National Beer News
Anderson Valley Brewing changing ownership, remaining independent
Boonville, California’s Anderson Valley Brewing is changing hands but remaining independent. According to today’s announcement, Kevin McGee, a lawyer from nearby Healdsburg, is expected to assume ownership…
Follow Up – more info about the Ballast Point Brewing deal and Kings & Convicts
The takeaway from this one is not what I expected. For all of us, the lesson in this story is simple: sometimes you just…
At last, Budweiser really does own Redhook (A-B Inbev announces plans to buy CBA)
Anheuser-Busch Inbev is buying out the rest of Craft Brew Alliance in a $320 million deal. Craft Brew Alliance (CBA) is the larger company that owns…
Forestry Camp opens this weekend in Asheville, NC – so what’s got to do with us?
Several years ago, I sat talking to a friend and fellow beer blogger at a local watering hole. He mentioned that he and his…
Pabst introduces Blue Ribbon Whiskey
Pabst Blue Ribbon beer is iconic. You don’t have to like the stuff to admit that PBR is a cultural phenomenon. The name Blue Ribbon…
AB-InBev pushing “craft beer” on NFL fans in select cities, like Seattle
Beer and football go together like chips and salsa. A tailgate party isn’t a tailgate party without a cooler full of beer. Empty beer…
Crosby Hop Farm earns a spot on “Best For The World” list
Crosby Hop Farm just received an award that is not directly related to the hops it grows. The hop farm in Woodburn, Oregon earned the status…
It’s official. Anheuser-Busch does not own Redhook anymore, again
As of last Friday, Anheuser-Busch InBev officially no longer doesn’t not own Redhook, a company it didn’t always never not own in the first place. Yes,…
A visit to the hop fields with Bale Breaker Brewing and Jameson Irish Whiskey
Bale Breaker Brewing teams up with Jameson Irish Whiskey for Caskmates Any excursion that leads me to a hop field at harvest time is…
