Now Accepting Proposals for Draught Line Cleaning Study - Via Brewers Association

The Brewers Association (BA) is currently accepting proposals from vendors to conduct a project that will create a deeper understanding of draught beer line soiling and validate or disprove current draught line cleaning recommendations found in the Draught Quality Manual. This ground breaking project will focus on three areas: Develop and create a repeatable standard assay […]

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Sierra Nevada Beer Camp Across America Festival Tickets Now Available

Festival details released for the nation’s largest six-city craft beer celebration in June 2016

WHAT: Tickets for Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.’s Beer Camp Across America (BCAA) six-city festival tour are now available for purchase at: http://ift.tt/1lL59Gy. Join the nation’s largest celebration of locally brewed craft beer, so far with more than 300 craft brewers signed up to pour alongside Sierra Nevada. The festival lineups include the six original BCAA collaboration beers (available in stores in May) and an incredibly diverse selection of beers from regional brew-masters and beyond. Tickets include a collector’s edition sampling glass, tastings and live entertainment. Festival-goers can also enjoy local eats. Come raise a glass with the most innovative brewers in American craft beer.

WHEN & WHERE:
• Sat., June 4, 2016: Tampa, Fla. Curtis Hixon Park (600 N Ashley Drive, 33602) from 6 – 10 p.m. EST
• Sat., June 11, 2016: Seattle, Wash., Lake Union Park (860 Terry Avenue N, 98109) from 1- 5 p.m. PST
• Sat., June 11, 2016: Milwaukee, Wis., Veteran’s Park (1010 N Lincoln Memorial Drive, 53202) from 3 – 7 p.m. CST
• Sat., June 18, 2016: San Francisco, Calif., Pier 35 (1454 The Embarcadero, 94133) from 1- 5 p.m. PST
• Sat., June 18, 2016: Boston, Mass., City Hall Plaza (City Hall Square, 02109) from 1 – 5 p.m. EST
• Sat., June 25, 2016: Los Angeles, Calif., Queen Mary Event Park (1126 Queens Highway, Long Beach, 90802) from 1 – 5 p.m. PST

MORE BCAA FESTIVAL INFORMATION:
• Tickets on-sale online only, at http://ift.tt/1lL59Gy:
o Advance General Admission: $50
o Advance Early Access: $70 (get in an hour early!)
o Designated Driver Ticket: $35
• Downloadable images and additional BCAA festival information can be found in the online press kit at: http://ift.tt/1ndkggT

INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE BEFORE AND DURING EVENTS:
• Ken Grossman, Brian Grossman and BCAA brewery collaborators
• MEDIA CONTACT: Natalie Colli, SHIFT Communications / (415) 591-8419 / SierraNevada@shiftcomm.com

ABOUT BEER CAMP ACROSS AMERICA 2016:
Presented by Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., Beer Camp Across America (BCAA) is the largest craft beer celebration, bringing together brewers from every corner of the country to create one-time-only collaboration beers and to stage huge beer festivals in craft-centric cities. BCAA showcases the creativity and camaraderie that make American craft beer extraordinary, and everyone’s invited—brewers and beer fans alike. Six beers created by 31 visionary breweries, it’s an experience craft beer fans won’t want to miss.

The Beer Camp Across America festivals are each presented by a regional sponsor. All proceeds from the ticket sales of these festivals will benefit those organizations, find more information on our partners here: http://ift.tt/1oTVQuA.

More information and updates available at http://ift.tt/1lL59Gy and on Twitter and Instagram at @SierraNevada.

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The Bruery® and Bruery Terreux® Launch Distribution in Texas with Andrews Distributing and Flood Distribution

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For the first time ever, The Bruery® and Bruery Terreux® beers will see distribution in Texas starting in April 2016.

February 29, 2016 — At long last, California’s The Bruery® and Bruery Terreux® will increase their distribution footprint to include Austin and North Texas via Flood Distribution and Andrews Distributing, respectively.

“I’ve wanted our beer in Texas for many years, but we’ve never been large enough for that to make sense.  Now, we’ve increased our production, and more importantly, many of the passionate beer enthusiasts know who we are, and want our beer!” said Patrick Rue, Founder & CEO of The Bruery and Bruery Terreux. “I’m looking forward to being a small part of the thriving Texas craft beer scene.”

The Bruery was founded in 2008 by Rue, now a Master Cicerone®, after he found homebrewing to be of greater interest than law school. Seven years later in 2015, The Bruery divided its operations into two separate projects, creating its sour and wild ale co-brand, Bruery Terreux.

