By: Paula Polei I must admit, Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. Crisp air, pumpkins, scary movies, costumes and pumpkin craft beer. I know some of you have no desire to drink pumpkin craft beer. For those of you haven’t ventured out into the realm of pumpkin-flavored beer, it’s time to do so. From ales, stouts, porters and pilsners...

By: Paula Polei On October 5-7, approximately 60,000 people will descend on the mile-high city for the Great American Beer Festival (GABF). With more than 3,500 different beers from more than 800 of the nation’s finest breweries, GABF allows visitors to taste the largest number and widest variety of hand-crafted products in the American craft beer industry. With ticket demand...

By: Paula Polei It’s back to school time! Have you thought about brushing up on your craft beer education? Or, maybe you are ready to further your appreciation of craft beer. Whatever the case (no pun intended), BOB compiled a list of the top five educational resources to get you started or advance your education. 1. CraftBeer.com’s Beer 101 Course...

By: Paula Polei Summertime means awesome craft beer festivals. Regardless of where you live, chances are, there are some remarkable craft beer festivals taking place near you this summer. If you are near one of these craft beer festivals, you should check them out to sample some of the finest craft beers in America. Michigan Brewers Guild Summer Beer Festival...

June 2017 Newsletter WELCOME Thanks to all the craft brewers who stopped by the Ardagh Group booth to visit BOB during the 2017 Craft Brewers Conference. We enjoyed seeing everyone and appreciated your feedback on the next bottle design available from BOB. Stay tuned for updates as we plan to launch our new 375ml bottle in the future. Since returning...

By: Paula Polei BOB is excited to welcome a 12oz flint (clear) bottle to his portfolio of craft beer bottles! The Clear Peak is the first flint bottle to be offered on the BOB site. Manufactured in the U.S. using 100 percent and endlessly recyclable flint glass, the 12oz Clear Peak bottle with twist-off closure is now available for purchase...

By: Paula Polei Now that the official beginning of summer is just around the corner, many of BOB’s craft beer friends have their summer seasonal beers available. BOB wanted to share five highly recommended craft beer summer seasonals that are perfect for your neighbor’s bonfire or backyard BBQ. If you are in the right location near these awesome breweries, I...

By: Paula Polei In a previous blog, we mentioned the importance of Craft Beer Guilds and how you can make many new friends by your affiliation with these associations. In fact, that’s how we became friends with this month’s brewery spotlight, Four Saints Brewing Company. We caught up with Andrew Deming, Owner/Chief Operator/Head Brewer at Four Saints Brewing Company, to...

By: Paula Polei BOB is still recovering from a wonderful week in the nation’s capital, hanging out with all of his craft brewer friends at this year’s Craft Brewers Conference (CBC). Having been a part of this tremendous event for the past 11 years, we can’t help but reflect on how much the Conference has grown and what that says...

By: Paula Polei The time has come! The Craft Brewers Conference will take place on April 11-13 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. This year, we’ll be in booth #1935. We know craft brewers are always looking for the new, beautiful bottle designs to package their most treasured assets. That’s why we’ve decided to launch a...