Craft beer industry news.
DENVER, CO – Warren Monteiro, a New York City freelance writer, beer traveler, homebrewer and beer columnist, was chosen as the 2013 Beerdrinker of the Year yesterday at Wynkoop Brewing Company. Monteiro’s in-depth beer expertise, extensive travels in pursuit of beer, and his efforts to promote great beer to others helped him win the 2013… Read more »
DOVER, DE – Due to the overwhelming positive feedback on its limited release last year, Cherry Blossom Lager will be released as Dominion Brewing’s 2013 Spring Seasonal. Cherry Blossom Lager is conditioned on a bed of 300 pounds of Michigan cherries for 48 hours prior to packaging.
ST. LOUIS – Stella Artois will premiere a new television spot, “The Artist,” during the weekend of the 2013 Academy Awards. The commercial will be seen nationwide during the live broadcast of the Oscars on ABC on Sunday, Feb. 24. The ad tells the story of a glassmaker who handcrafts the Stella Artois signature Chalice…. Read more »
Fresh off a year of 50 percent revenue growth, the addition of a second brewing facility in North Carolina and successful rollouts in four new markets, Oskar Blues announced yesterday that it will again expand distribution, adding Michigan as the company’s 31st state. Oskar Blues will launch in the Great Lakes state on March 4… Read more »
INDIANAPOLIS, IN. — Until now, if you wanted to enjoy Sun King beer you had to be in central Indiana, but all of that is about to change. After a series of expansion efforts to increase capacity and vetting a number of distribution options, Sun King will now be available in southeastern Indiana and across… Read more »
ATHENS, Greece — Vitogiannis Bros out of Athens, Greece; a known supplier of crown caps for the beer and soda industry is setting up a brand new crown cap manufacturing plant in Brantford, Ontario near the border of the States. The plant will be as modern as the mother company and fully integrated. Flat sheet… Read more »
The steps toward brewery expansion hold consistent themes, regardless of scale or vision. A nanobrewer hoping to seize the attention of a region and a craft brewer with limitless goals often follow a similar, occasionally subconscious mantra: every day, grow incrementally. To that end, we sat down with Heather Sanborn of Rising Tide Brewery and Luke Livingston of Baxter Brewing Co. to hear their thoughts about brewery development in the latest edition of Brewbound’s Brew Talks.
BOSTON – The Boston Beer Company, Inc. (NYSE: SAM) reported net income for the 13-week fiscal 2012 fourth quarter of $16.9 million, or $1.25 per diluted share, a decrease of $0.9 million, or $.08 per diluted share, compared to the 14 week fiscal 2011 fourth quarter.
KENT, WA. — On Saturday, March 9, Airways Brewing will celebrate three exciting years of growth and expansion with a celebration – and several new releases – not to be missed. Adding on another first for the Kent-based brewery, Airways’ third anniversary will mark the release of the brewery’s first cans to market.
DENVER, CO – Wynkoop Brewing Company is now self distributing its fourth hand-canned craft beer — Belgorado Belgian-Style India Pale Ale — in the Denver area. The small-batch, Belgium-meets-Colorado beer combines the wonders of two of the world’s best beer cultures with Wynkoop’s artisan brewing and farm-to-fermenter thinking.
DURANGO, Colo. — Fans of Steamworks Brewing Co.’s firkins will have two opportunities to enjoy the March offering — the popular “Irish Car Bomb” — as one firkin will be tapped during the traditional Firkin Fridays on Mar. 1, 2013, and a second tapped at the annual Steamworks “Clam Bake” at Purgatory at Durango Mountain… Read more »
COLFAX, CA — The Crispin Cider Company announces a uniquely fulfilling and mouth-watering partnership between the American hard cider company and the Cochon Heritage Breed Pig Culinary Tour. Crispin will be the Official Hard Cider of the Cochon US Tour.
Despite limited distribution in the U.S., Spokane, Wash.-based No-Li Brewhouse announced that it will begin exporting its beer to Sweden. John Bryant, No-Li’s co-founder, told Brewbound.com that the decision to export the company’s beer over 4,000 miles away from home was largely based on its success in international competitions.
TAMPA, Fla. — When Beef ‘O’ Brady’s acquired the rights to franchise The Brass Tap in June 2012, Chief Development Officer James Walker had an incredible idea; open The Brass Tap in airports. Now, less than one year later, The Brass Tap, the emerging franchise known for its more than 300 craft beers, premium wines,… Read more »
