Ninkasi Brewing Company

BEND, Ore. — Forty students from all over the world will meet in Bend Sept. 9 through Sept. 13 to learn the nuts and bolts of starting their own breweries. Over 30 percent of the participants are women and over half are traveling from outside of the Northwest, including as far as away as Australia… Read more »

EUGENE, Ore. — Ninkasi Brewing Company introduces its second Prismatic Lager Series release this year, Oktoberfest, available on-draft and in 12-ounce bottles throughout Oregon; Washington; Idaho; Montana; California; and Vancouver, British Columbia.

EUGENE, OR — Ninkasi Brewing Company announces its first international collaboration with Parallel 49 Brewing Co. of Vancouver, British Columbia. Red Eye, a red rye lager, is now available exclusively in 22-ounce (650mL) bottles in Vancouver. First meeting at the 2013 Craft Brewers Conference in Washington, D.C. this past March, founding brewers Graham With of… Read more »

Forget fights for shelf space. The latest craft beer territorial battle is actually taking place on your TV schedule. For years, most of the coverage of the industry has largely been through the business media, most of whom are interested in either craft’s growing share of the market or individual breweries’ willingness to sell to… Read more »

EUGENE, OR. — Ninkasi Brewing Company announces the release of Sterling Pils, a German-style pilsner, to its line-up of 12-ounce offerings. As the next installment of its Prismatic Lager Series, this is the first time Sterling Pils will be available in both bottles and on draft throughout all of its distribution areas.

EUGENE, Ore. —Ninkasi Brewing Company announces the release of its 12oz., 12-packs hitting shelves for the first time this April. Available throughout Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, and Alaska, Ninkasi will release two new packages to the shelves — Total Domination IPA and a Mixed Spring Pack—both available in the new 12oz., 12-pack cases.

EUGENE, OR – Ninkasi Brewing Company announces the debut of its new Vanilla Oatis Oatmeal Stout, available on shelves in 22oz. bottles starting in March and remaining on shelves year-round throughout the entire Ninkasi distribution footprint. As a new member of the Ninkasi Flagship Series, Vanilla Oatis Oatmeal Stout will offer customers a tasty, more… Read more »

Ninkasi Brewing broke ground last Thursday on an $18 million expansion that will not only allow for increased production capacity but also will add additional warehouse and office space for the Eugene, Ore.-based craft brewer. The multi-structure expansion plan includes a 7,800 square foot warehouse to be used for cold storage and local distribution.

A promotional beer event scheduled to take place Saturday evening at CenturyLink Field in Seattle, Wash. was cancelled after one of the craft breweries previously listed as a participant in press materials declined to take part, citing regulatory issues.

EUGENE, OR – Oregon’s Ninkasi Brewing Company launched its full line of draft, twelve, six, and twenty-two ounce bottle product offerings in Santa Clara County, California this week with San Jose-based DBI Beverage. Ninkasi, named for the Sumerian Goddess of Fermentation, recently celebrated its sixth year in business and enjoys continued growth opportunity with the… Read more »

Another week went by and yet another brewery announced big expansion plans. This time it was the Eugene, Ore. based Ninkasi Brewing. The rapidly growing company, currently ranked 32nd on the Brewers Association list of top U.S. craft breweries by volume, announced during last week’s Craft Brewers Conference that it would be investing between $15… Read more »

It’s still just a regional brewer, but Ninkasi Brewing Co. had a growth rate that outpaced every other significant craft operation in the nation this year. With sales of nearly $11 million, the five year-old Eugene, Ore. based brewer was up 117 percent in dollar sales over the 52-week period ending on Oct. 30, according… Read more »

ESCONDIDO, CA – Stone Brewing Co. is releasing yet another exciting collaboration beer today—the fifth this year!—dubbed “The Alchemist / Ninkasi / Stone More Brown Than Black IPA.” One of the many unfortunate casualties of Hurricane Irene was the destruction of The Alchemist Pub and Brewery in Waterbury, VT. When Stone Brewing Co. Brewmaster Mitch… Read more »