Press Releases
Bubble has not burst on craft beer market
Date: May 7, 2012
“The world almost seems flipped on its side – a revolution has happened,” reported Benj Steinman, president of the trade publication Beer Marketer’s Insight, in assessing the state of craft brewing....[more]
New Michelob ULTRA Light Cider Hits Shelves Today
Date: May 7, 2012
Lower calorie, naturally gluten-free cider debuts nationally
ST. LOUIS, May 7, 2012—...[more]
Bud Light Platinum sales beat expectations
Date: May 1, 2012
Bud Light Platinum is proving to have a golden touch, according to this morning’s news from parent Anheuser-Busch InB...[more]
Big Texas Beer Fest A HUGE Success!
Date: April 18, 2012
The Big Texas Beer Fest was held this past Saturday, April 14th in Dallas and was a great success!
Th...[more]
Weihenstephan Vitus Named "World's Best Beer"
Date: April 9, 2012
A Bavarian wheat beer, Weihenstephan Vitus, gets the nod as the 2011 World’s Best Beer from the...[more]
TEXAS RANGERS AND BUDWEISER ENTER INTO NAMING RIGHTS AGREEMENT FOR NEW CENTERFIELD AREA AT RANGERS BALLPARK IN ARLINGTON
Date: April 3, 2012
THE BUDWEISER BOWTIE AT VANDERGRIFF PLAZA TO INCORPORATE NEARLY
12,000 SQUARE FEET OF FOOD AND BE...[more]
Anheuser-Busch launches "Track Your Bud" program
Date: March 1, 2012
Press Release:(St. Louis, MO) – Budweiser, iconic global beer brand, today introduced “Track Your Bud,” a digital campaign integrated with packaging that will allow consumers to trace the origins of the beer they hold in their hands t...[more]
Alaskan Brewing Announces Expansion into Texas
Date: February 16, 2012
Juneau brewery partners with Ben E. Keith Company to bring a “taste of Al...[more]
Mark Cuban Saved the Greenville St. Patrick's Day Parade, Because He Couldn't "Let It Die"
Date: February 15, 2012
The 33rd Annual Greenville Ave St. Patrick’s Day Parade organized by the Charitable Organization known as The Greenville Avenue Area Business Association (GAABA) announces that the 2012 Parade has been funded and saved by former Grand Marshall Mark Cuban on behalf of Dal...[more]Download PDF (Greenville_St_Patricks_Day_Parade_Saved.pdf)
New Data Show Retail Beer Sales Rose 2 Percent in 2011
Date: February 14, 2012
More Than $98 Billion in Retail Revenue Anchored
by Boost in High-End Beer Sales
Washington, D.C. – The Beer Institute today released new data that show retail beer sales rose more than 2 percent in 2011, h...[more]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Date: February 8, 2012
LATIS IMPORTS DESIGNATES BEN E. KEITH BEVERAGE DISTRIBUTORS TO SELL PRODUCTS IN NORTH TEXAS
Highly sought out Palm beer is now available i...[more]
Organizers Say the Greenville Avenue St. Patrick's Day Parade May Not Happen This Year
Date: February 7, 2012
So here’s some potentially lousy news: The Greenville Avenue St. Patrick’s Day Parade, that beloved march of green-tinted debauchery that’s been blowing down Greenville since 1979, appears to be on its deathbed.The concert at the parade route’...[more]
NICOLE ERNY EARNS MASTER CICERONE
Date: February 2, 2012
Bay Area beer expert becomes first woman & youngest person as Master CiceroneChicago – January 5 – The Cicerone® Certification Program today announced that Nicole Erny of Oakland, CA earned the title of Master Cicerone® during testing in No...[more]
Sierra Nevada decides on the site for their Eastern brewery: is it time to run for the hills?
