Is the Craft Beer Boom slowing to a Craft Beer Crawl?(Nov 19) – The boom in craft beer brought to the world the concept of a new pastime: spending time in the middle of a functioning brewery watching beer experts practice their craft. (Complete Story)
Canarchy Craft Brewery Collective to Open Asheville Brewpub(Nov 18) – The Canarchy Craft Brewery Collective is expanding its presence in North Carolina. The Fireman Capital-backed brewery rollup — which includes Oskar Blues(Complete Story)
Crowded, noisy Viking Brew Pub has food that equals its beer(Nov 16) – Madison is lucky to have a number of excellent brewpubs where the food is equal to the beer. And for the last four years, Stoughton has had one, too: Viking Brew Pub(Complete Story)
Reuben’s Brews To Host 6th Annual Rye Beer Festival(Nov 12) – Reuben’s Brews has been a proponent of utilizing rye malt in its beers. Now six years later the Seattle based brewery continues this exploration with rye malt as it hosts its 6th Annual Rye Beer Festival(Complete Story)
Beer and hockey: Syracuse Crunch introduces a 25th Anniversary Ale(Nov 8) – If the Syracuse Crunch ever win the Calder Cup (awarded to the American Hockey League champs), they’ll have their own beer to drink out of it.(Complete Story)
Stout: the fastest growing beer style in the UK(Nov 8) – Stout is now the fastest growing beer variety in the UK, spurred on by the craft beer boom, according to supermarket giant Tesco.(Complete Story)
Beer in the Bay: Anchor releases Christmas Ale and HenHouse plots major expansion(Nov 7) – The snowflake lights may be lit up along Market Street, but really, there’s just one true bellwether of Christmas season: the release of Anchor Brewing’s Christmas Ale(Complete Story)
Forget the fish: People are going to SeaWorld for free beer(Nov 7) – One of the most popular attractions at SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. during the third quarter had nothing to do with the wildlife – people were enjoying lots of free beer(Complete Story)
Sycamore Brewing Doubles Volume, Targets 20,000 Barrels in 2019(Nov 7) – Charlotte, North Carolina-based Sycamore Brewing is “living in fast forward,” according to vice president of sales Archie Gleason(Complete Story)
20 New High-Alcohol Craft Beers to Warm Your Bones This Fall and Winter(Nov 6) – Leave the heat off for another few weeks, pull on a sweater, and let one of these brews keep you warm this fall(Complete Story)
On Tuesdays in November, drink a beer to help a local teacher(Nov 5) – Central Standard Brewing will team up with Project Teacher to host a “Pints for Pencils” fundraiser every Tuesday in November at the brewery(Complete Story)
Arrowhead Pride Beer of the Week: Bell’s Brewery Two Hearted Ale(Nov 2) – With the Chiefs traveling to Cleveland for a game against the Browns, I got to choose one of my favorites from the Great Lakes area for this week’s selection – Bell’s Brewery Two Hearted Ale!(Complete Story)
Avocado Beer is Becoming a Thing Now(Nov 2) – In my home in California we’re fond of putting an avocado on pretty much anything. Avocado toast, avocado on salads, burritos, sandwiches…One thing I haven’t had with an avocado on it? Beer(Complete Story)
Here’s how you can get Lakefront Brewery’s 2018 ‘Black Friday’ beer(Nov 2) – Lakefront Brewery’s annual ‘Black Friday’ beer release will be held Nov. 23, but you’ll want to get there early(Complete Story)
Penguin City Beer taps in to city’s spirit(Nov 1) – A lot of beer is brewed in the Youngstown area. But which is “Youngstown’s beer”? The owners of a new brewing company are hoping it’s Penguin City Beer(Complete Story)
Forager’s Nilerzzzzz a big beer with big buzz(Nov 1) – If you’ve tasted this top-ranked Minnesota beer, you’re in select company. Forager Brewery’s Nilerzzzzz barrel-aged vanilla imperial stout has the highest average rating of Minnesota beers(Complete Story)
Red Sox fan breaks World Series trophy with beer(Nov 1) – You’d think after winning 11 championships since 2001 that Boston sports fans would know how to act at these things, but it looks like they were a little too excited(Complete Story)
Learn To Homebrew Day: Brewers Talk(Oct 31) – This Saturday, November 3rd, Arches Brewing will be celebrating the 20th Annual Learn to Homebrew Day! As many brewery stories go, someone started out as a homebrewer(Complete Story)
Fonta Flora brings North Carolina saisons and fruit beers to Atlanta(Oct 31) – Opened in late 2013 in Morganton, N.C., Fonta Flora Brewery has been creating unique “Appalachian-style” beer using grains and malts from the state(Complete Story)
Uncle Bear’s NEW Brewery, Taproom & Yard Grand Opening!(Oct 31) – Join us for a night of celebration as we welcome you to Uncle Bear’s Brewery, Taproom and Yard in beautiful Gilbert, Arizona. Enjoy Uncle Bear’s “Doggone Good” craft beer(Complete Story)
How to Make a Molechelada Beer Cocktail(Oct 30) – With beers like a rosemary and juniper IPA and a ginger and lemongrass wheat, Georgia’s Second Self Beer Company has pushed the creative envelope since opening in Atlanta in 2014(Complete Story)
