To tackle the big question first, both breweries will continue to operate independently. Pat Mcilhenney will remain the president and brewer of Alpine Brewing, and Mike and Lisa Hinkley will continue running Green Flash. The rest shakes out like this.
This purchase/acquisition dates Continue Reading →
Wicked Weed Brewing (Asheville, NC) and New Belgium Brewing (Fort Collins, CO) have teamed up on a new offering – Tributary.
Tributary was brewed at the brewpub in Asheville (future home to New Belgium), and will release on November 15th, 2014.
Tributary features malt Continue Reading →
Short’s Brewing Company (Bellaire, MI) has announced a new division of their company – Starcut Ciders. The pressed hard ciders are designed to showcase the beauty and fruits of Northern Michigan.
Short’s head brewer Tony Hanson has taken lead on the Continue Reading →
Anheuser-Busch has announced they will launch new tequila-flavored beer Oculto in spring, 2015.
Oculto is brewed with blue agave, then blended with beer aged in tequila barrels. The launch is designed to attract younger drinker demographic (those who have just turned Continue Reading →
If you haven’t seen it yet, the cover of The New Yorker’s food issue (November 3rd, 2014) puts craft beer into focus.
The artwork portrays craft beer in a snobbish light, a bit like its alcoholic counterpart, wine. Needless to say, Continue Reading →
Number 24 in Avery Brewing’s Barrel Aged Series is Spontanea, an American wild ale.
Spontanea is brewed with Cabernet Sauvignon grape must and aged in Cabernet Savignon wine barrels. An interesting fact about Spontanea, is that no extra yeast was added Continue Reading →
Anheuser-Busch (AB-InBev) has acquired another craft brewery – 10 Barrel Brewing (Bend, OR).
“For the past eight years, we’ve been brewing beer, drinking beer and having fun doing it.” said co-founder Jeremy Cox, who will continue to lead 10 Barrel along Continue Reading →