Date: January 25, 2012
Sierra Nevada has chosen Asheville, North Carolina—okay, Mills River, 12 miles south of Asheville, but from 100 miles or more away…it’s Asheville, and you can bet that the beer-happy folks in As...[more]
Breckenridge Brewery's capacity closes in on 24 million beers a year
Date: January 25, 2012
The final numbers are still being tallied, but Breckenridge Brewery saw close to 30 percent growth in 2011—about double the growth rate of the craft beer industry as a whole—which makes this week’s installation of more brewing tanks excellent timing. <...[more]
Kona Brewing Announces Plans to Can Longboard Lager in March
Date: January 19, 2012
KAILUA-KONA, HI Craft beer drinkers who spend much of their time in the surf, sun, and sand will soon have an easier way to bring along their favorite beer. Kona Brewing Company has announced plans to offer its flagship Longboard Island Lager ...[more]
Off-Centered Film Festival
Date: April 19, 2012
This is it… the 2012 Off-Centered Film Fest is upon us once again! This year, it will culminate in a three-night fun, funky festivity of film and beer in the great city of Austin, TX. All the information you need to know to start working on your film is listed on this s...[more]
Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge Celebration and the Trinity River Levee Run | March 2 - 4, 2012
Date: December 13, 2011
Fireworks will light the sky, illuminating Dallas’ newest landmark at the grand opening of the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge. Throughout the weekend of March 2-4, the Santiago Calatrava-designed bridge will be a destination f...[more]
Budweiser Gives Fans Worldwide a Shot at the Big Time
Date: December 12, 2011
Budweiser’s social reality show, Bud United presents: The Big Time, is set to premier in the U.S, on January 21 2012, as part of a new agreement with ESPN/ABC to broadcast all of the episodes on ABC.Cast via ...[more]
FRANCONIA BREWERING COMPANY APPOINTS BEN E. KEITH AS DISTRIBUTOR FOR THE STATE OF TEXAS
Date: December 1, 2011
Local, family owned brewery chooses local, family owned distributorDALLAS, December 1, 2011 – Franconia Brewering Company has appointed Ben E. Keith Beverage Distributors distribution rights for the state of Texas. The M...[more]
Anheuser-Busch and its Texas Beer Wholesalers Contribute to Wildfire Relief Effort with Cash Donation to Assist Parks Employees Affected by Wildfires
Date: November 28, 2011
$45,000 Goes to Fund Created by Texas Parks and Wildlife FoundationST. LOUIS, Nov. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/—Following a series of major wildfires this year in Texas, Anheuser-Busch and its wholesalers in the state are donating $45...[more]
A-B adds a new Clydesdale, "Tony"
Date: November 14, 2011
In the wake of the Cardinals World Series win, Anheuser-Busch has named its newest Clydesdale foal after longtime Cardinals manager Tony La Russa. The foal was born earlier this year and is expected to be one of the lead horses for the Budweiser hitch in a few years. Mr. LaRus...[more]
Choc Beer Growth
Date: November 11, 2011
MACALESTER, OKLAHOMAIf you like the spice of a little history with your supper then Joe Prichard can pick up a ladle and stir it up with no trouble just like his grandfather Pete used to. “This sauce probably needs to be stirred,” he...[more]
Market Watch 2011 Beer Wholesaler of the Year
Date: October 26, 2011
Changing With The TimesTexas distributor Ben E. Keith Beverage has adapted its strategies
to suit today’s industry – with stunning success
For Kevin Bartholomew, the more things change in the beer business, the more they rema...[more]
Pumpkin Beer History: Colonial Necessity to Seasonal Treat
Date: September 27, 2011
Far from being a modern invention of the craft beer scene, pumpkin beers have a long history in the US. Samuel Stearns’ The American Herbal; or, Materia Medica [see bottom of page for link] (published in 1801), name-checked pumpkin beer just after porter and ale. ...[more]
Harpoon Helps - And so does Ben E. Keith!
Date: September 27, 2011
Harpoon Helps – And so does Ben E. Keith! Harpoon Helps is the philanthropic arm of the Harpoon Brewery. It’s mission is to support local charities. We are bringing down a new limited release product, Grateful Harvest, in which every 6pk sold will result in a $1...[more]
Galveston - Brewmasters International Beer Festival
Date: September 1, 2011
Come enjoy your labor day weekend at the largest beer festival in Texas!The second annual Brewmasters International Beer Festival will be held once again at Moody Gardens in beautiful Galveston, Texas. Click on the pdf below for more information or visit their website at
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Good Taste TV & Fireman's 4
Date: January 26, 2012
Good Taste With TanjiTanji is an Emmy award winning journalist pursuing her passion for wine and food. Tanji interviews chefs, wine makers and culinary newsmakers. Her snappy, fun videos entice even the most novice of chefs to get into the kitchen and crea...[more]
Craft beer growth accelerates!