Based in Placentia, CA, The Bruery focuses on barrel-aged and experimental beers at its original site. Three miles away in Anaheim, CA, Bruery Terreux concentrates exclusively on sour and wild beers fermented, cellared, and packaged by dedicated staff at this separate building. With specialized equipment recently added to both facilities, including a new GEA Craft-Star™ brewhouse and two 250 BBL foeders, The Bruery and Bruery Terreux are prepared now, more than ever before, to enter the Texas market.

“We’ve had people asking us to distribute to Texas for years, and for a number of reasons it was never quite ‘the right time.’  We’re happy to have found great partners like Andrews and Flood, who share our passion and excitement for the world of better beer, at an appropriate time for our brewery to enter the rapidly growing Texas market,” said Jonas Nemura, Sr. Director of Distribution & Operations. “Andrews clearly demonstrates their focus on education through their extensive partnership with the Cicerone® Certification Program, and their focus on operational excellence through innovative programs like Force 4 and Love Beer. With Flood Distribution, we know we will be front-of-mind with their staff, and look forward to growing with them as they expand their operations.”

At launch, Austin and North Texas will see an assortment of beers from The Bruery including Mischief®, Or Xata® and White Oak,  as well as a growing portfolio of Bruery Terreux products including Saison Rue®. More styles and seasonals from both brands will continue to enter the market in the coming months. In April, Texas fans will have the opportunity to meet Patrick Rue, Jonas Nemura, and company staff as they visit the state for select launch events.

For updates about launch events and beer releases, follow @thebruery and @brueryterreux on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

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Releases from The Bruery

 

• Or Xata®, horchata-inspired blonde ale with cinnamon, vanilla, rice, lactose. Spring seasonal, released in limited supply.

• Mischief®, hoppy Belgian-style golden strong ale. Released year round.

• White Oak, bourbon barrel-aged wheatwine-style and golden ale blend

 

Releases from Bruery Terreux

 

• Saison Rue®, farmhouse-style ale brewed with rye and fermented with brettanomyces. Released year round.

 

Additional releases will come to market in forthcoming orders, and also be featured at select launch events.

 

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New Belgium Brewing Joins The Conservation Alliance

The Conservation Alliance announces New Belgium Brewing as the newest member of the organization. With a deep-rooted commitment to environmental stewardship, Fort Collins, Colorado-based New Belgium honors nature at every turn of its business.

This new partnership will continue to help support and bolster The Conservation Alliance’s efforts to fund conservation organizations working to protect North America’s last wild spaces.

“New Belgium has a long history of philanthropy, donating over $12 million in the past 25 years,” said New Belgium CEO, Christine Perich. “We’re excited to join The Conservation Alliance because it gives us a unique opportunity to partner with leaders we respect in the outdoor industry. That partnership allows us to pool our resources and have a significant impact on conservation in North America.”

There is a natural synergy between the craft brewing marketplace and the outdoor industry; the same individuals who are hiking, skiing, and exploring in the backcountry are drinking good beer at the end of a great day. These customers identity with the real, authentic stories of companies doing good, giving back and protecting the places we play; New Belgium is leading the way in creating a meaningful partnership with The Conservation Alliance.

“New Belgium has demonstrated a strong commitment to conservation, and we are proud to welcome the company into The Conservation Alliance membership,” said John Sterling, Conservation Alliance Executive Director. “We can’t think of a better partner to help launch our new effort to work with like-minded companies from outside the outdoor industry.”

About The Conservation Alliance:
The Conservation Alliance is an organization of outdoor businesses whose collective contributions support grassroots environmental organizations and their efforts to protect wild places where outdoor enthusiasts recreate. Alliance funds have played a key role in protecting rivers, trails, wildlands and climbing areas.

Membership in the Alliance is open to companies representing all aspects of the outdoor industry, including manufacturers, retailers, publishers, mills and sales representatives. The result is a diverse group of businesses whose livelihood depends on protecting our natural environment.

Since 1989, The Conservation Alliance has contributed more than $15 million, awarded 508 grants, and helped protect 45.5 million acres, 2,972 river miles, remove or halt 28 dams, acquire 11 climbing areas & designate five marine reserves.

For complete information on The Conservation Alliance, see: http://ift.tt/N7QNw6.

