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that our healthy balance sheet, bolstered by the $20 million payment, and strategic investments in innovation and increased brand awareness will enable us to deliver long-term shareholder value. We look forward to sharing more details of our growth plan in the coming weeks.” About Craft Brew Alliance: Our distinc- tive portfolio combines the power of Kona Brewing Company, a dynamic, fast-grow- ing national craft beer brand, with strong regional breweries and innovative lifestyle brands: Appalachian Mountain Brewery, Cisco Brewers, Omission Brewing Co., Redhook Brewery, Square Mile Cider Co., Widmer Brothers Brewing, and Wynwood Brewing Co. CBA nurtures the growth and development of its brands in today’s increasingly competitive beer market through our state-of-the-art brewing and distribution capability, integrated sales and marketing infrastructure, and strong focus on partner- ships, local community and sustainability. The Craft Maltsters Guild announces its Certi ed Craft Malt Seal Asheville, NC: The North American Craft Maltsters Guild is excited to announce its Certi ed Craft Malt Seal that will allow brew- ers and distillers to communicate their use of and support for distinctive, locally produced raw materials. The seal was of cially unveiled on Craft Malt Day on Friday, September 13, 2019, at events across the US. The craft beer and spirits markets continue to be a dynamic environment for producers and retailers to navigate. Craft malt continues to grow in popularity across the nation with both large- and small-scale breweries and distillers incorporating these products into their agship brands and major
seasonal releases. This incorpora- tion typically adds additional cost to production but yields
maltsters have the ability to in uence positive changes and improvements in the malting industry through knowledge and communica- tion. The Craft Maltsters Guild currently has over 300 members worldwide. Stone & Wood signs up to thermal energy storage trial South Australian energy storage company 1414 Degrees and Stone & Wood Brewing Company have agreed to undertake a feasibility study for the integration of 1414 Degrees’ electrically charged Thermal Energy Storage System (TESS-IND). If it goes ahead, the 10MWh system will be installed at the brewer’s Murwillumbah brewery in northern New South Wales. Stone & Wood is actively scoping inno- vative and more sustainable energy solutions and 1414 Degrees’ says its TESS-IND can provide reliable heat sourced from renewables on the grid. The feasibility study will identify the potential to sequentially replace or supple- ment four existing gas boilers currently used to generate heat in the brewing process. Headquartered in Adelaide, South Australia, the 1414 Degrees thermal energy storage system is unlike any other energy storage system in the world with its com- bination of low cost, exibility of location, scalability, and sustainability. The technology takes gas or electricity from any source and stores it as latent heat in silicon which melts at 1414°C. The energy from the latent heat can then be reclaimed and distributed as electric- ity and/or heat when required. A 10MWh storage unit is about the size of a 40-foot shipping container. 1414 Degrees Executive Chairman Dr Kevin Moriarty said Stone & Wood’s strong commitment to sustainability made the brewery an ideal commercial location for the technology to reduce emissions and access renewable energy. “The Stone & Wood brewery is a nan- cially attractive site for the 10MWh TESS-IND commercial pilot, particularly when com- pared to our other proposed customer plants, because the displaced LPG is more valuable, and the carbon-free heat from the TESS-IND solution would signi cantly reduce emissions,” he said. Founded in Byron Bay in 2008, Stone & Wood is one of Australia’s largest independent craft brewers, producing more than 12 million litres of beer a year. Managing Director Ben Summons said he was looking forward to some positive ndings from the feasibility study. “We are constantly looking for ways to reduce our impact on the environment, including ways to continue our shift towards renewables,” he said. “We are excited and optimistic about the potential of the new technology that 1414 Degrees can bring.”
a unique, avor differentiated product with additional marketing opportunities. These marketing opportunities build the value prop- osition by connecting local agriculture to the individual brewery, and to the drinker. This connectivity story mirrors the work done by farmers markets and “farm-to-table” dining establishments across the nation. “This seal marks an exciting develop- ment for our organization” states Board President Brent Manning. “Craft beverage consumers are becoming savvier about their purchasing decisions and the seal will serve a guide that helps them support local- ly-sourced products.” The seal was designed to provide a key point of differentiation between Craft Maltsters Guild Member Malthouses and producers. To qualify as a Craft Maltsters Guild Member Malthouse, a malthouse must produce between 5 and 10,000 metric tons annually and should source more than 50% of its raw materials from within 500 miles of its malthouse. “We utilize craft malt in a myriad of ways across our operation, in a way to present atypical avors and terroir” said Doug Reiser, President of Burial Beer Company, “and the seal gives us a great opportunity to start a conversa- tion with our customers about what it means to get up close and personal with farmers and the maltsters that bring their grain to life.” About the North American Craft Maltsters Guild: The North American Craft Maltsters Guild is an international trade association dedicated to promoting the tradition of craft malting in North America. Formed in 2013 by eight craft malthouses, the Craft Maltsters Guild emphasizes quality and craftsmanship as a requirement for success. We believe that
Texas breweries offer beer-to-go since September
Breweries in Texan are able to offer beer- to-go for the rst time, following a change in the state’s legislation, with beer and wine delivery also now approved. Previously the rules for beer sales in the state adhered strictly to the three-tier system in which manufacturers make the product, distributors take the products to the market and retailers then sell it to the public. The rationale was ostensibly to prevent any one tier invading the activity of the other two, but although wineries and distilleries are able sell wine and spirits to visitors, visitors to breweries tap rooms did not have the opportunity to buy a case of beer to take home –- the only remaining US state where this anomaly existed. According to local title the Texas Tribune, although there was “signi cant
opposition” from the distribution and retail tiers, the parties eventually came to an agreement to allow brewers more access to the retail tier. Rick Donley, president of the Beer Alliance of Texas, which represents distrib- utors is reported as saying the organisation agreed to a “very limited amount” of beer to be sold per customer per craft brewer. “Quite frankly, we were just tired of all the negative publicity and people not understanding the nuances of the three- tiered system,” he is reported as saying. Josh Hare, chairman of the Texas Craft Brewers Guild, credited the grass-roots movement of craft beer enthusiasts, consumers and producers working together to effect the change, the Texas Tribune reported.
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