Craft beer industry news.
Despite several years of volume declines, Anheuser-Busch maintains its massive hold on the U.S. beer industry with a leading 47.6 percent market share and $14 billion in revenue this year, buoyed by expenditures in data-mining and innovation.
In preparation for the christening of its new brewing facility, New Hampshire’s Smuttynose Brewing expanded its distribution footprint and began shipping kegs to Michigan last month. The brewery’s new multi-use headquarters in Hampton is slated to open in December. The company is also looking at foreign shores.
Hood River, Oregon — Seven gold and four silver medals from the World Beer Championships have just been added to Full Sail Brewing’s impressive list of awards and accolades. Every single lager crafted by Full Sail has earned gold or silver medals at this year’s competition.
Things change quickly in the beer business. On October 16th, Lou Romano — then the director of marketing and wholesaler development at D.G. Yuengling Brewery — was helping the country’s oldest brewery evaluate the Massachusetts market for a possible reentrance in 2014.
SAN ANTONIO, TX. — For the first time in more than a decade, a beer that was brewed in San Antonio is available for sale in 12 oz. bottles. Ranger Creek is picking up the torch from the late commercial San Antonio breweries of the past like Lone Star, Pearl, Yellow Rose, and Frio to… Read more »
A good craft beer selection has become a key ingredient to restaurant success, a new survey has shown. Food industry consulting firm Technomic released a study today showing that craft beer selection alone is enough to draw 49 percent of consumers to a restaurant.
Clifton Park, NY – Break out the latkes, turducken and HE’BREW Beer┬«, it’s time to celebrate Chanukah (begins Wed., Nov. 27) and Thanksgiving (Thurs., Nov. 28) with Shmaltz Brewing Company! Overlapping for only the second time since President Lincoln declared Thanksgiving a federal holiday — the last time it occurred was in 1888 and it… Read more »
Craft Brew Alliance (CBA) — which produces and markets the Widmer, Kona, Redhook and Omission craft beer brands as well as Square Mile Cider — today announced that, effective January 1, 2014, Andy Thomas will take over as the company’s new CEO. Thomas, who has served as CBA’s president of commercial operations since June 2011,… Read more »
Atlanta’s Sweetwater Brewing today announced the hiring of Kimberly Jones, who has been named the company’s new chief financial officer, according to a release. Jones, who most recently served as vice president and corporate controller with SPANX, an Atlanta-based women’s apparel company, brings more than 15 years of executive financial and management experience to Sweetwater.
SEATTLE, WA – November 21, 2013 – Schilling Cider, due to state-wide demand, has of´¼ücially expanded their partnership with Great Artisan Beverage Co. — bringing dangerously drinkable craft cider to all corners of Washington state. Now available in Washington, northern Idaho, Oregon and Minnesota, Schilling Cider boasts three ´¼éavors in four-packs of 12-ounce cans—hoppy Original,… Read more »
Half Moon Bay, CA – “Plan Princeton” – Free public forum welcomes Don Horsley and Kendall Flint for a discussion about Plan Princeton, a study on the coastal land from Pillar Point Harbor to Moss Beach, led by Lenny Mendonca, director at McKinsey & Company and founder of the Half Moon Bay Brewing Company What:… Read more »
CARMEL, Ind.–SteadyServ Technologies (www.SteadyServ.com), an emerging technology company, announces the iKegÔäó system, a mobile, SaaS-based inventory management solution for the beer industry. SteadyServ is now accepting partnership agreements with beer distributors and pre-orders from retailers, which sell draft, as well as, bottled and canned beer. iKeg accurately measures and reports the real-time inventory of draft… Read more »
Costa Mesa, CA – Barley Forge Brewing Co. has received federal and city approval to operate in Costa Mesa, California’s hip SOBECA district – making it the city’s first-ever Type 23 production brewery. State approval is pending final inspection. Barley Forge will be a 15-barrel production brewery located in a 10,000 square-foot space making many… Read more »
COMSTOCK, MI – Bell’s Brewery, Inc. brought home two prestigious medals from this year’s 11th Annual Festival of Wood and Barrel Aged Beer (FoBAB) held in Chicago this past weekend. Le Bretteur, a specialty beer from Bell’s downtown Kalamazoo brewing team, won a gold medal in the Wild/Brett category. The category is designated for beers… Read more »
