Tis the Season for Holiday Gift Guides and 2017 “Best Of ” Lists. We know you’re hard at work compiling your expert picks, so we hope you’ll keep in mind TRAPPIST BEER TRAVELS released this year from Schiffer Publishing. This combination beer journal, history book, and travelogue grants readers rare access inside monastery walls for an in-depth look…
US Beverage announced the launch of a new non-alcoholic beverage category to their ever-increasing portfolio of brands. The Stamford, CT based US Beverage, known for their selection of premium craft and import beverages, unveiled the first product line of the category: Nectar Girl™ All-Natural Low Calorie Cocktail Mixers. Nectar Girl™ All-Natural Low Calorie Cocktail Mixers…
How to fill your bar with customers? You know you have a great offer in your bar, you know that your bartender is super friendly, but still, you don’t have enough customers. What can you do to improve your business and fill your bar with customers? You don’t have to do much but you need…
In 1998, Art Larrance – one of founding fathers of craft brewing in Oregon – established The Raccoon Lodge & Brew Pub in Southwest Portland. At the same time, he installed a 10 barrel brewhouse on the bottom floor of the restaurant and called it Cascade Brewing. His goal was to provide a warm and…
As craft breweries throughout San Diego experiment with seasonal releases, one Point Loma brewery has something hazy up its sleeve. On Wednesday, November 22, Bay City Brewing Co. will release Martin Scorehazy — the latest creation in its hazy beer series. At 6.6 percent alcohol by volume, the fifth addition to Bay City Brewing Co.’s…
After one too many warm beers, New Zealand startup HUSKI Limited today launched a revolutionary new product that keeps beer ice-cold while you drink – The HUSKI Cooler™. “Like most Kiwis, we love a cold beer, but with the New Zealand sun it’s a pleasure that’s often all too short lived; we thought that sounded…
Trillium Brewing Company, in partnership with Roslindale Village Main Street, is excited to announce plans to operate an indoor winter beer garden in the iconic Roslindale Substation Building. The Trillium Garden at the Substation is slated to open in early December 2017 and will run through the winter season. In the heart of Roslindale Village, the beer…
Invisible Sentinel Inc., a Philadelphia-based global molecular solutions company announces commercialization of its real-time PCR platform, Veripro™, and the first assay available on the platform, brewPRO™ for the detection of Lactobacillus and Pediococcus. brewPRO is a comprehensive, risk management detection system for beer spoiling Lactobacillus and Pediococcus. brewPRO was recently unveiled at the Master Brewers…
Lompoc Brewing has announced the closure of its Hedge House location at 3412 SE Division St. The final day will be Tuesday, Nov. 28. Owner Jerry Fechter gave the following statement. “We’d like to thank our staff, customers, friends, family, and vendors for your support over the last 14 years. We are so proud of our team, some of whom have…
The holidays are officially here – our holiday beer, Moravian Porter, goes on tap next Friday, November 24! The pub (open at 11am) and the tasting room (open extended hours starting at noon) will both have this dark spiced porter on sale in pints, bottles, and a very special holiday gift box. The…
Indian Peaks Brewing (the brewery that operates as Left Hand Brewing) is suing White Labs over a $2 million recall which Indian Peaks claims is due to contaminated yeast from White Labs. This story appeared on Courthousenews.com here: https://www.courthousenews.com/brewer-says-bad-yeast-tanked-beer-sales/ A copy of the actual complaint is available here Official statement from White Labs: “The case,…
With 2017 in the books, the Great Vegas Festival of Beer, Nevada’s largest craft beer festival, is already rapidly approaching once again. Discover Beer the Motley Brews way as we convert the streets of Downtown Las Vegas into a four-block, beer lovers’ heaven once again. New breweries, experiences and entertainment will show one simple truth, WE LOVE BEER! Some highlights…
Kansas City Breweries Company LLC, the supplier of KC LiteTM and KC LagerTM beer has announced plans today to build a major brewery and beverage production complex adjacent to Interstate 435 highway South of Truman road that will serve beverage, grocery and convenience store markets throughout the midwestern states. The planned facility in the Blue…
Hangar 24 Craft Brewing will partake in a five-day fundraiser over the long Thanksgiving weekend in order to raise money for victims of the October fires that devastated Northern California. Russian River Brewing Co. in Santa Rosa is leading the charge to raise money for the King Ridge Foundation, under the “Sonoma Pride” name, and…
Stone Brewing’s distributing division, Stone Distributing Co., donated $72,000 of its sales in the month of October to benefit those affected by the devastation of the recent Northern California fires. The donation was generated from a percentage of Stone beer sales and the sales of 17 of its supplier partners, most notably Bear Republic and Russian River of Sonoma County. Funds were sent to Direct Relief, providing emergency assistance to California’s Office of Emergency Services, the Napa County Public…
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