Date: August 9, 2011
Brewers Association Reports 2011 Mid-Year Growth for U.S. Craft Brewers; dollar growth up 15% in first six months of 2011; U.S. sees rapid growth in breweries in planningBoulder, CO - August 8, 2011 – The Brewers Association, t...[more]
The Steady Growth Of Session Beers
Date: July 26, 2011
Lower-Alcohol Varieties Pump Volume by Allowing Beer Fans to Have More BrewRedhook was not the first craft brewer in America, but it was certainly among the pioneers when it poured its first brew in Seattle in 1982, a spicy Belgian ale. And in the nearl...[more]
Ben E. Keith Beverages Makes Heavy-Duty Tablets Pay Off in the Field
Date: July 28, 2011
Rugged devices, particularly rugged tablets, are finding their way into the hands of more mobile workers all the time. Here’s a look at one growing beer seller’s reasons for going rugged and the device they chose.When Ben E. Keith Beverage, one of...[more]
Plans for Alamo Beer brewery proceed
Date: July 20, 2011
Since October 2003, Alamo has been brewed in Blanco under a contract with Real Ale Brewing Co. It grew over the years, expanding to more than 100 [major grocery chain] stores and has been distributed by Ben E. Kei...[more]
2011 Tour of BoulDurango
Date: July 14, 2011
ON MONDAY, 17 BREWER-CYCLISTS FROM AVERY, OSKAR, SKA AND SIERRA NEVADA and will depart on their bicycles from Avery Brewing Company in Boulder to kick off the Third Annual T...[more]
Breckenridge Brewery up 39% YTD through June
Date: July 13, 2011
(Denver, CO) – Breckenridge Brewery of Colorado, LLC, announces momentous production growth of 39% in the first half of 2011 over the same period last year. Production of all brands is up – across main line, seasonal and small batch offeri...[more]
Selling Craft Beer with Greg Koch
Date: July 8, 2011
Craft Beer ProfitabilityThis video explains why craft beer can be a better, more profitable choice for bars and restaurants. From higher margins to more loyal customers, craft beer is the best use of valuable draught real estate and bottle lists. Stone Brewin...[more]
Duvel stands test of time as a brewing classic
Date: July 7, 2011
Duvel is a Belgian pale ale that was introduced at the end of World War I, although the brewery had been operating since 1871.One of my favorite beer experiences was when my brother, Tom, and I prepared a seven-course Belgian meal for about 10 members of the Society...[more]
New Belgium boosts canning capacity
Date: July 7, 2011
New Belgium Brewing will add a 16,000 square foot canning facility to its bottling hall in Fort Collins, Colo. The addition will increase New Belgium’s canning volume capacity six fold.“Cans have been a great addition to the packaging portfolio for us,&#...[more]
VIDEO: Lagunitas Discusses Newest Beer, Brewery Expansion
Date: July 4, 2011
PETALUMA, CA – Northern California-based, Lagunitas Brewing Company began construction this month on an expansion that is estimated to cost $10 million.The brewery will be expanding into a 250-barrel brew system that will allow for pr...[more]
Zymurgy Magazine's Best Beers and Breweries In America
Date: November 30, 2011
The results are in! Each of the past nine years, we’ve asked Zymurgy readers to give us a list of their 20 favorite beers. The only rule is that the beer has to be commercially available somewhere in the United States. A record number of votes were cast this year, with 1...[more]
Solar Powered Beer
Date: June 21, 2011
Light, Beer: Kona Brewing Co. reaps savings… and makes a good brew… using solar power.As if beer on a sunny day needed a bigger push. In August of last year, Kona Brewing Co. flipped the switch on a new, 228 kW photovoltaic system at its he...[more]
Harpoon releases information on new beer, UFO Pumpkin
Date: June 20, 2011
Summer brings a lot to the beer world. It’s a time for brewfests and a lot of refreshing beers to help you through those hot summer months. Summer also means breweries have to plan ahead and look toward the beer styles of fall . . . and fall means it is time for pumpki...[more]
Will the city and East side drink in idea for brewery?
