We love a craft beer promotion that supports another craft or small business because it reinforces that spirit of community and independence that’s crucial for the industry (and we dare… Read More

Take a guess how many new beers are released every week. Did you guess 500 million? Well, you undershot it. Think bigger next time. And we would know because we… Read More

Pearson Packaging Systems, provider of turnkey end-of-line packaging solutions has released a packer with the craft beer space in mind: The BL60 Close-Coupled Beverage Line. The focus is reliable operation,… Read More

PicoBrew, experts of automated craft beer brewing appliances, recently launched the PicoBrew Z Series, its first professional-grade, all-grain brewing appliance line. The Z Series is targeted at restaurants, bars, brewpubs… Read More

Legend 7 Brewing is the latest craft brewery to join Calgary, Alberta, Canada’s newly emerging “Barley Belt.” Goes without saying that the plan is to brew great beers, and the… Read More

New York State is now home to 400 breweries, surpassing the previous record of 393 breweries set in 1876. Sure, the craft beer boom produces eye-popping numbers like this all… Read More

With some 6,000 breweries operating across the country, distribution news is always a steady constant in the CBB mailbox. Every week, we get virtual piles of announcements on new alliances,… Read More

My local beer shop in Strongsville, Ohio, sells Zombie Dust in single, 12-ounce bottles that the owner showcases proudly at his register. Also, they are not cheap. My beer guy… Read More

The power of the year-round 12-pack has lessened as today’s looky-loo craft beer buyer keeps looking for what’s new. But that 12-pack still has a ton of cache if you… Read More

The National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA) recently announced the return of the Share Your Story contest for beer distribution employees who have never attended NBWA’s Legislative Conference. “This contest helps… Read More