Whether it’s because of bull testicles or simple quality, Wynkoop Brewing Company’s off-premise sales of its self-distributed brews have increased by 80 percent in the first half of this year, compared to the first half of 2012.
It’s an ambitious endeavor, but Sierra Nevada Brewing will celebrate the opening of its new Mills River, N.C. brewery with one of the largest collaborative undertakings the craft beer industry has ever witnessed. The Chico, Calif.-based company announced Monday, plans to partner with 12 U.S. craft breweries on the creation of a ‘Beer Camp Across… Read more »
Craft Brew Alliance (CBA) — which produces and markets the Redhook, Kona, Widmer Brothers and Omission Beer brands — today announced a new partnership with theCHIVE.com, a popular entertainment website known for featuring salacious photo galleries of scantily-clad women and humorous viral videos.
In an effort to expand its distribution footprint to include all 50 states by 2018, New Belgium Brewing today announced plans to begin selling beer in Delaware on August 19. The Fort Collins-based craft brewery has signed an agreement with N.K.S. Distributors, a member of the Anheuser-Busch wholesaler network.
Rumors can spread quickly in the beer business. In May, when New Belgium brewing announced an adjusted construction timeline for its secondary brewing facility in Asheville, NC, the chatter began. Was the move to a 100 percent employee-owned business model the wrong decision? Would the Asheville brewery even open? Had Fat Tire sales gone flat?
Beer and food pairing suggestions have long been the domain of craft brewers, so why not Tenth and Blake? The MillerCoors craft and import division announced today that it is launching pintsandplates.com, a mobile website with more than 200 pairing recommendations.
For Brian Walsh, the Long Trail has led to the Iron City. Pittsburgh Brewing Company announced today that it had hired the experienced beer industry executive as its new CEO. Walsh, who most recently spent six years as the CEO of Vermont’s Long Trail Brewing Company, joined the company following the abrupt departure of Pittsburgh… Read more »
It would have been the perfect opportunity to shoot a television commercial, if only Jim Koch could have remembered to hire a film crew. On Tuesday, the founder of Boston Beer Company surprised passengers aboard a JetBlue Airways flight bound for New York with free samples of Boston Lager, poured from the company’s recently introduced… Read more »
It’s hardly a representative sample size, but Consumer Reports recently conducted a blind taste test of 23 ‘craft’ beers, ranking their favorite ales and lagers based on flavor and aroma attributes.
After revealing a refreshed brand image with the launch of its new 12 oz. cans in March, San Diego’s Ballast Point Brewing yesterday unveiled similarly-styled designs on its 22 oz. and 12 oz. bottles.
The research also features the stunning revelation that “This year, brewers and beer importers hope to see beer again be the top choice for Americans celebrating the occasion.”
Alan Newman calls himself an “opportunity-junkie.” Over the past 31 years as a serial entrepreneur, he’s successfully helped to build three companies in three entirely different industries: Gardener’s Supply Company, a mail-order gardening supply company; Seventh Generation, a brand of environmentally-safe household products, and Magic Hat Brewing.
After four years of shipping beer to the East Coast for ‘Philly Beer Week,’ Deschutes Brewery — the country’s fifth largest craft brewery — announced today the permanent distribution of its beers to the Philadelphia market through Muller, Inc.
File this one under the “don’t let this happen to you” category. Police in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, arrested three people last month on suspicion of producing fake Heineken beer, according to an article by Thanh Nien, a Vietnamese news publication.
