Beer News

Collaboration Beer to Benefit Paris Terror Attack Victims

On May 7, Ontario’s Manantler Craft Brewing Co. and the American band Eagles of Death Metal released Boots Electric IPA, a tribute to the people targeted in the November 13 terrorist attack at Le Bataclan theater in Paris, where Eagles of Death Metal was performing. Named after frontman Jesse “Boots Electric” Hughes, $1 from each beer sold will be donated to victims and their families via The Sweet Stuff Foundation.

Smithsonian to Document Brewing History

At the Craft Brewers Conference in May, the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History announced it will work with the Brewers Association, American brewers and beer historians to collect and record modern brewing history in the US. Currently, the museum’s collections related to brewing and beer consumption include artifacts from 1870 through 1960. The initiative will focus on documenting brewing history from the past 30 years
and exploring how the beverage relates to broader themes in American history.

First Gluten-Free Barley Beer for Sale

In April, the German brewery Radeberger began selling Pionier Pilsener, the first barley-based, gluten-free beer. It was brewed with Kebari barley, a grain with 10,000 times less gluten than traditional barley, making it well under the World Health Organization’s limit for “gluten-free” classification. Scientists from Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) developed the full-flavored barley and sold 70 metric tons to the German brewer.

Lawson’s Announces Expansion Plans

Warren, Vt.-based brewery Lawson’s Finest Liquids is in the process of purchasing a property in Waitsfield, Vt. The 7,500-square-foot warehouse will be home to a 30-barrel brewery, tasting room and retail store, with the goal of increasing production and creating new jobs and tourism for the Mad River Valley. The original 7-barrel location will remain in use as a pilot brewery. The sale is expected to close in spring 2017. ■