New Albion Brewing Company

10/12/2026

It was 14 years ago today that Jim Koch of Boston B**r re-introduced the craft b**r world to Jack's New Albion Pale Ale at GABF in Denver! What a great time that was!

Jim Koch and Jack "Little Jackie Snowflake" McAuliffe. (Jim said Jack was the snowflake that started the American craft b**r avalanche, and Jack took ownership of the title.)

10/08/2026

Thanks for the shoutout!

10/08/2026

Cheers to 50 years! Today in b**r history, New Albion Brewing Company came into existence. This article from b**r historian Tom Acitelli is 10 years old...but the story holds.

On October 8, 1976, an ex–Navy mechanic-turned-contractor filed incorporation papers with the state of California for what he called the New Albion Brewing Co. It was the first new brewery in the U…

07/28/2026

Cheers to the revival of Jack's Red Tail Ale!

In Sonoma County, California, Fogbelt Brewing is refreshing and reviving an American classic—Mendocino’s Red Tail Ale—and finding a receptive audience.

07/03/2026

Cheers to 250 years of American b**r! Nice shoutout to Jack in this article from Jay R. Brooks:

From Indigenous corn brews to the Gold Rush and Prohibition to the craft brewing movement, b**r is part of the USA’s DNA. Here’s a quick look at the history.

06/03/2026

Love this look back at 1976 from Dogfish Head founder Sam Calagione. Cheers to Jack and New Albion!

Let us all raise our pint glasses to punk, hip-hop, and the pur­suit of hoppy­ness. The United States of Amer­ica’s ori­gin story began in a Phil­adelphia bar — the City Tav­ern — with a bunch of like-minded people find­ing com­mon ground over foamy...

06/03/2026

Another retrospective of craft b**r in America, with New Albion front and center.

Before craft b**r there was only Big B**r. At first it was factory-made regional la**rs that were ubiquitous to a certain area. Old Style in the Midwest, “Natty Boh” in Baltimore, Olympia in the Pacific Northwest, Pearl in Texas — it was what pretty much everyone in these places drank. By the ...

05/26/2026

Congrats, John Lane and crew! 🍻

The locally owned chain topped a national list of 10 sports bars, beating out well-known competitors including Buffalo Wild Wings, Dave & Buster’s and Beef ‘O’Brady’s. The rankings were determined by reader votes after nominations 👏 https://l.cleveland.com/a4m1vo

05/17/2026

Cheers! 🍻

05/11/2026

Happy heavenly birthday, Jack-- we'll toast your memory today!

New Albion founder Jack McAuliffe, "father of craft b**r"