Sixpoint, one of New York’s longest-running craft breweries, was today acquired by Artisanal Brewing Ventures (ABV), a holding company formed after the merger of Victory Brewing and Southern Tier Brewing in 2016. The acquisition was announced in an official press release, though the financial details of the deal are yet to be revealed.
Though famously associated with big beer, AB InBev (ABI) has a vested interest in craft brewing. The company became the nation’s leading seller of craft beer this summer, following a string of brewery acquisitions between 2011 and 2017.
Craft beer is growing by leaps and bounds. As reported by CraftBeer.com, the number of active breweries in the U.S. surged past 7,000 last month —boosted by small and independent openings— setting a new, all-time high. The stat, provided by the Brewers Association’s Chief Economist Bart Watson, reveals that as of the end of October, […]
Like the Babadook became a gay icon, furry Flyers mascot Gritty has evolved beyond his original script. The hockey mascot’s monstrous image has been adopted by the anti-Trump Resistance, joined Communist parades, and become an internet pet. Gritty’s next gig? Beer. On Monday, South Philadelphia-based Brewery ARS announced the release of Gritty Gruel, a Gritty-inspired […]
The term “beer bottle bomb” may sound like a potent cocktail or some kind of elaborate drinking game, but for homebrewers and others in-the-know, the term refers to a potentially dangerous phenomenon where recently-bottled brews explode. This happens because of too much sugar, bottling too early, or excess carbonation.
Philadelphia craft brewpub Dock Street Brewery is releasing a new ‘It’s Always Sunny’-inspired beer this Wednesday, Nov. 7 to coincide with the FX Network show’s season 13 finale. Called “The Gang Tries to Get Mac to Come to Dock Street,” the brew is a 5.5 percent ABV milk stout and will be available at Dock […]
The Cannabis Co., based in Healesville, Australia recently released what the company is calling the ”world’s first cannabis-infused gin.” The Myrcene Hemp Gin is infused with terpenes derived from the cannabis plant. Myrcene, the most abundant terpene in cannabis (other terpenes include CBD and THC), is also found in hops. Although the Cannabis Co. claims […]
Celebrated master whiskey distiller Dave Pickerell passed away in San Francisco on Wednesday evening. He was visiting the city for this year’s WhiskyFest, and died in his hotel room of natural causes, reports say. Pickerell is best-known for a 14-year stint with Maker’s Mark, as well as the key role he played in founding various […]
Famed film producer and winemaker Francis Ford Coppola has announced his next (ad)venture: his own cannabis brand, the Sána Company. The “cannabis lifestyle brand,” as Sána describes itself, will debut with a limited-edition collection of three cannabis strains. The offerings will be encased in tin canisters shaped like 375-milliliter wine bottles, each filled with three […]
