Craft Brew News 12/20/19

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Producers Scale Back 3.2 Beer

With only one state left to require it, brewers of 3.2% alcohol by weight beer are scaling back production, according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune.

Both Heineken and Constellation Brands announced they will no longer brew the weaker beer, which Minnesota grocery and convenience stores are limited to selling.

Utah loosened laws to permit sales of 4% alcohol by weight beer last month, leaving Minnesota the only 3.2 state left.

A-B Partners Tilray and Fluent Beverages Announce CBD-Infused Tea

Anheuser-Busch InBev joint venture Fluent Beverages and its Toronto-based cannabis partner Tilray, announced Everie, a new ready-to-brew, CBD-infused tea, according to FoodBev Media.

Everie will be available in biodegradable tea bags, each with 10 milligrams of CBD and fewer than 0.05 milligrams of THC. The tea comes in three flavors: lavender chamomile, vanilla rooibos, and peach ginger green.

The tea is available in select provinces in Canada; a line of sparkling beverages is planned for early next year.

Truly Hard Seltzer Takes Flight; Sponsors NHL Winter Classic PreGame Celebration

Truly Hard Seltzer will be available on American Airlines flights beginning January 1, according to a spokesperson for the Boston Beer Company.

Truly Wild Berry will be available for purchase in 12 oz. cans on all flights that offer alcoholic beverages.

This is Truly’s second placement in the skies, following last month’s announcement that it would be available on JetBlue flights. The brand is currently the only hard seltzer available on U.S. flights.

In other Truly news, Truly is the lead sponsor of the NHL Winter Classic’s PreGame party, which will take place on January 1 in Dallas, Texas.

Cans Propel Allagash Brewing to More Than 100,000 Barrels in 2019

Had Jason Perkins, Allagash Brewmaster on Podcast Episode # 35 – Link below:
https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podcast-center-la-2/craft-beer-storm/e/59610788?autoplay=true

Allagash Brewing Company estimates its sales volume surpassed the 100,000-barrel mark in 2019, due to packaging its flagship Allagash White and River Trip session ale in cans for the first time.

After a successful regional introduction in 2019, the Portland, Maine-based craft brewery announced today plans to expand distribution of its canned offerings to additional markets and the addition of 12-packs.

After rolling out Allagash White and River Trip 4-packs of 16 oz. cans in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Jersey and New York in the spring, and then adding Virginia, Illinois and Washington, D.C., in the fall, those offerings will now be sold throughout Allagash’s 17-state footprint by February 2020.

Citing data from market research firm IRI, Allagash White cans are the No. 1 selling new item in the craft beer category in the Northeast.

Allagash is the 30th-largest craft brewery in the country, according to not-for-profit trade group the Brewers Association (BA).

Allagash will also add a Maine-exclusive beer, Sixteen Counties, an ale brewed with malts grown in the state, in 16 oz. 4-packs to its yearound can lineup.

Allagash is among the last large, regional craft breweries to add can packaging. The company released its first offering, Hoppy Table Beer, in April 2018 after installing a small canning line.

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