Archive for Da Big Guys
Molson expands futher into the Canadian Craft Market
On October 19th, Creemore Springs Brewery announced their intention to acquire Granville Island Brewing from Andrew Peller Limited. Granville Island Brewing has been in operation for over 25 years and is one of the leading craft beer producers in Ontario.
What makes this acquisition even more interesting, the Creemore Springs Brewery was purchased by Molson [...]
Inbev releases new flavor of Bud Light – Golden Wheat
Ok – Let me start by saying that this is a strange article to write. I haven’t seen any of the ad’s on tv or the beer on the shelf, but I’ve seen a couple of articles announcing a new flavor of Bud Light – Golden Wheat. [Yup - I used the words [...]
Guinness releases application for iPhone to locate beer
If you have an iPhone and you like Guinness, this article is for YOU.
Do you ever find your self in a new town/city and want to have a pint of beer, but don’t know where to go? The new Pub Finder application created by KICK Design can solve all of your worries.
The Guinness Pub [...]
Great Leakes Craft Brewers and Water Conservation Conferenceâ€
SPONSORS ANNOUNCED FOR GREAT LAKES CRAFT BREWERS & WATER CONSERVATION CONFERENCE IN MILWAUKEE
Milwaukee, WI – The Great Lakes Craft Brewers & Water Conservation Conference is proud to announce that the Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Co., Chippewa Falls and Milwaukee, WI, will be the Platinum Sponsor, with special support provided by Beer Capitol Distributing Inc., Wauwatosa, WI. [...]
Help get craft beer recognized by the Whitehouse
In an attempt to recover from his strange comments about the Gates/Crowley issue, President Obama invited both Professor Gates and Officer Crowley to the Whitehouse for a brewski. This was an attempt to put a “cap” on the issue. To seal the bottle one and forever. To put the last bottle in the [...]
Earnings Report: MillerCoors announces first quarter results
Interesting news from the MillerCoors front.
On May 5th 2009, MillerCoors announced their first quarter earnings. Their results were positive, showing an increase in both their volumes and profits during the first quarter.
For the first quarter, underlying net income attributable to MillerCoors, excluding special items, increased 46.3 percent to $216.4 million from the prior year. [...]
Guinness 250 Anniversary Stout
This year marks the 250th anniversary for Guinness. To celebrate this occasion, they will be launching a Special Edition Guinness 250 Anniversary Stout on April 24th.
“Using a unique brewhouse process that combines the use of stout and ale malt, it’s a distinctive carbonated stout with a clean, smooth finish. This is especially exciting, as [...]
Top 50 breweries in 2008
The Brewers Association will be releasing their complete analysis of statistics next week in Boston, but here’s a sneak peak at the top Craft Breweries and top Overall Breweries for 2008.
New England was represented by the following …
Top Craft:
1 Boston Beer Co.
10 Magic Hat Brewing Co.
12 Harpoon Brewery
16 Shipyard [...]
Born on date to be removed from smaller beer brands
Well, some beers can just sit on the shelf — Others can’t. Which beers will last longer than 4-5 months? Which beers can I store in my cellar for a rainy day? This is a discussion that we seem to have often with our friends. Typically, anything with a higher alcohol [...]
Sales of Miller and Carlsberg drop
Miller Lite sales drop 7.5 percent
MillerCoors’ domestic sales to retailers declined 2.3 percent in the three months ended Dec. 31, including a drop of 7.5 percent in Miller Lite volumes, SABMiller plc said Thursday.
The volume declines come during a period of weaker beer category volumes and strong pricing, London-based SABMiller said in an interim trading [...]
