Nothing is perfect. Even the craft brewing industry. Vinepair asked 10 professional craft brewers what was one thing they would like to change about the beer industry. The answers were everything from the role of social media to “innovation without intentionality.” See the full article here.
Molson Coors to Acquire Atwater Brewery
And the 2020 M&A season kicks off. Less than a month into the year, the first acquisition of a craft brewery in 2020 was announced today when Miller Coors disclosed the acquisition of Detroit’s Atwater Brewery Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Atwater sold all of its assets, including its Detroit and… Read More…
Cans Can Do It – Craft in Cans About to Surpass Bottles
Twenty years ago, beer in a can signaled a “cheap” or mass-marketed brand. Craft brewers shuddered at the thought of putting high-flavored, authentically brewed craft beer in a can. Fast forward to today, and cans will likely make up half of all distributed craft beer by the end of this year. It all… Read More…
Nestlé To Create Market for Food-grade Recycled Plastics
Nestlé has announced that it will invest up to $3 billion to lead the shift from virgin plastics to food-grade recycled plastics and to accelerate the development of innovative sustainable packaging solutions. Via: Via Food&Beverage
White Claw to Build New Production Plant in AZ
Mark Anthony Brewing, maker of White Claw hard seltzer will build a new, 916,000 square foot production plant in Glendale, AZ. The $250 million facility is expected to be completed in a quick seven months in order to meet exploding demand.. At a time when there is excess capacity in the industry due to… Read More…
Pabst Goes ‘Craft’
Pabst Brewing Company has been through a long and storied history. It’s a brand that has always been able to find a new life, just as it looked like the end might be near. The company dates back to the mid-1880’s and became the first American brewery to reach 1 million barrels of production… Read More…
CBMAs – Only 16 Days Left – Enter Today!
2020 Craft Beer Marketing Awards Home of “The Crushies” Honoring the Best Beer Marketing Awarded during CBC in Texas!
Boulder Beer to Close Brewery
Iconic pioneering Boulder Beer Company announced yesterday that they will close their Boulder, Colorado brewery and sell the building. The announcement comes just three months after the company said that they were downsizing by terminating all packaging and limiting business to only their onsite brewery tap room sales. Not more than a few weeks… Read More…
A Taste Test of Hard Seltzers?
Compared to even the subtle and delicate flavor profile of an authentic Pilsner style lager (let alone a robust IPA), hard seltzers, well, just don’t really taste. Maybe the distant flavor of a fruit, but that is about as complex of a flavor profile this new prolific beverage gets. The Growler took this elusive… Read More…
What Does the Next Decade Hold for Beer?
Another decade behind us. Take yourself back to the year 2010 and recall what the beer industry looked like. Far, far fewer breweries, IPA’s just beginning to emerge as the leading craft style, Anheuser-Busch InBev had yet to acquire their first craft brewery (they purchased Goose Island in 2011) and craft was the darling… Read More…
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