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Samuel Adams Rauchbier approved and brewery joins others in testing QR codes
(Boston, MA) – Boston Beer Co. ponders a few names for its upcoming Rauchbier and prepares to give QR codes a go. First things first, it looks like the winning homebrew, a Rauchbier, that was featured...
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Samuel Adams 13th Hour Stout, New World Tripel approved with new artwork
(Boston, MA) – New labels are in for two beers from the Samuel Adams Barrel Room Collection… The new labels for Samuel Adams 13th Hour Stout and Samuel Adams New World Tripel come off as pretty slick...
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Sebago Hefeweizen returns next week
(Gorham, ME) – Sebago Brewing Company is pleased to announce the release of their summertime seasonal favorite, Hefeweizen on April 29th, 2011. First brewed in 1999, Sebago Hefeweizen (4.2% ABV) is a...
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Boston Beer Co. Q1 2011: Core shipments up 10%
(Boston, MA) – Boston Beer Co. reports first quarter earnings. I’ve attached the written part of the 8-K below. A few additional notes from the company’s 10-Q… 1) Boston Beer Co. won a $1.3 million...
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Harpoon Brewery Update: Rich and Dan’s Rye IPA, Leviathan Imperial Rye
(Boston, MA) – Some news and notes out of Harpoon Brewery… First off, here is the official write-up for the brewery’s upcoming 100 Barrel Series release, Rich and Dan’s Rye IPA, due in late May in 22s...
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Boston Beer Co. settles dispute with glass supplier for $20.5 million
(Boston, MA) – Hot off the wire, Boston Beer Co. just announced its settlement with the glass manufacturer responsible for the massive recall of the company’s bottled beer back in 2008. According to...
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Samuel Adams Utopias 2011 now available at a suggested price of $150 each
UPDATE: Looking for information about Samuel Adams Utopias 10th Anniversary (2012)? Press Release: (Boston, MA) – Craft beer pioneer Jim Koch, founder and brewer of Samuel Adams beer, invites drinkers...
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Narragansett Summer Ale now available
(Providence, RI) – The Famous Narragansett Beer introduces, for the first time in its 120-year history, the seasonal release of a summer craft brew, Narragansett Summer Ale. Distributed throughout New...
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Acer Quercus: The Bruery collaborates with Lawson’s Finest Liquids
(Placentia, CA) – East meets West in this collaboration of the coasts… With “Project Quercus Maximus” afoot at The Bruery, I wonder if we will see more beers with “Quercus” in the title… Acer Quercus:...
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Beer notes East: Sierra Nevada, Sixpoint, Cigar City, Portsmouth, Coast and more
The third (and largest) part of today’s batch of beer notes updates is here… (Photo credit: MHT/Harlan Turk via Brooklyn Brewery newsletter) Sierra Nevada Brewing: Following up on recent reporting...
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Newport Storm Cyclone Series Quinn debuts Tuesday
(Newport, RI) – On Tuesday, May 24th, 2011 a new beer will be born! For the past year, the Newport Storm brewers have been experimenting… Taking advantage of their new brewery’s Visitors Center, they...
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Sebago Trekker Pale Ale now available
(Gorham, ME) – Sebago Brewing Company is pleased to announce the release of their newest Single Batch Series beer, Trekker Pale Ale. Trekker Pale Ale was brewed during Brewing For A Cause on May 7th,...
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Julio’s Liquors/Opa Opa collaboration now available
For the past four years, Julio’s Liquors in Westborough, Massachusetts, with a selection of over 1,500 beers, has been rated among RateBeer’s top 10 beer retailers in the country. Collaboration Saison...
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Boston Beer Co. Director, Charles Koch, dies at 88
(Press Release) (Boston, MA) – It is with sadness that the Board of Directors of The Boston Beer Company, Inc. (NYSE-SAM) announces the death of one of its longest serving members, Charles Joseph...
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Allagash Coolship beers coming soon
(Portland, ME) – Allagash Brewing will release the three Coolship beers in bottles this summer… …a “limited amount” as confirmed by Brewmaster, Jason Perkins. Perkins didn’t specify whether an...
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Harpoon Dôcesná joins 100 Barrel Series, more UFO Pumpkin details
(Boston, MA) – Harpoon Brewery has received approval for a new harvest beer, Dôcesná. You are looking at Session #38 in the 100 Barrel Series. This Czech Hop Harvest Ale will replace Glacier Wet Hop...
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Sebago Bass Ackwards Berryblue Ale now available
(Gorham, ME) – Sebago Brewing Company is pleased to announce the release of their Single Batch Beer, Bass Ackwards Berryblue Ale on June 17th, 2011. Bass Ackwards Berryblue Ale (4% ABV) is an...
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New beer labels: Market Garden, White Birch, Clown Shoes
New beer labels here…a bunch from the new Market Garden out of Ohio, a new strategy for Clown Shoes?, and a few new ones from White Birch. Market Garden Market Centennial IPA Market Garden Progress...
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New beer labels: Sierra Nevada, Green Flash, Shipyard, Otter Creek and more
Part I of today’s group of new beer labels… Sierra Nevada Repoterroir: The label description sure sounds similar to what we learned about the mega collaboration with Allagash, Lost Abbey, Dogfish Head...
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Smuttynose Homunculus to debut in mid-July
(Portsmouth, NH) – Here is the latest from Smuttynose Brewing. Today’s newsletter was packed with a ton of updates on all things Smuttynose and Portsmouth Brewery. Below is an excerpt of just the...
