Craft beer industry news.
There’s a pair of wholesaler deals in the works involving the distribution rights to a number of major brands, Brewbound has learned. In California, Nor-Cal Beverage Company will sell its beer division to Markstein Beverage. In Virginia, Reyes Beverage Group has agreed to acquire all of the assets of Kozak Beverages Inc.
Middleton, WI — At the 2014 North American Brewers Association recently held in Idaho Falls, Idaho, Capital’s flagship Wisconsin Amber took home a bronze, making it medal number 200 for the acclaimed Midwest brewery.
San Diego, CA — To celebrate 25 years of pioneering craft beer, Karl Strauss Brewing Company is throwing a San Diego-style Oktoberfest.
How do you vie for the highly sought after attention of the millennial demographic without forsaking your loyal, long-time consumer base? That question served as the driving force behind Mendocino Brewing Co.’s branding overhaul, just the second such makeover the company has undergone in its 31 years of brewing.
DENVER, CO—Great Divide Brewing Company is excited to announce expansion into Iowa, increasing their scope in the Midwest. Partnering with Johnson Brothers of Iowa for their distribution, Great Divide’s full portfolio of year-round and seasonal beers will be available throughout the state beginning mid September.
Yet another U.S. craft brewer has embarked on a unique, international retail opportunity.Devils Backbone Brewing has inked an exclusive licensing arrangement with the British retail chain J D Wetherspoon plc, which owns and operates more than 900 different-branded pubs and 32 hotel locations throughout Britain.
Durham, NC – After 22 years of successfully running All About Beer Magazine and creating the popular World Beer Festivals, Daniel Bradford, president of Chautauqua, Inc. announced the sale of his business to the newly formed All About Beer LLC, a Triangle-based company led by Christopher Rice. The newly formed company will retain its headquarters… Read more »
Bill Murray has reached that rare exalted status in the pop lexicon where he could fart on a puppy and people would still love it. As such, it’s no surprise that in Portland, Maine, brewers have launched a campaign to bring the Ghostbusters star/internet meme to the city to celebrate Portland Beer Week.
DAVIS, Calif. — Davis natives Trent Yackzan and Patrick Martin were once preschool classmates. Some 25 years later, their playgrounds are a hop farm near Winters and a brewery in Davis. Their building blocks? Fresh, local hops — and a passion to share their region’s bounty.
Longmont, CO & Brevard, NC – Oskar Blues Brewery, the first craft brewery in the country to brew and hand-can its own beer, continued explosive growth in 2014 and earned a position in the top half of the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies in America.
PORTLAND, Ore. — Orchestra Software is proud to announce a new partnership with Sapphire Systems, a global, award winning provider of SAP Business One ERP. Sapphire is the leading ERP consulting and implementation provider for SAP Business One in the U.K., with 10 offices located throughout Australia, Asia, Europe and the U.S.
On the heels of what may go down as the worst week in the history of the National Football League (NFL), one of its largest sponsors, Anheuser-Busch (A-B), is speaking out. A-B issued a statement Tuesday expressing concern over the NFL’s handling of recent off-field incidents involving active players who are alleged to have abused women and children.
Sam Calagione and Dogfish Head are investing in a growing craft spirits segment. Calagione, who described the recent influx of small-batch spirit producers as a “revolution,” believes Dogfish, the company he founded in 1995, has an opportunity to once again extend the brand outside of the beer category.
Ft. Collins, Colo. — As summer changes over to fall, New Belgium Brewing unveils its new line-up for the cooler weather. Pumpkick is back after debuting in 2013, this time with new artwork, but the same spices and bite of bitterness.