Check the bags: Which beer pairs best with your favorite Halloween candy(Oct 29) – Listen, parents, we all know you dig through the candy-filled buckets and bags after the kids get back from trick-or-treating(Complete Story)
Iceland bars run out of beer supplying thirsty U.S. Sailors, Marines(Oct 29) – Several bars in downtown Reykjavik were drunk dry by U.S. sailors and Marines in Iceland participating in NATO’s Trident Juncture exercise. The influx of thirsty American service members over the weekend caused a beer shortage(Complete Story)
Duval ‘Til We Die beer sales benefit local non-profit organization(Oct 29) – Jaguars fans filled up Wicked Barley brewing company, who sold a special beer with proceeds going to the Tom Coughlin Jay Fund, which helps families fighting childhood cancer.(Complete Story)
Mystery Brewing is closing in Hillsborough(Oct 29) – Hillsborough’s Mystery Brewing will close at the end of the month. The brewery announced the Oct. 31 closing on its Facebook page Thursday afternoon in a post signed by brewer and founder Erik Lars Myers.(Complete Story)
Arrowhead Pride Beer of the Week: Great Divide Brewing Co Yeti Imperial Stout(Oct 26) – Looking for something to drink this weekend? Let Craig tell you about this week’s Beer of the Week!(Complete Story)
Orpheus Brewing Horror-Comedy Film Fest(Oct 26) – Sunday, October 28th Orpheus Brewing & River Bear Films will be hosting their first Horror-Comedy Film Festival to celebrate the sub-genre of horror comedy!(Complete Story)
Going Through Changes — Sabbath Brewing Combines Metal, Nihilism, and Saisons in Atlanta(Oct 25) – Georgia has long enforced some of the strictest beer laws in the United States, which have since loosened to allow direct-to-consumer sales by breweries. This change was at the core of Jeffrey Oparnica’s business plan(Complete Story)
Second Chance Brewery Is Selling Halloween Flights Of Beer That Taste Like Sour Patch Kids And Runts(Oct 25) – Everything else on this planet has been made in a weird, semi-fall-adjacent flavor, so why wouldn’t we have pumpkin and candy beer now?(Complete Story)
Three Taverns Mount Fang releases at the brewery this Saturday Oct 27 at 11 am(Oct 24) – This is the base beer for Double Smack – a 12.5% silky imperial milk stout aged in bourbon barrels. $25/bottle with a 2-bottle limit per person. See you Saturday morning, fam!(Complete Story)
Brew Cruise: Craft Breweries Reach North American Cruise Ships(Oct 24) – To me, taking a cruise always felt like the antithesis of travel. I’ll allow for a few exceptions. Places like the Galapagos, Antarctica, and parts of Alaska—locations where being on a boat exposes you to sights and sounds(Complete Story)
Milwaukee Beer events Brewing this Week: Oct.24-28(Oct 24) – Another big barrel-aged release by Third Space Brewing means it’s probably a good idea to clear up your Saturday calendar.(Complete Story)
Coming Soon: Planters-Branded Peanut Beer(Oct 23) – Mr. Peanut is getting into the beer business. Planters peanuts, long paired with beer, are now actually going into a brew as result of a new collaboration between the Kraft Heinz-owned brand and Chicago-area-based craft brewer Noon Whistle Brewing(Complete Story)
Craft Beer and Brewing Magazine – The Best 18 Beers of 2018(Oct 22) – We were busy this past year tasting beers that were sent to our office, shared at a bar, brewery or pub, and poured at festivals around the world. It’s difficult but rewarding work and we’re pleased to present our editors picks for top beers of 2018(Complete Story)
RIP ‘All About Beer’: Beer Industry’s Leading Magazine Appears To Have Folded(Oct 19) – Educated craft beer drinkers are a singing a dirge called “The Day Beer Journalism Died” after a noted contributor to All About Beer (AAB) magazine penned a blog post(Complete Story)
Brewbound Podcast Episode 006: Sam Calagione on Craft Beer’s ‘Smiling Jaws of Death’(Oct 19) – Delaware’s Dogfish Head Craft Brewery is bucking industry trends, growing off-premise volume sales at a double-digit clip(Complete Story)
Lake Erie’s Water Crisis Is So Bad This Brewery Is Putting Algae in Beer(Oct 18) – The staff at Maumee Bay Brewing Company swear that the brewery’s 150-year old building is haunted. A bartender is sure she saw a glass floating on its own(Complete Story)
New Sixers beer is as clear as Philly’s path to a championship(Oct 17) – Sports superstition says that when you do something and it leads to wins, you better do it again next time(Complete Story)
A place to relax: Sager Beer Works opens in Rochester(Oct 17) – Late last year, Don Tumminelli and Paul Guarracini found 6themselves in transition.(Complete Story)
Beer Town: Try these juicy, hazy, modern IPAs(Oct 17) – Earlier this year, three juicy or hazy styles were formally incorporated into the Brewers Association Beer Style Guidelines.(Complete Story)
Brewery campaigns to make Election Day a national holiday, via beer can(Oct 16) – Calls to turn November 6th—which is Election Day, please tell me you knew that—into a national holiday have been around for years.(Complete Story)