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Discussion boils over on Clown Shoes Beer labels
(Lexington, MA) – Following the recent release of Clown Shoes Lubrication, a discussion has broken out on Beer Advocate around the brewery’s label artwork. Update: Blog post on this from label artist,...
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Sebago Fool’s Gold Ale now available
(Gorham, ME) – Sebago Brewing Company is pleased to announce the release of their Single Batch Series Beer, Fool’s Gold Ale on June 24th, 2011. Fool’s Gold Ale is a California Common beer. This beer...
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Clown Shoes Beer / Beer Advocate story makes it onto local Boston news
By some miracle, the Clown Shoes Beer / Beer Advocate story actually made it onto a local Boston tv news station. Here is the footage of tonight’s feature that appeared on Boston CBS affiliate,...
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New beer labels: Samuel Adams, White Birch, Fort Collins, Crabtree
Coming back from a rare day off, here’s the first batch of new beer labels… Samuel Adams Double Pumpkin: Just a keg collar for now, no guarantee of bottles but bottle labels sometimes do come in right...
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Jack’s Abby Brewing begins production at new Massachusetts brewery
(Framingham, MA) – Jack’s Abby Brewing today announced the start of production at their Framingham, MA brewery. The company also announced the opening of a gift shop and the beginning of tours at the...
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Sebago Brewing Company releases Single Batch Series Beer, 2011 Grand Crüe
(Gorham, ME) – Sebago Brewing Company is pleased to announce the release of their Single Batch Series Beer, 2011 Grand Crüe on Friday, July 22. 2011 Grand Crüe (8.8% ABV) is a unique blend of Bourbon...
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Beer notes: Cigar City, Cantillon, BrewDog, Wachusett, Cape Cod, Baxter, CBW
Part I of today’s beer notes update. Cigar City Brewing: Per Facebook, “It’s a busy time at the brewery these days. Lots of exciting stuff coming up. We’re releasing Marshal Zhukov’s Imperial Stout to...
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Smuttynose partially outsources 2011 Old Brown Dog production
Smuttynose Temporarily Looks Out of State to Meet Unprecedented Demand (Portsmouth, NH) – These days, college students aren’t the only people saying, “Hey, we need more beer!” Smuttynose Brewing...
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Massachusetts imposes new restrictions, likely to reduce local brewery...
UPDATE I: Here is Massachusetts’ official advisory that the press release below references. UPDATE II: According to Brewbound‘s Chris Furnari, the cost difference between the two licenses is nearly...
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Boston Beer Co. reports 7% increase in Q2 depletions
(Boston, MA) – The Boston Beer Company, Inc. (NYSE: SAM) reported a second quarter core product depletions increase of 7% as compared to the second quarter of 2010. Second quarter 2011 net revenue...
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New beer labels: Long Trail, Highland, Blue Point, Roanoke Railhouse, Liquid...
Second set of new beer labels are in… all Eastern U.S. breweries in this one… Long Trail Triple Bag: A high-malt version of Double Bag. Malty, full-bodied double Alt. Was supposed to be a one-off beer...
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Massachusetts Senator files legislation to save local craft breweries from...
(Boston, MA) – Sen. Robert Hedlund (R-Weymouth) responding to a recent advisory from the Alcoholic Brevages Control Commission (ABCC) has filed legislation protecting Massachusetts brewers. (Photo...
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Narragansett Fest returns with expanded distribution into Philly, southern NY
(Providence, RI) – The Famous Narragansett Beer today announces the return of its Oktoberfest brew. Narragansett Fest, introduced last year for the first time since the brewer’s revival in 2005,...
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New beer labels: Victory, De Molen, Long Trail, Greenbush, Palmetto,...
New beer labels… Victory Volver: “Volver is ‘to return,’ and we think you will, again and again, to this crisp, refreshing beer. Volver is a wheat ale with distinctive citrus sparkle. Volver a la vida...
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Baxter Brewing expanding distribution to Massachusetts
(Lewiston, ME) – Baxter Brewing Company of Lewiston, Maine, providers of Pamola Xtra Pale Ale and Stowaway IPA, and the first brewery in New England to package all its beer in kegs and cans, shipped...
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Irene too great for Vermont brewpub
(Waterbury, VT) – Says it all… The town of Waterbury is apparently submerged right now. Tweets are rolling in that the town is being evacuated. Other towns in Vermont are experiencing flooding as...
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Samuel Adams LongShot finalists receive label approval
(Boston, MA) – I always seem to be late on these Samuel Adams LongShot postings. John Holl of BeerBriefing.com and publications various reported early last month that he’d helped judged Boston Beer...
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Irene flooding hits Long Trail, other Vermont breweries
(Bridgewater, VT) – More Vermont Irene news… (Above: Long Trail Brewery flooding – posted by Longstaff on Beer Advocate) Last night, I posted that flooding from Irene virtually destroyed The Alchemist...
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Allagash Coolship Red just released
(Portland, ME) – Allagash Brewing surprised beer geeks with an announcement this morning. Posted by members of the Allagash team about a half hour ago, Allagash Coolship Red is now available at the...
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Sebago Brewing releases The Hoppy Humunculus
(Gorham, ME) – Sebago Brewing Company is pleased to announce the release of their Single Batch Series Beer, The Hoppy Homunculus on Monday August 29th. The Hoppy Homunculus (6.3% ABV, 55 IBUs) is a...
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