by Anna Brigham | Jan 19, 2022 | Beer News
The feeding frenzy of big beer brands buying up craft breweries has seemed to slow down significantly in the last couple of years. This is likely due to multiple reasons such as an overall slowdown in the craft beer industry and the rise of hard seltzers and canned...
by Anna Brigham | Dec 29, 2021 | Beer News, Thorn Street Brewery Fun
2021 was an exciting year at Thorn Brewing. First, we brewed just over 8000 barrels of beer, more than any other year so far! Our canned Michelada became our 3rd best-selling beer in its first full year, and finally, we brewed more new beers than in any previous year....
by Anna Brigham | Mar 12, 2021 | Beer Information, Beer News
Who brews your favorite beer? Not the brewery, but the person. If you picture this person, what do they look like? You’ll probably think of a mostly white Gen X or Millennial dude with a beard and you would most likely be right because approximately 92.5% of craft...
by Anna Brigham | Feb 25, 2021 | Beer News
“If you want to go fast, go alone, if you want to go far, go together.” – African proverb 2020 was obviously a tough year for the beer industry as well as many beer-adjacent industries. When COVID first hit in March 2020, Thorn was putting approximately 65% of...
by Anna Brigham | Nov 23, 2020 | Beer News, Community Issues
The recent news week was not surprising, but it still was tough all the same. San Diego slipped back into the purple tier for COVID restrictions and once again, indoor dining was shut down and non-essential businesses were forced to close their doors or move to...
by Anna Brigham | Sep 24, 2020 | Beer News
It was announced last week that America’s oldest and biggest craft brewery, Yuengling, has entered into a partnership with beer giant, Molson Coors. While hearing this previous statement might get the wheels on the anti-big-beer-sell-out machine rolling, let’s first...
