Justin Kendall

Justin Kendall

Editor, Brewbound

Justin Kendall provides daily coverage of the beer industry on Brewbound.com, conducts live-streamed interviews during Brewbound’s events and co-produces the Brewbound podcast. Kendall is a nearly 20-year career journalist who led alt-weekly newspapers in Kansas City, Missouri, and Des Moines, Iowa.

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Stone Brewing Reports 18 Percent First-Quarter Growth

Stone Brewing Reports 18 Percent First-Quarter Growth

Stone Brewing Company got off to a self-proclaimed “epic” start in the first quarter of 2017, reporting growth of 18 percent through the first three months of the year.

FDA Delays Menu Labeling Enforcement Until 2018

FDA Delays Menu Labeling Enforcement Until 2018

Just days before U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) enforcement of new menu-labeling regulations was set to begin, the government agency has once again postponed imposition of the rules — this time until 2018. The new rules — which would require restaurants and foodservice establishments with more than 20 locations to disclose the caloric value and supplementary health criteria of beer, as well as other food and drinks, sold on-premise — were supposed to take effect on May 5, 2017.

Scofflaw Brewing to Double Production Capacity

Scofflaw Brewing to Double Production Capacity

Georgia’s Scofflaw Brewing is on its way to having one of the most successful launches in craft beer history. After selling more than 8,500 barrels of beer in just nine months, the Atlanta-based craft brewery said it would install three 90-barrel fermentation tanks and a 90-barrel brite tank, boosting its maximum capacity to about 14,000 barrels annually.

After 7 years, Sam Calagione Wins James Beard Award

After 7 years, Sam Calagione Wins James Beard Award

When it came to winning a James Beard award, seven was indeed the lucky number for Dogfish Head Craft Brewery founder Sam Calagione. Every year since 2011, Calagione has been nominated for the Outstanding Wine, Spirits, or Beer Professional in the prestigious James Beard Foundation Awards and, yesterday, he finally claimed a victory.

Bryan Selders and Brian Hollinger Return to Dogfish Head

Bryan Selders and Brian Hollinger Return to Dogfish Head

Dogfish Head Craft Brewery is welcoming back two familiar faces. The Delaware-headquartered beer company last week announced that former brewmaster Bryan Selders and former projects engineer Brian Hollinger would return to Dogfish after stints at other U.S. breweries.

NAB to Open Labatt-Branded Innovation Brewery in Buffalo

NAB to Open Labatt-Branded Innovation Brewery in Buffalo

Labatt USA is strengthening its ties to the city of Buffalo. Rochester, N.Y.-based North American Breweries (NAB), which owns the exclusive import rights to the Labatt brand in the United States, announced Wednesday plans to open a Labatt-branded pilot brewery and restaurant in partnership with Pegula Sports and Entertainment (PSE) — the parent company of the NFL’s Bills and the NHL’s Sabres.

Boston Beer Shipments Down 15 Percent Following Spring Seasonal Slump

Boston Beer Shipments Down 15 Percent Following Spring Seasonal Slump

Boston Beer Company’s efforts to resuscitate its seasonal beer program got off to rough start during the first quarter of 2017. The company shipped just 707,000 barrels of beer, cider, tea and hard seltzer last quarter, a 15 percent decrease from the comparable period in 2016. It also reported revenue ($161.7 million) and depletions declines of 14 percent during the quarter.