Trailer: The Next Great American Brewer [Video] Video

9 hours ago

A reality show that beer geeks can get behind- The Next Great American Brewer.  50 states, 20 contestants, one great brewer.  The show is collaborative effort between Goose Island Brewing, The Siebel Institute, and Main Gate Visuals.  Video via Rob O’Sullivan of MainGate.

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Coolest Office? Maxim Drinks 365 Different Beer Brands At Once Video

9 hours ago

Jockeying for the coolest office trophy is Maxim Magazine. (Let’s face it, they probably were already in the running).  In one sitting, they drank 365 different beer brands in one … Read the rest

Elysian’s Apocalyptic Beer #3: Fallout

9 hours ago

Elysian Brewing is celebrating the supposed end of the world with 12 Beers of the Apocalypse.   Beer #2  Heather Ale was just released yesterday.  So it doesn’t get lost in the shuffle, this release #3 – Fallout.  A pale ale brewed with green cadamom.

If the world was coming to an end, what would you brew?

Utilizing artwork by Seattle native Charles Burns from his graphic novel classic, Black Hole, Seattle’s Elysian Brewing and Fantagraphics Books team up to the answer the question with The 12 Beers Of The Apocalyse.   

Beer #3 FALLOUT… Read the rest

StarBev Sale Could Be $3 Billion

11 hours ago

CVC Capital Partners Ltd, a British private equity firm that owns Formula One is currently considering the sale of StarBev.  StarBev is based in the Czech Republic, and brews 16 brands including Staropramen.   Three big beer players have apparently approached StarBev, including Kirin, Asahi Group, and Anheuser-Busch InBev.  Ironically, AB sold that same business to CVC back in 2009.  In that 2009 deal, AB retained the rights to purchase the company back, should CVC decide to sell.

Other Suitors

The list of interested parties don’t stop there.  Rumors are that… Read the rest

American Craft Beer Week Returns In May

12 hours ago

The craft beer nation is prepping to celebrate American Craft Beer Week, The Mother of all Beer Weeks, May 14-20. American Craft Beer Week® (ACBW) invites breweries, beer wholesalers, retailers, media and craft beer fans to join in the country’s craft beer revolution by celebrating with events featured on CraftBeer.com.

“Last year, all fifty states held official celebrations to hoist a glass to America’s small and independent craft brewers,” said Julia Herz of CraftBeer.com, producers of ACBW.… Read the rest

Anheuser-Busch To Invest Close To $80 Mil In Can Plant

13 hours ago

From a couple of days ago-  Anheuser-Busch has announced plans to increase production capacity… Read the rest

Westie XII Mania Draws Closer

13 hours ago

Westvleteren mania is about to hit United States soil. Until this picture was posted by Chris LaPierre,a brewer for Iron Hill – I personally hadn’t seen a real live labeled … Read the rest

Not All Flying Dog Brewhouse Rarities Are Draft Only

14 hours ago

Just 2 weeks ago, BSJ mentioned that Flying Dog Brewing was adding Disobedience Abbey Dubbel to the Brewhouse Rarities series.  The Rarities releases are/were limited to draft only offerings around the Mid-Atlantic region.  Looks like one will get a little bottle treatment too – Disobedience Abbey Dubbel.   Disobedience is brewed with maple syrup.

Style: Dubbel (w/ Maple Syrup)
Availability: Draft. 750 ml bottles (limited)
Arrival: After April, 2012 … Read the rest

Saranac’s Blend of Lager & Lemonade

15 hours ago

Will the shandy style beers compete with the emerging cider market?  … Read the rest

Foothills Barrel Aged People’s Porter Coming To Bottles

15 hours ago

This is not the first time that Foothills Brewing (Winston-Salem, NC) has released Bourbon Barrel Aged Porter.  It will however, be the first time that Foothill’s Brewing will have released it in bottles.  BBL Aged People’s Porter has been available on tap at various releases, include Olde Rabbit’s Foot, & Barrel Aged Sexual Chocolate.  The base beer is of course People’s Porter, a robust English style porter with notes of unsweetened chocolate and espresso.

