Craft Brewers In 2011 [Infographic]
A look at the craft sector in 2011, published by the Brewer’s Association.
Beer News
Atlanta To Get 1st New Belgium Festival In June
Atlanta will get its first New Belgium Tour De Fat event this June. Tour de Fat unites bike lovers for a day of two-wheeled revelry (PARTY!) while raising money for local nonprofits. Tour de Fat includes a costumed bicycle parade, Continue Reading →
Drink A Beer For Michael Jackson, Who Would Have Turned 70 Today
If you love beer, you are familiar with a different MJ. Michael Jackson (The Beer Hunter) spent his live doing what most of us wish we could do for a living. Drinking and writing about beer. Born March 27, 1942 Continue Reading →
New Belgium Accused Of Copycatting?
Just got sent this. @WorkLabs, based in Richmond, Virginia looks to be slinging a little mud in the form of a copycat claim. It’s about New Belgium’s new Shift Pale Lager and their new advertising. See the art above, Continue Reading →
Total U.S. Brewery Count Breaks 2,000
I knew any day now this would become official. There are now more than 2,000 breweries operating in the United States. According to data released by the Brewer’s Association today – the craft industry saw a 13% rise Continue Reading →
Bell’s Oberon Returns Today. Now In 12 Packs
Bell’s Oberon Ale officially returns as of today (or midnight last night if you want to split hairs.) New packaging format is being added this year- 12 packs. Starting in the northwest, the brewery will rollout 12 packs to Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Continue Reading →
Idaho Passes Small Brewery Bill
A new bill has just passed in Idaho. Lawmakers have passed a plan that will lift longstanding restrictions on investing in more than one company that brews beer. New jobs can now be generated, as brewers that produced less Continue Reading →
