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Deschutes Brewery acquires Bend’s Boneyard Beer Updated Mar 09, 2021; Facebook Share By Michael Kohn, The Bulletin Boneyard Beer, one of Bend’s scrappy upstart beer makers, has been acquired by crosstown rival Deschutes Brewery. The deal is expected to help Boneyard expand its capacity to can beer, a process that proved challenging during the pandemic. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed because both companies are privately held, said Gary Fish, founder of Deschutes Br...

The week leading up to St. Patrick’s Day is usually a festive one for Left Hand Brewing. Not only is the taproom at 1265 Boston Avenue in Longmont packed with green-clad revelers, but the brewery sells thousands of kegs of its Milk Stout Nitro to bars and restaurants across Colorado and in others states, many of which have adopted the dark, creamy ale as the perfect American craft replacement for the still-iconic Guinness. But the luck of the Irish wasn’t with Left Hand on Saint Paddy’s ...

mnewbanks@mariettatimes.com Owner Larry Sloter and Manager Jason Ware train Busy Bee staff Friday after the restaurant got its liquor license following a 13-month wait. Photo by Janelle Patterson Larry Sloter, owner of the Busy Bee, and Jason Ware, manager, train the staff Friday after the restaurant got its liquor license after a 13 month wait. Photo provided Bart Waston, chief economist at the Brewers Association will be the featured speaker at the online Economic Roundtable of the Oh...

Photo by Todd Alström. F2020X3 brewed by BeerAdvocate, BeerThugLife, and Crowns & Hops. Overall, our activity took a hit in 2020 mostly due to the pandemic. No surprises there. A big chunk of our traffic stems from consumers looking up beers before purchasing them and our beer fests (all postponed) generate a lot of traffic and engagement. Restrictions led to less people going out, spending less, and changing their purchasing habits. We also saw some regional and national brewers pull back fro...

Dr. Bart Watson, Chief Economist at the Brewers Association, will deliver the 37th annual Milton Friedman Lecture via Zoom on Tuesday, February 2nd.

Photo credit: Cottonbro / Pexels A few years ago, Bart Watson, the chief economist for the Brewers Association, decided to stage a craft beer tasting for the residents of his grandmother’s retirement community. Many tried an IPA for the first time and, as Watson recalls, “were kind of shocked that anybody would make a beer that bitter.” Yet one man loved it. “He told me, ‘It’s the best beer I’ve ever tasted. I’m going to buy a six-pack.’” The experience revealed a valuable l...

The Craft Maltsters Guild proudly presents the fourth annual Craft Malt Conference, coming to you in a virtual format from February 10-12. The decision to go virtual in 2021 was made to support safety measures during COVID-19 but with the added perk of increasing accessibility for the greater craft malt community. Come one, come all. This is an easy-to-attend artisan grains and craft beverage conference you won’t want to miss. #CraftMaltCon2021 is a three-day event, with curated live seminars...

Get our free newsletter Success! Youre on the list. Whoops! There was an error and we couldnt process your subscription. Please reload the page and try again. Processing… I already get the newsletter As 2019 was coming to an end, local breweries ramped up production for spring in anticipation of an expected uptick in sales. A seasonably warm March 2020 had Washingtonians shedding their winter coats, eager to drink outdoors. Fresh off a Nationals Wo...

The pandemic completely changed that. The surprise sale of New Belgium Brewing Co. to a subsidiary of Japanese brewing conglomerate Kirin Co. Ltd. last fall was just one of several craft-brew acquisitions made by macrobrewers across the world in 2018 and 2019, even though New Belgium was the fourth-largest craft brewing brand in the U.S. Sponsored Content You’re maxing your tech “muscle.” You’ve increased speed, storage capacity, apps, cell services, etc. And along with all this new pow...

ColoradoBiz Magazine Call it the new generation of light beers December 28, 2020 Call it the new generation of light beers: Reflecting a national trend centered around healthy living, Colorado breweries including Oskar Blues, Ska, Odell and New Belgium have begun rolling out low-calorie, low-carb brews targeted at consumers with active lifestyles. “Both in hardcore craft drinkers and craft-curious people, the lighter option is seeing a little bit of a resurgence,” says Aaron Baker, senior m...