Tag: national_beer_news
Craft beer growth – sales numbers up, now over 3,700 breweries
None of this should come as a surprise, but the craft beer industry continued to grow in the first half of 2015. Sales numbers continue…
Yoga pants and beer – Lululemon introduces Curiosity Lager
Yoga pants and beer. No doubt, each have their unique virtues, but what do they have to do with each other? Lululemon, a self-described yoga-inspired athletic…
Dick Cantwell named Quality Ambassador for the Brewers Association
When Anheuser-Busch acquired Elysian Brewing last winter, the writing was on the wall. Two months following that devastating news, nobody with half a clue was surprised…
Pabst Brewing Company will start brewing “craft” beer
In February we posted a story about Rainier Beer’s potential homecoming. That story involved Rainier’s parent company, Pabst Brewing Company (Blue Ribbon Intermediate Holdings, LLC)…
When is a beer festival too big? GABF announces expansion
News today from the Brewers Association has me wondering if a beer festival can actually get too big. This year they’re making the biggest beer…
Bellingham, WA – Best place in America to NOT find bad beer
It might make you smile, or scream, or scratch your head. It might please you, or it might outrage you. Bellingham is the worst place…
Beer industry unites on excise tax releif issue
In the past, this blog has discussed the Small BREW Act, a proposal to reduce the federal excise tax paid by craft breweries. That legislation…
BrewDog coming to America, for real this time
The television show is cute and all, but this time it’s for real. Scotland’s BrewDog just announced its plan to open a new brewery in…
The Top 10 Beer Cities in America
Portland is the top beer city in America, Seattle is second, with San Francisco and San Diego not far behind. It’s a fact. Deal with…