Pats fan seen throwing beer in Tyreek Hill’s face banned from Gillette(Oct 16) – The fan seen throwing beer on Tyreek Hill moments after he scored his third touchdown against the Patriots Sunday night has been banned(Complete Story)
Highly Anticipated Hold Out Brewing Offers First Look At Their Beers(Oct 16) – On November 3, Clarksville restaurant Better Half Coffee & Cocktails is previewing its forthcoming brewery Hold Out Brewing(Complete Story)
Examining the Craft Beer Bubble with the Brewers Association’s chief economist Bart Watson(Oct 15) – Craft beer is booming in America. We’re likely to hit 7,000 breweries by the end of the year, more than double the number just five years ago.(Complete Story)
Reformation Brewery relocating to riverfront renovated textile mill in Canton(Oct 15) – Reformation Brewery plans to relocate their main warehouse and production facility to a renovated textile mill on the Etowah River in historic downtown Canton(Complete Story)
54°40′ BREWING COMPANY 3RD ANNIVERSARY + 2019 SEXY BREWERS CALENDAR RELEASE PARTY(Oct 12) – Fresh off the brewery’s big win of a Silver Medal at the 2018 Great American Beer Festival for its Kascadia Kölsch, 54°40‘ Brewing Company will celebrate its 3rd Anniversary + 2019 Sexy Brewers Calendar Release Party on Saturday, October 13th.(Complete Story)
MAPPED & RANKED: THE STATES WITH THE MOST CRAFT BREWERIES IN 2017(Oct 12) – Craft beer has grown from a subculture into a multimillion-dollar industry with more than 6,000 small and independent American brewers at last count(Complete Story)
Not a beer drinker? This craft brewery is trying to get everyone in America to love beer(Oct 12) – Gary Fish likes to think that if you’re not a beer drinker, if you’d go so far as to say you can’t even stand the taste of the stuff, you just haven’t found the right one(Complete Story)
Drink Beer, Save the Planet(Oct 11) – New research finds most American beer drinkers are willing to pay more for an eco-friendly brew.(Compete Story)
Lagoon to open a beer garden in 2019(Oct 11) – For the first time in decades, Lagoon will sell beer on the grounds of the amusement park.(Complete Story)
Allagash Farm To Face(Oct 11) – A few years ago a friend of mine sent a text saying they had just tried the best beer ever, a sour ale brewed with peaches called Farm To Face from Allagash Brewing(Complete Story)
New Charlotte brewery aims to fill a void with its specialty beer(Oct 10) – Anyone who knows Charlotte knows that the city’s brewery scene is booming, with new taprooms popping up constantly in growing neighborhoods(Complete Story)
WTF, MD? — Misunderstandings, Potential Bias Could Impact Beer’s Future in Maryland(Oct 10) – “Prohibition.” Multiple times—and independent of each other—this dirty word(Complete Story)
The Brut-al truth: Can we ditch this bone-dry style of IPA?(Oct 10) – The world needs more IPAs. Or put another way, the marketing arm of the beer world can’t get enough of IPAs.(Complete Story)
Ecliptic Brewing Fifth Orbit Anniversary Party on October 20(Oct 9) – Ecliptic Brewing will celebrate its fifth orbit around the sun on Saturday, October 20th when it hosts its Fifth Orbit Anniversary Party.(Complete Story)
Hikers trek 2 1/2 miles to drink beer at Upslope’s remote Backcountry Tap Room(Oct 8) – Sometimes, the best part of a hike is the beer at the end. On Saturday, hikers trekked 2 1/2 miles to a remote site for Upslope Brewing Company’s fourth annual Backcountry Tap Room(Complete Story)
Man wins woman’s weight in beer at wife-carrying contest(Oct. 8) – More than 30 teams from Maine to California participated Saturday in the North American Wife Carrying Championship.(Complete Story)
Bourbon County beers tasted, reviewed: Something for everyone, but not everything for everyone(Oct 5) – I don’t think there’s a beer drinker alive who would claim to appreciate all eight of Goose Island’s Bourbon County beers in 2018(Complete Story)
Denver, Milwaukee pitch in support for NLDS with beer-based bets(Oct 5) – The Rockies and the Brewers are facing off in an MLB playoff series that’s taking place at stadiums named Miller Park and Coors Field, so it makes sense that a bet involving beer would take place(Complete Story)
Family-Friendly Los Angeles County Breweries(Oct 5) – Los Angeles County is on a meteoric rise as a region home to a thriving craft beer community sprawled amongst its iconic metropolis. Breweries are as diverse as L.A.’s multicultural populace(Complete Story)
5 Fresh Hop Beers You Have to Drink Right Now(Oct 4) – Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas…all special occasions worth looking forward to, but if you’re an avid beer drinker, there’s one special occasion that tops them all: fresh hop season(Complete Story)
Inside a craft brewery boom: How New York’s beer business works(Oct. 4) – Three years after he and his partner Mike Paetow opened a small Syracuse brewery, Mike LeRoy finally quit his full-time job at a local veterinary clinic(Complete Story)
