Cigar City Brewing in Tampa has grown rapidly since it was founded 13 years ago, expanding from a small operation with sales in Florida to having distribution across the U.S. and internationally. The brewery was founded in 2007 by Tampa Bay native Joey Redner and brewed its first batch of beer, Maduro Brown Ale, in […]
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Anheuser-Busch’s Brewers Collective Launches First Craft Beyond Beer Platform
Brewers Collective, the craft business unit of Anheuser-Busch, ventured into the flavored malt beverage category with the debut of LQD (pronounced L-Q-D). The brand’s debut product portfolio of hard limeades, hard teas and hard lemonades all harness the unique flavor profiles of their respective ingredients. “After brainstorming with brewers from across the 13 craft partners that […]
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CBA Launches New Growth Unit Focused On Quenching Thirst
Portland, Oregon-based Craft Brew Alliance (CBA) is launching a new standalone business unit, the pH Experiment, dedicated to creating, incubating and accelerating growth with new products and experiences that put drinkers’ needs first. The growth unit is the evolution of CBA’s Innovation team and its pH Experiment beverage initiative, which launched in 2018 as a litmus […]
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Renfro Foods Rolls Out Craft Beer Salsa
Renfro Foods, makers salsas and other specialty food products, is rolling out Mrs. Renfro’s Craft Beer Salsa—its 20th salsa. It will be showcased at the upcoming Summer Fancy Food Show in New York, June 25-27, at the Jacob Javits Center. By teaming up with fellow Fort Worth, Texas, family business, Rahr & Sons Brewing Co., the […]
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Craft Beer Volume Increased In First Half
The National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA)–which represents the interests of America’s more than 3,000 licensed, independent beer distributors–applauds America’s craft brewers for its continued growth and entrepreneurial spirit in the American beer industry. The Brewers Association (BA) released data showing that production volume by American craft brewers, as defined by BA, increased eight percent during the […]
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Alaskan Brewing Co. Beers Debuting In Ohio
Craft beer pioneer Alaskan Brewing Co. is making its Ohio debut on July 15 at 5:30 p.m. at Jungle Jim’s International Market located at 5440 Dixie Highway in Fairfield. The launch expands statewide the week of July 18. Ohio represents the easternmost migration for the Juneau-based brewer, and its most recent geographical expansion since Michigan was added in […]
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Evans Brewing Co. Bolsters Distribution To Washington
Craft beer maker Evans Brewing Co. has expanded its product distribution to Washington with the signing of an agreement with Browar Polska Inc. to distribute the company’s core year-round packaged beers to retailers in the state. Evans Brewing 22-oz. bottles are landing on shelves in the Washington market now. Washington has traditionally been a key […]