Craft Beer News Archives
The Craft Beer Marketing Awards (CBMAS) announced its CBMAS ‘Industry People of the Year’ awards for its 2021 award season, which recently came to a close. (The CBMAS award seasons begin each September). These ‘Industry People of the Year’ awards are voted on annually at the end of each CBMAS awards season by the global…
Soccer season is on and Chuckanut is jumping in with Yellow Card Ale. Originally designed in honor of the Bellingham United soccer team! The last time Yellow Card was brewed was in 2014 and it won NABA Gold Medal in 2013 and WA Beer Awards’ Silver 2013 and Gold 2014! This updated rendition is sessionable…
2021 marked the 10th anniversary of the NC Brewers Cup competition, administered by the North Carolina Craft Brewers Guild and sponsored by Pro Refrigeration, Inc. 803 entries were submitted by 110 independent North Carolina craft breweries, making this year’s competition the largest to date, and the largest single state commercial competition in the Southeast. By comparison, the first…
For the second year in a row, Rogue Ales & Spirits is celebrating its flagship beer with the ‘Paint the Can Dead’ campaign. Starting today, Rogue is challenging fans to create their own original Dead Guy inspired can art on a special edition blank white can. New this year, a panel of celebrity judges will pick…
Forget pumpkin-spiced lattes, 2021 is the year of pumpkin beer … and what better way to celebrate the season than with one of the country’s original and best-selling pumpkin-infused ales? Dogfish Head announces the return of Punkin Ale, the brewery’s iconic, fall-favorite brown ale brewed with real pumpkin meat, brown sugar and spices. The perfect…
Just months after celebrating its official launch, Paperback Brewing Co. has won a gold medal at the 2021 California Craft Brewers Cup, for its fan-favorite Tucked in by Strangers West Coast Style IPA. The impressive first win for the brewery, which began operations in July 2020, is in the ultra competitive American-Style India Pale Ale…
Beach & Brew, Venice Beach’s first self-pour taproom and New American kitchen, has just opened in the area known as Washington Square. Located two blocks from the sand, the new concept offers a rotating selection of 40 self-serve beers, hard ciders, seltzers, and kombuchas, as well as California coastal wines. Beach & Brew has taken…
The only brewery in the world combining over 260 years of Irish brewing experience with American beer creativity announces today a permanent addition to the Mid-Atlantic beer market: Guinness El Dorado Amber Ale. From the brewers at the home of Guinness in the U.S., the Open Gate Brewery in Baltimore, El Dorado Amber Ale is now available…
GABF is looking different again this year but the competition rages on and with it is Craft Brewers Conference! To make the best out of all of it, River North Brewery is releasing THREE different Mr. Sandman variants at both taprooms, Saturday, September 11th at 1 pm. All three Mr. Sandman’s are unique in their…
Chuckanut Brewery first created Rhinebier two years ago but has not released it since until today! Chuckanut Rhinebier is a new take on a classic Kolsch style, a beer common in Cologne, Germany along the Rhine River. Chuckanut’s Rhinebier is where old school Kolsch meet new school flair. Traditional Mittlefruh hops interplay with Saaz hops giving…
As the industry is shifting towards higher quality home entertaining, Bols, the World’s First Cocktail Brand, is inviting consumers to bring home the magic of cocktails with Bols Ready to Enjoy Cocktails. The newest additions to the Bols portfolio will feature four signature cocktails that have been expertly mixed for a convenient and true craft…
Porter Airlines is introducing a new partnership with Ontario craft brewery, Beau’s Brewing Co. Beau’s will be the exclusive beer partner for Porter’s complimentary in-flight beverage service. A rotating selection of products will be available, featuring Beau’s Lug Tread. Beau’s 473 ml tall cans will be offered as part of Porter’s onboard service, which includes complimentary snacks,…
High Camp Flasks Launches First-Ever Cocktail Shaker with an Integrated to-go Tumbler Design inspired by a traditional Mason Jar, our favorite highball cocktail glass. Our 20oz vacuum-insulated cocktail shaker sleekly converts into a highball tumbler by using our innovative coupling strainer design. This 3-piece configuration lets you decide whether to shake it at home or…
What is a Craft Beer? Knowing the beer name & brand used to be enough but sadly this is not the case anymore. Big beer like Anheuser-Bush InBev (AB INBev) has set a course to fool uneducated beer drinkers. AB InBev have disguised themself as mock craft breweries by creating brands that resembles craft beer…
BeerBoard – the leader in technology and automated business intelligence for the on-premise retail industry – is digitizing the back of the bar with the official launch of SmartOrders. The innovative platform completes BeerBoard’s ecosystem by providing solutions that work in tandem with the other key aspects of complete LBW management. SmartOrders uses BeerBoard’s technology and data to…
Terry Bunch
Raymond