According to a Brewers Association (BA) report, the number of U.S. breweries is forecast to swell to 9,200 in the next two years. (Currently there are more than 7,600 breweries in the U.S.)
Using the BA’s brewery database and TTB permit data, BA chief economist Bart Watson predicts nearly 2,000 breweries will open by this time in 2021.
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Apply Now for Falconer Foundation Scholarship
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In collaboration with the American Brewers Guild, we are offering a full-tuition scholarship to the Guild’s Intensive Brewing Science & Engineering program.
The Intensive Brewing Science & Engineering course is a 22-week distance education program with a final week of residential instruction. The course is designed for brewers and homebrewers who lack formal training in brewing science and covers all the fundamentals of beer production and quality assurance.
The Glen Hay Falconer Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing educational opportunities for professional and aspiring craft brewers from the Pacific Northwest to further their knowledge and expertise. For more information on the Foundation please visit www.glenfalconerfoundation.org and follow us on Facebook.
The Most Expensive (and Cheapest) Countries in Europe to Buy Alcoholic Beverages
A new study by the European Commission has substantiated what many have long suspected, the UK is one of the most expensive countries within the EU to buy alcohol.
Data indicates Findland, Ireland, and Sweden ranked as top three for markups on drinks. At the other end of the scale, price levels on alcoholic drinks in 2018 were lowest in Bulgaria and Romania, at 26% below the EU average, followed by Hungary.
Hurricane Dorian Response Efforts by Florida’s Breweries
As Hurricane Dorian approached, production came to a halt for several Florida breweries, many of which filled fermenters with clean drinking water to provide to the community for free before and during the storm. Flying Boat Brewing in St. Petersburg reportedly posted on Facebook to let their community know free drinking water was available. Other announcements came from more than 60 breweries. There was, however, one brewery that went the other direction.
Bilberries for Beer at Welsh Brewery
Hafod brewery is offering beer in exchange for 100 grams of freshly picked bilberries forage from the local moorlands by the public.
Normally the brewery procures the berries from rangers from the Clwydian Range Area but owner Martin Godfrey wanted to “step up production†and so, has called on locals for help.
The brewery says every 100 grams of foraged bilberries will earn the picker a bottle from this year’s batch of Bilberry Brew.
Should Beer Be Political
Always willing to stir the pot, Scottish Brewery Brewdog just launched a beer to protest the UK’s political climate, but consumers’ reactions haven’t been as positive as they were for the brand’s past subversive serves.
Via The Drinks Business
Volunteers Needed for Portland Fresh Hops Fest
Oregon Brewers Guild
Portland Fresh Hops Fest Volunteers
We need your help? The Portland Fresh Hops Festival and other events can’t happen without the help of our dedicated volunteers. Interested in volunteering? All volunteers receive a shirt, a $5 food voucher, as well as a glass and drink tickets that can be used at the festival outside of your shift. Shifts are available on Friday, Sept. 27 and Saturday, Sept. 28. Read more about volunteer benefits and apply for a volunteer shift by clicking here.
Plan a Beercation to Bavaria, Germany
Beyond Oktoberfest: Everything You Need to Plan a Beercation to Bavaria, Germany
“My advice for a beer lover going to Bavaria would be to not get overly fixated on Munich,†says Joe Stange, who co-hosts the “One More Road for the Beer†podcast about beer and travel. “It’s a beer-garden amusement park and worth seeing, for sure, but don’t miss Franconia — especially Upper Franconia, Bamberg, and the villages around it.â€
The Bavarian beer scene includes more than 800 breweries, spanning some of the world’s oldest names and ultra-modern craft stylists…
Via Vinepair
Craft beer companies pouring into Cincinnati
The brewpub industry in Southwest Ohio is overflowing – it has increased eight-fold in the past eight years.
The Ohio Craft Brewers Association reported in 2018 that craft brewers contributed a $967 million and 8,300 jobs to the Ohio economy. In 2011 there were 45 independent breweries in Ohio, now there are more than 300. Greater Cincinnati is home to 55 of them.
Via Local 12
11 Things You Probably Don’t Know About BrewDog
If BrewDog was a person its full throated salesmanship and audacity would make PT Barnum seem mild mannered in comparison. (Who could ever forget the taxidermy squirrel bottle)
What started in 2007 as a small brewery in Scotland has now transformed into an international brewery, bar chain, destination hotel, TV show, etc etc etc.
Via Vinepair
Entrepreneurs turning brewery by-product into profits
VANCOUVER, BC
Many breweries sell or give their spent grains from the brewing process to farmers to feed their livestock. But not every craft brewer can access farmers in need of feed, so an industry has formed around spent grain with entrepreneurs turning it into cookies, breads and even dog treats. Via – The Star
Is the World Ready for Sour Pickle Gose Beer?
Well apparently Texas is…
While some use bourbon and pickle juice as a hangover cure, Texans appear to prefer their brine in beer.
Martin House Brewing Co. and Best Maid Pickles, both located in Fort Worth, have collaborated to release a sour beer made with pickle juice called Sour Pickle Beer.
Via Vinepair
Inaugural Greater Fort Lauderdale Beer Week
Greater Fort Lauderdale Beer Week Shines a Spotlight on Broward Brews
The 1st Greater Fort Lauderdale Beer Week is scheduled to kick off Sunday, September 15 and run to the 22nd.
The week of tastings and festivities begins with a brewery crawl and the Beer & Body Craft Beer Girls meetup. Tuesday, September 17, a craft beer-and-cheese pairing takes place at Fat Tap Beer Bar & Eatery, followed two days later by a SoFar Sounds session. The seven-day celebration will conclude Sunday, September 22, with Blowouts, Brews, & Drag at Hair Circus in Fort Lauderdale.
WI – Lakefront recalls beer due to ‘risk of explosion’
Lakefront Brewery recalls bottled beer because of ‘risk of explosion’
MILWAUKEE — Lakefront Brewery announced today that anyone with bottles of My Turn Junk beer should either refrigerate or carefully dispose of them. Brewery representatives say it’s been discovered that the beer contains wild yeast from the cherries it was brewed with, which continued to ferment. Subsequently, CO2 builds up in the bottles, making them at risk for explosion.
Via Fox6
Yakima’s Beloved “Beer Shoppe” closing
A Favorite gathering place for craft beer lovers, The Beer Shoppe, to close.
For nearly 13 years, Yakima’s “The Beer Shoppe” has been a source of discovery for local and visiting craft beer lovers in the Yakima area.
Via Yakima Herald