Boulevard Brewing Company

Boulevard Brewing today announced expanded distribution on both coasts, adding California to the growing list of new markets that will receive the brewers high-end ‘Smokestack Series’ beers. The country’s tenth largest craft brewer selected Young’s Market Company – primarily a wine and spirits wholesaler – as its distribution partner. Boulevard sent its first shipment of… Read more »

Large domestic brewer MillerCoors and growing craft brewer Boulevard Brewing Company engaged in talks this year about a potential investment in the smaller company, Brewbound has learned. No deals came from the talks. MillerCoors craft and import division Tenth and Blake told Brewbound.com that conversations with the Kansas City, Mo.-based Boulevard occurred within the last… Read more »

After launching the popular Smokestack Series in Massachusetts last September, Boulevard Brewing Co. VP of Sales, Bob Sullivan, told Brewbound.com today that the Kansas City, Missouri-based craft brewer is adjusting its sell-in strategy for some of its new markets.

KANSAS CITY, MO – In recent years, American beer lovers have had the opportunity to enjoy a variety of interesting, often one-of-a-kind ales and lagers arising from the collaborative efforts of independent brewers. In 2010, Boulevard produced an Imperial Pilsner with esteemed Orval brewmaster Jean-Marie Rock, and last year brewed a “White I.P.A.” with Deschutes.

Next Tuesday, Boulevard Brewing Company and Pretty Things Beer and Ale Project will debut a new collaboration project — Stingo – an English-style ale – in Boston, Mass. It’s the third installment in Boulevard’s Smokestack Collaboration Series, which already includes collaborations with Orval and Deschutes Brewery.

KANSAS CITY, MO – Over the last few years, Boulevard Brewing Company has grown its selling territory, sharing the Midwest’s favorite craft beers with consumers in coastal cities including Seattle, Portland and Boston. Now, the Kansas City brewer is signing distributors in Washington, D.C., Virginia and Maryland and bringing its ales and lagers to their… Read more »

Last month, an exploding plastic keg that killed a Redhook Brewery employee sent shockwaves through the brewing industry, prompting many craft brewery owners to revisit their own safety procedures. On April 24th, twenty-six-year-old Ben Harris was pressurizing a keg as part of a cleaning process when it exploded.

KANSAS CITY, MO — In a unique, local partnership between a craft brewer and a Major League Baseball franchise, Boulevard Brewing Company announced that it has recently entered into a multi-year sponsorship agreement with the hometown Kansas City Royals.

Boulevard Brewing Company today announced a marketing partnership with Sporting Kansas City, the local Major League Soccer (MLS) team. The partnership aims to connect each organization’s strong community ties through a variety of co-branded marketing initiatives around the theme: “Hometown Team-Hometown Beer,” according to the press release.

With the help of eight new 300-barrel fermentation tanks, Boulevard Brewing has bought itself a few years of capacity before it undergoes a much larger expansion to “Cellar Five,” the main brewhouse. The current $3 million dollar expansion — it should be complete in April — is a far cry from the estimated $20 million… Read more »

It’s a becoming a common trend. “Big beer” wholesalers sharing craft brands across multiple territories in an attempt to help small brewers grow their brands through a wider distribution network. Last week, Evan Benn of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that three of Missouri’s biggest Anheuser-Busch InBev distributors had reached an agreement to pool their… Read more »

KANSAS CITY, MO – of its newest creation, the Smokestack Series Mixed Four. Featuring 12-ounce bottles of four different artisanal beers from the brewery’s critically acclaimed Smokestack line, along with a custom designed glass, the package gives consumers the chance to easily and conveniently sample some of the best that Boulevard has to offer. All… Read more »

One of the hottest trends in the craft beer industry are cans – a package that many brewers are turning to as a way to open new markets, decrease freight costs and remain environmentally conscious. But brewers without the space or the funding needed to install a canning line are left packaging their product in… Read more »

KANSAS CITY, MO – Boulevard Brewing Company, Missouri’s largest independent brewery, today announced a new effort to assist victims of the devastating tornado that hit Joplin on May 22.