Few events get a beer geek’s heart aflutter more than two (or more) of their favorite breweries collaborating on a beer. Often, this means some hazy IPA or sugar-saturated imperial stout will bring the bearded masses to industrial parks early on Saturday mornings, but not always. Highly-acclaimed breweries like Jester King, Side Project, and Oxbow … [ Read more]
Brewers Association releases Top 50 Breweries list for 2015
The Brewers Association (BA) released its annual lists of the top 50 craft and overall brewing companies in the U.S., based on beer sales volume. Here are the top 10 largest craft breweries in the country: 1. D. G. Yuengling and Son, Inc (pictured, above) 2. Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams, Angry Orchard) 3. Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. … [ Read more]
Beer, ho! Carnival Cruise Lines launches on-board brewery
Beer has been transported around the world by sea for centuries (even becoming engrained in the popular origin myth of India Pale Ale), but the cruise line company, Carnival, is taking the “beer by boat” tradition one step further. Carnival enlisted the help of Alchemy and Science—the wholly-owned subsidiary incubator of Boston Beer Company—to install a microbrewery to its … [ Read more]
Samuel Adams to release nitro beers in 2016
Fortune brought back a nice report from the GABF—Boston Beer Company founder Jim Koch announced that Samuel Adams will release three nitro beers in 2016. A nitrogen-infused white ale, IPA, and coffee stout will be available on tap as well as in ‘widget’ cans, much like those sold by the world’s most popular nitro brew, Guinness … [ Read more]