Date: June 17, 2011
Alamo Beer Company’s Eugene Simor’s plans for the brewery next to the Hays Street Bridge are preliminary and under review. The first phase of the $5.7 million plan includes a 40-foot-tall, 20,000-square-foot brew house. A second phase could add 18,000 squ...[more]
Nestle Waters North America Agrees to Purchase Sweet Leaf Tea Company
Date: June 20, 2011
STAMFORD, Conn., May 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/—Nestle Waters North America Inc. has signed an agreement to acquire the Austin-based Sweet Leaf Tea Company which includes the Sweet Leaf and Tradewinds beverage brands. Nestle Waters made an initial inv...[more]
Shock Top Now In Pop-Tops
Date: June 7, 2011
Beginning June 13, Shock Top Belgian White will be available for the first time in aluminum cans. “We know fans of this Belgian-style wheat ale have a wide range of interests, and now, they have an easy-to-transport package they can bring anywhere life takes them,”...[more]
Talking Beer Tech and Sustainability with Sierra Nevada Brewing (Q+A)
Date: June 6, 2011
In 1980, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. started producing beer out of a brewhouse built with dairy equipment salvaged by founder Ken Grossman. Since then the Northern California brewery has become the sixth-largest in the nation. The brewery itself is packed with high tech, ...[more]
Harpoon Celebrates 25 Years
Date: June 1, 2011
To celebrate the 25th anniversary, Doyle and Kenary went into the brewhouse together and brewed a commemorative beer, called Rich and Dan’s Rye IPA. The bee...[more]
Ben E. Keith Beverages Deploys Mobile Demand Rugged Tablet PCs
Date: May 26, 2011
Speeds Product Look-ups and Improves Mobile Workforce EfficiencyBen E. Keith Beverages, one of America’s largest beer wholesalers, chooses to equip its field sales reps with MobileDemand xTablets to sell more...[more]
Dogfish Head planning 3-yr $45 mil expansion, investment by top craft brewers may exceed $250 mil
Date: May 26, 2011
Dogfish Head is the latest to throw its hat in the ring of big investment announcements.The industry was abuzz late last week with the news that Dogfish Head plans to invest $45 million over the course of three years. The project could help push the brewery closer t...[more]
A-B to Donate 51,000 Cans of Water to Joplin
Date: May 25, 2011
Anheuser-Busch is aiding relief workers and residents affected by the deadly tornado that swept through Joplin, Missouri Sunday evening. 2,156 cases or 51,774 cans water will be delivered to the disaster zone Tuesday.In the last month the beer company has donated ap...[more]
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Life & Lime, Sierra Nevada and Dogfish Head's collaboration brew, to return this summer!
Date: May 10, 2011
I’m in Chico, California participating in back-to-back brews with some of my greatest friends in the beer world this week. Dogfish and Sierra Nevada will be releasing a much bigger batch of Life & Limb later this summer (once again, all sales and distribution for L&#...[more]
Maui Brewing Reports Q1 Growth in 2011
Date: May 10, 2011
Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii – 9 May 2011 – Hawaii’s premier craft brewery, Maui Brewing Co. (MBC), has experienced unprecedented growth throughout its six year history. Over the past 15 months, distribution has continued to expand into the states of Washington, Ore...[more]
Genessee has a "new" look
Date: May 6, 2011
GENESEE rolls out its “new” look today on a tank wrap at the brewery; new packaging with the red-and-white retro label will start rolling out to shelves this month. The 70s-era styling rolled out to 24 oz. cans last September proved succe...[more]
Don't Be A Glutten For Gluten
Date: April 25, 2011
For years, medical students were taught that celiac disease was extremely rare. In this condition, the protein in wheat, barley and rye (gluten) triggers an autoimmune response that destroys the intestinal lining.People with celiac disease develop a range of symptom...[more]
American Craft Beers: Left Hand Brewing Company
Date: April 23, 2011
It all started in the Air Force. The Air Force Academy, to be exact. That’s where Eric Wallace and Dick Doore, the founders of Left Hand Brewing company originally met. Their stint in the military took them across the globe, giving them ample opportunity to taste the be...[more]
Icelandic Glacial Water Celebrates Earth Day
Date: April 21, 2011
The World’s First Carbon Neutral Bottled Water Named the Exclusive Waterof Earth Day Dallas 2011
Icelandic Water Holdings ehf, makers of the awardwinning CarbonNeutral natural spring water Icelandic Glacial, announces today that Icelandic Glacial w...[more]
Anheuser-Busch Sends More Than 100,000 Cans of Water to Assist Wildfire Relief Efforts in West Central Texas
Date: April 21, 2011
Water is on Way to Abilene, Fort Worth, San Angelo and Wichita FallsST. LOUIS (April 21, 2011) _ There’s a critical need for drinking water in areas of West Central Texas affected by wildfires, and Anheuser-Busch is contributi...[more]
Merchant du Vin: The Current State of Fine Beer in America
Date: April 19, 2011
