Category Archives: beer

Cascade to Release New Northwest Sour Ale

Posted on September 2, 2020 by Joel Whitaker

Cascade Brewing, Portland,  announced the upcoming release of Framboise Northwest 2019, a brand-new Northwest Sour Ale project. Framboise Northwest will be available in draft kegs and in 500ml champagne bottles with a cork and wire hood starting Friday, Sept. 4. … Continue reading →

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Able Seedhouse Taps Students for New Can Design

Posted on September 1, 2020 by Joel Whitaker

Able Seedhouse + Brewery, Minneapolis, released Not Quite Forever, a new fruited sour ale perfect for sipping as summer winds down. “It’s refreshingly crisp and deliciously tart,” says Bobby Blasey, Able Head Brewer. “I started with our base blended sour, … Continue reading →

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Beer Wholesalers Replenish Inventories

Posted on September 1, 2020 by Joel Whitaker

Beer wholesalers are aggressively replenishing inventories, driving the National Beer Wholesalers Association‘s “Beer Purchasers’ Index” to 74 in August from 58 a year earlier. The “at-risk inventory” index for total beer (inventory at risk of going out-of-code in the next 30 … Continue reading →

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New FDA Rule Limits Use of ‘Gluten-Free’ for Beer, Wine

Posted on September 1, 2020 by Joel Whitaker

The final rule covers not only beer and wine but also foods such as yogurt, sauerkraut, pickles, cheese, green olives, and hydrolyzed plant proteins used to improve flavor or texture in processed foods such as soups, sauces, and seasonings. The … Continue reading →

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U.S. Exports $1.8 Million of Beer, $1.3 Million of Wine to China

Posted on August 24, 2020 by Joel Whitaker

Those exports along with about 300 other commodities will be important in evaluating China’s performance under the U.S.-China Trade agreement.  The July figures were reported by the Consus Bureau.

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Number of Taps Pouring Continues to Rise

Posted on August 19, 2020 by Joel Whitaker

Fifty-seven percent of all taps tracked by BeerBoard were pouring last weekend, up 9.6% from 52% two weeks earlier.  Craft held 65.8% of those taps tracked by BeerBoard, the biggest share BeerBoard has seen since it began tracking on-premise recovery … Continue reading →

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