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Report: Mendocino Brewing Co. Halts Production

Another large, legacy craft brewer appears to be in financial trouble. According to an article in the Santa Rosa Press Democrat, Mendocino Brewing Co. of Ukiah, California, has halted production and fired its sales force. Distributors have...

U.S. Beer Volume Declined 2.2% in 2017

While craft beer continues to expand and the number of America breweries surpassed 6,000 in 2017, there are signs of recession elsewhere. U.S. brewers shipped 170,066,000 barrels of beer in 2017, a decline of 2.2% compared with 173,901,390...

11 Craft Beer Trends in 2018

Growth continues to define U.S. craft beer. While sales have slowed from the meteoric rise between 2012-13 (almost +20%) to a more reasonable +6% in 2016, other key aspects have increased without end in...

Smuttynose Brewing Co. Heads To Auction As Sales Fall Short

One of New England's older and best-known craft breweries now seeks an immediate buyer through auction after sales could not keep up with the company's expansion. Smuttynose Brewing Co. opened in 1994 during the first...

Dogfish Head Announces Wood-Aged Bitches Brew, New Packaging

Three brews from Dogfish Head Craft Brewery will hit shelves in new forms in mid-January: Wood-Aged Bitches Brew, Romantic Chemistry, Lupu-Luau IPA and Namaste White. Additionally, the Delaware brewery has announced a release from its 2018...

Red Stripe Beer Readies For U.S. Growth After $16M Investment

Since Heineken acquired controlling stake of Red Stripe Beer in 2015 and returned production back to the brand’s Jamaican homeland in 2016, the company has embarked on an aggressive 10-year investment plan dedicated to...

Samuel Adams Releases Ale/Lager Blend, Sam ’76

Samuel Adams has unveiled a new beer that's a blend of ale and lager: Sam ’76. Created in Samuel Adams’ experimental nano brewery in Boston, it took more than a year of testing and 60 different...

The Journey of Clown Shoes From Contract Brewer to Corporate Partner

Clown Shoes Beer of Ipswich, Massachusetts, symbolizes much of what’s currently defining craft beer. Known for big, bold recipes and eye-catching artwork, the brand is available in 27 states. It grew from a retailer’s dream...

Atlanta Craft Breweries Announce 2018 Plans

Atlanta, Georgia, has fast become a southern mecca for craft beer. A number of these microbreweries in The A announced plans for expansions heading into 2018. These include: Arches Brewing Growth of canning production –...

Left Hand Brewing Announces 2018 Beer Releases

Left Hand Brewing Company’s 2018 beer release calendar includes a variety of new seasonals, limited releases and perennial beers — including a new nitro seasonal can series, four new year-round beers and a 25th...