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.
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.
CBA finds success with Kona; MillerCoors expands the footprint of its Tenth and Blake brands; and A-B InBev’s craft portfolio helps elevate its revenue per hectoliter.
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.
Nearly 18 months after inking a deal to produce beer on behalf of Pabst Brewing, Craft Brew Alliance today announced that the two companies had terminated their agreement.
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.
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.
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.
In this week’s Last Call, the FDA moves to delay menu-labeling regulations; a look at the aftermath of Maryland brewers’ reform efforts; North Carolina’s self-distribution fight continues; and more.
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 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.
In this week’s Press Clips, Jim Koch defends his New York Times opinion piece; a deceptive advertising lawsuit against MillerCoors is dismissed; the SEC stands pat on no alcohol sales at football games; and much more.
Founders Brewing Co. today announced plans to open a small brewery and taproom in midtown Detroit before the end of the year.
More than 100 union delivery drivers and warehouse workers for Clare Rose Inc., a New York beer distributor, went on strike Sunday afternoon after months of unsuccessful wage negotiations.
In this week’s edition of Last Call, Amazon begins delivering beer in Richmond; Stone puts its hotel project on hold again; and 34 percent of California millennials say they’d choose marijuana over beer.