(Elk Rapids, MI) – Short’s Brewing Company of Bellaire and Elk Rapids, MI will begin distribution of their beer in... read post The post Short’s Brewing Expands Distribution into Central Florida appeared first on The Full Pint - Craft Beer News. ... read more

(Turlock, CA) – Dust Bowl Brewing Co. continues to expand distribution with the addition of Guardian Distributors of LA based... read post The post Dust Bowl Brewing Co. Expands into Southern California appeared first on The Full Pint - Craft Beer News. ... read more

Avg. Reading Time: 8 minIf you’ve been paying attention to the Gourmet YouTube scene, many classic publications are rejuvenating themselves through spectacular new digital content series. Bon Appétit has been pushing forward with glorious junk food recreations in “Gourmet Makes” and fermentation experimentation in “It’s Alive With Brad.” America’s ... read more

Sierra Nevada is always giving back and thinking of new ways to help people out! Here’s their latest idea and it’s wonderful! When the Camp Fire started in the hills above our Chico brewery on November 8, 2018, it soon became the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California history. ... read more

BURLINGTON, ON – Nickel Brook Brewing has announced details of the beers that will be featured in the 2019 edition of its monthly limited edition Funk Lab series. The releases will include: January – Kontiki Bastard – Coconut Kentucky Bastard Imperial Stout February – Uncertainly Principle No. 4 – White Wine Golden Sour ... read more

REGINA, SK – A recently opened alcohol producer and retailer in Regina has been accused of selling beer from other Saskatchewan breweries under its own name, a act contravenes the province’s liquor laws. Minhas Sask is headed by Moni Minhas, a long-time entrepreneur who is also the father of Manjit and ... read more

Get festive with merch gifts from your favorite breweries, including Marble. As we did the last four years, the Crew has put together a brewery merchandise guide for all of you just in time for your last-minute holiday shopping. Hey, it might be nice to just buy people beer, but ... read more

From Short’s:Elk Rapids, MI . – Short’s Brewing Company of Bellaire and Elk Rapids, MI will begin distribution of their beer in Florida beginning in January with Cavalier Distributing in the greater Orlando area and J.J. Taylor Distributing Florida, Inc. in the greater Tampa area. An official launch week is ... read more

CHATHAM, ON – Sons of Kent Brewing has announced the release of a limited edition beer that pays tribute to a famous local resident who passed away earlier this year. Doc’s Lager (4.6% abv, 30 IBU) is named in honour of Ken “Doc” Houston, an NHL player born in Dresden, Ontario who ... read more

CALEDON, ON – GoodLot Farmstead Brewing has announced the opening of the bottle shop at its farm-based brewery in Caledon, Ontario. Originally opened in 2011 as Winterbrook Hops Farm before rebranding/relaunching as a farm brewery early last year, GoodLot beers were available exclusively at the LCBO and bars & restaurants before the opening ... read more

Avg. Reading Time: 6 minNew Year’s Eve is a time for renewal, a time for hope. And, a time for beer and drinks. Don’t miss out on some of Chicago’s best craft-brewery NYE events. Each one invites drinkers to have some food, beer, fun activities and, of course, a ... read more

Press ReleaseFrom an outstanding group of talented applicants, Barry Chan of Lucky Envelope Brewing (Seattle, WA) has been named recipient of the 2019 American Brewers Guild scholarship.  Barry will be attending ABG’s Intensive Brewing Science & Engineering course that runs from January to June 2019.  The Intensive Brewing Science & Engineering course ... read more

Here we have a new collaboration can coming from Sketchbook Brewing in Evanston, IL.  This is Resistance Witch and it will be a collaboration with Chicago’s Illuminated Brew Works.  The beer will be a brut IPA brewed with Hallertau Blanc hops and package din 16oz cans.  Look for Resistance Witch ... read more

This morning we bring you another new can coming from AleSmith Brewing in San Diego, CA.  This is Nut Brown and it will be an English-style brown ale with “toasty cocoa notes” that hits 5%-AbV.  You’re looking at the 12oz can and stay tuned for 2019 release info. ... read more

Here’s a new can coming from Mother Earth Brew Co in Nampa, ID.  This is Timber Giant and it will be a sessionable dry-hopped pale ale with “huge personality.”  The beer hits 5%-AbV and this is the 12oz can.  This beer does not appear on their 2019 calendar so stay ... read more

Today we have another Framinghammer variant coming from Jack’s Abby.  This is S’Mores Bourbon Barrel-Aged Framinghammer and it will be brewed with lactose, vanilla and cocoa beans.  The beer will hammer in at 12%-AbV & 45 IBU and you’re looking at the 16.9oz bottle.  Stay tuned for more details. ... read more

