Craft beer industry news.
Detroit’s Atwater Brewing produced less than 30,000 barrels in 2013 but that hasn’t stopped president and CEO, Mark Reith, from embarking on a $15 million expansion project outside of his home state. Atwater is planning to build a 100,000-barrel, secondary production facility in Austin Texas, an emerging market with a “tremendous amount of opportunity,” Reith… Read more »
Sometimes, all it takes a good pie chart to really understand just how consolidated the beer industry has become. In a note to clients, Goldman Sachs broke down beer’s merger trends over the last decade. In its analysis, the investment bank found a beer industry that, in 2003, looked very different than today.
ALEXANDRIA, VA — National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA) Senior Director of State and Industry Affairs David Christman was honored today as a “Young & Aspiring Association Professional” at the TRENDS 2014 Salute to Association Excellence in Washington, D.C.
Boulder, CO — “Really? A sour ale with a dose of prickly pears and patiently matured in first-use, small-batch tequila barrels for 9 months? Damn straight. Damn good!”
Fort Collins, CO — On February 24th, Odell Brewing beers will finally hit Texas taps. Odell Brewing has partnered with Ben E. Keith Company, and will begin their statewide launch with draft the week of February 24th, followed by a package launch the week ofMarch 31st. “I’m thrilled to introduce our beers to the state… Read more »
Oskar Blues Brewery is making good on a promise to aggressively expand its distribution footprint in 2014. The Longmont, Colo.-based craft brewery has signed a wholesale agreement with Wirtz Beverage Group and will enter Nevada on Monday, Feb. 24.
Aurora, CO – The barrel-aged barleywine from Dry Dock Brewing, Bligh’s Barleywine Ale, is back for the third year, available in very small quantities and only in the state of Colorado.
ST. LOUIS, MO — On Monday, Feb. 24, at 5:00 pm there will be a happy hour event at The Schlafly Tap Room to debut a national advertising spot featuring Schlafly Beer.
DAVIS, Calif. — Sudwerk Brewing Co. will celebrate the release of the first two of its rare Brewers Cut series of beers at a free event Friday at its taproom, The Dock Store.
Sacramento, CA — February 19, 2014 – Old Soul Co. is excited to announce the upcoming release of “The Kenyan”, a craft coffee infused ale created in partnership with Ruhstaller of Sacramento.
East County San Diego, CA– It is shaping up to be a big year for Manzanita. We have been hard at work finalizing plans for a launch into new states. When we made the decision to launch our brand nationally, the Winter 2013, we pulled back to evaluate every aspect of our current company.
San Francisco’s 21st Amendment, which began producing beer under contract at Minnesota’s Cold Spring Brewing Company in 2008, is coming home. On Tuesday, 21st Amendment — a brewpub originally founded in 2000 by Nico Freccia and Shaun O’Sullivan — announced plans to build its own, $21 million brewing facility this year.
Buellton, CA—The wild things are about to bust out of Barrelworks as Firestone Walker Brewing Company is set to release the Feral One—an untamed yet artful blend that represents the brewery’s first-ever bottled wild yeast offering.
Short’s Brewing Co. today announced a $5 million brewery expansion that, when completed, will double production capacity to 60,000 barrels. Construction on the expansion, which is being financed by a combination of bank loans and roughly $500,000 in available cash from Short’s, is expected to begin this summer.
