Blue Point Brewing Company

In the last 16 months, Anheuser-Busch InBev has acquired three craft breweries in three key beer states. The question on nearly every craft brewer’s mind is “what’s the strategy?” Andy Goeler, A-B InBev’s CEO of Craft, is the man tasked with shepherding all of these newly acquired brands. Over the last four months, Brewbound has asked Goeler, on multiple occasions, to elaborate on the company’s dealings in craft.

Rubbing the guts of a Cascade hop off his nose, Andy Goeler is in awe of the 1,500 acres of hops under trellis that surround him, resting at the foot of northern Idaho’s Selkirk Mountain Range. He’s gushing poetic adjectives, verbally painting a picture that needs no help painting itself. After a career spanning three decades at Anheuser-Busch, Goeler is now two years into his tenure as CEO of Goose Island Beer.

Blue Point Brewing has announced that former Goose Island Brewing and Deschutes Brewery executive Mark Hegedus will take over as president, effective immediately. The news comes less than three months after Anheuser-Busch InBev (A-B InBev) acquired New York-based Blue Point for an estimated $24 million, and three years after the beer giant purchased Chicago-based Goose… Read more »

As reported earlier today, Anheuser-Busch InBev, the country’s largest brewer, has agreed to purchase New York-based Blue Point Brewing Company, a move that reflects the beer giant’s growing interest in the craft segment — and its consumers’ thirst for variety. Exact terms of the Blue Point deal, announced this morning, were not disclosed, but sources… Read more »

Anheuser-Busch InBev today announced it will purchase New York’s Blue Point Brewing Company in a deal that sources familiar with the situation say could be valued near $24 million. The acquisition is expected to close in the second quarter and will combine Blue Point –a top-50 U.S. craft brewery that produced 60,000 barrels in 2013… Read more »

Long Island, NY – Blue Point Brewing Company is launching a month-long campaign to raise money and awareness for prostate cancer and other men’s health issues through the international Movember movement. During the month of November each year, Movember is responsible for men growing moustaches all over the world. Proudly cultivating their “Mo’s”, these brave… Read more »

BAY SHORE, NY- The Golden Tap Awards Gala, one of the premiere events of Long Island’s second annual Craft Beer Week, was be held last night at the Boulton Center for the Performing Arts in Bay Shore. Awards were given in a number of people’s choice categories, including Long Island Beer of the Year. Blue… Read more »