It sure is a great time to be a fan of fine beer: more restaurants and bars are carrying a variety of beer styles . . . stores and markets are selling a wider range of beer varieties . . . and fine import beers and craft beer are the categories that are showing strong sales gr...[more]
Weedwacker is here to stay
Date: April 14, 2011
Weedwacker debuted last summer as the first in Saint Arnold’s Movable Yeast series, in which the brewery takes familiar beers and ferments them with different yeasts to highlight the difference in taste made by this often unheralded ingredient.Early June will ...[more]
Brewers Association Releases 2010 Top 50 Breweries Lists
Date: April 14, 2011
The Brewers Association, the not-for-profit trade group that tabulates production statistics for U.S. breweries, released its annual lists reporting the top 50 brewing companies in the country, based on 2010 beer sales volume. The two lists are the Top 50 Craft Brewing Compani...[more]
BEN E. KEITH BEVERAGE DISTRIBUTORS INTRODUCES MAUI BREWING CO. TO TEXAS
Date: April 7, 2011
These hand crafted ales and lagers will be distributed throughout the Lone Star StateTexans have been enjoying tropical vacations in Maui for decades and now they can enjoy Maui Brewing Co.’s great beers in the privacy of their own back yard. Maui Brewi...[more]
The UFC and Bud Light renew sponsorship deal
Date: April 7, 2011
Perhaps the most noteworthy detail surrounding the sponsorship renewal is the news that Bud Light will promote a special event that will broadcast live on Spike TV on September 17. Furthermore, the company will be promoting the event with “Battle on the Bayou”, whi...[more]
Craft beer production up 11% in 2010
Date: March 22, 2011
The Brewers Association today announced craft bewers produced 11% more beer in 2010 than 2009, and that retail dollar sales increased 12%, representing a growth of more than 1 million barrels (31 gallons per U.S. barrel).“Beer lovers increased their appreciati...[more]
Saint Arnold's Video Scavenger Hunt & Pub Crawl: North Dallas Edition
Date: March 18, 2011
We’ve done scavenger hunts in Houston and we’ve done them in Austin, but this is our first such venture to the North Dallas area. Here’s how it works. First, watch the video for clues to five different establishments located right near the Tollway:...[more]
Deschutes Brewery Firms Up Expansion Plans
Date: March 16, 2011
First Phase to Begin in May; Sustainability Features PlannedBEND, Ore. —Deschutes Brewery announced Tuesday that it has finalized plans to expand its brewery headquarters in Bend, a two-phase, environmentally friendly project t...[more]
Divine Reserve No. 11 Coming Out (Early April)
Date: March 17, 2011
Saint Arnold Brewing Co. Will Go Big with Saint Arnold Divine Reserve No. 11HOUSTON, March 17, 2011 – Saint Arnold Brewing Company (www.saintarnold.com), the oldest craft brewery in Texas, today revealed plans for its upcoming ...[more]
Japan's breweries face uncertain future after disaster
Date: March 13, 2011
The Wall Street Journal reports, “Kirin Holdings Co. said it halted operations at its brewery in Miyagi. Kirin said Saturday that four large beer storage tanks had been damaged.”Beer vats were smashed and products washed away at the Sendai plant of Kirin...[more]
Lagunitas Plans $9.5 Million Expansion
Date: March 15, 2011
Faced with surging sales, plant would triple productionPETALUMA, CA – Lagunitas Brewing Co. is rushing a $9.5 million expansion just two years after a major production upgrade to keep up with what the company founder describes ...[more]
Ben E. Keith Welcomes Maui Brewing Company
Date: February 8, 2011
Hand-crafted Ales and Lagers brewed with Aloha!
Magic Hat Brewing Company's #9 will be released in cans very soon
Date: January 27, 2011
The beer-in-a-can idea just had its 75th birthday and Magic Hat is paying tribute with the addition of Magic Hat #9 in a can – just in time summer pool parties!Magic Hat #9 in cans COMING SOON!
Younger audience drawn toward growing options of craft beers
Date: January 24, 2011
“Because of the evolution of a beer palate, people who like classier, more sophisticated styles have started to do more food pairings and tastings,”....So what makes these craft beers so much better? It’s the complexity of flavors, including the be...[more]
SIERRA NEVADA SURPASSES THE 1O MILLION CASE MARK
Date: December 20, 2010
And the year isn’t even over. Last weekend Sierra Nevada blew past 10 million cases for the first time, which is a 9.5% growth rate for the year. Sierra Nevada is ending their 30th year Anniversary year this year. The brewer also got more good news recently. A region...[more]
Great Brewers Video - Perfect Pairing
Date: November 18, 2010
Great Brewers MembershipThe mission of Great Brewers is to bridge the gap between the world’s great brewers and the consumers who enjoy their products, with a paramount focus on education and on enhancing beer distribution practices through the sharing of informati...[more]
Hallam Family Named Outstanding Philanthropists for 25th Annual National Philanthropy Day
Date: November 1, 2010
Greater Dallas Chapter of Association of Fundraising Professionals Honors The Hallam Family as Outstanding Philanthropists at 25th Annual National Philanthropy DayRead the whole article here.