Anheuser-Busch’s Felipe Szpigel to Launch New ‘Beyond Beer’ Venture(Oct 3) – Months after splitting its so-called “High End” craft and import division into two separate business units(Complete Story)
The Best Beer City in the World(Oct 2) – In the new Where to Drink Beer, an expert brewmaster determines the world’s best places for a pint.(Complete Story)
Greg ‘Mexico’ Mendez: The Bull-Rider Turned Craft Brewer(Oct 2) – It’s been a long journey for Greg “Mexico” Mendez. From the urban streets of Chicago to the Mississippi Delta and from riding bulls to brewing beer, his path has been circuitous – to say the least.(Complete Story)
5 Ways to Invest in the Craft Beer Revolution(October 1) – There’s no question that craft beer has revolutionized the alcohol industry and changed the way Americans drink. Once dominated by a few big brands like Budweiser and Miller, beer was changed forever in 1978 when President Jimmy Carter deregulated the industry. Complete Story
Samuel Smith’s Winter Welcome Is Back(October 1) – Winter Welcome is vintage-dated with a special label each year, and was first shipped to the US in 1990 – it was the first imported winter seasonal beer. Serve in a traditional Sam Smith tulip or nonik glass for the holidays. Complete Story
What’s Hot Now? Craft Beer Brewed With Tea(September 30) – Once a fairly niche phenomenon, coffee-infused craft beer is now relatively mainstream. The popularity of, say, coffee stout is perhaps due to a broad crossover between beer nerds and coffee drinkers, or it could be attributed to the similar roasting processes of coffee and malt. Complete Story
Scottish brewery BrewDog takes stout position against Trump supporters(September 29) – An offer of free beer to supporters of President Donald Trump has sparked an international brouhaha. Scottish craft brewery BrewDog canceled a series of planned events with US brewery Scofflaw in the United Kingdom after a statement issued on behalf of the American company promised free beer to supporters of Trump. Complete Story
What’s Hot Now? Craft Beer Brewed With Tea(September 29) – Tim Lange, lead brewer at Chicago’s Marz Community Brewing, and his team are one such group. When the organization started in 2014, it was a group of home-brewing friends spitballing recipes they’d conceived. One of them, Eli Espinoza, shared a wheat ale he had made with a blend of teas, which was particularly well-received by the founding team, so they set out to scale it up for commercial production. Complete Story
Intuition Ale Works to celebrate anniversary with music festival in Jacksonville(September 29) – Jacksonville beer lovers and music aficionados have plenty to look forward to this December. Intuition Ale Works — a locally owned craft brewery specializing in small-batch ales — will celebrate its eighth anniversary Saturday, Dec. 1, from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. with an outdoor music festival. Complete Story
Hooby’s Brewing to open in downtown Winters, California(September 29) – Curtis Stocking and his adult children Chad, Melanie, Jackie and Courtney plan to open Hooby’s Brewing by the end of October at 9 E. Main St., Suite J after home-brewing for the last five years. They’ve knocked down walls in what used to be Main Street Cellars to create a 2,400-square foot taproom with a back patio and bocce court. Complete Story
National Drink Beer Day 2018 – September 28(Sept 28) – Beer lovers unite! Grab an ice-cold beer (or two) and get ready to celebrate National Drink Beer Day today(Complete Story)
Gritty Gets a Beer Named After Him: Nightmare Fuel(Sept 27) – Philadelphia is clearly still divided over whether or not the new Flyers mascot is exactly what the city needs — the next Phanatic —or Satan’s unfortunate spawn. Or both(Complete Story)
22 Oregon beers that won medals at the 2018 Great American Beer Festival(Sept 26) – Oregon breweries took home 22 medals — including six golds, 10 silvers and six bronzes — from this weekend’s Great American Beer Festival, the largest and most prestigious beer event in the nation.(Complete Story)
A Werewolf in London — Into the Wild with New Belgium & Friends(Sept 25) – GBH had the honor of hosting Colorado’s New Belgium Brewing—plus a select few friends—at our Into the Wild event(Complete Story)
The New Normal — 3 Floyds Takes Legal Action Against San Diego Brewery(Sept 25) – The latest legal battle in beer’s ongoing series of trademark disputes is taking place between two breweries set 2,000 miles apart and, until now, have presumably had a cordial relationship(Complete Story)
Ohio Brewers Smash State Record at GABF(Sept. 24) – Ohio craft brewers reached new heights at the 2018 Great American Beer Festival (GABF), held Sep. 20-22. The Ohio delegation won a total of 14 awards at the nation’s most prestigious brewing competition. Brink Brewing in Cincinnati paced the Ohio field this year with two medals, a gold for Moozie in the Sweet Stout or Cream Stout category, as well as a silver for Hold The Reins in the English-Style Mild Ale category. The two medals earned Brink the award for Very Small Brewing Company of the Year. Complete Story
