Last Thursday marked the first official brew day for Oskar Blues Brewery at its new facility in Brevard, N.C. The company brewed the first batch of its flagship offering, Dale’s Pale Ale, at the new, $12 million, 30,000 square-foot brewery just seven months after announcing it would be adding the second location.
In an effort to “bridge the gap” until 400,000 barrels of new capacity goes online at New Belgium Brewing’s new Asheville, North Carolina facility in 2015, the country’s third largest craft brewer today began installation of 16 new tanks at the company’s Fort Collins, Colo. production facility. The project is expected to be completed before… Read more »
Consolidation in the middle tier continues as Reyes Beverage Group announced Sunday that it would acquire Windy City Distribution, currently based in Warrenville, Ill. Press materials received by Brewbound.com did not disclose the official terms of the acquisition, but industry publication Beer Marketer’s Insights — which reported the news late last Friday evening— said the… Read more »
Most everyone in the beer industry was talking about the difference between craft and crafty yesterday, but not everyone was happy to be having the conversation. Several brewers, large and small, took issue yesterday with statements by the Brewers Association (BA), releasing public comments defending their position in the brewing world — comments that they… Read more »
The Beer Institute announced new data yesterday which pegs the number of active permitted brewers at 2,751, an all-time high. It’s the highest number of U.S. brewers ever recorded by the Beer Institute, up from 2,309 active permitted brewers in 2011.
It’s a familiar story for those in the craft beer space: While mainstream beer sales remain sluggish, sales of craft beer continue to grow. Consumers are demanding more flavorful options and more purchasing occasions. But Danny Brager, the head of the beverage alcohol group for A.C. Nielsen Co., dug deeper into the topic during the… Read more »
In the past month, Brewbound.com travelled to Denver, San Diego and New York City for the Great American Beer Festival, the National Beer Wholesalers Association conference and the Beer Marketer’s INSIGHTS seminar — in effort to keep a finger on the pulse of the craft beer industry.
Technomic – a Chicago-based food industry research and consulting firm – today announced its top 10 adult beverage trends for 2013. The report, based off of research into wine, beer and spirits as well as surveys and interviews, highlights a few notable trends that many in the craft beer space were probably already aware of.
It’s a question that’s been on a lot of beer industry members’ minds for a while now. Why has Jim Koch – the founder and chairman of Boston Beer Co. – been selling shares of his company’s stock? According to a recent Barron’s article, during a three week period in November, Boston Beer founder and… Read more »
News broke in late November that Westvleteren XII gift packs – imported by The Shelton Brothers – would finally see mainstream, U.S. distribution after being announced nearly one year ago. The highly sought-after beer from Belgium has long been regarded as one of the best in the world but until now had not been available… Read more »
It began as a hobby in 2006, but now two Boston-based entrepreneurs have gradually turned their thirst for craft beer into a profitable business. Jeff Wharton and Devon Regan launched the blog drinkcraftbeer.com six years ago after playing together in a band and trying new beers during every jam session. Although the band eventually split… Read more »
The Fort Collins-based craft brewery Funkwerks is broadening its distribution footprint and has signed its first wholesaler, American Eagle Distributing Co. Funkwerks co-founder Brad Lincoln told Brewbound.com that American Eagle will begin distributing the brewery’s products throughout all of Northern Colorado, with the exception of Fort Collins where Funkwerks will continue to self-distribute its beers.
It’s ambitious, but Fireman’s Brew COO David Johnson has plans to catapult his small, contract-brewed brand into the national spotlight. “We are looking to grow aggressively and our goal is to become a national brand,” he said. How aggressive? The Southern California-based brand was recently on display at the 75th annual National Beer Wholesalers Association… Read more »
The Brooklyn Brewery and the New York City Brewers Guild will host a special Hurricane Sandy fundraiser on Tuesday, December 4th from 7:00 p.m – 10:00 pm. The event features 14 craft breweries pouring beer in an effort to raise money for Hurricane Sandy relief efforts in the Brooklyn and Queens neighborhoods. Tickets to the… Read more »
