In the mid-1990s, when the craft beer movement still was in relative infancy, Stone Brewing co-founders Greg Koch and his homebrewing partner Steve Wagner were busy experimenting with beer recipes and bemoaning the “industrial fizzy yellow stuff.”

After many years of double-digit gains in volume and dollar sales in the United States, the craft beer market could be approaching a status of maturation, according to market analysts.

Pyramid Breweries announced the release of its spring seasonal: Triangulate Citrus Pale Ale. 

Breakthru Beverage South Carolina, Ridgeway, S.C., will introduce select craft beers to its portfolio, beginning with Louisville, Ky.-based Goodwood Brewing Co. This represents Breakthru South Carolina’s first expansion into the beer marketplace, it says. 

Pyamid Breweries announced the release of its spring seasonal, Triangulate Citrus Pale Ale, and its limited-release Brewer's Reserve Railroad Avenue. 

Lakefront Brewery, Milwaukee, announced that it will be offering free weddings and vow renewals on Feb. 14. As part of the love and romance of Valentine’s Day, anyone 21 and older, with a marriage license, can be wed for free at Lakefront Brewery, the company says. 

 

Samuel Adams introduced two new seasonal beers: Samuel Adams Hopscape and Fresh as Helles. 

Like a car being made in an automotive assembly plant, the technology and equipment used to make and fill aluminum cans has been perfected with time.

Coastal Extreme Brewing Co., doing business at Newport Storm Brewery, introduced Rhode Sodah. 

From the comfort of home, consumers can craft Starbucks brewed coffee, expresso and caffé lattes with the touch of a button. Starbucks Coffee Co. recently launched the new generation of its Verismo System by Starbucks: the Verismo V Brewer.