Looking back at Great American Beer Festival 2018, a sudsy crystal ball into the beers of tomorrow(Sept 24) – This past weekend, I attended my fourth Great American Beer Festival. To say it can look and feel overwhelming is an understatement(Complete Story)
Nearly in a year in barrels, Atlanta Brewing Hype Whale Reserve debuts(Sept 21) – Atlanta Brewing Hype Whale Reserve will be available at the brewery on September 22nd(Complete Story)
Deep Ellum Brewing Co. Is Releasing a New Rosé Ale at State Fair of Texas(Sept 21) – As if you needed another reason to hit up the State Fair of Texas when it opens Sept. 28. Deep Ellum Brewing Company is debuting a new beer at this year’s fair: No Way Rosé(Complete Story)
A new beer garden — and a new chapter — for San Francisco’s Magnolia Brewing(Sept 20) – Buzzsaw whirs, hammer poundings, and shouts echo at re-envisioned Dogpatch location for Magnolia Brewing Co., which is due to reopen this month.(Complete Story)
Increased Freight Costs and a Driver Shortage Cramp Beer Profits(Sept 19) -Surging freight costs, a shortage of long-haul truck drivers and new laws restricting the number of hours that drivers can be on the road are cutting into profits of beer companies and other major corporations throughout the United States.(Complete Story)
Sloop Brewing Company opening creates beer destination in East Fishkill(Sept 18) – Saturday, Sloop Brewing Company at The Factory officially opened. The 26,000-square-foot property at the former IBM East Fishkill campus serves as a brewery, tasting room, restaurant and event space.(Complete Story)
One of America’s Great Beer Cities Is Catching Its Second Wind(Sept 17) – If you visit Milwaukee, be prepared to talk about beer. A lot. Nicknamed “Brew City,” and located 80 miles north of Chicago, Milwaukee has had hops running through its veins for longer than some cities have existed(Complete Story)
State Beer Review: 1818 Prairie State Farmhouse Ale(Sept 17) – Hand of Fate Brewing, a two-year old microbrewery in downstate Petersburg, near Springfield, won a competition at last year’s Illinois State Fair for the title of the state’s official Bicentennial Beer.(Complete Story)
Tampa’s Cigar City Brewing to sell its brews in Sweden, Finland and Norway(Sept 14) – Beer lovers in Sweden, Finland and Norway will be able to get a taste of Tampa brews such as the Jai Alai IPA and Guayabera Citra Pale Ale starting this month(Complete Story)
Drink to old times: World’s ‘oldest brewery’ found in Israel(Sept 14) – Archaeologists have found what they believe is the world’s oldest site for alcohol production, a study said Thursday, adding the beer-like beverage may have been served in ceremonies some 13,000 years ago(Complete Story)
According To History, We Can Thank Women For Beer(Sept 14) – Beer consumption has been so disproportionately linked with men that it’s easy to forget women were the original brewers. Now, they’re staking their claim again.(Complete Story)
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, local brewery team up on new craft beer(Sept 13) – Mercedes-Benz Stadium is brewing up a new collaboration with a well-known Avondale Estates brewery. Wild Heaven Beer is joining with the stadium to create ATL Pale Ale(Complete Story)
Anheuser-Busch Pauses Beer Brewing to Ship Cans of Water to Hurricane Florence Victims(Sept 13) – Hurricane Florence, this Bud’s for you. Anheuser-Busch is sending six truckloads of canned drinking water, more than 300,000 cans, to North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia.(Complete Story)
Craft Breweries Prepare for Hurricane Florence(Sept 13) – Small and independent craft breweries from the Carolinas into the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic are preparing for what meteorologists warn could be devastating impacts from Hurricane Florence(Complete Story)
Trillium to Open Farm Brewery in Connecticut(Sept 12) – Nearly two years after publicly declaring an interest in opening a farmhouse brewery in Connecticut, popular Massachusetts craft beer maker Trillium Brewing Company has purchased a farm in North Stonington(Complete Story)
Pike Brewing to Release 3 IPAs(Sept 12) – Pike is brewing a special batch of Pike Space Needle IPA featuring Cascade and Centennial fresh hops from Chelan Valley Hops, the only commercial hop farm with irrigation rights to the glacial waters of Lake Chelan(Complete Story)
What the Ale: Strong beer hits the state in preparation for Oct. 1 law change(Sept 12) – The Oklahoma Beer Alliance announced that distributors have received shipments of beer into the state in preparation for the law change which will occur on Oct. 1(Complete Story)
Green Bench Brewing Begins Construction on Tasting Room Expansion(September 11) – Green Bench Brewing is proud to announce the start of construction of an expansion adjacent to their original building that will increase production, and focus on the brewing of sour and wild ales(Complete Story)
