Dogfish Head to merge with Boston Beer Company, maker of Sam Adams beer
The Boston Beer Company, Inc (NYSE: SAM) and Dogfish Head Brewery today announced that the companies have signed a definitive merger agreement, bringing together two pioneering independent craft breweries and two illustrious founders and brewers, Jim Koch and Sam Calagione. Together, Boston Beer and Dogfish Head will create a powerful American-owned platform for craft beer […]
Beer Notes: Shifting Demographics in Craft Beer Drinkers
This script is from the second season of Beer Notes, which you can listen to at beernotes.org. When we define craft beer drinkers as people who drink craft beer “at least several times per year,” then 40% of those 21 and over were craft beer drinkers in 2018. In 2015, it was only 35%. This week on […]
Art League of Ocean City, Shore Craft Beer Partner Again for “The Big Get-Together” Fundraiser
The Art League of Ocean City is now accepting reservations for the second year of “The Big Get-Together,” a fun tastings event that brings together local art, craft beer, local wines and food prepared by local restaurants. The 2nd annual Big Get-Together takes place on Wednesday, May 22, 6-9 p.m. at the Ocean City Center […]
Which celebrity would you want to drink a beer with? Most Americans said… 👵
Thank her for being a friend with a cold beer We know this is a question that’s always been on your mind, and so does the Beer Institute. If you could have a beer with any celebrity in the world, who would it be? Quadrant Strategies conducted a survey for the Beer Institute in March […]
Beer Notes: Where craft beer gets its color
This script is from the second season of Beer Notes, which you can listen to at beernotes.org. As you learned in a previous Beer Notes, the appearance of your beer, including its color, affects how you perceive that beer. This week on Beer Notes, we’re exploring the color of beer, what creates it and why it […]
Shore Craft Beer Brewery Guides Distributed Across the Mid-Atlantic
Starting on May 1, 10,000 Shore Craft Beer brewery guides will stock display racks all over Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware and Virginia. Thanks to support from the Tri-County Council for the Lower Eastern Shore of Maryland (TCC) and a Rural Business Development Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Shore Craft Beer has been able to […]
Beer Notes: What even is craft beer?
This script is from the second season of Beer Notes, which you can listen to at beernotes.org. Innovative and creative craft brewers in the U.S. alter the landscape of craft beer every day, and many of us follow the introduction of new beers with interest and the eagerness to sample. Innovation is the hallmark of U.S. […]
Beer Notes: Glitter beer sparks controversy (it’s still pretty, though)
This script is from the second season of Beer Notes, which you can listen to at beernotes.org. The Brewers Association announced in early April a new addition to their Beer Style Guidelines for 2019: The Glitter Beer. Typically an addition like this would not be made in such haste but, their spokesperson Lisa Frank said, they […]
Craft beer reform bills become law, signify major changes for Maryland brewers
Maryland’s craft beer legislation is finally changing. On March 16, House Bill 1080, sponsored by Delegate Carol Krimm, along with Senate Bill 704, sponsored by Senator Brian Feldman, were voted in unanimously by the House Economic Matters Committee. Senate Bill 801, the Brewery Modernization Act of 2019, sponsored by Senator Antonio Hayes, was voted in […]
Crooked Hammock Brewery Branches Out to Middletown, DE
The t’s have been crossed, the i’s are dotted, and on April 1, Crooked Hammock Brewery broke ground on their new, second location in Middletown, Delaware, 65 miles north of their original restaurant-and-brewery in Lewes. Middletown Mayor Kenneth Branner attended the groundbreaking ceremony, along with representatives from the Middletown Area Chamber of Commerce. They made […]
Craft beer volume up four percent in 2018, according to new growth report
The craft beer industry continues to grow slowly and steadily even as the overall beer market continues to shrink. 2018 sales data released on April 2 by the Brewers Association in their annual growth report showed the craft beer segment growing by four percent and increasing craft’s overall beer market share by volume to 13.2 […]
Hero’s Challenge to feature firetruck pull, craft beer to benefit Special Olympics
Are you tough enough? For the third year, on Saturday, April 27 at the intersection of North Division Street and E. Main Street in downtown Salisbury, the Salisbury Police Department will be hosting its annual Hero’s Challenge Firetruck Pull to benefit Maryland Special Olympics. Everyone is invited to form a team and pull a truck […]
