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Former Angry Orchard head cider maker Ryan Burk has joined Blake’s Beverage Company as VP of quality and innovation. Burk has been advising Blake’s and its portfolio of brands – Blake’s Hard Cider, Austin Eastciders and AVID Cider Co. – for a couple years, including through the launch of its most recent innovations.
Allagash Brewing is launching its first non-alcoholic (NA) offering this week with the release of Allagash Hop Water. Hop Water will exclusively be sold in 12 oz. can 6-packs at the brewery’s tasting room in Portland, Maine, starting later this week.
The once-booming flavored malt beverage (FMB) segment is “showing some concerning declarations over recent weeks,” Bump Williams Consulting (BWC) founder Bump Williams noted in a recent report. FMB volume gains dropped by half – from +2.2%, to +1.1% – from the four-week period to the one-week period ending May 18, according to NIQ retail measurement data cited by BWC.
Portland Cider Co. is taking its award-winning Northwest ciders to California. The cider house has signed on with three distributors in Northern California to provide the region with a range of Portland Cider Co.’s products. The distributors include:
Golden State Cider, the pioneering, apple-driven dry cider maker in Sonoma County, announces a new executive team to spearhead the company’s ongoing expansion and growth. The three team members come from some of the most influential brands in the beverage industry including, Rogue Ales, Constellation Brands, Precept Wines and Revive Kombucha.
Lemon Cello, Ciderboys’ latest limited-release hard cider is for those who want a taste of “la dolce vita” – the sweet life. Inspired by limoncello (LEE-moan CHAY-lo), the bright yellow lemon liqueur popular in southern Italy, Lemon Cello apple limoncello hard cider is abundantly aromatic and overflowing with a sweet, zesty fresh-lemon flavor.
Just in time for the tail end of summer parties and the beginning of tailgating season, Eden Specialty Ciders, a leading U.S. producer of heritage and ice ciders, is proud to introduce its new Heritage Cider in a can.
The creative spirit of Austin’s East Side meets lip-smacking flavor in the Maker’s Stash series, a new experimental line of limited release ciders from beloved craft cidery Austin Eastciders. The first offering is a Lemon Ginger Cider and is available starting July 9 while supplies last in Austin, Dallas, and New York City.
As the majority of beer business stakeholders continue to examine what impact recreational cannabis could have on the industry, one alcohol trade association has officially come out in support of legalizing the psychedelic drug. The Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America (WSWA), A Washington, D.C. trade group that works to advance the interests of distributors and brokers of wine and spirits, yesterday announced “an official policy position in favor of a state’s right to establish a legal, well-regulated, adult-use cannabis marketplace.”
Bold Rock Hard Cider has announced the release of their newest seasonal style, Blackberry Cider. Available on shelves June 2nd, Blackberry Cider is a fruit-forward blend featuring a tart, semi-dry finish.
Deschutes Brewery introduces Humm Zinger, a collaboration with fellow Bend, Oregon, craft innovator Humm Kombucha.
Stem Ciders is expanding distribution to the Wisconsin market with their diverse portfolio of craft ciders. The Colorado based craft cidery has partnered with Breakthru Beverage Wisconsin to bring both can and draft offerings throughout the state beginning this week.
Farmer Willie’s Craft Ginger Beer is now Willie’s Superbrew. The company announced the news today, along with unveiling a new look and bold new flavors.
Three is certainly the magic number. Sound Craft Seltzer Co., the newest craft beverage brand from local Seattle sister companies Two Beers Brewing and Seattle Cider Company, is slated to hit the market as the craft answer to the burgeoning hard seltzer trend.
2 Towns Ciderhouse introduces its new Pearadise cider this week. After hearing the cry for a pear cider, the company decided to add a bit of Pearadise to its seasonal lineup by bringing back a familiar name with an imperial recipe featuring Washington-grown anjou pears, Oregon-grown muscat grapes and as always, fresh-pressed 100% Northwest apples.
In response to many years of continued growth and an increasingly limited amount of space, Citizen Cider has moved forward with plans to expand the company’s operation to include a state of the art fruit processing and storage facility on Flynn Avenue in Burlington.
After raising more than $6 million from investors over the last five years, Sonoma Cider has ceased operations at its production facility and taproom in Northern California, the Santa Rosa Press Democrat reported. In a statement issued to the Press Democrat, Sonoma Cider co-founder and CEO David Cordtz said the Healdsburg-based maker of hard cider products “suddenly and without warning” lost its investor funding and closed as of March 28.
