The Brewers Association (BA) has just released its annual rankings of the Top 50 Craft Breweries and Top 50 Overall Breweries in the U.S. Of the Top 50 Overall Breweries, 40 meet the BA’s definition of “craft brewer.” Not a ton of surprises this year, other than the fact that Duvel Moortgat USA has shot up…
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Eastside Distilling Gets the MotherLode
Some big news coming out of the PDX craft distilling scene today… Portland, Ore.’s Eastside Distilling, Inc. has announced the acquisition of MotherLode Craft Distillery, a Portland-based provider of bottling services and production support to craft distilleries. Since its founding in 2014 by Allen Barteld, the mission of MotherLode has been to enable craft distillers to increase…
Karen Hoskin of Montanya Distillers to keynote ADI Craft Spirits Conference
Karen Hoskin, president and co-founder of Montanya Distillers, will deliver the keynote address at this year’s American Distilling Institute (ADI) Craft Spirits Conference. This marks the first time a woman has been named the keynote since the conference’s inception in 2003.
Virginia Gov. signs law enabling distillers to sell bottles at fests
Received this press release from the Virginia Distillers Association. Great news for the Commonwealth! Last week, Governor Terry McAuliffe formally signed off on Senate Bill 1448 and House Bill 2029 which are identical bills presented by the Virginia Distillers Association (VDA); which will enable Virginia distilleries to sell bottles at events conducted for the purpose…
‘The Drinkable Globe’ Book Now Available for Pre-Order
This is probably my most meta post so far. “The Drinkable Globe,” my third book (named after this website), is now available for pre-order! It’ll be out in the fall, but place your order for it now at Amazon!
Diageo to build Guinness brewery in Maryland
Diageo announced that it’s planning to open a U.S. version of Dublin’s Guinness Open Gate Brewery near Baltimore. Here are some details from the company’s press release: As currently planned, the company would build a mid-sized Guinness brewery and a Guinness visitor experience with an innovation microbrewery at the company’s existing Relay, Maryland site. This…
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