MilllerCoors, a joint venture between beverage companies SABMiller and Molson Coors Brewing Company, said it will close its Eden, N.C. brewery in September of next year.
Dutch brewing company Heineken has purchased a 50 percent stake in the California-based Lagunitas Brewing Company to capitalize on the growing American craft beer movement.
It might not go great with milk, but the iconic cereal brand Wheaties has teamed up with Minneapolis, MN-based craft brewery Fulton to create a limited edition beer, according to General Mills, manufacturer of Wheaties which made the announcement on its blog this week.
A California federal judge dismissed a lawsuit this week against Maker’s Mark distillery that alleged the bourbon manufacturer mislead its customers by marketing and promoting its products as handmade.
Pabst Brewing Company, known for its flagship Pabst Blue Ribbon beloved by hipsters, said the company will return to its birthplace of Milwaukee, WI to open a new brewery nearly 20 years after production moved away from its hometown.
A complaint filed last week in Los Angeles Superior Court by California residents alleges 83 bottles of wine originating from more than two dozen California wineries contained dangerously high levels of arsenic, according to the Associated Press.
The Alcohol Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) has approved a type of powdered alcohol product, Palcohol, that consumers can mix into liquid in order to create their favorite alcoholic beverages.
Kalamazoo Valley Community College (KVCC) and Western Michigan University (WMU) announced a partnership to launch the nation’s first higher education programs in sustainable brewing beginning fall 2015.
Britain’s Diageo, the world’s largest producer of spirits, has agreed to a swap deal with Jose Cuervo in which the company will sell its Bushmills whiskey brand to the tequila company for full control and ownership of the high-end Don Julio tequila brand.
