Sweetwater Brewing Company

As one of the nation’s fastest growing craft breweries, SweetWater Brewing Company continues to evolve and innovate their offerings rolling out an all-new 750-ml series of top shelf brews this July. True to style, SweetWater is putting their own spin on this high-gravity series, exploring the edges of classic beer styles including barrel-aged beers, sours and wild ales.

Georgia natives SweetWater Brewing Company and Colorado locals Telluride Brewing Company are teaming up to bring their lip-smackin’ lineups to the fourth annual Ride Festival this July 11-12 in Telluride, CO.

SweetWater Brewing is the latest craft brewery to expand into Pennsylvania, announcing plans to extend its footprint into Pittsburgh in the first week of June with Frank B. Fuhrer Wholesale.

Springtime in the South means three things: baseball, shooting the Hooch and SweetWater 420 Fest. With 420 Fest returning for its 11th year this April, the brewery is rolling out a perfect addition to any outdoor activity – 420 Fest Double IPA.

One Chicago retailer has opted not to sell SweetWater Brewing’s imperial stout known as “Happy Ending” over what its store manager called “sexist, borderline racist” label art, according to the Chicago Tribune. The label in question depicts a clear silhouette of a geisha and a box of tissues, an apparent allusion to the seedy practice of receiving sexual favors at massage parlors. According to the article, the Binny’s Beverage Depot in Lincoln Park sent back three cases of the beer, which is packaged in 22 oz. bottles. Lakeshore Beverage, SweetWater’s wholesaler in the area, told the Tribune that no other store declined to stock the beer.

SweetWater Brewing Company’s award-winning lineup of lip-smackin’ brews will begin to flow in Chicago this March. With the help of their Chicago distributor, Lakeshore Beverage, the brewery is excited to enter into the Windy City, its northern-most distribution point to date. Following a recent $19 million expansion, SweetWater is finally able to meet demand and deliver fresh brews to Chicagoland’s craft beer scene.

For the second straight year U.S. craft brewers increased production volumes at a double-digit clip, growing 18 percent in 2014 according to new data from the Brewers Association. As part of its annual “Growth in the Beer Category” report — which highlights market share, production and brewery opening statistics, among others – the BA emphasized a key milestone for craft: for the first time ever, craft brewers achieved double-digit volume share of the marketplace.

The boys and girls at SweetWater Brewery couldn’t wait until Opening Day to hit a home run in Braves Country. Georgia’s largest craft brewery and the Atlanta Braves have teamed up to introduce a limited run of cobranded beer packaging featuring iconic Turner Field and the Braves logo and colors.

Who knew drinking local brews could benefit an entire community? SweetWater Brewery and United Distributors proudly presented a check in the amount of $55,547 to The Giving Kitchen at the brewery’s 18th Anniversary party on February 22. The brewery’s partnership with The Giving Kitchen dates back to 2013 when the two organizations came together to brew Second Helping, a juniper IPA developed to offer peace of mind to Atlanta’s restaurant community. In the last year, The Giving Kitchen has awarded over $300,000 in grants to restaurant industry workers in the greater Atlanta area.

Happy Ending Productions secures Cold War Kids, Stokeswood, and Louis the Child to perform at the 11th annual 3-day SweetWater 420 Festival April 17-19, 2015, presented by SweetWater Brewing Company. Atlanta-based DJ Applejuice, DJ Babey Drew, Doubl Nil, Eddie Gold, Luis Valencia, Ployd, Shine Live, Skymatic, Sorted, Tocayo and Triz Trotta added to the ‘Not-So-Silent Disco’ stage.

Fresh off a year in which the company added five states to its distribution footprint, SweetWater Brewing has announced plans to broaden its availability once again, this time to Texas and Maryland.

With a full on fast paced year in the books, SweetWater Brewing Company is popped its last few tops of the year to toast 2015 with expansion plans, new brews, more sweet cans and even some cages. Also, as part of the brewery’s Catch and Release seasonal lineup of brews, Happy Ending returns to lucky lips early this month.

There’s now a steady stream of private equity money flowing into craft — but will the floodgates open fully? How will the influx of investment capital impact the competitive landscape? We traveled to the 2014 Great American Beer Festival in Denver, Colo. to ask attendees for their thoughts.

Another top-50 craft brewery has sold a piece of its business to private equity. Atlanta’s SweetWater Brewing today announced that it has sold minority interest to TSG Consumer partners, a private equity firm that invests in middle-market consumer brands.