Here’s a new can coming in 2019 from Birdsong Brewing in Charlotte, NC.  This is Glowed Up Brut IPA and it will part of their IPA Series.  The beer will fly in at 6.5%-AbV and this is the 16oz can. ... read more

Today we have another new can (yes a can) coming from The Bruery in Placentia, CA.  This is Wit The Funk and it will be a tart wheat beer brewed with orange peel and coriander and fermented with wit yeast, brettanomyces and the Bruery Terreux house mixed culture.  The resulting beer ... read more

This is only a keg label, but today we get to see the packaging for Life And Limb as it returns from Sierra Nevada.  This ale brewed with maple syrup and birch syrup was previously a collaboration with Dogfish Head and this version will hit 10.2%-AbV.  Stay tuned for more ... read more

Hightstown: Our friends from Tavern on the Lake are hosting their hit event called Sample the State. They are dedicating 15+ lines to NJ beers. Save the date for Tuesday, February 19. NJCB Members come on out after 6 and talk to Mike from NJCB about the state of beer ... read more

Next up in the holiday beer parade is Arrow Lodge and their first ever 22oz Bottled Stout. “Mallow Dramatic is an Imperial Stout with Cocoa Nibs, Toasted Marshmallow and Vanilla coming in at 10.5% ABV.” ... read more

  London-based Bohem Brewery has added two more authentic Czech-style lagers to its canned range, as listings for its beers increase. Making the move from keg to 440ml cans are: Victoria Session Pils: an extremely quaffable 4.2% ABV session Pils with a sweet butterscotch and floral aroma. There is a ... read more

Press ReleaseBoulder, Colo.  … As craft brewers continue to make waves in an evolving market, the Brewers Association—the not-for-profit trade association dedicated to small and independent American brewers—looked back on the craft brewing community’s contributions, highlights, and defining beer moments of the past year.“The brewing landscape is shifting, yet small and independent breweries continue ... read more

Sunday’s ad is for Miller Brewing, from the 1940s. This ad features a man sitting on a riverbank by a case of beer, rifle in hand, waiting for a duck to come in range. He’s grinning like a man who’s had one too many, and I have to wonder why ... read more

CHARLOTTETOWN, PE – Maritime brewpub chain The Gahan House has announced the release of a new limited edition beer to mark the 20th anniversary of Trent Hayes joining the original Charlottetown location as its first and only brewmaster. Trent Hayesy IPA (5.1% abv) is a hazy New England style IPA described as “pale, ... read more

SAINT JOHN, NB – Loyalist City Brewing has announced that it has partnered with a nearby boutique hostel to open a taproom and café. The Loyalist City Tap Haus is located in the BunkHaus Hostel at 36 Water St., just down the street from the Loyalist City brewing facility in downtown Saint John. ... read more

Avg. Reading Time: 1 minOne of my favorite holiday traditions is driving around looking at lights. When I was a kid, my family would pack into the car and take the longest route possible between my aunt’s and our house to look at Christmas lights. Even in high school, ... read more

Camerons sales director, Phil Bebbington, with the RNLI team at Hartlepool   Camerons Brewery is to launch a new range of beers, called Anchor, comprising one permanent keg beer, two permanent cask beers, and 11 monthly ales. The imagery and theme for the range has been inspired by the brewer’s coastal heritage, ... read more

Camerons Brewery saw turnover increase from £69,895,195 to £74,034,619 in the year ending April 29, but pre-tax profit fell to £1,178,219, compared with £2,441,876 in the previous year. In its accompanying statement, the company places great emphasis on the maintenance and growth of its estate, including five new Head of Steam venues. It ... read more

Here’s your first peek at a new package coming in 2019 from Clown Shoes.  This is Baked Goods and this returning hoppy pale ale will remain at 5.5%-AbV.  You’re looking at the 16oz can, and stay tuned for release details. ... read more

This morning we bring you a new Sour Inc. beer coming from New Holland Brewing in Holland, MI.  This is Concord Grape Gose and the beer will roll in at a sessionable 4.5%-AbV.  This is the 12oz bottle and stay tuned for 2019 release details. ... read more

BEER AND RELATED LINKS, MUSING 12.17.18 Case Study: How Trillium (Temporarily?) Lost the Plot. Jeff Alworth writes, “An industry insider texted me as all this was playing out and joked snarkily that Trillium had ‘been sideswiped by finding that craft beer fans drink the ‘craft beer movement’ Kool-Aid!’ If a ... read more

