Cigar City Brewing

After about six months as CEO, David Pillsbury is leaving Canarchy Craft Brewery Collective — Oskar Blues’ and Fireman Capital Partners’ consortium of beer companies formed following investments in Cigar City Brewing, Perrin Brewing and Utah Brewers Cooperative — according to a press release.

Florida’s Cigar City Brewing continues its robust growth with the addition of Minnesota to the Tampa-based brewery’s distribution network. CCB has partnered with J.J. Taylor Distributing Company of MN, Inc. to distribute its portfolio of unique ales and lagers, including the award-winning Jai Alai IPA, throughout the state. Kegs and twelve ounce cans of Jai Alai IPA, Maduro Brown Ale, Invasion Tropical Pale Ale and their newest year-round offering, Guayabera Citra Pale Ale, will be available throughout Minnesota beginning in May of 2018.

Distribution expansion continues for Cigar City Brewing with the addition of Michigan to the Tampa-based brewery’s distribution network. CCB has partnered with sixteen renowned wholesalers to distribute its portfolio of unique ales and lagers, including the award-winning Jai Alai IPA, throughout The Mitten State.

Cigar City Brewing continues to expand the reach of its world-class beers with the addition of Arizona to the Florida-based brewery’s distribution network. CCB has partnered with Crescent Crown Distributing, Canyon Distributing Company, Finley Distributing and Legacy Beverage to distribute its portfolio of unique ales and lagers, including the award-winning Jai Alai IPA, throughout the Grand Canyon State.

Continuing the growth in production and distribution of its world-class beers, Cigar City Brewing is pleased to announce the addition of the Southern California market to its distribution footprint. Stone Distributing has signed on as Cigar City Brewing’s wholesale partner in the Southern California market and will help introduce SoCal to CCB’s dynamic line-up of ales and lagers, including Jai Alai IPA.

Cigar City Brewing continues to expand the distribution footprint for its world-class beers with the addition of the Chicago metro area to the Tampa-based brewery’s distribution network.

After growing two percent in 2017, Canarchy Craft Brewery Collective – a consortium of beer companies formed by Oskar Blues and Fireman Capital Partners following investments in Cigar City Brewing, Perrin Brewing and Utah Brewers Cooperative – has brought in a pair of C-level executives to “develop necessary and scalable infrastructure” within the organization.

Cigar City Brewing’s 2018 is off to a great start with the addition of Texas to the Tampa-based brewery’s distribution network.

Following the release of the new logo set in mid-November, Cigar City Brewing is proud to unveil a refreshed look for all packaging, including a newly introduced Jai Alai IPA 12-pack, launching in all markets in the immediate future.

The portfolio of craft breweries including Oskar Blues Brewery, Perrin, Cigar City, Squatters and Wasatch, is changing its name to CANarchy to better reflect the goal of the collective -challenging corporate convention to preserve the craft beer category.

After selling 65,000 barrels of beer in 2016, Cigar City Brewing is on pace for a major bump in sales as the Florida craft brewery plans to cross the 100,000-barrel threshold by the end of the year. In an interview with Brewbound, Cigar City brand ambassador Neil Callaghan attributed the growth to expanded production of its flagship brand, Jai Alai IPA, at the start of the year.

The calendar includes Cores, Special Releases, and a Nitro Series, poised to hit Cigar City Brewing’s entire distribution footprint.

As recovery efforts in the wake of Hurricane Harvey continue in the Houston area, Florida is bracing for category 5 Hurricane Irma, which is slated to hit this weekend. The storm is expected to be more powerful than Hurricane Andrew, a category 5 hurricane that devastated the Bahamas and Florida 25 years ago and is considered the most destructive hurricane in the state’s history. Several Florida breweries are already preparing to hunker down.

The “Partner Ships” Series by Heavy Seas Beer will soon welcome it’s second collaboration in 2017, an India Pale Lager brewed with Cigar City Brewing of Tampa, Florida.