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Industry News (Issue 34)

Industry News (Issue 34)
Editorial Dept. Story by: Editorial Dept.
Published: January 3, 2018 | Updated: February 17, 2025

There is always something newsworthy taking place in the beer industry. That’s why we dedicate Monday of each week to publishing the top stories from the previous week in our Industry News e-newsletter. Here you’ll find a compilation of all the news we’ve covered since the last issue, with links to the full stories.

Industry & People

Matt Tucker, new brewing operations manager for Reformation Brewery.
Matt Tucker Joins Reformation Brewery As New Brewing Operations Manager
 

3 Daughters Brewing North Pole Winter Wonderland
3 Daughters Brewing Celebrates the Season With Spectacular North Pole Winter Wonderland
 
North Channel Brewing Grand Opening Manistee Michigan
North Channel Brewing Co. Arrives In Manistee, Michigan
 
Christine Celis of Celis Brewery in Austin, Texas
Celis Brewery Beer Returns to Houston After 17-Years
 
British Guild of Beer Writers 2017 Award Winners
Adrian Tierney-Jones Named Beer Writer Of The Year By British Guild Of Beer Writers
 
Highlnd Brewing Co Re-Brand February 2018
Highland Brewing Co. Announces Identity Re-Brand For February 2018
 
Jim Koch with Sam Kennedy, President of the Boston Red Sox
Samuel Adams Named “The Official Beer of the Boston Red Sox” Beginning In 2018
 
Smartmouth Brewing Co. Pilot House
Smartmouth Brewing Co Annonuces Opening of Virginia Beach Pilot House Brewery
 

Beer & Trends

Odell Friek
Odell’s 2017 Friek Returns In 12-Ounce Bottles
 
Geisha New Belgium
New Belgium’s La Folie Grand Reserve: Geisha Debuts
 
Anchor Christmas Ale
Anchor Announces 2017 Christmas Ale
 
Unibroue
Unibroue Celebrates 25 Years With Special Brew
 
Slope Style
Boulder Beer Debuts Slope Style Red IPA
 
Summit Announces 2018 Release Calendar
 
Second Self
Second Self To Release JunIPA In Cans
 
Rivertown Brewery Creates Beer To Help Fight Cancer
 
Birdsong Releases Collaboration Beer With Unknown Brewing
 
Sprecher Announces Release of Cranberry Hard Cider and Perry
 
Payette Releases Twelve Gauge Barrel Aged Imperial Stout
 
Short’s Announces 2018 Release Calendar
 
New Holland 20th Anniversary Ale
New Holland Releases 20% ABV Strong Ale To Commemorate 20th Anniversary
 
12 Days of Dry Hop by Smartmouth Brewery
Smartmouth Brewery Announces 12 Days of Dry Hop Release
 
Scout The Storyteller by Reformation Brewery
Scout The Storyteller, A 7.5% Foreign Export Stout Joins Reformation Brewery’s Lineup
 
MexiCali Stout by Birdsong Brewing Co.
Birdsong Brewing Announces Arrival of MexiCali, A Seasonal Stout
 
Single Malt Scottish Style Ale by Schlafly Beer
Schlafly Announces Release Of Its Single Malt Scottish Style Ale
 
Altbier by Altstadt Brewery
Altstadt Brewery Adds Altbier To Its Authentic German-Style Portfolio
 
Imperial Frambozen by New Belgium Brewing Co.
New Belgium Announces New Arrivals Plus Return Of Imperial Frambozen With Cocoa Twist
 
Stone Merc Machine by Stone Brewing Co.
Stone Brewing Announces Stone Spotlight Series Winner, Stone Merc Machine
 
Coffee Baltic Porter by Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project
Crooked Stave Announces Arrival Of Coffee Baltic Porter in Cans
 
Perrin Light Lager by Perrin Brewing Co.
Perrin Light Lager Arrives in Michigan
 
Sexy Hop IPA by Birdsong Brewing Co.
Birdsong Celebrates 6th Anniversary With Return Of Sexy Hop IPA
 
LIBEERATION by Portsmouth Brewery
High Demand For Herbal Craft Beer For Menopausal Women
 
Four Fiddlers Belgian Quad by Arches Brewing
Arches Brewing Introduces Four Fiddlers Belgian Quad
 
Madam Basil by Holy City Brewing
Holy City Brewing Announces Release Of Brewmasters Series: Madam Basil
 
Rubidus Nox Barrel-Aged Cherry Stout by Smartmouth Brewing Co.
Smartmouth Brewing Co. Annouces Release Of Rubidus Nox Barrel-Aged Cherry Stout
 
Alaskan Baltic Porter
Alaskan Brewing Baltic Porter Returns From Five Year Hiatus
 
Stone Brewing Barrel-Aged Small Batch Beers
Stone Brewing Announces Five New Barrel-Aged Small Batch Beers
 
Odell Brewing Fee Fi Fo Fum Triple IPA
Odell Brewing Announces Release Of Fee Fi Fo Fum – Triple IPA
 
Unibroue 25th Anniversary Blonde de l’Enfer
Unibroue Releases U.S. Exclusive 25th Anniversary Ale, Blonde de l’Enfer
 
Radeberger Schofferhofer Pomegranate
Radeberger Gruppe USA Announces World’s First Hefeweizen Pomegranate, Schöfferhofer Pomegranate
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