Monthly Archives: March 2019

Schlafly Beer Releases Raspberry Hefeweizen Cans

Posted on March 14, 2019 by Joel Whitaker

It’s a true fruit beer, made with real raspberries, and will be available in 12-packs of 16-ounce cans across Schlafly’s distribution area, starting next week. The beer will still also be available in 6-pack bottles. Known as “brewers’ summer water” … Continue reading →

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MillerCoors Debuts New TV Spots for Peroni and Saint Archer Gold

Posted on March 14, 2019 by Joel Whitaker

It’s the first national TV advertising campaign for Peroni Nastro Azzurro and is intended to build on a 26.8% gain in volume so far this year.  That’s nearly double Peroni’s 14.2% increase for all 2018. The brand has a new … Continue reading →

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N.C. Craft Brewers, Wholesalers Agree on 3-Tier Changes

Posted on March 14, 2019 by Joel Whitaker

North Carolina Beer & Wine Wholesalers Association and Craft Freedom Initiative, a coalition of craft brewers, have agreed on a three-tier modernization bill that maintains the three-tier system but allows craft brewers to grow. Craft breweries would be allowed to sell, … Continue reading →

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Winery and Distillery Owners Indicted in College Admission Bribery Scandal

Posted on March 13, 2019 by Joel Whitaker

Augustin Hunneeus Jr., whose family holdings include Quintessa in Napa Valley and Benton Lane in Oregon, and Marci Palatella, 63, ceo of International Beverage, which owns Preservation Distillery, which claims to be the first 100% pot distilled facility in Bardstown, … Continue reading →

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Able Seedhouse + Brewery Adds Unfiltered IPA as Core Offering

Posted on March 13, 2019 by Joel Whitaker

Able Seedhouse + Brewery in Northeast Minneapolis unveil the newest addition to the brewery’s carefully crafted and well-intentioned core beer offerings. Better Selves, the new unfiltered IPA, is named after an elevation of thought and action. “The name comes from author … Continue reading →

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Bonterra Study Highlights Benefits of Organic Farming

Posted on March 13, 2019 by Joel Whitaker

Bonterra Organic Vineyards released a study that analyzed all of Bonterra’s 1,000 acres of Mendocino County, Calif., vineyards.  The results:  Bonterra’s vineyards farmed with Biodynamic and organic farming methods correlate with 12.8% and 9.4% greater SOC levels, respectively, than those … Continue reading →

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