Retailer of the Year: Half Time Beverage
Our second 2016 Retailer of the Year award winner recognizes that a business must deftly balance size and customer service. It’s no easy task. Between two New York locations (Poughkeepsie and Mamaroneck) the craft...
AB InBev Extends Buying Spree, Purchases Breckenridge Brewery
AB InBev is on an end-of-the-year shopping spree for major craft-beer brands.
Just days after announcing the purchase of leading Arizona microbrewery Four Peaks, Anheuser-Busch today announced the acquisition of Colorado's Breckenridge Brewery.
Both businesses join Anheuser-Busch's craft and import...
Anheuser-Busch Acquires Leading Arizona Microbrewery
Big Beer continues to scoop up microbreweries.
Anheuser-Busch announced an agreement this week to acquire Four Peaks Brewing Company, the leading craft brewer in the state of Arizona, the company says.
Four Peaks, which opened its doors...
Bud Light Unveils New, Modern Look
Bud Light will look a lot different in the new year.
The beer company this week unveiled a redesign for its cans, hoping the modern appearance is more appealing to Millennials. Gone is the color red, replaced by...
To Space and Beyond with Beer: A Q&A with Ninkasi Brewing
Since opening almost a decade ago, The Ninkasi Brewing Company in Eugene, Oregon, has expanded four times. Today, the brewery employs 107 people and features a 90-barrel brewing system. Ninkasi produces a range of...
Gose Growth: Sierra Nevada Goes Big with a Little-Known Style
If you’re familiar with gose, then you may be a beer geek.
The tart, salty, sour, German wheat style is hardly a household name. Nevertheless, Sierra Nevada believes that a shift in the American palate will...
Dos Equis Becomes Official Beer Sponsor of College Football Playoff
Dos Equis announced a multi-year agreement with ESPN to become the official beer sponsor of the College Football Playoff (CFP).
As part of the CFP, Dos Equis will have opportunity to leverage a year-round marketing...
The Beers of Winter
Winter is the perfect season for beer, provided you make the right choice. Forget the crisp, refreshing brews of summer. A chilly night and a roaring fire call for a beer that is mellow...
Heineken Pulls Desperados Tequila-Flavored Beer From U.S.
Heineken announced yesterday that it will stop selling its tequila-flavored beer Desperados in America.
The company had launched Desperados in the U.S. in July, 2014. Blended with tequila barrel-aged lager, this Latin-inspired European import debuted in Georgia and Florida, before...
Guinness Opens Experimental Brewery to the Public
Guinness has whisked away the curtain from its experimental brewery.
The brand's St. James’s Gate brewery has opened The Open Gate Brewery to the public.
There has been an experimental brewery at St. James’s Gate for over a hundred years,...