(Denver, CO) – An Alaskan by the name of Bill Howell won the annual Beer Drinker of the Year Contest held at Wynkoop Brewing today. He wins free beer for life at the Denver brewery and a few other prizes. The silver lining, of course, is that he lives 3,500 miles away from Denver.
A lot of press releases came out over the last couple days so here is the round-up. You might recognize Left Hand and Shipyard since I have covered those before but the others are new. enjoy!
You can view them all here. Alternatively, here are the links, one-by-one:
Moylan’s Chelsea Moylan’s Porter coming in April
MacTarnahan’s Spine Tingler coming soon
Shipyard Brewing Company launches 4-packs of Pugsley’s Signature Series
Firestone Walker expands into Southern Oregon
Left Hand 400 Pound Monkey: a game-changing IPA
PORTLAND, MAINE – (February 25, 2010) – Shipyard Brewing Company announced the release of two of its popular Pugsley’s Signature Series beers in four-packs of 12-ounce bottles.
Portland, OR (FEBRUARY 2010) – MacTarnahan’s Brewing Company, brewers of Portland’s original Amber Ale, (2009 Great American Beer Festival Gold Medal) introduces Spine Tingler to compliment a growing portfolio of distinct, bold, and original offerings.
Paso Robles, CA – Firestone Walker Brewing Company announced their expansion into southern Oregon. The brewery is partnering with Western Beverages of Eugene, Bend, Burns, Coos Bay, Roseburg, Klamath Falls, Medford, and Newport.
(LONGMONT, CO) – It’s the year 2010. A plague of unbalanced, Continue reading
Bend, Oregon Brewery Introduces Black Butte Porter and Mirror Pond Pale Ale to the Minneapolis-St. Paul Region
KONA BREWING’S SOLAR SYSTEM WILL BE AMONG BEER INDUSTRY’S LARGEST SUNETRIC TO INSTALL THE 229 kW PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM
(Holland, MI) – New Holland Brewing kicked off its brand-new Cellar Series at the Michigan Brewers Guild Winter Beer Fest this afternoon.
(Lakewood, NY) – Southern Tier Brewing got label approval for its second of two new beers to come out this year.
(Easton, PA) – Weyerbacher Brewing wasted no time in submitting a new label for the discontinued Zotten brand. The Pennsylvanian brewery recently sent out a press release, as required by the offended brewery, explaining why the Zotten package had to be discontinued. The beer will now be called Weyerbacher Verboten. Verboten is another way of saying “forbidden.” Nothing about the beer itself will change.
(Milton, DE) – Dogfish Head will soon release the BA/DFH collaboration beer it debuted at Beer Advocate’s Extreme Beer Fest, Wrath of Pecant, in bottles.
According to a brewery rep, there will be 750-800 cases of the beer released beginning the weekend of March 12-13. This is “The Weekend of Compelling of Ales and Whatnot.” Those who are one of the first 100 to sign up for a tour will have the option to buy up to Continue reading
Stone Brewing‘s fourth and final part of the Nogne O/BrewDog documentary is up. You can head over to Vimeo to see the whole version in widescreen now.
You may remember Casey from a video of his that I posted from last year’s EBF. Well, he is back at it again with three videos from this year’s fest. The one above features Todd from Beer Advocate at the end as well as a handful of different brewers discussing beers they created.
Click here to check out Cambridge Brewing‘s Will Meyers discussing his solera-style beer project.
Click here to check out Russian River Brewing‘s Vinnie Cilurzo talking about double IPAs and Pliny the Younger.
(Bloomington, IN) – Upland Brewing made the announcement late tonight, very sneaky-like. This post over at the Upland site has more on how to reserve the beers.
Earlier this month, I posted the goods on Upland Dantalion Dark Wild Ale and Upland Lambics.
(Tampa, FL) – I mentioned The Big 6 recently, a group of beers that are surrounded by much fanfare each year. I think that the exclusive club is about to induct its second member of 2010: Cigar City Hunahpu’s Imperial Stout.
During a Power Hour session with the Brewers Association today, Information Resources Inc. SVP, Dan Wandel, said that amidst a bleak year for the beer category overall, “Craft Beer success has reached epidemic proportions.”
Notes from the Power Hour and other beer tidbits after the jump . . .
Brewers Association Launches CraftBeer.com
Boulder, Colo. • February 16, 2010— The Brewers Association, the trade association representing the majority of U.S. brewing companies, has just launched CraftBeer.com to celebrate the ever-growing interest in craft brewers and their liquid libations. The new site is a consumer portal providing information and community interaction for craft beer enthusiasts everywhere.
(Stevens Point, WI) – Inspired by the mystery of the ancient Mayan “Long Count” round calendar, Stevens Point Brewery’s brewmasters have created 2012 Black Ale, a dark, robust brew to satisfy beer lovers’ tastes any day of the year.