Craft beer industry news.
After seeing a substantial increase in demand for their house beers, owners Joey and Erica Justice are expanding their brew house to a ten barrel brewing system and transitioning their current one-barrel unit to a pilot system.
Ground Breaker Brewing is reviving Route 20, a Coast to Coast IPA.
102.7 WEBN, Cincinnati’s Rock Station, announced today a new partnership with Braxton Brewing Company to name its Short Fuse Grapefruit Pale Ale as the official beer of the 2017 Western & Southern / WEBN Fireworks.
Liberation Distribution (LibDib), the first alcohol distributor and technology company to offer a three-tier compliant web-based sales platform, is celebrating the first 100 days since launching a new way to think about alcohol distribution. LibDib offers almost 600 craft spirits, wines, ciders and beers on their proprietary platform. Restaurants, bars and retailers (RB&Rs) in California and New York are now legally and efficiently purchasing boutique wines, craft spirits and microbrews from Makers of all sizes using LibDib’s easy to use web-based shopping experience.
In an effort to broaden its innovation pipeline and grow its direct-to-consumer business, Maryland’s Heavy Seas beer will invest upwards of $2 million to expand its brewery and taproom. In an interview with Brewbound, brewery founder and managing partner Hugh Sisson said the project, which will be financed through a combination of cash flow and bank debt, would include the installation of a new 15-barrel pilot brewing system (for research and development) and a more robust canning line.
Less than a week after announcing a joint brewing venture in Hong Kong, Brooklyn Brewery and Carlsberg this week announced the acquisition of United Kingdom-based London Fields Brewery.
San Diego’s AleSmith Brewing Co.announces today its Hall of Fame Imperial San Diego Pale Ale .394 will be available in markets nationwide beginning in July.
Catawba Brewing taps a Small Batch Hoppy Kölsch (5.4 percent ABV) on Thursday, July 6, at all Catawba locations.
Nickel Brook Brewing Co. announced plans today to build an exciting new facility to allow for the continued growth of their core and speciality brands. The decision to build a new, state-of-the-art brewery is a result of Nickel Brook’s exponential growth, with sales doubling every year since 2012. This new facility is planned for the Niagara wine region, while still maintaining the Funk lab facility in Burlington. Ryan Morrow will remain on as Nickel Brook’s Brew Master, and Patrick Howell will continue as the Head of Barrel Management.
DESTIHL Brewery is excited to announce that it has acquired the requisite license to brew hard cider, wine and mead.
Mad Anthony renames Hopsquatch IPA after receiving cease and desist letter.
In our latest edition of Brewbound Voices, Beer Business Finance founder Kary Shumway returns to discuss self distribution. Shumway has worked in the beer industry for over 20 years as a Certified Public Accountant and currently serves as the Chief Financial Officer for Clarke Distributors, Inc. in Keene, New Hampshire. In part II of his column for Voices, Shumway dives deep into the process of self distributing, discussing account and route building, proper cash flow management practices, the “hidden” costs of operating in a self distribution model and succession planning.
Coming off a 100-acre barley harvest, Rogue Ales & Spirits announces the 2017 release of Good Chit Pilsner. 2
DESTIHL Brewery officially announced today that it will expand distribution of its beers to New York City, NY beginning July 10, 2017.
