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News Anderson Valley Brewing Up for Sale at $7.9 Million

Posted by Tom McCormick

Pioneering California craft brewery Anderson Valley Brewing Co. has been listed for sale. The Mendocino County brewery, founded 37 years ago, is listed at $7.9 million which includes the 47,600 square foot production facility and the 29-acre parcel of land the brewery sits on.
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News Maui Brewing to Shutdown Modern Times in San Diego and Contract at AleSmith

Posted by Tom McCormick

Maui Brewing Company has announced that they will shutter the Modern Times brewery in San Diego which they acquired two years ago and move all production to neighboring AleSmith Brewing under a contract basis.
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News Tilray Lays Off Innovation Brewing Team at 10 Barrel

Posted by Tom McCormick

One year after purchasing 10 Barrel Brewing from Anheuser-Busch, reports have surfaced that Tilray Brands has laid off the entire innovation brewing team and positions in administration and sales. The move comes a few days after the announced resignation of 10 Barrel founders Chris and Jeremy Cox.
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News Falconer Foundation Offering Full Scholarship to ABG Intensive Brewing Science Program

Posted by Tom McCormick

In collaboration with the American Brewers Guild, the Falconer Foundation is offering a full-tuition scholarship to the Guild’s Intensive Brewing Science & Engineering program. The course is designed for brewers and homebrewers who lack formal training in brewing science and covers all the fundamentals of beer production and quality assurance.
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News NBWA ‘Beer Purchasers’ Index’ Shows Beer Contracting as Summer Ends

Posted by Tom McCormick

Hopes of a strong summer for beer sales are beginning to fade as most signs are pointing to flat or down sales for the summer months. The National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA) has just released the Beer Purchasers’ Index (BPI) for August 2024, which shows “a downshift in distributor sentiment to a more cautious outlook for the beer industry heading into the end of summer,” the NBWA said in a statement.
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News Global Company AB Mauri Buys Omega Yeast Labs

Posted by Tom McCormick

AB Mauri, the global yeast and bakery ingredients division of Associated British Foods has announced that they have acquired Omega Yeast Labs LLC, effective Aug. 14, 2024. Omega Yeast, located in Chicago is a craft-oriented supplier of yeast founded by Lance Shaner and Mark Schwarz.
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News Deschutes Teams Up with Patagonia Provisions to Make First Organic NA Beer Brewed in US

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Non-alcoholic beer is the fastest growing segment of the beer industry right now, so it’s no surprise to see brewers extending their reach in the category. Deschutes Brewery, in partnership with Patagonia Provisions is releasing Kernza Golden Brew, the first organic non-alcoholic beer brewed in the US.
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News BA Hosts 2024 National State Guilds Summit

Posted by Tom McCormick

Your state brewers association is working for you. And the Brewers Association (BA) is helping. The BA sponsored the 2024 biannual National State Guilds Summit in Madison, Wisconsin with representatives from 28 state guilds attending the two-day educational event.
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News Columbus & Delmar Distributing to Acquire The House of LaRose in Ohio

Posted by Tom McCormick

In another shakeup of the Anheuser-Busch distribution network in Ohio, Columbus & Delmar Distributing has announced that it will purchase family-owned The House of LaRose, another AB wholesaler in the state. The announcement comes just a week after AB announced it was closing its brewery-owned distribution business in the Canton area and transitioning the brands to The Columbus Distributing Co.
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News New York Signs Law Allowing Craft Manufacturers of Spirits and Cider to Ship DTC

Posted by Tom McCormick | 2 Comments on New York Signs Law Allowing Craft Manufacturers of Spirits and Cider to Ship DTC

New York has passed legislation to allow craft manufacturers of spirits, cider, and mead to ship directly to consumers. It is one more state added to the list in the slow and steady effort to allow direct shipping for alcoholic beverages other than wine.
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News Iconic Cambridge Brewing to Close After 35 Year Run

Posted by Tom McCormick

Pioneering Cambridge Brewing will be closing its doors in December after 35 years of serving the Cambridge, MA community. The 10-barrel brewpub was the second brewpub to open in the state in 1989 and has been a highly respected brewery in the industry for over 3 decades.
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News NB2A Announces Recipients of Brewing Donation Grants

