Good News: Full Sail's Session Red and Black Coming to 6-Packs

Good News: Full Sail's Session Red and Black Coming to 6-Packs:

Good news for those who don't like committing to a full case of beer at a time, or those who, like me, don't buy more beer than they can carry in their hands. Today Full Sail Brewing announced the popular Session Red and Black are coming to 6-packs.

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Samuel Adams Utopias back for a 10th year: 29 percent ABV!

Samuel Adams Utopias back for a 10th year: 29 percent ABV!: Utopias returns, an amazing beer, if beer it actually be --- note that they refer to it as a "unique blend of liquids..." --- and at 29 percent alcohol and $190 a bottle, probably not available in six-packs...here's the Sam Adams press release:

Lagunitas Brewing on pace for 260k barrels this year, could land in top five craft brewers

Lagunitas Brewing on pace for 260k barrels this year, could land in top five craft brewers:

(Petaluma, CA) – Lagunitas Brewing Company founder and owner, Tony Magee, told BeerPulse last week that the brewery is probably going to end the year at 260,000 barrels, up approximately 57% from 2011. This despite a hangup or two with getting the new Rolec brewhouse installed and having to temporarily suspend bottling while installing a brand-new bottling line.
260,000 barrels will likely push Lagunitas ahead of Deschutes Brewery, which currently sits in 5th place in terms of annual production among craft brewers. Lagunitas would then trail only The Boston Beer Company, Sierra Nevada, New Belgium and Spoetzl Brewery (makers of Shiner Beer).
Last year, the company produced just over 165,000 barrels, according to the Brewers Association. In 2009, it produced just over 72,000 barrels and has grown 260% in just three years. An unprecedented steep and rapid ascent for a craft brewery producing that much volume.
Magee said that the company has ramped production up way ahead of the 260k barrel/year mark. The company produced and shipped over 33,000 barrels of beer during the month of October or an annual pace of 420,000 barrels.
Magee, who was on his way to Chicago and then New York City where he’s speaking today, also noted that the Chicago brewery buildout is on track to happen on schedule.

MillerCoors 3Q profits up on Coors Light, craft beer growth

MillerCoors 3Q profits up on Coors Light, craft beer growth: The brewer, which has a major brewery and administrative offices in Milwaukee, said Coors Light grew in the low single digits for the quarter, while Miller Lite declined mid-single digits, a slight drop in performance versus the first half of the year ...
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New Belgium's Tour de Fat raises record $500,000 in 2012

New Belgium's Tour de Fat raises record $500,000 in 2012: Craft breweries are stalwart members of their communities, supporting them with donations, fundraisers and more --- Oregon brewers are estimated to have given back more than $1.5 million in donations of time, money and beer during 2011. On a national level, New Belgium reports that its freewheeling, far-ranging celebration of the bikey lifestyle, raised a record $500,000 this year.

Hopworks Urban Brewery (HUB) shows off its canning line (video)

Hopworks Urban Brewery (HUB) shows off its canning line (video):

Hopworks recently posted a video showing off its automated canning line. The canning line is part of a greater expansion that took place earlier this year.
via Vimeo | HUB.

Boston Beer net jumps 27% as volumes rise

Boston Beer net jumps 27% as volumes rise: Boston Beer Co.'s (NYSE:SAM) third-quarter profit jumped 27% as the Sam Adams brewer reported a jump in volume and higher prices, helping to offset some increased spending on advertising and promotional efforts. The craft-beer industry makes up a ...
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