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Platform Brewing has temporarily closed its two taproom locations after the entire taproom staff walked out citing grievances around safety.
Employees at the Columbus, Ohio brewery have said that their concerns regarding covid safety were repeatedly ignored, and that the brewery prioritized profit over employee safety.
The brewery was bought by Anheuser-Busch in 2019.
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Non-alcoholic beer sales soared in New Zealand in 2020 with an increase of 105% while overall, beer consumption was down 1.4%. Both spirits and wine increased in 202 with growth of 5.2% and 4.3% respectively.
There are at least 257 commercial brewing operations throughout the country.
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Although Dogfish Head Craft Brewery has been in the distilling side of the industry for 18 years, they have now made the leap into the canned ready-to-drink cocktails business.
Read more...Beer drinkers in Australia are being warned to check their cans after a recall was issued for one product over fears of ‘exploding’ cans and higher alcohol content than stated due to secondary fermentation.
Read more...Deschutes Brewery has announced the acquisition of Boneyard Beer. Both breweries are located in Bend, Oregon.
Read more...Despite the rapid growth of hard seltzers and other non-traditional beer products, IPA’s are well-positioned for continued growth in the years to come, according to a category report by Drizly.
Read more...The Brewers Association is now accepting research and service grant proposals for 2022.
Read more...Brewers in the Pittsburg area have formed the 
dedicated to expanding opportunities for underrepresented people from brewhouse to taproom.
At least 22 Arizona breweries are participating in a collaboration IPA called Rebuild the Guild to support the Arizona Craft Brewers Guilds. The India Pale Ale is based on Dragoon Brewing Company head brewer Eric Green’s base recipe and sold at each of the participating breweries.
Read more...Novel Beverage is partnering with Shipyard Brewing Co. and Sea Dog Brewing Co. to launch THC-infused non-alcoholic beers.
Read more...Beer sales in Germany fell by 5.5% or 508.2 million liters in 2020 compared to the previous year, according to the Federal Statistical Office. The figures do not include alcohol-free beers and malt drinks, as well as beer imported from countries outside the European Union (EU).
Read more...Registration for all 2021 Brewers Association Beer Sensory Evaluation Program tasting sessions opens tomorrow at 9:00 AM MST.
Read more...A film examining the challenges of being a Black woman in the craft brewing industry was recently featured in the 2021 Sundance Film Festival.
Read more...The Beer Institute published their monthly unofficial estimate of domestic tax paid shipments by beer brewers for January 2021.
Read more...A collaboration beer project has been initiated to shed light on mental health issues.
Read more...Beer! A Love Story, is a new full-length documentary that includes interviews with industry members across six countries to provide a current viewpoint of the modern state of beer.
Read more...Over the last 10 years or so, some breweries have incorporated the concept of members-only clubs into their business strategies as a way to pre-sell exclusive brands within the portfolio. But these limited-access clubs typically represented only a portion of the brewery’s overall production.
Read more...The Brewers Association has released its Beer Style Guidelines for 2021. Reviewed and revised annually by the BA, these guidelines serve as a model resource for brewers, beer judges, and competition organizers.
Read more...It has been a grueling, long hard challenge for many in the hospitality and alcohol beverage industry just to stay alive over the last year. With declining Covid cases and deaths and the vaccine slowly but surely rolling out, many in the industry are asking “what’s next” for the industry and the economy.
Read more...Julie Verratti, owner and operator of Denizens Brewing Co. in Maryland, was appointed to serve as an associate administrator of field operations for the U.S. Small Business Administration under President Joe Biden. She will oversee nearly 80 offices responsible for providing services to the country’s small businesses starting March 1.
Read more...The Beer Spa by Snug, a “wellness spa offering therapeutic beer bath treatments” has opened its doors in Denver, Colorado. The spa includes four private beer therapy rooms and a high-tech relaxation lounge, alongside a ten-tap self-pour taproom. Each therapy room features a cedar hot tub for hops, barley, and herb-infused hydrotherapy treatments, as well as an infrared sauna, rain shower, and relaxation deck.
Read more...Beer prices vary wildly around the world as does consumption in each country. The financial website Expensivity conducted an unscientific survey to determine the price of a beer in 58 countries. The study reveals both the cost and consumption of beer around the world.
Read more...2021 was the first time the Craft Maltsters Guild has hosted their annual conference virtually, and the first year the guild opened up the awards competition to international malthouses. 28 malthouses from seven countries, 17 states, and one province submitted a total of 46 entries spanned 29 different malt barley varieties.
Read more...Ancient remnants of a brewery, possibly the oldest ever uncovered, have been discovered in Abydos – an ancient burial ground in the desert.
Read more...In collaboration with the Siebel Institute of Technology, the Glen Hay Falconer Foundation is offering two full-tuition brewing education scholarships in 2021. The scholarships are full tuition grants and come with travel/lodging stipends.
Read more...Beer Marketer’s Insights estimated that total craft beer sales were down by 8.3% last year, a drop of 2.25 million barrels.
Read more...Well-known industry veteran Julia Herz has set up her own consulting firm, HerzMuses Enterprises to provide media and communications consultation, motivational speaking and marketplace analysis. Julia was a longtime employee of the Brewers Association before the BA let go 17% of its workforce in June after an initial workforce reduction of 23% in April.
Read more...Grupo Modelo, a subsidiary of Anheuser-Busch InBev has filed a lawsuit against Constellation Brands claiming that Constellation’s use of Corona Seltzer has breached their deal on the use of the Corona brand name by applying it to a product other than beer.
Read more...A U.S. District Judge has issued a temporary restraining ordering Anheuser-Busch to halt Michelob ULTRA Hard Seltzer ads that claim the seltzer is “the only” or “the first national USDA certified organic hard seltzer.”
Read more...Ballast Point Brewing Co. announced its inaugural Brewing for Diversity scholarship program in conjunction with the UC San Diego Extension Brewing Program.
Read more...In yet another indication that the industry is betting big on hard seltzers, San Francisco Bay-area based 21st Amendment Brewery is rolling out their SOMA Hard Seltzer brand nationwide.
Read more...Even before the pandemic, alcohol beverage manufacturers of all sizes have learned that a diversified business model provides some amount of additional security. And like their brewer counterparts, many winemaking operations are turning to distilling spirits.
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