Rhinelander Brewing Company expanding its production(September 11) – The Rhinelander Brewing Company faces a good problem: its supply can’t keep up with demand. Since April, its beers have been so popular, the brewery is already making plans to expand its production(Complete Story)
News and Notes from the California Craft Beer Summit(September 11) – Thousands of California beer industry professionals met in Sacramento last week for the California Craft Brewers Association annual three-day Craft Beer Summit, Expo and Beer Festival(Complete Story)
Smiling Toad Brewery announces expansion, new location(September 10) – For the second time since opening in 2013, Smiling Toad Brewery is moving and expanding — so get your last visits in before the spot closes sometime in October. Co-owner Biff Morehead hopes that the brewery’s new location at 2028 Sheldon Ave., the former Thirsty’s, will open in December. Complete Story
Allagash White is Coming to Cans(September 9) – Beer Business Daily first reported news this week that Allagash Brewing Co. would start releasing its flagship White in cans starting March 2019(Complete Story)
New German-inspired beer garden in Salt Lake City struggling to get a permanent liquor license that fits its business model(September 9) – When designing Mountain West Hard Cider’s new patio, owners Jeff and Jennifer Carleton wanted to re-create an outdoor venue reminiscent of an Old World German beer garden.(Complete Story)
Local beer comes with a side of sustainability(September 9) – At Moderation Brewing in Brunswick, nothing goes to waste. Maine craft beer is everywhere.(Complete Story)
Destihl founder pushes brewery growth statewide(September 9) – After founding Destihl in 2007, Potts found himself struggling against state laws on how much beer he could brew, how it was distributed and where it could be stored — roadblocks he and the Illinois Craft Brewers Guild have taken down statewide, paving the way for a craft brewery industry that’s thrived even as other local businesses have struggled. (Complete Story)
Chinese Turn to Drinking Beer Out of Plastic Bags(September 8) – Forget about beer in a can or a bottle, the latest trend that’s gripping residents in the coastal city of Qing Dao, the home of China’s most exported beer Tsingtao, is drinking beer out of a plastic bag(Complete Story)
Holy Men and Hops: Belgium’s Brewer’s Day Celebrations Exhibit the Historic Link Between Beer and the Church(September 7) – Few nations have as special a relationship with beer as Belgium. Its success is built on a long, and holy, bond with the world’s favorite tipple(Complete Story)
Carlsberg glues beer cans together becoming first brewery to abandon plastic rings(September 7) – Carlsberg beer cans are to be stuck together with glue as it becomes the first brewer to abandon plastic rings(Complete Story)
Utah’s best home brewer makes gold-medal ales and stouts in his garage, and his worst beer-making disaster has a silver lining(September 7) – Zachary Belles has a garage, but you won’t find his car inside. “It’s completely dedicated to beer brewing,” said the 32-year-old Salt Lake City resident, who was named Utah’s best home brewer(Complete Story)
These beer bottle caps would like to start a conversation about your prostate(September 6) – Next time you pick up a six-pack of beer at your grocery or liquor store, the bottle caps might look different than they usually do. And they might get you thinking about your prostate.(Complete Story)
Sen. Rob Portman honored as ‘beer champion’ by Beer Institute(September 6) – The institute on Wednesday named the Ohio Republican as one of four honorees for their work backing policies that offer tax relief for brewers and beer importers.(Complete Story)
This special Belgium sour beer is only in Michigan at Jolly Pumpkin(September 6) – Jolly Pumpkin’s Dexter Taphouse is the only place in Michigan serving up a special Belgium sour beer for Zwanze Day this month(Complete Story)
30 years of beer: Great Lakes Brewing Company celebrates milestone anniversary(September 6) – Great lakes Brewing company is celebrating its 30th anniversary on Thursday. (Complete Story)
Listermann Brewing Co. celebrates a decade of craft beer(September 5) – When Listermann Brewing Company received its license to make beer in June 2008, craft brewing was still a bit of a novelty in Greater Cincinnati. “It’s been fun,” said Dan Listermann, the brewery’s founder and namesake. (Complete Story)
Piano lessons at a brewery? This new Beerthoven program is making it possible(September 5) – Lazarus Brewing will be the site of Beerthoven Kraft, a newly established mobile piano lab run by the folks behind the Beerthoven Concert Series. As the name suggests, Beerthoven is all about producing classical music concerts in a casual setting where audiences are drinking free beer while they listen. (Complete Story)
