Why The Craft Brewers Conference Matters To Customers Can we get the stubborn elephant in the room out of the way right now? Depending on your perspective, we’re either still in, or about to come out of, a global pandemic. While reading this, you might be shaming those who got on a plane to converge in Denver, Colorado with thousands of other passionate beer people or applauding us for trying to grasp onto whatever dang new normal we get to experience in the right-now. Either way, I’ve got to break some news to you—your favorite breweries from all over the country just masked up and dropped so ..read more

Michigan-based Craft Distillery Innovates With Hybrid Beverage   Holland, Mich — New Holland Spirits is launching the clever combination of world-class bourbon and seltzer, in a refreshing yet refined beverage collection; Dragon’s Share Bourbon Barrel Seltzers.  Hailing from the revered Dragon’s Milk family, the next legend in imbibing has arrived. Aged in freshly dumped bourbon barrels, the premium hard seltzer is a true innovation in flavor, with pure water extracting bourbon and subtle flavor notes of vanilla, caramel, and spice that were locked away in the walls of the charred Am ..read more

A spectrum of styles intends to elevate the perception of what gluten-free beer can be GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — Grand Rapids has no shortage of beer for enthusiasts, but for the gluten-free it can feel like wandering through a desert with nothing to drink. Brewery Nyx, Michigan’s first dedicated gluten-free brewery and facility, intends to change that. With a portfolio spanning from IPAs to lagers to barrel-aged stouts, Brewery Nyx brings those who love beer but can’t enjoy it, back into the fold.  Founder Jessica Stricklen learned to love beer in Grand Rapids. She spent years honing her p ..read more

Recent tragedies prompt committee to address sensitive stigma Four people working for different breweries in Florida completed suicide in the first three months of 2020—one female owner, two taproom employees, and a stakeholder of a brewery-in-planning. Those in the local craft scene suspect that these tragedies echo a familiar list of recurring risk factors—addiction, physical and emotional abuse, and overwhelming stress have compounded themselves into a deafening plea for a long overdue conversation about mental health. Devastated by losing loved ones in their own industry, the Florida Brewe ..read more

Wife, Husband Owners Thrive on Work-Work Balance This is not a history lesson in the dynamics of spontaneous fermentation. Nor does the plot hinge on the delicate vulnerability of relying on a koelschip. This is a story about a pair of fun, charming protagonists who fell in love during a “rocky” start and now operate the country’s only brewery focused solely on the “style” designation coined in 2017, Méthode Traditionnelle. Being at the mercy of such a method requires throwing a reasonable volume of caution to the literal wind. Juxtaposed against this allowance for leniency is that they do so ..read more

Técnico I+D+i de Elaboración Nuevos Productos After brewing his first batch of homebrew in 2014 with his brother-in-law, Jeff Rogers was enamored with the idea of a career in beer. Following the typical trajectory of countless amateurs-turned-pro before him, Rogers caught quick momentum in the local scene. Then his path deviated from the norm in an unconventional way. He said, “¡Adiós!” to a kush gig at Founders Brewing Company, and hasn’t been “home” to the United States since the summer of 2019. Jeff Rogers attending the Craft Brewers Conference in Washington DC In the midst of opening their ..read more

A refreshing approach to beverage brand journalism 2021. New year, new us.  Forget dry January. Bring on the total brand overhaul. While we’ve cherished the MittenBrew handle for nearly a decade, we’re excited to usher in the next era for our outlet with a new name and a new focus on elevating our standard for how the industry’s stories are told. Say hello to “Drinkible”—a twist on that most sought-after quality of a craft beverage. We’re all about the drink in your hand. The drink that accompanies life’s celebrations, hardships, the ordinary days. We live for the conversations that spark ..read more

Dexter, MI – North Peak Brewing Company is enlisting the help of craft beer drinkers to share Hope this holiday season. The brewery  has launched a ‘Beer Gives Us Hope’ photo contest. The winning submission will be  printed on the 6-pack carrier of their new Brut IPA. “Hope was designed and brewed exclusively by women on International Women’s Day  2020, alongside our guests from Girls’ Pint Out of Ann Arbor,” shares Johanna Griest,  Northern United Brewing Company’s Quality Control & Assurance Manager. “When the  release was ultimately cancelled due to the Covid-19 ..read more

A petite sour saison created in support of Michigan Governor, Gretchen Whitmer   Muskegon, Mich. – Muskegon craft brewery Rake Beer Project is set to release “Big Gretch: The Return” for pre-sale on December 1st, 2020, with pick-up beginning on December 4th, 2020. The petite sour saison, lightly dry hopped and conditioned with mango, is a follow up to the brewery’s successful “Big Gretch”, a farmhouse hard seltzer released earlier this year in support of Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s stay at home order for the State of Michigan.  Pre-sales will be available at www.rakebeerproject.com a ..read more

No Save Point, a hazy New England Style IPA releases this Thursday Grand Rapids, MICH — Run The Jewels have shared more details regarding their ever-expanding partnership with Cyberpunk 2077, the most anticipated video game release of the era. The group has teamed up with twelve breweries across the globe to release twelve versions of a craft beer named after their new single, “No Save Point.” As with previous Run The Jewels beer collaborations, partner breweries were invited to put their own spin on a core recipe—in this case a 6.5% ABV Hazy IPA—akin to each offering their own remix on a ..read more