Lolo Peak Brewery adds CO2 recycling system to brewhouse from COBrew
The largest inefficiency within a brewery may be that of CO2 utilization. About 80 percent of the cost of CO2 is in shipping and transportation, which makes all of the… Read More
Craft Beer Marketing Idea of the Week: Heavy Seas, MadTree locally sourced collab raises money for Clean Water Fund
A collaboration from Baltimore-based Heavy Seas and Cincinatti’s MadTree Brewing checks off a few of the CBB Craft Credos© — support the craft industry overall (No. 3), embrace philanthropy (No.… Read More
The secret to making craft beer part of a healthy diet (and promoting it at your brewery)
In a new article in “Choices,” a peer reviewed publication from the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA), an association for agricultural and applied economists, Michael McCullough and Richard Volpe… Read More
Oregon State University and Indie Hops merchant develop danky new Strata hop
The Pacific Northwest is the mecca of hop breeding. Oregon, Washington and Idaho grow 97 percent of the hops in the United States. For more than 100 years, Oregon State… Read More
Let’s check out Birko’s new Craft Brewery Cleaner for CIP systems
We sort of missed this when it came out in August, but hey, better late than never. Birko, a leader in providing food safety solutions for the brewing, protein and… Read More
Watch Bell’s Brewery explain how it mass cold brews coffee for its Arabicadabra stout
Arabicadabra isn’t around for very long — mostly October, really — so hit your stores today to find any leftovers. It’s worth your cash because Bell’s Brewery’s magical coffee stout… Read More
Honey Brown beer’s No. 1 market is Cleveland, Ohio. Who knew?
I live in Cleveland. I once had Honey Brown beer (a Dundee Brewing Co. brand) at a Cleats in Fairlawn, Ohio; Cleats being a wing joint, and this one closer… Read More
Shiner Beer raises $100,000 for Puerto Rico relief efforts (CBB starts slow clap)
The Spoetzl Brewery in Shiner, Texas, craft brewer of the awesome and famous Shiner Bock brand, announced today that it given contributions totaling $100,000 to several non-profit organizations to support… Read More
Today’s weird yeast strain: Space-traveled yeast via Ninkasi Brewing’s Ground Control Imperial Stout
Three years ago, Ninkasi Brewing Co., an independent craft brewery based in Eugene, Ore., set its sights on a beer launch like no other and in July 2014, the Ninkasi… Read More
Brooklyn Brewery partners with 21st Amendment and Funkwerks, chooses MicroStar to deliver multi-brewery logistics platform
Complementing the recent announcement of an innovative new shared sales and distribution platform with 21st Amendment Brewery and Funkwerks Brewing Co., Brooklyn Brewery has partnered with MicroStar Logistics to deliver… Read More