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Samuel Adams releases barrel room series

Friday, October 30th, 2009

The Boston Beer Co. is rolling out a new series of beers, the Samuel Adams Barrel Room Collection, that will be available in a limited number of markets but also at its Boston brewery — the first time the brewery has sold beer at its door.
The Barrel Room Collection includes New World Tripel (10% [...]

Amazon may partner with wine.com for online sales

Thursday, March 6th, 2008

Amazon is ready to start selling wine in the US, the Financial Times reports.
According to Decanter, a UK-based wine publication, Amazon will work in partnership with wine.com.
It wouldn’t be simple, as the Motley Fool explains:
Pimping vino via cyberspace is a thorny issue. Moving libations over state lines is a regulatory challenge. That may explain why [...]

Court rules for regulators, against Costco

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

A federal appeals court in San Francisco has upheld key parts of a Washington states system for regulating beer and wine sales, overturning an earlier ruling that favored Costco Wholesale Corp.’s effort to upend decades-old beer and wine distribution laws.
The appeals court handed a victory to Washington state alcohol regulators, upholding key parts of the [...]

A-B considers controversial ads

Monday, January 14th, 2008

Adweek reports that Anheuser-Busch is considering running advertisements that tout beer over liquor as an alcoholic beverage of choice.
The notion of promoting beer as a drink of moderation is hardly new. Following World War II, the Brewers Foundation commissioned popular magazine artists to produce a series of 115 paintings using the theme “Home life in [...]

Rogue Astoria goes topless

Friday, December 14th, 2007

Posted by Banjo Bandolas
We don’t have hurricanes over here on the left coast, but that doesn’t mean the wind doesn’t blow a bit every now and then. Rogue Ales Public House, Astoria, located where the Columbia River meets the Pacific Ocean, got a first hand look at the power of the Pacific when winds hit [...]

St. Peter’s plans new brewery

Tuesday, March 20th, 2007

A UK brewing company that recently considered selling the business instead plans to build a new £3 million brewery. Construction may not start for two years.
St Peter’s Brewery at South Elmham, near Bungay, has reached full capacity on its 13th century rural site as the firm’s beers are sold across 22 countries.
“We’re delighted that [...]

Great Divide opens Tap Room

Thursday, March 1st, 2007

Previously the only brewery in Denver without a tap room, Great Divide Brewing will change that Monday. The brewery’s Tap Room, at 2201 Arapahoe St., will be open 2-7 p.m. Monday-Friday and noon-5 p.m. on Saturday.
Brewery tours will begin in the tap room at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. weekdays and hourly on Saturday.
Co-founder Brian [...]