Genesee Brewery cans barrel-aged stout, readies for new festival(September 5) – To celebrate one of Rochester’s gems, the Genesee Brewery is releasing a new barrel-aged stout and co-hosting a family friendly party in conjunction with the city of Rochester. The Genesee Brew House Pilot Batch Bourbon Barrel-Aged Stout will go on sale at 11 a.m. Friday when the Brew House opens for business. (Complete Story)
A Harvard Square Jazz Venue Becomes a Beer Hall(September 5) – Beat Brasserie formerly known as Beat Hotel — will transform into Beat Brew Hall, aiming to create an environment similar to European beer halls while still showcasing live music(Complete Story)
Last Call: A book to help you think about beer, as if you’re not already(September 5) – An upshot of spending way too much time delayed in airports over the past few days: I’ve had a lot of time to read, and drink beer, and read about drinking beer while drinking beer(Complete Story)
Beer in the Bay: SF Brewers Guild announces Beer Week 2019 dates and Cellarmaker plots new taproom(September 5) – The San Francisco Brewers Guild is readying for the fall by announcing dates for San Francisco Beer Week 2019: Friday, February 1 through Sunday, February 10, 2019(Complete Story)
Fat Head’s Brewery wins 2018 Cleveland Oktoberfest craft-beer competition(September 4) – MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS, Ohio – Fat Head’s Brewery took top honors Friday in Cleveland Oktoberfest’s annual microbrew competition for the fourth consecutive year. Its Alpenglow Weizenbock, no stranger to medals in competition, earned best-in-show honors at the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds. Complete Story
Trend toward “healthy” beer has some raising eyebrows(September 4) – Is there such a thing as “healthy” beer? Not really, the experts say. But that hasn’t stopped some breweries from trying to market some products as natural, fresh or “better” for you(Complete Story)
When it comes to beer, ‘craft’ isn’t always synonym for ‘good’(September 3) – We need to “support craft brewing.” I disagree. We need to support good brewing(Complete Story)
Use Alexa to Figure Out What Food Pairs With Your Beer(September 3) – When we think about pairing alcohol with our food, the first thing that comes to mind is typically wine. While a nice wine pairing is great, you can also pair your food with beer(Complete Story)
Kevin Youkilis is bringing his ‘Greek God of Hops’ IPA to Boston(August 31) – Red Sox player is partnering with Mass. Bay Brewing Co. (makers of Harpoon) to bring two Loma beers to the East Coast(Complete Story)
Domestic Beer Shipments Jumped in July, but Off-Premise Sales are Still Flat(Aug 31) – Year-to-Date volume sales of beer are basically flat, according to market research firm IRI Worldwide, which tracks scan data at major off-premise retailers throughout the U.S(Complete Story)
Last Call: Ramen beer? Ramen beer(August 30) – I am on board with beer and ramen; give me a hearty tonkatsu and an Asahi Super Dry and I’m a happy camper(Complete Story)
This super chill robot will serve you beer(August 30) – Here’s the long and short of it: Alpine Dog Brewery uses a robot to pour beers at Brew-Fest(Complete Story)
It was toilet wastewater. Now it’s beer. Can you swallow this new Boise brewery trend?(August 30) – The biggest challenge about making beer from recycled wastewater isn’t the purification process. Or the actual brewing, it’s coming up with a name(Complete Story)
The 10 Best Beer Gifts for Brew Snobs(August 29) – If they know the difference between a session IPA and a double IPA, then they’ll love these gift ideas.(Complete Story)
Where have all the beer bottles gone?(August 29) – Am I the only homebrewer who sees the craft beer industry’s shift toward cans as just slightly inconvenient?(Complete Story)
Clear Beer? Don’t Judge a Drink by Its Color(August 29) – The drink in the bottle might look clear, but one tastes like coffee, another is flavored like Coca-Cola and a third lays claim to “beer taste.”(Complete Story)
How to get the most out of your next beer flight(August 28) – How do you pick from a list of dozens of beers ranging from IPAs to esoteric experimentations? One solution is to order a taster flight.(Complete Story)
To Sell New Streaming TV Service, BrewDog Turns to “Beer Porn”(August 28) – Scottish craft brewery BrewDog is continuing to expand its reach beyond the beer category, today announcing the launch of a namesake streaming video service that features more than 100 hours of drinks-related content.(Complete Story)
Falcons to sell $5 craft pale ale at home games this season(August 27) – After peeling back prices on some of their most popular items last year to unprecedented levels, the Atlanta Falcons are ready to shock the sports world again with a $5 craft beer(Complete Story)
Was Constellation Brands’ Craft Beer Strategy a Bust?(August 27) – The big bet Constellation Brands (NYSE:STZ) made in craft beer looks like it’s going awry. Having jumped into the industry with both feet and a $1 billion acquisition of Ballast Point Brewing in 2015, the owner of the U.S. based-rights to sell Corona beer has only seen its craft beer ambitions deflate(Complete Story)
