DC Brau Enters the Market with Full Transparency A handful of local breweries have dabbled in the hard seltzer market, experimenting with the brewing process. There’s one on tap at Denizens right now. But no area brewery has gone all-in on this growing sector of the alcoholic beverage market — until now. Remember, there ain& ...
Read More »Grand Rapids breweries, wineries and distilleries join forces to fight domestic violence
The producers will sell specially crafted drinks and merch to benefit Safe Haven Ministries A group of Grand Rapids craft beverage producers has come together to support Safe Haven Ministries’ mission of solving the problem of domestic abuse in the community. The 22 businesses have rallied around the proclamation that “Love Sho ...
Read More »Civil Society Brewing collaborate with electronic musician PLS & TY on a new beer
Press Release: Chart-Topping Electronic Musician, PLS & TY, has collaborated with Civil Society Brewing (Jupiter and West Palm Beach) on a beer titled after his latest single, “Summer’s Young.” Tommy Leas, a Palm Beach native – better known as PLS&TY … Continue reading → The post Civil Society Brewin ...
Read More »Kilt Check Brewing reflects during its 3rd anniversary
Kilt Check Brewing is still plugging along after three years. This past Saturday was the third anniversary party for Kilt Check Brewing Company on 4814 Hardware Drive in Albuquerque, near San Mateo and McLeod. I wanted to specify the address because owner Mike Campbell said he still gets local people who come in and say they didn’t know t ...
Read More »La Cumbre finds that louder is not better in another banner year
The swanky new offices in the building next door to the brewery, just in case you have ever wondered what it looks like in there. To stick with tradition, we begin our annual Look Back/Look Ahead Series with La Cumbre Brewing for 2019-20. Our goal is to provide a comprehensive review of each brewery’s 2019, while also previewing 2020, all ...
Read More »Nine State Brewery finalizes tap list for Grand Opening
Nine State Brewery, Citrus County’s newest craft brewery, has been open for a few weeks – since their September “soft opening” for locals and passers-by to stop in and try a few offerings. The brewery’s grand opening is Saturday, November … Continue reading → The post Nine State Brewery finalizes tap l ...
Read More »New Beer Friday 11/8/19
Before we get into New Beer Friday I have some news about one of the state's oldest adult institutions, the Cotton Bottom. If you're not aware, the Cotton Bottom is a tavern located in an area of the City of Holladay known as Knudsen's Corner (6200 s.). The tavern was originally a general store operated by the Knudsen family until 1966 wh ...
Read More »In Memoriam: Santa Fe Brewing founder left an impact far beyond brewing world
The Levis family, including Mike in the white shirt and red shorts, and Ty in the center in the black shirt. (All photos courtesy of Ty Levis) The founding father of the modern New Mexico craft brewing scene, Mike Levis, died two weeks ago in Amarillo, Texas. He started the Santa Fe Brewing Company out of a barn on his horse ranch in Galisteo i ...
Read More »Founders Fallout: Local Bars and Shops React to Lawsuit
Founders Brewing Co. settled a racial discrimination lawsuit with a former employee last week, but not before one Founders manager, named in the lawsuit, claimed in a leaked deposition transcript that they “didn’t really see color.” The Founders’ Director of Diversity and Inclusion then resigned via a harshly worded lett ...
Read More »CBMTRA Part Deux: The Excising
The Brewers Association, the national trade group for craft breweries, helped pass the Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act (CBMTRA) in 2017, after ten years of effort, as part of the larger Republican tax bill. The legislation lowered the federal excise tax on the first 60,000 barrels (bbl) for breweries producing under 2,000,000 bb ...
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