Industry pioneers Fritz Maytag, John Martin, and Ken Grossman are inducted into the CA Craft Beer Hall of Fame Santa Rosa, CA – In 1989, a small group of craft� read more →
AB 2004- Sponsored by CCBA- Enables Beer Manufacturers to Sell Packaged Beer at Local Farmers’ Markets SACRAMENTO – Gov. Jerry Brown has signed AB 2004 authored by Assemblymember Wesley� read more →
The Great American Beer Festival presented by the Brewers Association is the largest commercial beer competition in the world. A record 5,507 beers were judged (16 percent more than� read more →
Everyone loves a good contest and the more dramatic the competition the better. Many of those in the industry believe that competition breeds better beer and thus can only elevate� read more →
The Brewers Association (the national trade association representing the craft brewing industry) holds a monthly educational webinar called “Power Hour” for the BA membership. This month’s Power Hour was a� read more →
In what turned out to be an “interesting” turn of events the CCBA was able to fulfill a last minute request from the Governors office to supply California Craft Beer� read more →
The 6.0 earthquake that slammed the Napa region early Sunday morning caused extensive damage to the wine industry but little if any damage to the region’s craft breweries. While there� read more →
Craft brewers (as defined by the Brewers Association) increased volume by 18 percent during the first half of the year. That equates to approximately 10.6 million barrels of beer sold� read more →
Why is it that while some breweries sell growlers, others don’t? Why do some breweries refill used growlers while many breweries only sell beer filled in their own growlers? Why� read more →
The winners have been announced for the 2014 California State Fair Commercial Craft Brew Competition. There were 858 entries judged and 239 registered participants, judges, and stewards. Track 7′s Panic� read more →
