Today’s beer film is an episode of Local Brew, Episode 2 featuring a visit to Maine Beer Company in Lewiston, Maine. It was completed in 2012, but they apparently only did two shows.
Beer In Film #93: Local Brew — Baxter Brewing
Today’s beer film is an episode of Local Brew, Episode 1 featuring a visit to Baxter Brewing in Lewiston, Maine. It was completed in 2012, but they apparently only did two shows.
Beer In Film #92: The Beer Hunter Episode 6 — Our Daily Beer
Today’s beer film is the sixth of Michael Jackson’s six-part series, The Beer Hunter, that he did for Channel 4 (UK) and the Discovery Channel here in 1989. Since last Thursday was the birthday of Michael Jackson, it seemed like a good time to pull out the classics. Episode 6 is Our Daily Beer.
Top 50 Breweries For 2013
The Brewers Association has also just announced the top 50 breweries in the U.S. based on sales, by volume, for 2013. This includes all breweries, regardless of size or other parameters. Here is the new list:
Here is this year’s press release.
Not too much movement again this year, except for a few small shufflings, and no changes at all in the top ten. Only three new breweries made the list; Ballast Point, Narragansett (which had been on the year before in 2011) and Left Hand Brewing.
For the past six years, I’ve also posted an annotated list, showing the changes in each brewery’s rank from year to year. This year, the BA thoughtfully has already done that, saving me a lot of time and math. If you want to see the previous annotated lists for comparison, here is 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007 and 2006.
Top 50 Craft Breweries For 2013
The Brewers Association just announced the top 50 craft breweries in the U.S. based on sales, by volume, for 2013, which is listed below here. For the seventh year, they’ve also released a list of the top 50 breweries, which includes all breweries. Here is this year’s craft brewery list:
Three breweries are new to this year’s Top 50 Craft Breweries list; Sixpoint Brewing, Gordon Biersch (the production brewery, not the brewpubs) and 21st Amendment Brewery & Restaurant. Here is this year’s press release. For the past six years, I’ve also posted an annotated list, showing the changes in each brewery’s rank from year to year. This year, the BA thoughtfully has already done that, saving me a lot of time and math.
Beer In Film #90: The Beer Hunter Episode 5 — Burgundies of Belgium
Today’s beer film is the fifth of Michael Jackson’s six-part series, The Beer Hunter, that he did for Channel 4 (UK) and the Discovery Channel here in 1989. Since last Thursday was the birthday of Michael Jackson, it seemed like a good time to pull out the classics. Episode 5 is Burgundies of Belgium.
Beer In Film #89: The Beer Hunter Episode 4 — The Fifth Element
Today’s beer film is the fourth of Michael Jackson’s six-part series, The Beer Hunter, that he did for Channel 4 (UK) and the Discovery Channel here in 1989. Since Thursday was the birthday of Michael Jackson, it seemed like a good time to pull out the classics. Episode 4 is The Fifth Element.
Beer In Film #88: The Beer Hunter Episode 3 — Bohemian Connection
Today’s beer film is the third of Michael Jackson’s six-part series, The Beer Hunter, that he did for Channel 4 (UK) and the Discovery Channel here in 1989. Since Thursday was the birthday of Michael Jackson, it seemed like a good time to pull out the classics. Episode 3 is Bohemian Connection.
Beer In Film #87: The Beer Hunter Episode 2 — Best of British
Today’s beer film is the second of Michael Jackson’s six-part series, The Beer Hunter, that he did for Channel 4 (UK) and the Discovery Channel here in 1989. Since yesterday was the birthday of Michael Jackson, it seemed like a good time to pull out the classics. Episode 2 is Best of British.
Global Association Of Craft Beer Brewers Founded
Here’s an exciting development and a sure sign that the world of beer is growing smaller as the reach of better beer extends around the globe. Today in Berlin, the formation of a new international trade organization was announced: The Global Association of Craft Beer Brewers (GACBB).
From the press release:
The Global Association of Craft Beer Brewers was founded last month, becoming the first international organisation for independent craft beer brewers. Sebastian Mergel, co-founder of the Berlin craft beer brewery Berliner Bierfabrik (formerly beer4wedding), was elected the association’s founding president. The association’s goal is to empower smaller independent brewers by connecting them on an international level, and to provide resources via association tools and collaborations with other members. With its international reach, the association also looks to provide its members with access to material goods and services that allow them to expand into new international markets.
The founding board members represent breweries in five different continents.
- Sebastian Mergel, Bierfabrik, Berlin, Germany
- Mark Andries, Browerij De Vlier, Belgium
- David Cohen, The Dancing Camel, Tel Aviv, Israel
- John Kyme, Stringer’s Beer, Ulverston, United Kingdom
- Kristian Strunge, Stronzo, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Jakub Veselý, Pivo Falkon, Zatec, Czech Republic
- Alex Acker, Jing A, Beijing, China
- Eric van Heerden, Triggerfish Brewing, Cape Town, South Africa
- Aleem Ladak, The Big 5 Brewery, Nairobi, Kenya
- Diego Rodríguez, Barbarian, Lima, Peru
- Diego Perrotta, Cerveza Zeppelin, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Nathaniel Schmidt, Agua Mala Cerveceria, Ensenada, Mexico
- Rodrigo Silveira, Cervejaria Invicta, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
- Shane Welch, Sixpoint Brewing, Brooklyn, NY, United States
- Kevin Watson, Elysian Brewing Co., Seattle, WA, United States
- Dan Kenary, Harpoon Brewery, Boston, MA, United States
- Ricky Stilla, Birra & Blues, Valencia, Spain
- Tiffany Needham, Magpie Brewing Co., Seoul, South Korea
- Shawn Sherlock, Murray’s Brewing Co., Port Stephen’s, Australia
To be a member of GACBB, breweries must be “local, independent, and creative.” The group’s first event will take place later this summer in Berlin, which they describe as a “celebration of craft beer from around the globe. The GACBB Global Craft Beer Festival, Craft Beer Award, and Craft Beer Conference will all take place this July in Berlin on July 25th through 27th, 2014.” The downside is that’s the same weekend as the Oregon Brewers Festival. On the other hand, it’s been awhile since I’ve been in Berlin.
