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Kona Brewing reduces bottle weight by 11%‏

KONA BREWING ANNOUNCES NEW LIGHTWEIGHT BOTTLE
Kona Brewing to use lighter bottle in an effort to curb environmental impact
Kailua-Kona, Big Island of Hawaii, March 9, 2010 . . . In a move to minimize environmental impact, Kona Brewing Company has announced its award-winning beer will be produced in glass bottles that are 11% lighter than before. [...]

Posted by: Sean-o on Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

Brewers Association announces launch of CraftBeer.com

Move Over Wine, Consumers are Thirsty for Craft Beer – Brewers Association Launches CraftBeer.com
Boulder, Colo. — 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 [...]

Posted by: Sean-o on Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

Great Lakes Water Conservation Workshop for craft brewers & cheesemakers

Great Lakes Water Conservation Workshop‏
ROCHESTER, NY MARCH 26, 2010 – The Great Lakes Water Conservation Workshop is proud to announce that Alfa Laval USA will be the Silver Sponsor for the one-day event, to be held at the Rochester Museum & Science Center in downtown Rochester, NY.
The one-day workshop will be held on Friday, March [...]

Posted by: Sean-o on Thursday, February 11th, 2010

BEER LAW: Latest update on Colorado Grocery Store Liquor Law – HB 1279

New Fair, Common Sense Approach to Colorado’s Liquor Laws House Bill 1279 would enable liquor stores to sell to their businesses to grocers
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DENVER—A bill was introduced in the Colorado State Legislature on February 5th that would allow some neighborhood grocery stores to sell beer, wine and spirits by purchasing a retail [...]

Posted by: Sean-o on Saturday, February 6th, 2010

PR: GRITTY MCDUFF’S 2009 GROWTH IN DRAFT SALES, NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT, AND NATIONAL INTEREST BODE WELL FOR 2010 PROSPECTS

GRITTY MCDUFF’S 2009 GROWTH IN DRAFT SALES, NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT, AND NATIONAL INTEREST BODE WELL FOR 2010 PROSPECTS
Portland, Maine – Gritty McDuff’s (www.grittys.com) has kicked off the new year with attention from Imbibe magazine, a leading, national trade publication for drink professionals, and noteworthy growth reports for 2009.
The company’s strategic alliances and local [...]

Posted by: Ian on Friday, January 29th, 2010

Bring your canned goods to Redhook Brewery (Portsmouth NH) for special beer price

3rd Annual Food Drive at Redhook January 11 – February 11 2010.

PORTSMOUTH, NH, January 4, 2010 — On January 11, Redhook Ale Brewery will initiate its 3rd Annual Food Drive at the Cataqua Pub in the brewery. Redhook will be collecting non-perishable foodstuffs for local food pantries through February 11, 2010.
Three years ago, [...]

Posted by: Sean-o on Tuesday, January 5th, 2010

Beer Week: First Annual Beer Week in San Diego was a success

Ending about a week ago, the week of beer in San Diego was a major success.  Here’s a recap provided by our friends at Karl Strauss Brewing Company.
Enjoy!!
Sean
2Beerguys.com
Drink Craft Beer, You’ve Earned It!!!

SAN DIEGO EMBRACES INAUGURAL BEER WEEK
San Diego, CA – November 23, 2009 – San Diego recently completed a hugely successful inaugural Beer Week. [...]

Posted by: Sean-o on Sunday, November 29th, 2009

Boston Beer 3rd quarter results – 2009

Boston Beer Reports Third Quarter 2009 Results

BOSTON, Nov. 5 — The Boston Beer Company, Inc. (NYSE: SAM) reported a third quarter core product depletions increase of 6% as compared to the third quarter of 2008. Net revenue for the third quarter of 2009 was $108.7 million, an increase of $7.6 million, or 8%, over [...]

Posted by: Sean-o on Sunday, November 15th, 2009

SweetWater Beer Bread available at Whole Foods

SweetWater Brewery Partners with Whole Foods Market to Bake Beer Bread

SweetWater 420 Extra Pale Ale Bread Makes the Most of Local Flavor for Fall
ATLANTA – SweetWater Brewery has partnered with Whole Foods Market to create a beer bread baked at Whole Foods Market’s Bakehouse in Alpharetta. SweetWater 420 Extra Pale Ale bread is made from [...]

Posted by: Sean-o on Saturday, October 31st, 2009

Beer Event – Harpoon Octoberfest is back – 20th year of the celebration

20 Years of Rolling Out the Barrels in Boston‏

For the past 20 years Harpoon has been welcoming New Englanders to the South Boston brewery for the annual Octoberfest celebration. The first festival in 1990 was held amidst the tanks on the brewing floor. Things have changed quite a bit since then and Harpoon [...]

Posted by: Sean-o on Saturday, August 29th, 2009