Craft Beer News Archives
Samuel Adams brewers recognize the winter season will feel different this year, with many Americans taking “home for the holidays” literally. To spread some holiday cheer when drinkers need it most, Samuel Adams celebrates the return of the #1 winter seasonal beer1, Samuel Adams Winter Lager, with a crisper and brighter remixed recipe and new ways…
Few craft breweries inspire awe from beer aficionados like Other Half Brewing. Widely recognized as one of the most exciting breweries in New York, Other Half attracted beer tourists from all over the country and beyond, waiting in long lines and even camping out on the sidewalk for new releases. Then, COVID-19 forced the brewery…
Samuel Smith hopes you are well and managing to cope with the way in which restrictions are affecting your work and social life. This is just a short message to say that the Samuel Smith brewery shop remains open and is processing all the mail orders as fast as they can. The most recent items…
Schlafly Beer announces the release of one of their most popular seasonal variety packs, Stout Bout. With three stouts brewed exclusively for the sampler, this year’s 12-pack Stout Bout features: Mexican Chocolate Stout, Oatmeal Stout, Export Stout and the new Berry Brunch Stout. All of the beers (excluding Oatmeal Stout) are available exclusively in the variety pack. The sampler is…
Extreme Beer Fest®—BeerAdvocate’s signature and widely popular beer festival that focuses on creative brewing—is going virtual. The 18th annual world-class celebration of brewers who push the boundaries of brewing and raise a fist at the norm will be held at thousands of homes on Feb. 5 and 6, 2021. Presented by Dogfish Head Craft Brewery…
Cascade Brewing has released Roadside Chai 2018, its second sour ale project packaged in new 250 ml slim cans; Encyclopedia Botanica debuted the 250 ml can in late October. The new format represents the brewery’s recommended individual serving size of its Northwest sour ales. Cascade Brewing will continue to package its beers—including Roadside Chai—in 500…
Pabst Brewing Company, LLC and Molson Coors Beverage Company today announced that they have completed the sale of Molson Coors’s Irwindale, Calif., brewery property to Irwindale Brew Yard, a subsidiary of Pabst. In January 2020, Molson Coors announced that it would cease production at the 40-year-old facility by September of 2020. Pabst had the option to purchase…
Kochendorfer Brewing Company will celebrate one-year of manufacturing great local beer on Saturday, November 14 from noon-midnight at their brewery located at 1155 McCurdy Road in Duncan, Oklahoma. The festivities for the day include an extra special beer release, food trucks, live music performances throughout the day, new merchandise, and activities for the whole family….
The Beer Connoisseur magazine has partnered with Tavour to make available highly rated and hard-to-get beers via exclusive buying events for its Beer Buyers Club members. In weeks where they do not have an organized Buying Event (such as this week), they will be providing you humans top beer picks from the Tavour lineup that are currently available for…
A new eco-friendly multi-concept dining and imbibing destination (affectionately referred to as the ‘Acre of Awesome’) will soon debut in San Diego’s vibrant Barrio Logan neighborhood in the historic Fraser’s Boiler Service building (1735 National Avenue, adjacent to Thorn Brewing Co). The project will launch on November 19th with the opening of ReBru Spirits, a…
Teamsters representing workers at Mancini Beverage are urging the public to contact state authorities to object to the company’s planned purchase of a local Budweiser distribution facility as it will create a monopoly and hurt workers. Additionally, the union is fighting to keep its members safe while Mancini Beverage is currently under investigation for their…
From an emerging Willamette Valley cultivar to a brewery-sponsored hop from the Yakima Valley, Firestone Walker’s Luponic Distortion IPA series is back with another mind-bending hop blend—this time delivering flavors of lime, blueberry and pomelo. Advancing the mantra of “flavors through hops,” the latest release of Luponic Distortion is now rolling out in six-pack and…
North Coast Brewing Company, an independent American craft brewery producing award-winning beers since 1988, is pleased to announce the nationwide release of its critically acclaimed Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout in a 16 oz. can. Produced in the tradition of 18th Century English brewers who supplied the court of Russia’s Catherine the Great, Old Rasputin Russian Imperial…
Sweetwater Brewing, a 420 (cannabis) friendly brewery with a line of beers themed around the 420 concept such as 420 Extra Pale Ale and the 420 Strain line of beers, has been acquired by one of the world’s leading cannabis companies, Aphira, Inc. Sweetwater also sponsors the annual Sweetwater 420 Fest, a music and art…
This year has been a challenging one for everyone. Craft breweries are no exception, and with temperatures dropping those challenges are increasing. “It’s changed the nature of the business,” says Matt Lincecum, owner of Seattle’s renowned Fremont Brewing. “Even when we were a tiny, unknown brewery, our space was always packed. It’s a different vibe…
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