  It’s that time of the year when brewers dust off lost barrels from the racks and out of dark corners in the cellar to blend and release these complex, boozy, barrel-aged and expensive creations just in time for the holidays. Not only do these barrel-aged brews make for ... read more

It's time to start planning next year's US travel. As usual, I aim to visit at least one new state,Fancy hearing me talk or, if you have a brewery, brewing a beer? Then get in touch and I'll see whether I can fit you in. ... read more

The United States Association of Cider Makers has updated their national Cider Style Guide with five new styles. The US Cider Association only introduced their hard cider style guidelines a little more than a year ago in summer of 2017. USACM designed the cider guide so that there was a ... read more

In time for ski season in the Northern Cascades, Aslan Brewing has collaborated with Mt. Baker Ski Area. The two joined up to brew a beer to celebrate the life of former Pro Patrol and Mt. Baker Legend, Randy Hook. What resulted is Hook’s Stash Pale Ale, an easy drinking, ... read more

More about beer shortages, pub oipening times and beer rationing.It was clearly a hot topic in 1941, given the number of articles I've found dedicated to it.One response to the shortage of beer was for pubs not to open. You can the the landlord's point. If yuou didn't have any ... read more

Were you shut out of purchasing tickets to the 2019 Festival of Dark Arts at Fort George Brewery? If so, BREWVANA will offer a complete round trip festival package to this coming year’s sold out festival that takes place on Saturday, February 16, 2019 in Astoria, Oregon. Fort George Brewery’s ... read more

The Department of Health and Social Care has published its formal response to the consultation on low-alcohol product labelling, confirming a previously widely-reported decision that there will be no changes to the descriptors for low- and no-alcohol products. The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has described this as “bitterly ... read more

A change to the drink-driving limit has had a bad effect on Scotland’s pubs, according to the Scottish Beer and Pub Association. Responding to a University of Glasgow study, showing that the change to the drink-driving limit has not reduced road accidents, the SBPA says 340 pubs have closed since ... read more

First Mile has teamed up with KeyKeg and OneCircle to create a circular programme which recycles plastic kegs. The programme has been launched as a pilot scheme in London where First Mile collects used KeyKegs from bars and delivers them to plastic recycling specialist OneCircle, where they are then processed ... read more

  Marston’s has announced the opening of a taproom at Wychwood Brewery, Oxfordshire, where Wychwood and Brakpsear brands can be enjoyed on draught. Hobgoblin brand manager, Alex Harrison, said: “We believe the taproom will be a great extension to the brewery, allowing customers to explore and taste our beer fresh ... read more

JD Wetherspoon has revealed plans to create a national museum, chronicling the history of the company, within a new development in Wolverhampton. The company plans to transform the Moon Under Water pub, on Lichfield Street, with a 70-bedroom hotel included in the plans. Wetherspoon spokesman, Eddie Gershon, told Insider Media: ... read more

Today is the birthday of Joseph Fallert (December 16, 1841-July 4, 1893). He was born in Achern in Western Baden-Württemberg, Germany in either 1841 or 1842 (sources vary), but moved to New York City when he was fifteen, in 1856, and worked for several different breweries in Brooklyn, before buying ... read more

On to the 2nd half of my The Bruery 12 Days of Christmas. Five Golden Rings. Yup. Pineapple juice and lots of it in this one. The spices that the label portends are not there or way hidden in the background and boy would they have helped flesh out ... read more

  Guildford-based Little Beer Corporation has been sold to the Crafty Brewing Co, which was established four years ago. Founded by head brewer, Luke Herman, and now jointly owned by him and chief executive, Andy McMorran, the brewery is situated on a small farm in Dunsfold. Crafty Brewing, however, has quickly ... read more

The Tryanuary campaign has partnered with trade charity The Benevolent to help support people within the UK drinks industry and their families. The annual campaign sees volunteers from across Britain collaborating to promote responsible drinking in our local pubs and bars. Initially created as a response to campaigns asking for abstinence over the ... read more

Former soap stars Adam and Ryan Thomas have joined Heineken’s mission to combat loneliness, which is now in its third year. At a time when nine million people in the UK say they experience loneliness, Brewing Good Cheer will bring together nearly 2,000 lonely or socially isolated people to network ... read more

Figured I better rattle this thing to see if it still works. It's been an interesting couple of months, but not necessarily interesting in a blogging manner.Once fall arrives, many of our weekends are taken up by college football. Those events do lead to some opportunities to enjoy a good ... read more

I, unfortunately, do not have a crystal ball. But if I did, it would likely be saying that now is the time to stock up on high-end aged rum. If you missed out on the early days of the bourbon boom, here is your second opportunity to get it ... read more