The Spoetzl Brewery in Shiner, Texas, the 111-year-old independent craft brewery and brewer of the iconic Shiner Bock, announced today the launch of its new craft brewed hard seltzer Shiner Straight Shooter. Jimmy Mauric, Shiner’s Brewmaster, stated, “When we set out to make our first hard seltzer we wanted it had to be genuinely craft…
Losing and maintaining weight is not so easy. Especially when you are on a strict diet then you come to know how hard it is to resist your favorite food like pizza with extra cheese, creamy pasta, and beer. On the other hand, everyone knows that a healthy diet is very beneficial but sometimes cheat…
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Kentuckiana (RMHCK), which is raffling five Pappy bottles packaged as a rare flight, is expecting the 1,500 tickets to fly off the shelves during its second annual bourbon raffle. Click here to get your tickets! Each ticket will be sold for $100 each and 100 percent of the proceeds benefit…
How to Make Hard Seltzer: Refreshing Recipes for Sparkling Libations, the latest release from Brewers Publications®, is the first comprehensive book on hard seltzer. Written by Chris Colby, celebrated beer author and homebrewer, this guide provides recipes and advice from the country’s best hard seltzer producers on making seltzer for both commercial and home enjoyment. Featuring…
Troegs Independent Brewing has once again teamed up with the Pennsylvania chapter of The Nature Conservancy to protect Pennsylvania’s Kittatinny Ridge, an ecologically important 185-mile chain of forested Appalachian mountains that runs through Pennsylvania. A portion of proceeds from Troegs brand new dry-hopped pilsner Trail Day will go toward the Tröegs Trail Day Fund to help protect…
Deep Ellum Brewing Company announces the release of Lateral Haze, a tropical hazy IPA brewed in honor of the greatest game on earth – football. No matter what the 2020 football season brings, Texans can still drink like diehard football fans with Lateral Haze. The 7.5% ABV football-seasonal is now available at select Texas retailers…
Last week we brought you the story about Skrewball releasing their Peanut Butter whiskey in three new bottles sizes. Today, local San Diego whiskey brand, Skrewball Peanut Butter Whiskey, is on a mission to bring smiles and spread kindness in San Diego with their latest creation – the Sheep Van! A funky automobile inspired by the renowned Dumb and Dumber van and Skrewball’s Black…
Perrin Brewing Company introduces Rhu Awakening, a limited release kettle sour. Rhu Awakening will be available on draft and in 6-packs of 12 oz. cans at the Perrin Pub (see current taproom operations here), with Michigan-wide distribution to follow. Celebrate the end of summer with a timeless flavor combination. Sweet, juicy strawberry tangles with tart…
For this group of self-proclaimed beer geeks with a music problem, the words “Record Store Day is FINALLY here,” could not sound any sweeter! Dogfish Head, the Official Beer of Record Store Day, and legendary indie rock trio, Galaxie 500, are celebrating with a limited-edition beer and vinyl release slated for Saturday, August 29. For…
It was 24 years ago that Greg Koch and Steve Wagner founded a small brewery, and committed themselves to brewing the kinds of beers THEY wanted to drink. Almost two and a half decades later, we’d say it’s worked out pretty well. Stone is celebrating this particular milestone the way they celebrate most things, with…
Wine.com, the nation’s leading online wine retailer, today announced a partnership with the Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) Americas to enhance the online tasting experience for WSET course providers and their students. The partnership gives WSET course providers the ability to offer a common set of wines to their online students, thereby facilitating the…
New San Diego Beer News® website is on tap! Most extensive, comprehensive online resource for information on San Diego’s world-famous brewing scene debuts to help struggling businesses during pandemic and beyond Last week marked the launch of the SAN DIEGO BEER NEWS® website (www.sandiegobeer.news), a one-stop resource for all things #SDBeer. Packed with news on San Diego’s 150-plus…
The beer that marked the beginning of our COVID journey and became an instant favorite is back! Quarantine Machine West Coast IPA makes its return in 4-pack cans this Saturday, 8/15. Smog City Brewing was really hoping Quarantine Machine would be obsolete at this point, but here we are, 5 months later, and we’re still living…
AleSmith Brewing Company is celebrating 25 years with the release of Diego Antonio West-Coast Style India Pale Ale, a collaboration with long-time industry cohort, Weathered Souls Brewing. Named after the patron saint of each brewery’s hometown – San Diego and San Antonio – Diego Antonio India Pale Ale is characterized by its unique Citra and Nelson Sauvin hops,…
Most people today have never known a world without Oktoberfest — the festival draws millions of revelers to Munich, Germany every September. But next month, there will be no lederhosen and dirndl-clad crowds; no cheery oompah music booming from tents; no steins spilling over with amber-hued brews. For the first time since World War II,…
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