People’s Porter aged in 20 year old bourbon barrels.  This gold medal winning robust porter has a dark, ruby hue, and complex chocolate, caramel and toffee notes.… Read the rest

Pabst Eyeing Craft Brands, Cider?

1 day ago

Pabst owner C. Dean Metropoulos mentioned at the Beer Industry Summit today that he is and will be looking for more beer acquisitions in the future.  As the craft beer sector grows, the market is prime for such new purchases.

Metropoulous purchased Pabst in 2010 with his sons for $250 million dollars.  While Mr. Metro didn’t so much as hint to what brands, he did say that ciders were a potential.  It’s no secret that the cider category is on the move.  SABMiller’s Tenth & Blake just acquired Crispin Ciders, Michelob plans Ultra Cider, and Sam Adams is in the process of launching a new Angry Orchards line.… Read the rest

13 Year Old Dies After Four Loko Incident

1 day ago

A 13 year old boy from Maryland died in an unfortunate accident after consuming a Four Loko beverage. … Read the rest

Half Acre’s Double Daisy Returns 2/26

1 day ago

Half Acre Brewing’s Double Daisy Cutter returns on February 26th, 2012.    Double Daisy is a big edition of the brewery’s popular Daisy Cutter Pale Ale. Above is the 2012 artwork by Octophant.

Each time we throw this  fatty around our brewery it brings a certain glow to the place. Lets all celebrate the sludge and chime in for the double headed donkey who touts the clusters of craze, Doble Cortador!

Style: Imperial IPA
Availability: 22oz bombers, Draft.
Arrival: 2/26/12.  Limited 4 bottles, $9.99 each.… Read the rest

Manhattan Beer Gets $24 Million Tax Cut To Ignore New Jersey

1 day ago

Manhattan Beer Distributors has resided in the Bronx since 1979 but … Read the rest

Sam Adams To Announce 26.2 Brew This Thursday

1 day ago

Boston Beer will be unveiling Samuel Adams Boston 26.2 at a special new conference on Thursday at the brewery in Boston.    It is expected that the announcement will surround a partnership with the Boston Athletic Association, hosts of the Boston Marathon.

Details about the beer will be disclosed on Thursday, but according to a local Sam Adams rep, the new beer will be suitable for runners and watchers a like.  A lighter bodied, lower alcohol brew.   26.2 is brewed with coriander and salt.… Read the rest

Elysian’s Second Rapture Brew Hits Today

1 day ago

Elysian welcomes the end of the world with the release of Rapture Heather Ale today.  In preparation for the end of the world according to the Mayan calendar, Elysian is … Read the rest

Jester King Mad Meg Planned For Bottles

1 day ago


From Jester King Brewing’s limited release collection – Mad Meg.   The beer has just debuted on draft, and will soon hit bottles.

“Provision Ale” is a rough translation of the French term “bière de provision“, which was sometimes used to describe special beers that were suitable for extended storage and aging. Brewed from relatively simple, straightforward ingredients, Mad Meg is golden colored and quite strong, at over 9% ABV. Its palate intertwines delicate farmhouse esters with earthy, spicy hops and clean malt flavors. The name “Mad Meg”, refers to a peasant… Read the rest

Beijing’s Craft Breweries Double (There’s 2)

1 day ago

Beijing an emerging craft beer market? Looks that way.  Beijing has doubled their western style (i.e. North American style)  craft brewery count recently to 2.   Slow Boat Brewing just … Read the rest

Carson Daly Shows Golden Road Brewing Some Love Video

2 days ago

Golden Road Brewing just opened their doors in late 2011.  The brewery was built in just 4.5 months.  Golden Road lays claim to having the largest brewery opening (by volume) … Read the rest

Dogfish Release Update – 2/21

2 days ago

Dogfish Head just updating their release schedule as we go deeper into 2012…

Howdy Folks… we’ve had a busy beer release year so far (and it is barely even 2 months old)! In addition to our seven year round releases and Namaste we added Tweason’ale and Noble Rotso far this year. We also put out the test batch for Positive Contact, the next beer in our Music Series which will roll into distribution later this year!

Since we have so much coming at ya, we thought we’d give a little update here!… Read the rest

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