New research from Mintel, a London-based research firm that provides data across various consumer channels, suggests that Hispanics are more likely to select beer as their alcoholic beverage of choice. According to the report, Hispanics drink more imported beer than any other ethnicity.
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.
In April, an exploding plastic keg that killed a Redhook Brewery employee sent shockwaves through the brewing industry. On April 24th, twenty-six-year-old Ben Harris was pressurizing a keg as part of a cleaning process when it exploded. Harris, who worked at Redhook Brewery’s Portsmouth Brewery location, died shortly thereafter at nearby Portsmouth Regional Hospital.
The Austin, Texas-based Jester King Craft Brewery today announced plans to periodically send limited supply of its beer to a number of new out-of-state markets. The Belchertown, Mass.-based Shelton Brothers Importers acted as the brewery’s “master distributor” for the most recent shipment.
The Brewers Association today announced details regarding the 2012 Great American Beer Festival (GABF), the annual beer sampling event being held October 11-13 at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, Colo. The GABF is largest beer event in the U.S. It spans across three days and is attended by 49,000 thirsty craft beer fans.
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 »
Firestone Walker Brewing Company announced yesterday that it will sell its Nectar Ales brand of beers to Total Beverage Solution (TBS), a beer, wine and spirits company based in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina. “It’s a great brand and has a great lineage,” said Firestone Walker Brewing co-proprietor Adam Firestone. “We weren’t giving Nectar Ales the… Read more »
The Portsmouth Brewery today announced that longtime head brewer and creator of the internationally recognized Kate The Great Russian Imperial Stout – Tod Mott – will be stepping down, effective July 19th. Company spokesperson J.T. Thompson told Brewbound.com that Mott has not confirmed details of his next endeavor, but has not ruled out the possibility… Read more »
Darden Restaurants, Inc. announced that it will acquire the popular craft beer centric restaurant chain Yard House for $585 Million according to press materials released yesterday. Darden Restaurant Group’s brands include Red Lobster, Olive Garden and The Capital Grille, among others. Yard House currently operates 39 restaurants across 13 states and is expanding.
The nation’s 16th largest craft brewer needs more space and is traveling 1,500 miles away from home to find it. The Portland, Maine-based Shipyard Brewing Company has inked an alternating proprietorship agreement with City Brewing Company in Memphis, Tennessee, bringing an additional 30,000 barrels of capacity online.
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.
Yet another craft brewer has announced plans to expand with a second location. The Boulder, Colo. based Upslope Brewing is adding a secondary brewing facility just 6 miles from its current location on Lee Hill Road. “It’s a real upbeat part of town,” said company founder Matt Cutter.
The Longmont, Colo. based craft brewer Oskar Blues inked a distribution agreement today with Windy City Distribution, the Warrenville, Ill. based craft-centric wholesaler which already distributes other Colorado brands like Avery Brewing Company, Ska Brewing Company, Boulder Beer, Left Hand Brewing Co. and Great Divide Brewing Company.
UBS, the financial services company headquartered in Switzerland, has downgraded Boston Beer Company to ‘sell’ from ‘neutral. The 19-page report cites slowing topline growth and an absence of new product innovation as the main considerations behind the new rating.