Posted by Tom McCormick

The National Black Brewers Association (NB2A) has announced that Cajun Fire Brewing in New Orleans, LA and Montclair Brewery in Montclair, New Jersey have been chosen as the recipients of its 2024 Brewing Equipment Donation Grants.
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News Oregon Hop Production Down by 18% as Harvest Season Nears

Posted by Tom McCormick

Hop farmers are gearing up for harvest season and in Oregon there will be an 18% drop in the harvest compared to 2023 due to an ongoing decline in demand from craft brewers.
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News BA: CO2 Shortages Likely to Reoccur This Fall

Posted by Tom McCormick

With current commercial demand of CO2 just about equal to current demand levels, even a slight disruption in supply could trigger another shortage for small brewers. With seasonal maintenance by CO2 manufacturers typically scheduled for the fall months, the Brewers Association is warning craft brewers that there could be “significant disruptions” to CO2 supply in coming months.
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News World of Beer Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

Posted by Tom McCormick

World of Beer Bar & Kitchen, the beer-centric national chain, has filed for chapter 11 as both the beer industry and on-premise trade continue to struggle post-pandemic.
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News Tilray Dives Deeper into Craft – Acquires Four Craft Beer Brands From Molson Coors

Posted by Tom McCormick

Tilray Brands has purchased four more craft breweries, this time from Molson Coors. The four brands are Hop Valley Brewing Company, Terrapin Beer Co., Revolver Brewing and Atwater Brewery.
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News The Untold Story of New Albion Brewing

Posted by Tom McCormick | 2 Comments on The Untold Story of New Albion Brewing

It is a well-known and well told story of the New Albion Brewing  becoming the first American modern day craft brewery built from the ground up. But after all these years of the story being told, there is an integral and important part of that historic brewery that has never been revealed. Until now.
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News EU Beer Production Down 5% in 2023 – NA Beer Up

Posted by Tom McCormick

Collectively, member countries of the European Union (EU) produced 32.5 billion liters of beer in 2023, a decline of 5% versus 2022. The one bright spot was low-alcohol and no alcohol beer production which was up 13.5% over 2022.
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News June Domestic Shipments Down 4.8% Versus June 2023

Posted by Tom McCormick

Domestic shipments by brewers for June 2024 was down by 4.8% compared to June 2023 according to the Beer Institute, bringing year-to-date shipments through June down 1.9% compared to the same period last year.
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News Tilray Craft Beer Bet May Be Paying Off

Posted by Tom McCormick

It was one year ago that global cannabis company Tilray Brands Inc. made a splashy acquisition of eight brands from Anheuser-Busch including 10-barrel Brewing, Widmer Brothers, Redhook, Breckenridge Brewery, and AB in-house craft brand Shock Top amount others. That deal appears to be paying off.
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News ‘American Craft Beer Hall of Fame’ Officially Launches

Posted by Tom McCormick

More than 40 years after the birth of the craft beer movement, the American Craft Beer Hall of Fame has been established to “honor, celebrate, and commit to history those people who are responsible for initiating, sustaining, and promoting the American craft beer industry.” The American Craft Beer Hall of Fame celebrates not the beer itself, but the wide diversity of individuals who have collectively revolutionized beer culture in America.
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News BA Now Accepting Proposals for 2025 CBC Educational Seminars

Posted by Tom McCormick

The Brewers Association is now accepting proposals for educational seminars and researcher presentations at the 2025 Craft Brewers Conference (CBC). CBC 2025 will take place in Indianapolis, Indiana on Monday, April 28 through Thursday, May 1.
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News Boston Beer Shipments Down 6.4% in 2nd Qtr.

Posted by Tom McCormick

Boston Beer Company announced second quarter, 2024 financial results which showed a decline in shipments of 6.4% and depletions down by 4%. Net revenue of $579.1 million decreased 4.0%.
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News Non-Alcoholic Beer Continues to Surge

Posted by Tom McCormick

Sales of non-alcoholic beer continues to surge upward at double-digit rates. The on-premise sector is seeing strong interest in NA beer with sales by value in the 12 months to mid-May down 2.9% for beer overall while the no-alcohol beer segment saw growth of 33.7%.
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