New and innovative products have helped contribute to SKU proliferation throughout the beverage industry, particularly within the craft beer and craft spirits markets. However, as these craft brewers and distillers look to push the envelope with their new releases, ingredient suppliers are looking to provide them with the tools they need to maintain that edge in the market.
Blue Moon Brewing Co., a Golden, Colo.-based operating unit of MillerCoor’s Tenth and Blake Brewing Co., is celebrating its 20th anniversary with the planning of a new brewery that is scheduled to open in 2016.
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. debuted two year-round beers in early 2015, Hop Hunter IPA and Nooner Pilsner, and unveiled its newest spring seasonal selection: Beer Camp Hoppy Lager.
For decades, TV shows like “Cheers,” “The Simpsons,” “Sex and the City,” and “How I Met Your Mother,” among others, have highlighted the social tradition of meeting friends at a local bar or club for a drink. However, since the Great Recession, consumers seem to be pulling back on this tradition because of their lower levels of discretionary income.
Gordon Biersch Brewing Co. announced the limited-edition release of Maibock, a malty, German-style lager that gets its flavor from heavy doses of dark-roasted caramel malt, the company says.
Narragansett Beer released Lovecraft Honey Ale to celebrate the life, works and heritage of Providence’s hometown horror fiction writer, H.P. Lovecraft.
BA reports 18 percent rise in volume for craft brewers
March 16, 2015
The Brewers Association (BA), Boulder, Colo., released 2014 data about the growth of U.S. craft brewing. For the first time, craft brewers reached double-digit (11 percent) volume share of the marketplace, the association reports.
Since the time coffee was introduced to North America during the Colonial period, it has continued to climb in popularity, according to the National Coffee Association.
