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Greg Hall wants to help make Southwest Michigan the ‘Napa Valley of Cider’

With the perception of cider now in the midst of change, an opportunity arises for Virtue Cider: to become the major craft cider maker in...

July 7, 2013 at 2:35 PM

Analyst forecasts Angry Orchard will make up 20% of Boston Beer volume in 2015

"We significantly underestimated the success of Angry Orchard. In less than 12 months, Angry Orchard went from not existing to...

July 7, 2013 at 2:25 PM

A close-up look Surly Brewing’s taproom

There are only three things that could possibly make Surly Brewing better than it already is, and since they're not likely to start...

July 7, 2013 at 11:36 AM

More on how breweries can benefit from ESOP programs

An ESOP works like this: a company sets up a trust on behalf of the employees, into which it directs a portion of its profits. The trust...

July 7, 2013 at 9:44 AM

Left Hand, Oskar Blues’ hometown votes to allow brewing operations in commercial districts

the Longmont City Council voted Tuesday night to update city rules to accommodate the burgeoning craft beer industry and its spirited...

July 7, 2013 at 9:36 AM

More on Urban Chestnut and other beer businesses that arose from A-B InBev labor cuts

Urban Chestnut sold 3,500 barrels of beer last year and is on track to double that amount this year, making it one of St. Louis’ largest...

July 7, 2013 at 9:28 AM

Blue Ridge Community College adding two-year craft beer degree program

Capitalizing on a swiftly growing craft beverage industry in Western North Carolina, Blue Ridge Community College is poised to launch a...

July 7, 2013 at 9:18 AM

Schell’s delayed $6 million expansion to resume on Monday with significant changes

The original plan called for an expansion project of up to $6 million in two construction phases, with the first $2 million portion set...

July 7, 2013 at 9:13 AM

30+ new beer labels from New Belgium, Samuel Adams, Blue Moon, Rodenbach and more

30+ new beers added from New Belgium, Widmer Brothers, Kona, Ninkasi, Coors Batch 19, Karbach, Samuel Adams, Blue Moon, Rodenbach, Summit,...

July 5, 2013 at 10:21 PM

Epic Brewing co-founder on challenges in getting NZ hops and more (video)

   We sat down with Luke Nicholas from Epic Brewing while he was in Washington DC for the 2013 Craft Brewers Conference. He...

July 5, 2013 at 10:08 PM

Fox News host on Samuel Adams ad, Beer Institute guidelines: ‘terrorists have won’ (video)

   A Fox News guest host asserted on Friday that “the terrorists have won” because brewer Samuel Adams was not in invoking...

July 5, 2013 at 8:34 PM

Wild Goose Canning continues growth, signs agreement with Mobile Canning

And the company is even doing business with Longmont's Mobile Canning, which could be considered its competitor since Mobile Canning...

July 5, 2013 at 8:02 PM

Alpha Brewing Co. founder started brewery after less than three years as homebrewer

In less than three years, Derrick Langeneckert went from homebrewer to craft brewer, in the process diverting from a probable corporate...

July 5, 2013 at 7:03 PM

SAVOR 2013 ‘salon’ session audio now available

Craft Beer Seminar recordings are available on CraftBeer.com from the following events: SAVOR 2013 | SAVOR 2012 | SAVOR 2011 | SAVOR 2010...

July 5, 2013 at 6:56 PM

Oskar Blues Brewery projects to grow revenue by more than 33% this year, hit ~$50 million

As with just about everyone you talk to in the industry locally, all Katechis really sees is opportunity – for the new guys and...

July 5, 2013 at 6:43 PM

Buffalo Brewing of St. Louis to close, re-open as Six Mile Brewery in Illinois

The brewery is moving to Granite City, IL and will be opening under new ownership with a new name, Six Mile Brewery and Smokehouse. The new...

July 5, 2013 at 6:10 PM

Silver Eagle Distributors sells more beer on Easter than Independence Day

For Silver Eagle Distributors, the Fourth of July is the fourth biggest sales day of the year, behind Memorial Day, the Christmas/New...

July 5, 2013 at 5:54 PM

Caution: Brewing Co. opening a new brewery with canning line this fall

After just two years in business on Denver's northeast side, Caution Brewing announced Saturday that it will open a second brewery in...

July 5, 2013 at 5:47 PM

Hail damage could impact estimated 3,000 tons of hops in Hallertau region

A hailstorm on the 20th of June 2013 has left extensive hail damage on hops in the northern Hallertau. The affected hop acreage extends...

July 5, 2013 at 4:34 PM

Facebook forcibly took down Strange Brewing and Strange Brew pages amidst lawsuit

"They told Facebook we were infringing on their trademark, so Facebook took down our page," Strange co-owner Tim Myers says of...

July 5, 2013 at 4:22 PM