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The industry-popular Oregon Brewers Festival, which made its return last summer after missing two years because of the pandemic, is being canceled again this summer with no clear answer on if it will return or not.
High Country Hop, the annual celebration of the Australian hop harvest is returning in its ninth year with Firestone Walker brewmaster Matt Brynildson joining some of Australia’s top craft brewers. Brynildson will be the keynote speaker at the event’s technical symposium ahead of the festival.
In collaboration with the Seibel Institute of Technology, the Glen Hay Falconer Foundation is offering a full-tuition brewing education scholarship in 2023. The scholarship is a full tuition grant and comes with a travel and lodging stipend.
Boston Beer Company has recently announced the launch of a “remastered” Samuel Adams Boston Lager, which the company will feature in an ad that includes comedian Lenny Clarke and former Celtics player Kevin Garnett. A 30-second version of the ad will air during the Super Bowl broadcast on February 12th.
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) 2022 National Hop Report shows that hop production for Idaho, Oregon, and Washington in totaled 101 million pounds last year, down 12 percent from the 2021 crop of 116 million pounds.
U.S. brewers shipped an estimated 161,586,015 barrels of beer in 2022, a 4.6% decline versus 2021, according to the Beer Institute (BI).
A rare agreement between a state beer wholesalers trade group and craft brewers has paid off as legislation to allow limited self-distribution by brewers in Virginia appears headed for approval.
Registration for the 2023 U.S. Open Beer Championship is now open. Brewers can register beers thru May 15th.
Tilray Brands Inc., a cannabis company that currently owns SweetWater Brewing Co. and Montauk Brewing Co. has said they plan more alcohol beverage acquisitions in the US to build out its distribution network.
The CBD beverage market accounted for $3,221 million in 2022 and is estimated to grow to $4,6221 million by 2032.
A veteran of the craft brewing industry for 35 years and vice president of operations and quality at Bell’s Brewery for over 20 years, John Mallet plans on stepping down from the industry in late February.
The NBWA’s Beer Purchasers’ Index (BPI) had its lowest index reading ever in the month of December 2022. The December BPI shows a reading of 30, and the “at-risk” inventory index of 51 marks a very pessimistic outlook for January 2023.
Hard seltzer exploded out the gate. Sales grew triple digits in both 2019 and 2020, driven by evolving consumer trends and tastes. Many in the industry predicted a slower, but still robust growth in 2021 of 50-80%. Instead, hard seltzers grew by only 16% in 2021.
Japan’s Asahi Shuzo announced plans to open a new $53 million sake plant in New York state. The facility, located in Hyde Park, will begin brewing sake in spring of 2023.
The Brewers Association released a brief announcement saying that the organization would no longer be holding the annual food and craft beer tasting event SAVOR.
A long-running study of Americans’ attitudes, values and purchasing behavior has shown that a new consumer trend may be emerging: a newfound desire for simplicity and simplified choices. This may not bode well for the craft beer segment, and some industry analysists are pointing to it as a root cause for the sluggish performance of craft beer coming out of the pandemic.
The Brewers Association today released their “Year in Beer 2022” report, a look back at a year “marked by overall growth but lots of variation.” While there were 200+ breweries that closed during the year, over 550 new breweries have opened, adding to the over 9,000 already operating. But the report also identified a number of challenges for craft brewers in the year ahead, indicating that the headwinds are far from over.
Cleveland-based Saucy Brew Works, founded just 5 years ago, has rapidly expanded across Ohio and beyond. Its most recent acquisition, the purchase of Cartridge Brewing just outside of Cincinnati will another brand-set to its portfolio.
Tragedy has struck the craft brewing industry. Fire tore through McNeill’s Brewery Friday night, a longtime fixture in Brattleboro, Vermont, killing founder and owner Ray McNeill who lived in the buildings upstairs apartment. Another fire caused significant damage to Local Brewing in San Francisco early Saturday morning. There were no injuries reported in that incident.
Calwise Spirits and Firestone Walker Brewing Company have collaborated together to create “Old Tom Big Sur Gin,” using a special mash made at the brewery. According to a press release, Firestone Walker generated a mash of traditional brewing grains with a complement of wine grape juice, all fermented with native yeast and bacteria.