Craft beer industry videos
Karl Strauss Brewing Co. officially launched in Northern California this month with a 5,000 case-equivalent order from DBI Beverages Inc. Karl Strauss General Sales Manager Michael Yao told Brewbound.com in June that the launch will initially be focused at on-premise sampling and regional grocery business through chains like Lunardi’s and Nugget Markets.
Earlier this month, the financial services company UBS downgraded Boston Beer Company stock to a “sell” rating. A 19-page report cited slowing topline growth and an absence of new product innovation as the main considerations behind the new rating. UBS analyst Kaumil Gajrawala explains to Bloomberg why Boston Beer suffers from the ‘innovators curse’ in… Read more »
The folks behind Pintley – the online beer community and mobile app for consumers and brewers — have launched a new, local beer collaboration project called ONCEMADE. Founders Tim Noetzel and Rich DiTieri were searching for a way to get more involved with the brewing process and wanted to create something in their local Massachusetts… Read more »
On Monday, Brewbound.com brought you Part I in The Lost Abbey’s latest marketing approach – unsuspectingly crashing a private beer tasting. The video, a teaser, provided a glimpse of what was to come when brewery co-founder Tomme Arthur knocked on the door of the private event.
Earlier this month, The Lost Abbey co-founder Tomme Arthur, quality assurance manager Gwen Conley and multimedia manager Ryan Tillotson flew from San Diego, Calif. to Washington D.C. to crash a private beer tasting. Tillotson created the alias Chris Molken on beeradvocate.com, and asked if some Lost Abbey fans would be kind enough to let him… Read more »
BOSTON, MA – On July 26, brides- and grooms-to-be are cordially invited to the Samuel Adams Boston Brewery to celebrate their loveÔǪof beer. Beer has been an essential component of weddings for centuries. The medieval word “ale” is actually rooted in the word “bridal,” which refers to a festive occasion where much ale is drunk… Read more »
Video footage from last month’s Brewbound Craft Beer Session is now available on BeverageSchool.com, BevNET.com’s on-demand, video-based learning tool for especially designed for newcomers to the beverage industry. In June, industry experts gathered at the Brewbound Session in New York to discuss a myriad of topics that directly impact the business of craft brewers.
The West Coast is down with the Brown. Starting mid-July, Dogfish Head’s Indian Brown Ale will be sold year-round in California, Arizona, Washington, Oregon and Colorado. Clocking in at 7.2% ABV, this prototypical dark IPA blends the caramel notes of a Scotch Ale, the color of an American Brown and the hopping regimen of an… Read more »
Some major distribution changes are on the horizon as Coronado Brewing plans for its inaugural brew – this Friday – in the company’s shiny new 20,000 sq. ft. San Diego production facility. Company President Rick Chapman confirmed with Brewbound plans to expand into Northern California and Nevada this year. Chapman tells us the Nevada rollout… Read more »
Following the July Fourth weekend, Karl Strauss Brewing Co. will send its first shipments of Red Trolley Ale and Tower 10 IPA into Northern California, marking the first time in the company’s 23-year history that its beers will be available for regular distribution outside of Southern California.
When asked what he wished he had known while growing the Magic Hat brand, its founder, Alan Newman, replied: capacity utilization. During a presentation to industry professionals at last week’s Brewbound Craft Beer Session, Newman explained the key strategies that led to the success of his former brand.
In a category where even the serious products have names like “Tramp Stamp” and “Arrogant Bastard” it really shouldn’t come as a surprise that novelty craft beer brands have begun to appear. The latest to come to our attention is Ethel’s Brew, a Brooklyn-based beer company whose tagline is “go out with a bang.”
Current capacity expansion might be chancier than expected, Brooklyn Brewery President and co-founder Steve Hindy told a group of industry professionals at last week’s Brewbound Craft Beer Session. In a brief but informative presentation, Hindy, speaking to a sold-out crowd, discussed the current state of capacity in craft and how he sees the landscape looking… Read more »
Towards the end of May, the folks behind Churchkey Can Co. took the stage at TechCrunch’s Disrupt NYC event for startup tech entrepreneurs. A brand new beer company would seem like an odd addition to a technology focused event, except that Michael Arrington (the founder of TechCrunch) is an investor in the company through his… Read more »
