Category: Beverage Industry News
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Alaskan Brewing Adds Tanks to Accommodate Growth
New tanks were installed at the Alaskan Brewing Company last week to meet growing demand in the Pacific Northwest. The large stainless steel tanks were manufactured in Missouri, shipped across the country to Seattle then barged up to Juneau. “The success of the Seasonal Alaskan Summer Ale in addition to increased demand for our year-round products this year made additional tanks a necessity,” says Plant Manager, Curtis Holmes. “We are geared up for a great year.” It appears to be just in time as early 2003 numbers show Alaskan Brewing Company up nearly 15%.
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Lion Brewery Gets Organic Certification – Brews Organic Soda
The Lion Brewery Inc. in Wilkes-Barre has become the first Pennsylvania brewery to be certified organic under the new rules promulgated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture last October. In March the brewery began producing its first organic product, a green tea-flavored soft drink called Steap Soda.
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Fish Brewing Co. Announces USDA Organic Certification
Fish Brewing Company has announced the release of Fish Tale Wild Salmon Organic Pale Ale, the Brewer’s latest certified organic product. Fish Tale Organic Amber Ale and Fish Tale Organic India Pale Ale earlier earned USDA Organic Certification. These three year-round products have been Certified Organic by the Washington State Department of Agriculture. “We feel that going organic has been the best possible choice for our Company and our customers,” said Crayne Horton, founder of Fish Brewing. “We’ve made a clear commitment to environmental protection, and that decision has made Fish Brewing a stronger company financially, a better place for its employees to work, and a better choice for environmentally conscious consumers. Brewing and selling organic beer has been a win/win situation for all of us.”
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Malternatives May Be Impacted by Proposed Federal Regulations
Malternative producers may be required to make changes in its formulation, labeling, and advertising as a result of new regulations proposed by the U.S. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau. The proposals would limit the alcohol contribution from flavors and other ingredients containing alcohol to 0.5 percent by volume. It also proposed that the majority of the alcohol in the beverage would be derived from the malt base, and includes additional regulations on labeling and advertising for the beverages.
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La Crosse’s City Brewery to Sell Beer in Chicago Area
City Brewery, the successor company that has taken over the former G. Heileman brewery facility in La Crosse, Wisconsin, has been expanding distribution of its own beer brands into the Chicago area. Metropolitan = Chicago was the G. Heileman Brewery’s largest market. Jon Reynolds, City Brewing Co.’s director of sales and marketing predicted last week that the Chicago area will again become the largest market for the La = Crosse brewery’s products. “I’m thinking it will be two to three years” before the Chicago area replaces the La Crosse area as the brewery’s largest market, he told the La Crosse Tribune.
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Wynkoop’s Hickenlooper Runs for Mayor of Denver
John Hickenlooper, well known in the craft beer industry as brewpub pioneer and industry supporter, is running for election as mayor of Denver.
There are numerous candidates on the ballot, but the race has boiled down to what the Rocky Mountain News calls a “three-way horse race” – with Hinkenlooper as one of the top three contenders. Hickenlooper has garnered great interest and popularity since officially announcing his bid for election in January. While the other two candidates have extensive political and bureaucratic backgrounds, Hickenlooper stands out among the residents of Denver as a prudent, successful and involved businessman, brewpub entrepreneur and civic leader.
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Utah boosts beer tax
Utah legislators have approved a beer tax increase the goes into effect May 1. The tax on beer will increase from $11 to $12.80 per barrel, down from the $14 increase originally contemplated. Some of the revenue from beer sales and increased license fees will go to combat overconsumption and underage drinking.
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Utah boosts beer tax
Utah legislators have approved a beer tax increase the goes into effect May 1. The tax on beer will increase from $11 to $12.80 per barrel, down from the $14 increase originally contemplated. Some of the revenue from beer sales and increased license fees will go to combat overconsumption and underage drinking.
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