing Company is thrilled to release Garage Beer, a 15 pack of premium lager for $15.99. The brewery has built a reputation for brewing incredible lagers, and its latest creation can be found on store shelves in the coming week.

“Over the years we’ve built up a reputation for producing some of the best lagers in the Midwest. Between Oktober Fuel, Ignitor, and Bavarian, our team gets really inspired by the style,” said Jake Rouse, Braxton Brewing Company Co-Founder & CEO. “So we wanted to provide some value to our customers who are looking to bring a beer to a party. At $15.99 a 15 pack, Garage Beer is a perfect fit for that gathering!”

Garage Beer is incredibly refreshing and thirst quenching. Brewed only with Pilsner malt and Magnum hops, it brings a crisp, dry finish with medium-light body and moderate carbonation. A slight bitterness from the single Magnum hop addition makes this beer balanced and easy drinking. Perfect to quench your thirst on those hot summer days or while hanging in the garage.

“This product has been in the works for quite sometime now, and it has taken multiple trials to really nail the exact beer we were looking for,” said Evan Rouse Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer. “To see this brand and this beer finally come to life is more than exciting, it’s really designed for every occasion. Whether you are wrenching on a car, taking a hike, camping or even just having a couple cold ones in the garage with friends after a long day, Garage Beer is the perfect beer to share with life’s best moments.”

15 packs are available in our Covington taproom now and will be available in distribution starting this week. Braxton is celebrating the release with a Garage Beer & Bands taproom party on Friday, August 24th – where the company will be hosting live music at 7pm featuring ‘The Grove’, a Cincinnati based jam/rock band. We’re also tapping Garage Beer exclusively in the Covington taproom at 5pm so you can enjoy a pint before you take home a 15 pack!

For more information on Braxton Brewing Company, visit their website. To stay up-to-date on all event details, like the company on Facebook. You can follow along visually by liking BraxtonBrewCo on Instagram. On Twitter, follow @BraxtonBrewCo.

Wash. — The Washington Brewers Guild announces the appointment of three new members to its Executive Committee, as well as the full slate of officers for 2018-19. New officers representing the Washington Brewers Guild are Pamela Brulotte as President, Scott Houmes as Treasurer, and David Vitt and Greg Brandt as At-Large Board Members. These elected roles are two-year positions.

The Washington Brewers Guild is a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting and promoting the interests of WA craft brewers while building and strengthening the community of brewers. For more information about the Washington Brewers Guild or to become a member visit www.washingtonbrewersguild.org.

The full slate of board members for 2018-19 is listed below:
Pamela Brulotte, Icicle Brewing Company, President
John Bryant, No-Li Brewhouse, Vice President
Scott Houmes, Silver City Brewery, Treasurer
Roger Bialous, Georgetown Brewing Company, Secretary
Pat Ringe, Diamond Knot Brewery, At-Large Board Member
David Vitt, Kulshan Brewing Company, At-Large Board Member
Greg Brandt, Iron Goat Brewing,At-Large Board Member

Brewers Guild Staff:
Anne McGrath, Executive Director
Tamera Rice, Membership Coordinator

ATLANTA, GA — New Realm Brewing Company, the Atlanta-based brewer, is proud to announce its distribution expansion to the state of Virginia. Consumers soon will be able to purchase and enjoy New Realm brews within the Southside of Hampton Roads.

Through a partnership with Hoffman Beverage, New Realm will be available on draft at craft-focused bars, restaurants and retailers. Packaged beer will be introduced early in 2019.

New Realm’s core styles available in Virginia will include the popular Hoplandia and Hoptropolis American IPA brands, Euphonia Pilsner, and Kikimora Imperial IPA. Additionally, consumers will be able to enjoy select brews from New Realm’s limited release, small-batch specialty beers, starting with Lemon Pucker Berliner Weisse and Belga Rose a Belgian Hibiscus Ale (available soon), followed by additional releases in late 2018.

“The Hampton Roads area of Virginia has many quality beer distribution options,” says Bob Powers, co-founder and Chief Customer Officer at New Realm. “We have chosen to work with Hoffman Beverage due to their incredible passion for craft beer, our aligned strategy of brand building, and their experience with many other small, independent craft breweries.”

The brand introduction in Virginia follows New Realm’s recent purchase of the former Green Flash facility in Virginia Beach. New Realm distributes only in states where they have brewing facilities, so they can support the communities in which they distribute with high paying jobs, capital investment and charitable giving. New Realm fans and beer connoisseurs alike can now enjoy New Realm beers in Georgia and parts of Virginia. To learn more about New Realm Brewing Company, and its year-round and seasonal beer styles, visit www.newrealmbrewing.com

About New Realm Brewing
New Realm Brewing Company is an American craft brewery started in 2016 by co-founders Carey Falcone, Bob Powers and Mitch Steele. On a mission to rethink tradition and bend the rules, the team planted their first production facility in a 20,000-square foot space on Atlanta’s east side Beltline trail, featuring a 25hl brewhouse, 3,000 square foot restaurant, rooftop patio and beer garden. Renaissance man and brewing legend, Mitch Steele received the Russell Scherer Award for Innovation in Brewing in 2014 and co-authored the book IPA: Brewing Techniques, Recipes and the Evolution of India Pale Ale in 2012. New Realm Brewing’s core principles are quality, creativity, authenticity, and striving for perfection, all with a customer-centric commitment and approach.