Leinenkugel’s adds flavor to easy and low-calorie summertime favorite Just in time for summer grilling, two Upper Midwestern favorites, the Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company and Jennie-O Turkey Store, are introducing the best new product since sliced buns. Leinenkugel’s, the leading craft brewer in the Midwest, has teamed with Jennie-O Turkey … Continue reading

This came in via the contact form today. Come celebrate the 1st Anniversary of the Downtown Bar and Grill, and enjoy some extreme beers – details below. Where: Downtown Bar and Grill 160 Court Street (between Pacific and Amity) Brooklyn, NY 11201 Tel: (718) 625-2835 Contact: Robert When: Thursday May … Continue reading

This press release is a follow-up to Flying Dog‘s beer naming contest that I blogged about last December. Interesting to find out what was ultimately picked; bummer that they didn’t select any of the names that I submitted. New Belgian-Style Wit Beer to be Released in May The People’s Republic … Continue reading

Yes, the "Repeal Day" they mention in this press release is a different date from the "Repeal Day" I blogged about in December. The difference is that the April 7th date corresponds to when the prohibition of beer only was repealed—i.e., Prohibition (with a captial P) was partially repealed, with … Continue reading

Brewery Uses a Neighboring Distillery’s Barrels to Put a New Twist on the Popular Gonzo Imperial Porter Denver, CO – March 20, 2007 – Flying Dog Brewery, Denver’s largest craft brewer has announced the release of their Whiskey Barrel-Aged Gonzo Imperial Porter. The new beer is the latest addition to … Continue reading

Half a billion bottles sold, that is… the headline for this press release is "263 Million Bottles of Beer on the Wall," but that didn’t seem descriptive enough for me. Here’s the rest of the release: Oregon’s beer production grew at a rate of 16.5 percent in 2006, as the … Continue reading

This is pretty cool. MacTarnahan’s is one of the “old guard” in Oregon and this Mac’s Madness party on the 14th sounds like a lot of fun. Congrats Mac’s! Birthday Celebration Featuring Portland Favorite MacTarnahan’s Amber Ale Portland, OR — March 1, 2007 — MacTarnahan’s Brewing Company, an affiliate of … Continue reading

New Board Officers are in place for 2007. At the 2006 Annual Meeting, the Oregon Brewers Guild elected an expanded board of directors to oversee the affairs of the Guild. Past boards have had seven elected members. The new board has been expanded to nine members, eight brewery members and … Continue reading

I’ve seen this on a couple of the other beer blogs already, and got the release myself today. UNIQUE COLLABORATION TO BENEFIT THE INSTITUTE FOR MYELOMA & BONE CANCER RESEARCH Seattle, WA. January 30, 2007 – In the early days of the craft brewing business in the U.S. Pete Slosberg … Continue reading

CRAFT BREW LOVERS HAVE NEW BAR CALL FOR ORDERING POPULAR INDIA PALE ALE Redhook Ale Brewery honors roots by renaming its Redhook IPA to “Long Hammer IPA” SEATTLE, January 31, 2007 – Redhook Ale Brewery has rechristened its popular bold-spirit, dry-hopped India Pale Ale (IPA) today by officially renaming it … Continue reading