Artisanal Brewing Ventures, a private equity group formed by the the merger of Victory Brewing Company and Southern Tier Brewing Company two years ago, announced today that they were acquiring Brooklyn-based Sixpoint Brewing of Brooklyn. “Our resources, expertise in craft beer and high operating standards can unlock Sixpoint’s growth potential, improve its productivity, and… Read More…
BA Proposes Change to Craft Brewer Definition
In a letter to its members, Brewers Association board president Eric Wallace covered three updates from a recent board of directors meeting. The first was a “proposed” update to the Brewers Association’s craft brewer definition. This change would eliminate the “traditional” requirement from the current craft brewer definition. The current definition states that an American… Read More…
Boston Beer Hits a Home Run in Earnings Report
It wasn’t just the color of red socks that gained attention in Boston last week, it was also some pretty impressive news coming out of Boston Beer Company as they announced their third quarter earnings last Friday. Depletions for the most recent quarter which ended September 29 were up 18% while shipments for the… Read More…
Reyes Group Picks Up Constellation in Southern California
In a tectonic shift to the beer distribution network in one of the largest markets in the country, the Reyes Beverage Group has closed the deal on acquiring Constellation Brands beer portfolio from two more Southern California beer wholesalers. Reyes picked up Corona, Modelo, Pacifico and Ballast Point from Beauchamp Distributing Company in Compton… Read More…
Citra for all my friends
The lowdown: The USDA reports that hop acreage in the Northwest is strung for a record 55,339 acres, 4% more than in 2017. The top variety is Citra, which surpassed Cascade for the first time. Cascade is second, followed by Centennial, Zeus and Simcoe. Our take: Call it “hop karma,” but it is possible that… Read More…
Industry Icon Bill Coors Passes On
William “Bill” Coors, the grandson of Adolph Coors and one-time chairman of the Adolph Coors Company died on Saturday. He was 102. Bill began his colorful career with what was then a small brewing company in 1939. Twenty years later he was appointed to chairman of the board where he ran the company until… Read More…
Dry Hopping and Hop Creep
The lowdown: Dry hopping may reignite fermentation is resulting in diacetyl issues and (unwanted) higher levels of CO2 in packaged beer. Our take: “Hop Creep” Research at Oregon State University summarized in a paper in the Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry explains why it happens: in simplest terms, maltose production from enzymes drives what… Read More…
How Distilled Oils are Expanding the Impact of Hops
Our Editor Emeritus, Stan Hieronymus has an article over at Good Beer Hunting about hop extracts / hop oils that helps evaporate the myths surrounding these products. “Liquid CO2 extraction of hop pellets produces the most pure whole resin and oil extract. The extract has many advantages over whole hops or pellets—including reduced costs for… Read More…
Using the “hottest” yeast out there
The lowdown: Kviek yeast from Norway is all the rage right now. Brewers are drawn to the unique flavors the yeasts (more than one strain is available) create, the speed with which they ferment beer, and the fact the tolerate high temperatures. Our take: Follow the advice of Lars Garshol at every turn, and don’t… Read More…
New barley name to know: Puffin
The lowdown: The American Malting Barley Association board of directors has added Puffin to the recommended list of malting barley varieties. A two-row variety, it was released in 1987 by The Miln Marsters Group in the UK, but has drawn the interest of American farmers. Our take: Ohio State University barley breeder Eric Stockinger has… Read More…
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