Boston Beer Company reported strong third quarter results with a 19% increase in shipments over the same period last year. The quarterly financial report was the first to combine Boston Beer numbers with those of Dogfish Head since the recent merger of the two companies. Net revenue for the two combined increased by 23%… Read More…
Founders Brewing Faces Scrutiny in Discrimination Lawsuit
Founders Brewing Co. is facing widespread media exposure following a leaked transcript of a deposition in a racial discrimination lawsuit against the Michigan brewery. The media attention comes at a time when the craft brewing industry is working to overcome an image of being slow to diversify its workforce as the industry grows. … Read More…
The 2020 Pink Boots Blend Available for Pre-order
The Pink Boots Society, a volunteer organization dedicated to providing education and opportunities for women in the brewing industry, has announced its 2020 Pink Boots Blend of hops is now available for pre-order. In partnership with Yakima Chief Hops and The Country Malt Group, members of the Pink Boots Society evaluated and selected freshly harvested… Read More…
Carlsberg Develops ‘Paper’ Beer Bottle
Carlsberg has unveiled two new research prototypes of its Green Fibre Bottle, the world’s first ‘paper’ beer bottle made from sustainably-sourced wood fibers. The container is both 100% bio-based and fully recyclable. The Copenhagen, Denmark brewery, which was founded in 1847, said that they have two new research prototypes, both which use an inner… Read More…
ABInBev Accuses MillerCoors of Stealing Secret Recipes
“CornGate” gets deeper. Anheuser-Busch InBev has now accused Molson Coors of stealing secret beer recipes in relation to the ABInBev/MC battle over the use of corn syrup in beer. Molson Coors initially sued ABInBev in March over the ‘Corrugate’ ad campaign. A judge in May temporarily stopped Bud Light from running some of… Read More…
Help us take ProBrewer to the next level — join our beta and get first access
ProBrewer has been serving the brewing community for a quarter century. Since 1994 we’ve helped tens of thousands of brewers and brewery owners find talent, equipment and knowledge for the greater good of brewing. And, we’re just getting started. ProBrewer wants to roll out great new tools that help you grow your business and expand… Read More…
Maui Brewing Goes 100% Off-Grid
Maui Brewing Company disconnected from the power grid. Not like in northern California where last week’s temporary power shut off was due to extreme fire danger, but by choice. The Maui Brewing production plant in Kihei, Maui, Hawaii now gets 100 percent of their power from self-sustaining, off-grid sources. The 85,000 square foot brewery… Read More…
Craft Beer Marketing Awards Competition Announced
The Craft Beer Marketing Awards (CBMAs) will kick-off their inaugural awards ceremony at the Craft Brewer’s Conference (CBC) in San Antonio, TX. Breweries, ad agencies brewery marketing partners can enter the competition. There will be more than 30 categories recognizing such marketing components as social media, merchandise design, label design and tap handle design…. Read More…
Colorado’s First Craft Brewery to Downsize
One of the oldest craft breweries in the country, and Colorado’s first, announced that they will significantly downsize, ending all packaging and limiting sales to only the brewery brewpub and taproom. Boulder Beer, which pre-dates even Sierra Nevada Brewing will end its multi-state distribution of bottles, cans and kegs and operate only as a… Read More…
Falconer Foundation Scholarship Deadline Only A Month Away!
APPLY NOW FOR FALCONER FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP TO AMERICAN BREWERS GUILD In collaboration with the American Brewers Guild, The Falconer Foundation is offering a full-tuition scholarship to ABG’s Intensive Brewing Science & Engineering program. The Intensive Brewing Science & Engineering course is a 22-week distance education program with a final week of residential instruction. The course… Read More…