When asked to explain the secret to craft brewing innovation, Jim Koch, head of the country’s largest craft brewery, had a rather simple response at yesterday’s Brewbound Session, held in Boston. “I get bored easily,” he said.
Craft Brew Alliance — which markets the Kona Brewing, Redhook Brewery, Widmer Brothers Brewing and Omission beer brands — has partnered with Buffalo Wild Wings to create a new, draft-only beer called Game Changer. Brewed as a new label under the Redhook brand, Game Changer is a 4.6 percent ABV pale ale that will begin… Read more »
Some breweries view contract brewing as taboo. Brew Hub wants to celebrate its partnerships with breweries through marketing efforts, heavily branded taprooms within each brewery, and the message that each client has formed a top-class partnership.
New Belgium Brewing isn’t quite ready to break ground at its new Asheville, N.C. brewery location, so it has continued expanding operations at its home base. The country’s third largest craft brewery announced today that it is nearing completion on a 140,000 barrel expansion project at its Fort Collins, Colo. brewery location.
Brew Hub LLC today announced the signing of a lease in Lakeland, Fla., for its first brewery site, with construction expected to begin in May. The company, which plans spending about $100 million to build five contract breweries over the next five years, signed a 50,400 square-foot industrial lease in Lakeland, a city about 35 miles east of Tampa and about 55 miles southwest of Orlando.
A key member of Stone Brewing Co. has stepped down after 16 years with the company. Arlan Arnsten, who served as Stone’s senior vice president of sales, announced Thursday that he was leaving the company “to pursue interests outside of the craft beer industry.” Coinciding with his departure, Arnsten announced the promotion of Jason Armstrong to director of national sales, a new position at Stone.
Wirtz Beverage Group announced plans yesterday to expand its beer, wine and spirits wholesale business into the state of Missouri. The Chicago-based wholesaler has formed a joint venture with convenience distributing giant McClane Co. to purchase a minority stake in St. Louis-based Missouri Beverage Co.
In an effort to continue providing craft brewers access to valuable insight into the branding, marketing and distribution of craft beer, Brewbound.com has made video recordings of its Brew Talks events series available on YouTube. Launched in January, Brew Talks are gatherings designed to provide craft brewers, distributors and retailers the opportunity to come together… Read more »
Bell’s Brewery will continue to fortify its brand with a new facility in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The Kalamazoo-based brewery announced on Thursday its purchase of a 3.16 acre lot in Escanaba, Mich., a small city that sits on the cusp of Little Bay de Noc.
Craft beer sales in the Bay State continued to climb in 2012, according to new data from the Beer Distributors of Massachusetts, a trade association advocating on behalf of family-owned wholesalers. Beer sales to Massachusetts distributors totaled 4,169,941 barrels (57,378,387 cases) for the 12-month period ending December 31, 2012. But a closer look at the… Read more »
Hundreds of brewers flocked to Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. last month in an effort to update the federal beer excise tax. Although most of the brewers were in town for the Craft Brewers Conference, they didn’t waste an opportunity to voice their opinions to legislators. Bill Covaleski, brewmaster and president of Victory Brewing Company, was one of those brewers at The Hill.
The Harpoon Brewery will host its first of three “Brewed For Boston” fundraiser events for victims of the Boston Marathon bombings tonight, beginning at 6 P.M. The special events, happening at the Harpoon Brewery Beer Hall (located at 306 Northern Ave., Boston, Mass.) are scheduled to place between 6 P.M. — 9 P.M. on each… Read more »
Three top 15 craft breweries today announced the first-ever release of their canned summer seasonal offerings. Boston Beer Company, Sierra Nevada Brewing Company and Shipyard Brewing Company, ranked no. 1, no. 2 and no. 15 (respectively) on the Brewers Association Top 50 craft brewery list, plan to offer 12 oz. cans of their summer seasonal… Read more »
The latest innovation in can packaging might pair best with a nude beach. It’s been dubbed the topless beer can, and it was unveiled by Crown Beverage Packaging at last month’s Craft Brewers Conference (CBC) in Washington D.C.
