American Born Moonshine has expanded to Texas, marking the brand’s first foray into the Lone Star State. Texas marks the latest state for American Born Moonshine’s continued expansion throughout the U.S. following numerous successful launches in the southeastern U.S. and California. “Texas has an incredibly rich heritage of moonshiners, especially in the East Texas region […]
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Napa Valley Harvest Begins Today
The Napa Valley Vintners (NVV) trade association reports that the first of Napa Valley’s sparkling wine producers begin picking grapes today, two days earlier than the start of last year’s wine grape harvest. Although this past winter was one of the driest on record, Napa’s vintners and growers are predicting an abundant, high-quality harvest for […]
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Molson Coors CEO Retiring, Successor Named
Molson Coors Brewing Co. says that, after a 40-year career in the beer business, CEO and President Peter S. Swinburn will retire from the company and its board of directors on Dec. 31. The board has named Mark R. Hunter, currently CEO and president of Molson Coors Europe and a 25-year industry veteran, CEO and […]
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State Liquor Agency Opens At Buehler’s Wooster Milltown Location
Wednesday marked the official opening of the State Liquor Agency inside Buehler’s Fresh Foods Wooster Milltown supermarket at 3540 Burbank Rd. in Wooster, Ohio. This completes the transfer and relocation agreement of Gary’s Liquor Agency, which Buehler’s purchased in October 2013. Dan Shanahan, president and COO of Buehler’s Fresh Foods, says, “With the highly successful […]
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Friends Fun Wine Introduces World’s First Coffee Wine
Friends Fun Wine says it continues to pioneer the “fun wine” category with two new additions to its line of low-alcohol, low-calorie wines—Cabernet Coffee Espresso and Chardonnay Coffee Cappuccino. Cabernet Coffee Espresso features the flavor of fresh cabernet grapes, espresso coffee and a hint of chocolate, while Chardonnay Coffee Cappuccino features sweet Chardonnay grapes […]
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Tennessee’s Red White And Food Launches Wine Petition Campaign
Red White and Food, the nonprofit organization that supports allowing wine sales in Tennessee’s retail food stores, launched its statewide petition campaign this week at a news conference held at the Green Hills Kroger in Nashville, one of five news conferences held around the state to announce the campaign. Melissa Eads, a Red White and […]
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Red White And Food To Lead Tennessee Wine Referendum Campaign
Red White and Food—a coalition launched by the Tennessee Grocers & Convenience Store Association in support of wine sales in retail food stores—will become an independent nonprofit organization that will lead the statewide wine referendum campaign. By becoming a 501(c)(6) organization, Red White and Food will be able to support eligible communities in local petition […]
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Saint Archer Brewing Releases Best-Selling Beers In Ball Cans
From the heart of San Diego’s burgeoning craft beer scene, popular relative newcomer Saint Archer Brewing Co. has released its four core beers in 12-oz. cans from Ball Corp. “The bottom line is cans speak to who we are as a brand and the lifestyle we all live,” says Saint Archer CEO Josh Landan. “Saint Archer […]
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Buehler’s Opens Liquor Agency Inside Of Ashland Supermarket
Buehler’s Fresh Foods in Ashland, Ohio, on Thursday opened Ashland Liquor Agency inside of the supermarket—completing the transfer and relocation agreement with Longbrake Carryout to purchase the Ashland Liquor Agency. “This is the first of future Ohio liquor agencies inside Buehler’s Fresh Foods locations, with Wooster Milltown slated to open in June of 2014,” said […]
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America’s Beer Distributors Recognize National Alcohol Awareness Month
Throughout the month of April, the National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA) will be recognizing Alcohol Awareness Month, as designated by the U.S. Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), to raise awareness about alcohol abuse. “Alcohol is a unique product that is not for everyone,” said NBWA President Craig Purser. “National […]
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Governor Signs Bill To Allow Wine Sales In Tenn. Grocery Stores
As expected, Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam today signed the wine in grocery stores bill. The matter will now go to voters in the state. According to the Memphis Business Journal, municipalities can now begin petitioning for a referendum on allowing the sale of wine in grocery stores, but it will be at least two years […]
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Anheuser-Busch Acquiring Blue Point Brewing Co.
Anheuser-Busch has agreed to purchase Blue Point Brewing Co., one of the nation’s top craft brewers with more than 40 beers and sales concentrated along the East Coast, in a move that will bring additional resources to Blue Point’s operations, allowing it to meet growing consumer demand for its award-winning brands. Terms of the agreement […]
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Tennessee Senate Approves Wine-In-Grocery Bill
The Tennessee Senate voted 23-8 Thursday morning to approve a bill that would let grocery stores, big-box retailers and convenience stores sell wine, largely following a plan put forward by the state House of Representatives earlier in the week, the Tennessean reports. After seven years of debate, senators agreed to legislation that would let voters […]
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Samuel Adams Releases Rebel IPA Nationwide
After countless test batches in Samuel Adams’ Boston-based nanobrewery, the brewers say they are ready to share Samuel Adams Rebel IPA with drinkers across the country. Rebel IPA is a West Coast-style IPA brewed to maximize the aromatics and flavors of five of the brewers’ favorite American hops from the Pacific Northwest, according to Samuel […]
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Domestic Beer Falling Flat As Americans Tackle Bold Flavors, Healthier Options
As Americans stock their refrigerators in advance of the Super Bowl, it would appear that the contents in the cooler may not align with what is traditionally one of the big game’s biggest advertising spenders: domestic beer. According to new research from Mintel, some 22 percent of Americans say they are drinking less domestic beer […]
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Samuel Adams Introduces New Spring Seasonal Beer
The brewers at Samuel Adams are ushering in the New Year with a new spring beer—Samuel Adams Cold Snap—the newest addition to the brewery’s seasonal beer collection. Brewed for spring’s transition away from the hearty brews of winter to the bright, lighter-bodied beers of summer, Cold Snap is the brewers’ take on a Belgian-style white […]
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Miller Lite Goes Retro With Limited-Edition Original Lite Can
Miller Lite, the beer that launched the light beer category, will release on Jan. 1 the limited-edition Original Lite Can, an updated version of the iconic packaging that helped change the beer industry nearly 40 years ago. The Original Lite Can features the familiar images of hops, barley and the words “a fine pilsner beer,” […]
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U.S. Beer Consumption Is Up; Rising Demand For Higher-Priced Offerings
The beer industry saw gains in both dollar and volume in 2012 after a three-year downturn. Well-marketed new products and slight improvements in the unemployment rate contributed to the beer industry’s overall growth. Although the second half of the year didn’t fare as well from an economic standpoint, the industry was still able to see […]
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Budweiser’s Brewmaster Tour Will Visit Dozens Of U.S. Cities
Since 1876, Budweiser has been brewed by skilled brewmasters using techniques and processes that have been passed down from generation to generation. Now, the brewmasters behind every bottle, can and keg of the American lager are launching a mobile brewing experience to provide consumers their own taste of the art, science and passion that goes […]
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Budweiser Brewmasters Introduce Three New Brews As Part Of Project 12
Budweiser’s Project 12—the brewmaster innovation platform that resulted in the introduction of Budweiser Black Crown—is back with three new beers named for the ZIP codes where the beers were brewed, beginning Oct. 28. Project 12’s premise is this: Budweiser’s team of brewmasters develop new beer recipes featuring the signature yeast first used by Adolphus Busch […]