Yearly archive for 2022

The new owners of Bertram’s have released the following news item… “A leap of faith (and because we like good beer): Bertram’s Salmon Valley Brewery in Salmon, ID is planning to re-open this Summer. The beloved small town brewpub has previous owner Nick Bertram’s blessing (and secret recipes) so David & Melissa Craig are investing in a facelift and new equipment for a refreshed Bertram’s experience! “We’ve had many wonderful times at Bertram’s so are excited to work towards getting it reopened. We’re also very impressed and appreciative of the

Do you ever shop on Amazon Prime? Would you like Amazon to donate a part of your purchases to the Beer Fest and North American Brewers Association to help with Scholarships? Here’s how you can. 1. Visit smile.amazon.com 2. Sign in with the same account you use for Amazon.com  3. Select you charity (type in North American Brewers Association) Start shopping….      To sign in on you phone’s Amazon app 1. Open the Amazon app  2. Navigate to the three bar settings  main menu    3. Tap on settings

On this Day, February 8, 1999, The Stroh Brewing Company of Detroit, Michigan announced it would be exiting the brewing business (It did keep it’s profitable ice cream unit which helped the company survive prohibition).  Founded in 1850 by Bernard Stroh, at 57 Catherine Street ,he originally loaded the beer wagon and made deliveries personally, later building the brewery into one of the top breweries in the country. Unfortunately, Stroh’s and its ‘Fire Brewed Bohemian Beer’ eventually sold to Pabst. Marketed now in limited distribution there is no report about

Monster Beverage, a fixture in seemingly every convenience store cooler in the country has longed to get into the alcohol business for well over a year. It appears they’ve finally set their eyes on a target. The company has announced it will acquire CANarchy Craft Brewery Collective, maker of Craft Beers and Seltzers. Affected Breweries include Cigar City (Florida), Oskar Blues (Colorado, North Carolina, Texas), Deep Ellum (Texas), Perrin (Michigan), Squatters and Wasatch (Utah); but not their associated restaurants. The alleged price of purchasing the breweries from Fireman Capital Partners

Constellation Brands, makers of Corona Beer sold in the United States, announced plans to invest $ 5.5 Billion in Mexico over the next four years. This includes a new $ 1.5 billion dollar brewery in Vera Cruz. Once operational it will provide the company with capacity never realized when a water dispute caused it to abandon a nearly completed brewery in 2020, located in Mexicali. Constellation booked a loss of $ 700 Million on the closed Plant. Additional funds from the investment plan includes upgrades and expansion of Constellation’s two