(Bend, Oregon) – Fresh Squeezed IPA, which made its debut last summer in Deschutes Brewery’s Bond Street Series, is now moving into six-packs and becoming the first year-round brew in the series. Lauded by DRAFT Magazine, Fox News and Gayot.com as one of the top beers of 2013, Deschutes Brewery is happy to increase availability […]
Paso Robles, CA— Firestone Walker Brewing Company christened its “Keg Shed” this week, firing up a dual state-of-the-art keg line that nearly triples the brewery’s per-hour keg output. “We are always looking for any incremental edge in quality and efficiency, and the Keg Shed is our latest investment in this mission,” said co-proprietor Adam Firestone. […]
(Chicago,IL) – On Thursday 2/20/14 we’ll join forces for the good of all. Three Floyds, Bill Kim and Half Acre will host an evening of fellowship in celebration of “A Week of Three Floyds and Friends.” To mark the occasion, we’ll release Shewolf, a bracing, collaborative IPA we brew with Three Floyds. While our store […]
(Chico, CA) – For the first time, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. is aggregating its whole-cone hop prowess into one box, the 4-Way IPA variety 12-pack. Shipping to distributors beginning next week, the 4-Way IPA variety pack features two brand new India Pale Ales, as well as a year-round powerhouse and an updated rendition of a […]
We just caught up Jeremy Danner, Ambassador Brewer at Boulevard Brewing. Boulevard is the most famous craft brewery Missouri. Late last year, it was announced that Boulevard Brewing was acquired by Duvel Moortgat. There’s always a mixed reaction within the craft beer industry with news like that, so we wanted to get Jeremy’s view on […]
Glendale, WI – On the week of February 24th, Sprecher Brewing Company will release the 2014 batch of “Beyond” Braggot, a style of mead made with honey and barley malt. Often considered the ancestor of all fermented drinks and the oldest brewed beverage, mead is steeped in history. Wikipedia notes that famed French anthropologist Claude […]
Nationally recognized, professional judges at the fourteenth annual Bistro Double IPA festival award Kinetic Brewing of Lancaster, California the Gold Medal for best Double India Pale Ale.
(Middleburgh Heights, OH) – Top Hop! At the 2013 Great American Beer Festival, Hop JuJu won Gold, outshining 148 other competitors in the 2nd largest category of entry: Imperial India Pale Ale. For us, brewing this supernatural beer with a “reckless use of hops” is a labor of love (with just a little witchcraft) and now we’ve […]
We have the sexy and delicious Gregory Nagel from the OC Beer Blog ( http://blog.ocbeerblog.com/ ) joining us this week and he brought along some delicious Nelson Showers, a double IPA from Noble Ale Works. We love Nelson hops .. and it shows, and Greg actually keeps up on track, which is weird. Master Pairings […]
(Austin, TX) – We’re very pleased to announce that Jester King will now be sold in Texas through Flood Distribution, a new distributor focused entirely on artisan beer, cider, and spirits. The owners of Flood have a genuine passion for artisan beer and have been working hard to put together a portfolio of products made with […]
Boulder, CO – The Avery Brewing Company announced today that it is expanding its distribution in Wisconsin by partnering with Beechwood Sales & Service and Specialty Beverage of Wisconsin. Starting this week Avery beers will be available throughout the entire state in package and on draft. Avery beers to hit shelves and taps starting today […]
Asheville, NC – Asheville beer drinkers will get first crack at New Belgium Brewing’s RyePA, brewed with Carolina Rye™ from Asheville’s own Riverbend Malt House, when the beer launches locally here in late-February. RyePA, a Hop Kitchen offering from New Belgium, uses rye grown in North Carolina and floor malted by Riverbend Malt House. A handful […]
Chico, CA – Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. continues to champion whole-cone hops with its 2014 Harvest series whose five large-format (24-ounce) IPAs will showcase newly developed hop varieties and explore diverse hopping methods: single hop, fresh hop, wet hop, and wild hop. The first beer, a single hop IPA shipping nationwide next week, features the […]