About New Belgium Brewing:
New Belgium Brewing, makers of Fat Tire Amber Ale and a host of Belgian-inspired beers, is recognized as one of Outside Magazine’s Best Places to Work and one of the Wall Street Journal’s Best Small Businesses. The 100% employee-owned brewery is a Platinum-level Bicycle Friendly Business as designated by the League of American Bicyclists, and one of World Blu’s most democratic U.S. businesses, and a Certified B Corp. In addition to Fat Tire, New Belgium brews thirteen year-round beers; Citradelic Tangerine IPA, Ranger IPA, Rampant Imperial IPA, Shift Pale Lager, Slow Ride Session IPA, Snapshot Wheat, Sunshine Wheat, 1554 Black Ale, Blue Paddle Pilsner, Abbey Belgian Ale and Trippel and a gluten-reduced line, Glutiny Pale Ale and Glutiny Golden Ale. Learn more at www.newbelgium.com.

 

 

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Craft your Beer Adventure in New York!

Get ready to craft your own beer adventure in Steuben County, New York. With beautiful scenery and amazing breweries, helmed by award winning master brewers, it’s the perfect place for a beer-based getaway. Bringing together craft breweries, hard cider-makers, and distillers from across Corning and the Souther Finger Lakes, this self-guided tour through the region will give you a true taste of Western NY beer.

Start your own adventure through Steuben County and you can earn a brand new badge. Check-in any beer at four (4) of the eight (8) following breweries between March 1st - June 1st and it’s all yours! Be sure to add the brewery as your location on your check-in!

• Brewery of Broken Dreams – Hammondsport, NY
• Cider Creek Hard Cider – Canisteo, NY
• Finger Lakes Beer Company – Hammondsport, NY
• Iron Flamingo Brewery – Corning, NY
• Keuka Brewing Company – Hammondsport, NY
• Market Street Brewing Company – Corning, NY
• Railhead Brewing Company – Hornell, NY
• Steuben Brewing Company – Hammondsport, NY

Learn more and start planning your visit today at fingerlakesbeercountry.com!

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Where to Drink Craft Beer on Super Tuesday

Missouri Brewers Guild Teams with Support Your Local Brewery to Oppose Legislation - Via Brewers Association

The Missouri Small Brewer’s Guild and the Support Your Local Brewery network have joined in opposition to Missouri Senate Bill 919, currently scheduled for a Senate floor vote. The bill would allow brewers the ability to provide branded refrigerated coolers to retail accounts, putting small brewers at a disadvantage to their larger counterparts in terms […]

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Ska Brewing Cans 12 oz Bottles

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Dave Thibodeau,

President & Co-Founder

dave@skabrewing.com

www.skabrewing.com

(970) 247-5792 ext. 12

 

Ska Brewing Cans The 12 oz Bottle

 DURANGO, Colo. (February 24, 2016) —Ska Brewing announced this week they will be canning bottles—and will be packaging their 12 oz beers entirely with cans. Ska, the second craft brewery in the country to package any of its beer in cans (behind fellow Colorado craft canners Oskar Blues), is moving their entire flagship portfolio to an all-can lineup. The new cans will start hitting shelves in all of Ska’s markets on March 1, 2016.

“It’s funny, people think we’re early adopters, or trend-setters, but we just like outdoor adventures and cans go more places. We’re probably just selfish,” said Dave Thibodeau, Ska co-founder and President, through a peal of laughter. “We started canning thirteen years ago, because we selfishly wanted our own beer in a more portable package. We can’t really think past just solving our own problems. But this might solve some other people’s problems too—maybe even world problems?”

 “It’s about fuh-CAN time,” said Jeremy Rudolf, Oskar Blues CANigma, when probed about their fellow canning pioneers’ shift, “I’m really looking forward to Decadent in a can!”

 Ska will continue to offer their Robust Reincarnations (Decadent Imperial IPA, Nefarious Ten Pin Imperial Porter and True Blonde Dubbel), in 22 oz. “bomber” bottles, along with certain limited edition beers. Brand new 12 oz. cans debuting March 1 include Decadent, (also still offered in its traditional 22 oz. bottle), and two of Ska’s most award-winning beers: Buster Nut Brown and Steel Toe Milk Stout.

 There are other reasons to can the bottle, according to Bill Graham, Ska co-founder and Overlord of Brewing Operations. “People don’t want to drag a dozen bottles around for a lot of the same reasons we don’t want to ship a dozen hundred thousand* of them. They’re heavy and fragile. Even when they’re empty.” 

*not a real number

 

About Ska Brewing

Based in Durango, Colorado, Ska Brewing was founded in 1995 and produces over a dozen award-winning beers.  Pioneers in the canned craft beer movement, Ska Brewing is known for an array of styles in 12 oz cans including Modus Hoperandi, Mexican Logger, Euphoria and Pinstripe.  For information (a lot of it), music, and a good time, visit www.skabrewing.com. Plug in to the latest updates, beer releases and shenanigans at facebook.com/skabrew and http://twitter.com/skabrewing.

 

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