(Press Release) PASO ROBLES, CA—Firestone Walker Brewing Company is set to release its first Proprietor’s Vintage Series beer of 2014 with the return of Sucaba, a barrel-aged English barley wine that remains confoundingly unpronounceable yet eminently drinkable. Sucaba was one of the first components created as part of Firestone Walker’s annual barrel-aged Anniversary Ale blend starting... View Article
(Press Release) Oskar Blues Brewery has announced a handful of new market launches right out of the gate for 2014. First quarter new markets include a re-introduction to Idaho (Craig Stein Beverage), Minnesota (Original Gravity group of distributors), Kansas, Nevada and Delaware, along with increased distribution in southern Alabama. This announcement follows a 37 percent... View Article
(Press Release) DOVER, DE—Fordham Brewing is resetting its core lineup beginning in February of 2014. Three new core beers, the Rinse and Repeat series, focus on sessionability. None of the beers will clock in at higher than 5.0% ABV. The first, Gypsy Lager, is a Munich-style Helles brewed in the tradition of great German lagers. ... View Article
(Press Release) KANSAS CITY–Boulevard Brewing Company today announced that its “10% for KC“ program will again provide significant funding to three Kansas City non-profit organizations. Though final figures won’t be available until next week, approximately $22,500—representing 10% of Boulevard’s fourth quarter revenue from local sales of KC Pils—will be donated to the charitable groups. Online... View Article
(Press Release) FORT COLLINS, CO—New Belgium Brewing will begin distributing beer throughout Alabama as of January 27th, 2014. The “Yellowhammer” state will be New Belgium’s 36th state of distribution. Initial offerings include Fat Tire, Ranger IPA, Spring Blonde (seasonal), Snapshot Wheat, Shift, Trippel and the Lips of Faith series. The rollout will feature 12-oz and 22-oz... View Article
(Press Release) BOULDER, CO—According to a new analysis by the Brewers Association (BA)—the not-for-profit trade association that represents the majority of U.S. breweries—small and independent American craft brewers contributed $33.9 billion to the U.S. economy in 2012. The figure is derived from the total impact of beer brewed by craft brewers as it moves through the three-tier... View Article
(Press Release) FORT COLLINS, CO—Funkwerks will celebrate its third anniversary on December 14, 2013 with taproom festivities and the release of Bourbon Barrel Aged Quad to mark the occasion. Gordon Schuck and Brad Lincoln founded Funkwerks in December 2009. The award-winning Saison-focused brewery is located in Fort Collins, Colorado. “Gordon and I are very excited to have three... View Article
(Press Release) FORT COLLINS, CO—On January 4th, 2014, Odell Brewing will celebrate the release of Runoff Red IPA. Formerly known simply as “Red Ale,” Runoff is the same recipe with a new name and label and follows Isolation Ale as part of the brewery’s seasonal series of beers. “We wanted to give this beer a... View Article
(Press Release) Deschutes Brewery and Goose Island Beer Co., both founded in 1988, have come together to create a Belgian-style ale to celebrate their shared silver anniversary. This beer is the third and final in Deschutes Brewery’s Class of ‘88 collaboration series, which celebrates the anniversary of craft breweries around the country that were founded... View Article
