COAST Brewing Boy King Double IPA bottles will be released at the brewery beginning April 9 and will see some distribution around the state. coastbrewing.com
Abita completes expansion
Abita Brewing wraped up a three-year, $30 million dollar expansion. The expansion includes a brand new visitor center, a new and larger gift shop, more tours each week and a state-of-the art brewhouse and cellar. abita.com
Straight to Ale to enter Memphis
Straight to Ale Brewing will soon be available in Memphis, TN just in time for Memphis Beer Week starting April 18. They also will return to the Chattanooga, TN market April 16. straighttoale.com
Avondale to enter South Alabama
Avondale Brewing will enter the South Alabama market April 10. There will be a block party in Mobile that day to celebrate the release. They will be distributed by Budweiser-Busch Distribution. avondalebrewing.com
The Hourglass Brewery to bottle/can soon
The Hourglass Brewery announced that they would soon be releasing barrel aged beers frequently with 6 pack cans soon to follow. The first bottle release is Schizandra Belgian Quad aged in Bourbon Barrels on top of Tart Cherries. It is scheduled to be released on May 16. thehourglassbrewery.com
Second Self cans beer
Second Self Beer Company will release Thai Wheat this week in cans and Red Hop Rye to follow. www.secondselfbeer.com
New Breweries to share building
Two new breweries in planning will share the same building. Black Cauldron Brewing and Broken Strings Brewery will both occupy 1012 W. Church St in downtown Orlando, FL. Both hope to be up in running this fall. www.facebook.com/brokenstringsbrewery www.facebook.com/BlackCauldronBrewing
South Street expands into Roanoke
Starting next week South Street Brewery will be expanding into Roanoke. They will be distributed by P.A. Short. It will be available on draft or six-packs. southstreetbrewery.com
Granite Falls to bottle beer
Look for Granite Falls Brewing bottles of six packs and bombers to land on retail shelves in April. Also Granite Falls is looking to enter the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill market in early 2016. www.granitefallsbrewing.com
New Brewers at two Carolina Breweries
Raleigh Brewing Company’s head brewer, John Federal, will take over the same position at River Dog Brewing in Ridgeland, SC. Assistant brewer, Alex Smith, will take over as head brewer at Raleigh Brewing. raleighbrewingcompany.com riverdogbrewing.com
