Craft Beer News
The Supreme Court May Change The Way You Buy Wine
Justices hear oral arguments today on whether consumers in 36 states, including Massachusetts, can order from out-of-state wine shops. As New York Times writer Eric Asimov reports, "with just a few clicks on my computer or phone, I can order a rare book from San...
The Government Shutdown Is Beginning To Hurt The Craft Beer Industry
Worcester Business Journal writer Zach Comeau reports on how the government shutdown is starting to impact some of the state's medium sized breweries, especially those who distribute to other nearby states. Among them, Framingham's Jack's Abby/Springdale, Worcester's...
Bigger, Better… Beerier? The 16th Annual Extreme Beer Fest® Returns to Boston
BOSTON - More beer. More food. And, most importantly, more fun. In two weeks—on February 1 & 2—BeerAdvocate brings its expectation-defying, boundary-pushing Extreme Beer Fest® back to Boston’s Seaport World Trade Center for its biggest and most diverse lineup to...
A Former Patriots Player Just Opened A Brewery in Rhode Island
Boston Globe writer Gary Dzen reports on how former New England Patriot lineman Dan Koppen is bringing lessons from Bill Belichick to his brewing career. He recently opened LineSider Brewing in East Greenwich, Rhode Island and says (presumably in his best Belichick...
Government Shutdown Closes Taps on New Brews
The Wall Street Journal reports that beer makers from Sam Adams to Prairie Artisan Ales to Sierra Nevada are sitting on suds worth tens of millions of dollars while they wait for federal approval. With the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) closed,...
New Somerville Liquor Store is Building Community Beyond Booze
Boston Magazine's Jacqui Cain reports on a new liquor store, Proof, which debuts in the Winter Hill neighborhood of Somerville this weekend and will sell wine, beer, spirits, and neighborhood-focussed events programming.Related: These 37 New Breweries, And 5 New...
The Classic Beer Allagash White Going Into Cans
Portland's Allagash Brewing announced that for the first time since they started brewing it in 1995, Allagash White will be distributed in cans.Related: Take our craft beer consumer survey on taproom likes/dislikes, beer ratings, and use of social media for beer...
Can This Startup Make Tree House Beer A Little Cleaner?
Fascinating piece on a Watertown startup that is trying to help Tree House Brewing deal with the industry issue of waste water, and help it become more environmentally friendly. As the story point out, "without careful management breweries can cause a surprising...
Channel Marker Brewing Opens in Beverly
Nice local story on the opening of Channel Marker Brewing, a nano brewery and taproom in Beverly that we wrote about several months ago. As reported then, they plan to specialize in New England style IPAs and hope to create a following among local hop heads. The first...
Brewers Association: How the Government Shutdown Impacts Breweries
Details how breweries are affected by the TTB's filing of an Appropriations Lapse Notice will impact breweries, including a stoppage and likely backlog of approvals for labels and permits, as well as loans. Brewers are still expected to pay taxes, of course. <ins...