by Anna Brigham | Jul 7, 2017 | Beer News
Fridays have gotten really interesting lately when it comes to beer news. Whether it’s the Wicked Weed deal being announced on a Friday or the more recent The High End video response to the Brewers Association’s new independence logo that was released this...
by Anna Brigham | Jun 30, 2017 | Beer News
Independence is in the air. The Fourth of July is upon us and this past week the Brewers Association rolled out a brand new seal that indicates if a craft beer you are drinking is actually craft or just “crafty.” The seal is being offered free of charge to...
by Anna Brigham | Jun 23, 2017 | Beer News
The San Diego Brewers Guild is rolling out an education program to help consumers easily differentiate between independent beer and big beer masquerading as craft beer. With all the recent talk of 10 Barrel (owned by AB InBev) coming into San Diego, it’s...
by Anna Brigham | Jun 8, 2017 | Beer News
Just how effective is the pull-out method? Not very, apparently. This last week, waves were rippling in the craft beer community when it became public knowledge that AB InBev bought a minority stake in RateBeer.com. The collective raising-of-the-eyebrows commenced...
by Anna Brigham | May 10, 2017 | Beer News
Wicked Weed’s Funk The fallout from last week’s announcement that Wicked Weed was bought by AB InBev just keeps coming. The reaction was swift, with people taking to the brewery’s Facebook page to denounce the buy-out in anger and disappointment....
by Anna Brigham | May 3, 2017 | Beer News
It was announced this week that Ashville, North Carolina’s, Wicked Weed Brewing is selling (in part or all) to AB InBev. Or, if you want it sugar-coated a bit, the brewery “entered a strategic partnership” with the High End (AB InBev’s craft...