News on Tap – July 24, 2015
It’s easy to let time pass by when you’re schlepping to your job that you love too much, but then Friday comes and you grab that ice cold beer (or in my case, cider), and everything is forgotten. All of the times you got pinged at work, the nagging supervisors, and dumb coworkers who you don’t even know how they even got hired.
Maybe you’re heading home by train, bus, subway…or maybe you’re stuck in traffic (hopefully not texting and driving though) and realize that you didn’t catch up on your brew news for the week. Don’t worry! I have you covered with the weekly News on Tap, a quick overview of what’s going on in the beer world.
Woodchuck Hard Cider takes on the big guns
Free Press Staff Writer – July 23, 2015
Dan D’Ambrosio
With Woodchuck as the second biggest cider maker in the country, fermenting 10 million gallons of apple juice annually, Heineken, Boston Beer Co., MillerCoors, enter the market to keep up with demand for hard ciders.
Cincinnati among top U.S. cities for craft beer growth
WCPO – July 23, 2015
Jesse Folk
According to research from the Nielsen Co., Cincinnati has the second-highest growth in the dollar volume of the beer category, and the second-highest growth in craft brewers’ dollar share of the beer market among U.S. cities.
Bottoms Up, Yogis! Lululemon is Debuting Its Own Craft Beer
Great Ideas – July 22, 2015
Diana Pearl
Lululemon is debuting their own craft beer, Curiosity Lager, in honor of the SeaWheeze half marathon in August. Only 88,000 cans will be produced and available in its Canadian stores (British Columbia and Alberta), and at the Sunset Festival, the after party for the half marathon.
Craft beer sales continue to grow as Canadian brewers get creative
The Canadian Press – July 17, 2015
Lois Abraham
Way to go Canada! According to data from the NPD, overall consumption of beer dropped by 6%, but craft beer servings were up 7% in 2014. The marketing analysis firm says craft and microbrew beers accounted for 17 % of all beer consumed at casual dining restaurants.
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