Author Archives: Adam Nason

The Bruery Mélange No. 3 Bourbon Barrel Aged Strong Ale now available

(Placentia, CA) - The latest from The Bruery's Tasting Room newsletter... --- 1. Releasing Draft Mélange #3: We be serving draft of...

December 14, 2012 at 10:25 AM

Sebago BUB Black IPA now available in Single Batch Series

Press Release: (Gorham, ME) - Sebago Brewing Company is pleased to announce the release of their newest Single Batch Series Beer, "BUB"....

December 14, 2012 at 9:44 AM

Distributor consolidations ramp up, 33 so far on the year

Thirty-three wholesalers have been acquired this year, according to trade publication Beer Marketers Insights. Combined, they move about...

December 14, 2012 at 9:02 AM

New America Foundation releases report taking stand against U.S. beer oligopoly

Press Release: (Washington, DC) — Two giant companies — Anheuser-Busch Inbev and MillerCoors — control more than 80 percent of the...

December 13, 2012 at 1:51 PM

Tenth and Blake chief responds to Brewers Association’s ‘Craft vs. Crafty’ statement

(Chicago, IL) - On Thursday, The Brewers Association threw down the gauntlet with its statement against what it dubs as 'faux craft' beers...

December 13, 2012 at 1:17 PM

Samuel Adams stock soars to all-time high on raised earnings projections

(Boston, MA) - The Boston Beer Company halted stock trading late Wednesday due to pending news causing a momentary frenzy among investors...

December 13, 2012 at 1:02 PM

U.S. brewery count reaches 2,751 as 442 new breweries get permitted in 2012

Press Release: (Washington, DC) - The Beer Institute announced new data today showing that the number of active permitted brewers...

December 13, 2012 at 12:28 PM

Brewers Association’s Papazian and Pease, Schlafly’s Kopman call out ‘faux-crafts’

Press Release: (Boulder, CO) - The Brewers Association, the not-for-profit trade association dedicated to small and independent...

December 13, 2012 at 1:34 AM

Attn: holiday shoppers, Boulder Beer and Lake Placid now featured in Craft Beer Club

Supporter Post: $10 OFF PROMO CODE BELOW. There are fewer than two weeks left for holiday shopping. Need a last-minute gift? Go...

December 13, 2012 at 1:13 AM

Dogfish Head’s Sam Calagione on Costco model (no 3-tier): “game over for craft”

But look at the pressures if there was no 3-tier; look at that Costco scenario. Frankly if that model took effect, I really think it would...

December 12, 2012 at 11:20 PM

Dozens of Westvleteren XII listings flood eBay, highest ‘Buy It Now’ price set at $1k

On Wednesday, Untappd saw a record number of Westvleteren XII check-ins with the tally for the day passing 200 by 10:30pm EST. Into the...

December 12, 2012 at 10:37 PM

Oskar Blues Brewery opens new brewery in Brevard, North Carolina

Credit: OskarBlues.com (Brevard, NC) - Lost in the Westvleteren XII release hoopla and 12/12/12 hysteria, Oskar Blues Brewery opened...

December 12, 2012 at 9:13 PM

Smuttynose Durty Hoppy Brown Ale arrives in late December

(Portsmouth, NH) - Smuttynose Brewing Co. recently announced the release details for Durty, a Hoppy Imperial Brown Ale. More...

December 12, 2012 at 9:01 PM

A close-up look at the Trappist Breweries

On Wednesday, people lined up in droves around the U.S. (and, yes, in some other countries) for what many hold up as the best beer in...

December 12, 2012 at 7:40 PM

Rogue Farms Hopyard ravaged yet again by freakish heavy rains

The winter flooding season returned to the Rogue Ales Hopyard during the first week of December. Several days of heavy rains across...

December 12, 2012 at 5:11 PM

The Boston Beer Company raises 2012 and 2013 projections significantly

Press Release: (Boston, MA) - The Boston Beer Company, Inc. (NYSE: SAM), based on information of which the Company is currently...

December 12, 2012 at 5:03 PM

LCBO shop sells out of 112 Westvleteren XII boxes in just four minutes

The LCBO received 1,404 six-packs of the rare brew. Each six-pack includes two souvenir glasses along with the bottles of strong, dark ale....

December 12, 2012 at 4:49 PM

Breckenridge Brewery renews mocking of Big Beer in new Truth in Beervertising campaign

(Denver, CO) - In spring of 2011, Breckenridge Brewery made waves with an advertising campaign it calls, "Truth in Beervertising." The...

December 12, 2012 at 4:24 PM

SABMiller Executive Chairman on craft movement: “too many of them will go out of business”

Do you think at some point we'll revert back to where we were before? More consolidation, a less sophisticated palate?I don't think the...

December 12, 2012 at 3:33 PM

The Lost Abbey Cuvee de Tomme to be bottled this week (video)

    A few facts about The Lost Abbey Cuvee de Tomme including the bottling of the 2012 edition on Thursday and Friday...

December 12, 2012 at 2:54 PM