The unofficial guide to all the breweries in Cincinnati(August 26) – New breweries are popping up all across the United States, and, of course, the Queen City is part of this trend. According to statista.com, Cincinnati ranks No. 11 for number of microbreweries and brew pubs out of all of the cities in the U.S. in 2018.(Complete Story)
Burning Foot Beer Festival 2018 brings the party to Muskegon beach(Aug 26) – The beach was hopping during the Burning Foot Beer Festival Saturday. Thousands gathered at Muskeogn’s Pere Marquette Park on Lake Michigan to taste beers from the Great Lakes region. Attendees checked their shoes at the gate for the barefoot festivities.( Complete Story)
Tallgrass Production Brewery Suspends Operation(August 24) – Tallgrass Brewing Company has confirmed with MHK Business News that the production plant will suspend operations indefinitely after Friday, August 24. The employees of the regional brewery will be furloughed. The Tallgrass Tap House will remain in operation. Complete Story
Pumpkin beers are ripe for picking, if perhaps a bit early in season for some(Aug 24) – Pumpkin beers are back – for gourd or bad. For some beer lovers, the August arrival of pumpkin beers is a tasty treat. But for others, this annual influx of fall-flavored brews coming with nearly a month of summer remaining is a cringe-worthy trick(Complete Story)
Long-Awaited Budweiser Reserve Copper Lager Arrives on Shelves(Aug 24) – Today, Budweiser and Jim Beam® Bourbon officially unveil their highly anticipated collaborative brew Budweiser Reserve Copper Lager(Complete Story)
Game of Thrones releases a dark, sexy beer honoring Jon Snow(Aug 24) – Ready for the King in the North of beers? HBO is unveiling a new Game of Thrones beer honoring Jon Snow(Complete Story)
Boise’s big breweries face declining sales. Do you drink beer? Blame yourself(Aug 23) – When Idaho beer production data for 2017 was released, the news was bittersweet for Sockeye Brewing(Complete Story)
BrewDog DogHouse: World’s first beer-themed hotel opens in Ohio this weekend(August 22) – Named the DogHouse, the hotel in Canal Winchester, a city near Columbus, is the first of its kind and features 32 rooms, including eight deluxe suites and a workout facility. All rooms include in-room refrigerators stocked with BrewDog beers, in-shower fridges, in-room taps, 42-inch flat screens and plenty more. Complete Story
New State Law Has Craft Beer Owners Fearing For Their Futures(Aug 22) – Brewery taprooms can now sell beer from other brewers(Complete Story)
Craft Beer Was Built on an Us-Versus-Them Ethos. Now It’s Tearing Us Apart.(Aug 22) – In July 2008, the Seattle microbrewery Elysian made a special beer for the 20th anniversary of Sub Pop Records, the influential local record label that had launched the careers of Nirvana and Soundgarden(Complete Story)
‘Hoppiest place on earth:’ BrewDog opens hotel with beer taps in every room(Aug 21) – BrewDog Tuesday announced it has opened its craft beer hotel, named the DogHouse. The 32-room Canal Winchester hotel features beer taps in every room and a built-in shower beer fridge.(Complete Story)
Record-Setting Runner Disqualified for Not Drinking Enough Beer(Aug 21) – Corey Bellemore thought he had won last weekend’s’s 2018 Beer Mile World Classic in Vancouver, B.C. with a shockingly fast time of 4 minutes and 24 seconds(Complete Story)
Is Craft Brew Alliance the Craft Brewer to Watch?(Aug 21) – The one craft brewer to watch isn’t really a craft brewer at all. The craft beer industry doesn’t recognize Craft Brew Alliance as one of its own(Complete Story)
Steam – The unique style born out of the California Gold Rush blends the crispness of a lager with the flavor of an ale(Aug 21) – Thanks to the popularity of lager yeast and a lack of refrigeration, California also became the frontier of a new kind of brew: steam beer(Complete Story)
Harley-Davidson Unleashes Special Beer for Its 115th Anniversary(Aug 21) – The limited-edition release is a collaboration between three Milwaukee breweries. – From August 29 to September 2, Harley-Davidson will be celebrating its 115th anniversary in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, home of the company’s headquarters. And this year, motorcycle fans looking to toast the legendary brand will have a dedicated beer to do it(Complete Story)
Cheers to DC Beer Week: Deals, Events and More(Aug 20) – It’s DC Beer Week! The weeklong toast to beer began Sunday, Aug. 19 and runs through Sunday, Aug. 26(Complete Story)
Fan sacrifices beer to steal a home run for Padres’ Eric Hosmer(Aug 20) – fan who ended up sacrificing his beer Friday night at Petco Park to literally help steal a home run for San Diego’s first baseman(Complete Story)
Beer Giants Tap Into Africa With Brews Under $1(Aug 18) – In the world’s poorest continent and fastest-growing beer market, global brewers are being forced to reinvent themselves(Complete Story)
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