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A Passion For: The Biggest And Baddest
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A Passion For: The Biggest And Baddest

The notorious Big Bad Baptist Imperial Stout gave birth to Epic Brewing barrel program back in 2016 when they launched “Double Barrel Big Bad Baptist” which combined barrel-aged beer with barrel-aged adjuncts. Since then, other profound ideas that started as food for thought have materialized into liquid enjoyed by the masses. This year six more…

Shmaltz Brewing Is Closing After 25 Years In The Beer Business. Last and Final Brew “Exodus 2021”
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Shmaltz Brewing Is Closing After 25 Years In The Beer Business. Last and Final Brew “Exodus 2021”

The biggest, the smallest, most award-winning, and still the only Jewish beer company in America, Shmaltz Brewing Company announces its farewell season after 25 years in the beer business with the first and final release of Bittersweet Lenny’s RIPA in 16oz cans, vintage gems from the Shmaltz beer vault, and a fitting tribute, Exodus 2021…

Tröegs Releases “Trail Day” To Help Protect PA’s Kittatinny Ridge
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Tröegs Releases “Trail Day” To Help Protect PA’s Kittatinny Ridge

Tröegs Independent Brewing once again partners with the Pennsylvania chapter of The Nature Conservancy to announce the release of Trail Day, a limited beer benefitting Pennsylvania’s Kittatinny Ridge, an ecologically important 185-mile chain of forested Appalachian mountains that runs through Pennsylvania. This dry-hopped pilsner begins with a backbone of German pilsner malt. Dry-hopping with Saaz…

Forty Creek Debuts Its First-Ever Cask Strength Whisky and Collaboration With Bench Brewing
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Forty Creek Debuts Its First-Ever Cask Strength Whisky and Collaboration With Bench Brewing

Forty Creek, the Canadian Whisky Distillery based in Grimbsy, Ontario, today announces the launch of Master’s Cut, the debut cask strength whisky from Master Blender Bill Ashburn. As a cask strength whisky, Master’s Cut is bottled at the same strength as it comes out of the barrel, offering a liquid that’s still recognizable as Forty Creek with an added…

Brewers Association Submits Comments to TTB on Biden Executive Order
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Brewers Association Submits Comments to TTB on Biden Executive Order

The Brewers Association (BA), responding to a Request for Information relating to President Biden’s Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy, provided initial comments to the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) addressing issues directly under TTB jurisdiction. These comments focused on trade practice enforcement issues and the need for regulatory…