Get a Beer Named After a Family Pet While Raising Funds for the West Suburban Humane Society West Suburban Humane Society (WSHS wshs-dg.org) has partnered with local Downers Grove brewery, Alter Brewing Company (alterbrewing.com), to raise funds for the WSHS at an inaugural craft beer tasting event on Sunday, March 3, 2019. The event will…
White Labs has teamed up with Marañón Chocolate to isolate and produce a unique yeast from a rare cacao variety—Pure Nacional—that was once thought to be extinct in Peru. The strain, WLP546 Marañón Canyon Wild Cacao, has now been released to customers for brewing beer. The coveted cacao bean was rediscovered in late 2007 by…
Best Coast Beer Fest is returning to San Diego’s scenic Embarcadero Marina Park South on March 9th, and will feature over 100 of San Diego’s home-grown craft breweries, plus food trucks and local entertainment for the city’s beer-lovers and foodies to enjoy. Taking place from 12 – 4 p.m., the event will not only showcase…
This spring, San Diego’s popular Tequila & Taco Music Festival will be returning for its third year to the beautiful Embarcadero Marina Park South in Downtown San Diego. A huge success in its first two years, the festival will feature exclusive tequila sampling on Saturday, with entertainment, good eats and other libations for guests 21…
BeerBoard, the leader in real-time data, insights and consumer engagement for the hospitality industry, announced today that Diageo Beer Company USA has signed on as the company’s newest brewing partner. This move adds one of the world’s leading consumer product companies to BeerBoard’s vast client list. A global leader in beverage alcohol, Diageo is the…
A new brand of crafted malt beverages will soon be available in bottles across the St. Louis area and surrounding markets with Saint Louis Crafted Cocktails. Utilizing the flavors of the most iconic cocktails, Saint Louis Crafted Cocktails offers a new, all-natural bottled alcoholic beverage. With a taste fit for The Dude, the brand will…
Cigar City Brewing (CCB) has announced expansion into the Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine markets in February 2019. Kegs and 12oz cans of award-winning Jai Alai IPA, GABF Gold Medal winning Maduro Brown Ale and the brewery’s newest year-round offering, Guayabera Citra Pale Ale, will be available throughout these New England states beginning in February…
Colorado-based organic and natural retailer Natural Grocers will soon expand its Cottage Wine and Craft Beer concept to three stores in Oklahoma. Natural Grocers Cottage Wine and Craft Beer® offers a convenient and comprehensive selection of specialty alcoholic beverages such as local, organic and gluten-free beer options, organic and biodynamic wine, hard cider and alcoholic kombucha. Natural Grocers…
The new beer & pizza hangout is set to open on Monday, February 11th in the heart of Silver Lake, Los Angeles, at 3903 Sunset Blvd, offering more than 100 craft beers in cans, unique salads and sides, and both thin and thick crust pizza with creative toppings (vegan and non-vegan options available!). A true…
Today, Allagash Brewing Co. releases Sun Drift, a beer brewed with lemon zest, fermented with Brettanomyces yeast, and then blended with black tea. Sun Drift will be available in four-packs of 12 oz. bottles, and will begin shipping out to the brewery’s complete distribution footprint starting Monday, Feb. 4th. “This beer’s flavor goes beyond the…
Cannabiniers, a beverage, technology & brand management company revolutionizing the cannabis industry with first-to-market, patented, safe, natural and fast acting infusion technology, today announced the expansion of its line of non-alcoholic cannabinoid infused craft “Cannabier,” Two Roots Brewing Co, to California. Two Roots will be offered in both THC-infused and full spectrum CBD-infused options and will be…
Tröegs Independent Brewing announces the release of its rotating Hop Cycle beer for spring, First Cut Mango IPA. Two complementary ingredients – citrusy Simcoe hops and sweet mango – come together to form an IPA greater than the sum of its parts. With hops in hand and curiosity as our guide, we conjured up the…
Sufferfest Beer Company of San Francisco, CA will join Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. of Chico, CA and Mills River, NC, the breweries announced on Monday. Sierra Nevada will acquire 100 percent of Sufferfest, which is the company’s first-ever acquisition. The breweries stated shared values, commitment to innovation, and common goals as the root of the…
February is about to be a straight-up megabonanza of liquid riches. This month’s Modern Times special release sale arrives sporting a jaw-dropping lineup of hazy radness & fruited funk that’s virtually guaranteed to delight and amaze all lovers of adult beverages. What’s on the menu, you ask? Behold: Underworld Dreams: 2019 Edition (hazy 6.2% IPA w/ Simcoe,…
San Francisco throws down a sudsy celebration during Beer Week, February 1-10, during which CANarchy Craft Brewery Collective members Three Weavers Brewing Company, Cigar City Brewing, and Oskar Blues Brewery, alongside the Can’d Aid Foundation, will appear at interactive craft beer-centric events all over town. San Francisco Beer Week marks an expansion of distribution into…
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