The Brew Site
Very sad news out of Ashland, Oregon, yesterday, as Standing Stone Brewing announced that after 25 years, it will be closing its doors at the end of this month. From the blog post: It is with heavy hearts that we announce, Standing Stone Brewing Company will be closing the doors … Continue reading
More beer news from the South, as Carolina Brewery continues its expansion and announced its availability in every Harris Teeter across Charlotte, North Carolina. Harris Teeter is a retail and grocery store chain that spans seven states. Based on the company’s website, it appears to have 31 stores in Charlotte … Continue reading
Urban South Brewery released a new daquiri-inspired line of hard seltzers, joining its Summer Seltzer variety pack for a burst of tropical summertime flavors. They’re all relatively easy-drinking, ranging from 3.6% to 4.5% alcohol by volume. Details: Urban South Brewery has introduced the Daq Pack, a new hard seltzer variety … Continue reading
Munich brewing icon Paulaner recently announced that it is transitioning its packaging to eco-friendly, sustainable materials. The company plans to phase out all of its plastic packaging within the year. It’s an important and worthwhile step to take even for a brewery like Paulaner that has been focused on protecting … Continue reading
Bend’s newest brewery Van Henion Brewing recently teamed up with Kevin Collins of Brother Jon’s Public House to brew up a special collaboration beer to be served exclusively at Brother Jon’s — Brother Van’s IPA. The Public House will be hosting a release party on Wednesday, May 11, from 3 … Continue reading
A first for the blog: posting news about beer in Walmart. California’s Surreal Brewing, maker of non-alcoholic beers (I reviewed a number of them two years ago), announced its expansion into Walmarts across southern California last month. And while beer sales in Walmart aren’t something I’d commonly write about, having … Continue reading
With the closure of the Portland location of Modern Times Beer, the space that formerly also housed The Commons Brewery was back in the news this month with the announcement that a new brewing operation, Living Haüs Beer Company, will be opening up in the space this summer. Living Haüs … Continue reading
Beer news from Crux Fermentation Project out of Bend, Oregon on new beers and returning that are out this month! A collaboration brew, bracket-winning hazy IPA, Mexican-style lager and more highlight this spring news. Details from the email newsletter: BOSS BATTLE IPA Boss Battle IPA, is a collaboration with Level … Continue reading
New Orleans’ Urban South Brewery celebrates its sixth anniversary this April, highlighting impressive growth with two locations, and the brewery is releasing six collaboration beers in honor of it. No details on the beers themselves yet. Details from the release: New Orleans’ largest craft brewery increases production volume by almost … Continue reading
Beer activism! Flying Dog Brewery is launching a campaign against censorship with its new beer, 451 Juicy IPA, out this month. As the name implies, it’s inspired by the Ray Bradbury novel Fahrenheit 451, in which books are outlawed and burned. The campaign hits social media with participation encouraged. Here’s … Continue reading