The indispensable tool for the Massachusetts adult beverage trade.
Category

On Beer Report

HAMBURGER BEER . . . IT’S A THING

WELL THIS IS A FIRST: a beer that doesn’t just pair with a burger, it actually tastes like one?! Red Robin’s Grilled Pineapple golden ale (which debuted at the Great American Beer Festival in early October) contains no actual beef, but is modelled on the burgers from their Banzai Burger,...
Read More

BEER DELIVERY AT THE BEACH? THERE’S AN APP FOR THAT

BEER DELIVERED to the beach via boat? Yes, now there’s an app for that! In August, Klink, a Miami-based alcohol delivery service app, began making beer deliveries by boat to thirsty beachgoers. Users have the option of ordering beverages, including cans of Corona, through any device with access to Klink’s...
Read More

PRE-HISTORIC BEER

THERE’S A NEW BEER coming out and it’s one a T-Rex could have lapped up in its day. In the vein of Jurassic Park, this unique beer will have been brewed with yeast extracted from a 45-million-year-old leaf that has been frozen within a piece of solid amber. The yeast...
Read More

BEER IS STILL NUMBER ONE

IT MAY HAVE been the summer of rosé and margaritas but beer continued to reign supreme overall as it edged out wine and liquor as the preferred alcoholic drink for adult Americans, according to the latest Gallup poll. Forty-three percent of US adult drinkers say they drink beer most often,...
Read More

A BEER LOVER’S DREAM JOB

DO YOU LIVE, breathe and sleep all things beer? Then your dream job has been created. The Smithsonian National Museum of American History wanted to make sure that beer history is well documented through a new position: official beer historian. It’s a three-year job, funded by the Brewers Association and...
Read More

CRAFT COOLS BUT STAYS HOT

CRAFT BREWERS are still growing, albeit at a somewhat slower pace, according to new mid-year data released by the Brewers Association. American production volume increased 8% during the first half of the year, though that represents a decrease on the 16% of the same period last year. “While the craft...
Read More

BIG BEER BURGLARY

USUALLY WHEN a heist happens in the world of alcohol it’s fine wine that’s being stolen. But a mystery has been brewing in Atlanta, where someone stole an ocean of beer. SweetWater Brewing Co. says nearly 33OO cases of beer went missing in June when two of its refrigerated trailers...
Read More

CRAFT COOLS WHILE MEXICO HEATS UP

IT LOOKS AS if the long-anticipated craft beer slowdown may be arriving. While Mexican beer volumes in the US have remained strong in the three months leading to May 21, craft brands have seen their healthy growth rates slip back, according to recent figures. In a round-up of Nielsen data...
Read More

HOMEMADE BEER SYSTEM

AT-HOME SODA KIT maker Sodastream announced the launch of its inevitable line-extension, the “Beer Bar”. Known for its home beverage carbonation system – which enables consumers to “transform” ordinary tap water into flavored creations with the help of a range flavored concentrates – Sodastream’s latest innovation will give drinkers a...
Read More

HIGH HOPES FOR HOPS

CRAFT BEER LOVERS can take a deep breath and relax. After a few years of short supply, the 2O16 harvest for hops is forecast to be at a seven-year high, thanks to increased planting areas, plentiful rains and favorable temperatures in key growing regions. Although demand for aroma-heavy specialty hops...
Read More