by Anna Brigham | Jan 17, 2018 | Beer News
Recently, Tech Crunch reported that Alexa, Amazon’s personal assistant, is about to start having her own opinions about things. They said that in an effort to make her more human-like she needed to have opinions that she comes up with on her own through...
by Anna Brigham | Jan 12, 2018 | Beer Information
The Brewer’s Association just released a report outlining Craft Beer Packaging Trends in 2017 and what was found is that people are loving beer in cans! Cans saw a nice jump in growth the last year for two main reasons. Not only are breweries switching from...
by Anna Brigham | Jan 5, 2018 | Beer Information
2017 was a good year for gluten-sensitive beer drinkers. After growing 136% between 2013 and 2015, the gluten-free food and beverage category continued to see strong growth throughout this past year. While people who suffer from Celiac Disease have long omitted gluten...
by Anna Brigham | Dec 8, 2017 | Beer News
Last week, two craft breweries announced investments in their brands from outside companies. Avery Brewing Co. from Colorado sold 30% of their company to Spanish beer conglomerate, Mahou San Miguel. A couple days later, an Austrailian craft beer brewery called Pirate...
by Anna Brigham | Nov 17, 2017 | Beer News
Budweiser is not having a good year when it comes to U.S. sales and this last quarter only got worse for them. As more and more people turn to drinking craft beer, spirits, and wine, they have seen a continuous drop in sales for their flagship beers, Budweiser and Bud...
by Anna Brigham | Nov 3, 2017 | Beer News, Thorn Street Brewery Fun
It’s our favorite time of year…San Diego Beer Week! Being that San Diego is the Craft Beer Capital of the world, it’s our duty to make SD beer week the best beer week in the world. Here at Thorn, we take this responsibility very, very seriously. We...
by Anna Brigham | Oct 20, 2017 | Beer News
Recently, the Brewers Association rolled out a new marketing campaign called “Take Craft Back” which purports to be a crowdfunding effort to buy AB InBev. While they are only $2.5 million to their $213 Billion goal, the movement is gaining steam and...
by Anna Brigham | Oct 13, 2017 | Thorn Street Brewery Fun
5 Things I learned at GABF 2017 The Great American Beer Festival was held this past weekend in Denver, filling the city with more than 60,000 people ready to celebrate the wonderful elixir that is craft beer. 800 breweries from across the country attended, pouring...
by Anna Brigham | Sep 25, 2017 | Beer News
Photo Cred: justdoc.com Last week, it was announced that 4 Pines Brewing, Australia’s largest independent brewery, was purchased by AB InBev through its ZX Ventures which they have coined their “global disruptive growth group.” While AB InBev buying...
by Anna Brigham | Sep 8, 2017 | Beer News
Yesterday was a rough day for many of the employees at The High End, AB InBev’s craft beer division. The night before, around 10 pm, The High End district managers and sales people started getting calendar invites for a conference call the next day. By the end...
