News & Notes

How Alcohol Retailers Have Evolved with COVID-19

Part 1 of this series covered what alcohol products consumers are buying now, three months into the coronavirus pandemic. In this second part, we look at how beverage alcohol retailers continue to adapt with...

Founders Brewing Oktoberfest

Founders Brewing Co. will launch Oktoberfest, a Märzen-style lager brewed using imported German malts and hops. Oktoberfest presents a copper color with a malty and slightly sweet backbone, the company reports. This beer is...

Basil Hayden’s Introduces 10-Year-Old Rye Whiskey

The Beam Suntory brand Basil Hayden's has launched a 10-year-old rye whiskey. This is the first rye whiskey the brand has created with an age statement. Basil Hayden’s 10 Year Old Rye Whiskey is 80...

WSET Branching Out Into Beer Qualifications

The Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) — the world’s largest provider of wine, spirits and sake qualifications — plans to develop a suite of beer qualifications. WSET wants to add two beer qualifications (Levels...

Why Terpenes Could Be the Next Craft Beer Trend

As craft beer grapples with the threat of COVID-19, there’s another (smaller) struggle playing out: the search for new flavors. The innovation spike that accompanied the industry’s recent expansion has left many brewers and consumers...

Buffalo Trace Distillery, Single Barrel Programs to Reopen for Visitors

As America continues to reopen from the COVID-19 shutdown, Buffalo Trace will welcome guests back to its National Historic Landmark Distillery on July 1, with a focus on safety in accordance with CDC guidelines...

The Irishman Vintage Cask 2020

Walsh Whiskey has released the 2020 vintage of The Irishman Vintage Cask. This year’s expression is limited to 3,500 bottles worldwide, with 750 assigned to the U.S.   The Irishman Vintage Cask 2020 edition is the 12th release since...

Delirium Nocturnum 500-ml. Cans

Better Beverage Leaders (BBL) have announced that Brouwerij Huyghe’s Belgian Strong Dark Ale, Delirium Nocturnum, will be packaged in cans for the first time. BBL will import the beer into the U.S. with a...

Evan Williams Bourbon Unveils 2020 American-Made Heroes

Evan Williams Bourbon, the flagship brand from Heaven Hills Distillery, today announced the veterans selected as the 2020 American-Made Heroes. In this annual campaign — which regularly places highly in our Advertising and Promotions...
Old Tub Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey

Jim Beam Relaunches Old Tub Bourbon Whiskey

Jim Beam today announced the re-release of Old Tub, an unfiltered, 100-proof bonded bourbon inspired by the oldest brand from the Beam family. This limited-edition throwback will be widely available in late June. Old Tub...