Craft beer industry news.
LOS ANGELES, CA – As Golden Road continues their expansion throughout Southern California, new Vice President of Sales Brian Dewey comes on board to lead their sales team and continue growing the brand in their hometown market with new draft and retail accounts. Dewey will maintain Golden Road’s local focus, with an emphasis on increasing… Read more »
As craft beer continues to mature and becomes more available in conventional retail channels, promotional periods like the Fourth of July are becoming increasingly important. Boston Beer Company saw nearly 3 percent of its Symphony IRI tracked U.S. supermarket sales occur during the July 4th week last year. Longmont, Colo. based craft brewer Oskar Blues… Read more »
BROOMFIELD, CO – For premier craft brewer Oskar Blues Brewery of Lyons, Colo., combining their home-brewed root beer with the convenient, quick chilling, resealable Alumi-Tek┬« bottles by Ball Corporation benefited not only Oskar Blues and its customers but also the family of Brian Stiff.
SAN DIEGO – San Diego’s only craft beer conference, in its 2nd year, will take place on August 24th & 25th 2012, promising exclusive access to the top names in the industry and their expert presentations and panel discussions on all things relevant to the American craft beer movement. Between informative discussions, giveaways, and an… Read more »
PROVIDENCE, RI — Narragansett Beer today announces the release of a limited-edition baseball-themed can to celebrate the summer season. Inspired by the brand’s long-time connections to the sport, the ballpark imagery will be featured on all 16 oz. Tallboy cans of ‘Gansett Lager, available while supplies last.
Dogfish Head has partnered with Firefly Music Festival, a new East Coast event that brings over 40 indie, punk and electronic acts to the Dover International Speedway for three days of music in July. To commemorate the occasion, Dogfish Head has brewed up 100 barrels of Firefly Ale, and English-style pale ale brewed with Marris… Read more »
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – HEINEKEN USA today announced the promotion ofPaul Smailes to the position of Digital Manager, Heineken Global. In his new role, Smailes will report to Cyril Charzat, Global Heineken Brand Director, and will be responsible for developing Heineken’s digital strategy and enhancing the brand’s global competitive market advantage.
Boston Beer Co. founder Jim Koch is digging into his hop supply, offering craft brewers who desperately need beer’s bittering agent the opportunity to purchase three popular varietals. Koch writes on the company blog that he’s had conversations with many brewers who have expressed the difficulties they are currently facing getting “in demand” hops used… Read more »
LONGMONT, CO — Ernst & Young LLP today announced that Dale Katechis, Founder, Oskar Blues Brewery, received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year┬« 2012 Award in the Consumer Products & Services category in Mountain Desert Region.
DURANGO, CO — The brewdogs at Steamworks Brewing Co. were feeling the heat (and wafting sentimental about Austin Powers) and thus created the perfect lusty brew for July’s Firkin Friday, a “shandy-style” beer christened the Randy Firkin. Firkin Fridays continues at Steamworks on July 6, 2012, with the cask to be tapped at 3 p.m.
Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world’s largest brewer, will acquire Mexico’s biggest beer company, Grupo Modelo, in a deal valued at $20.1 billion. It’s the second biggest beer deal since the Belgium-based InBev acquired Anheuser-Busch for $52 billion back in 2008.
VICTOR, N.Y. – Constellation Brands, Inc., (NYSE:STZ), which currently owns 50 percent of Crown Imports LLC (Crown), a 50-50 joint venture with Grupo Modelo S.A.B. de C.V. (Modelo), announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement with Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (AB InBev) to purchase the remaining 50 percent interest in Crown as AB InBev… Read more »
PORTLAND, OR – The Oregon Brewers Guild announced on Tuesday that Oregon’s breweries crafted 1,168,000 barrels of beer (or roughly 290 million pints) during 2011, a 7.5 percent increase from the previous year. Despite overall weak employment figures for the year in Oregon, the state’s brewing companies added more than 600 jobs in 2011 and… Read more »
Sierra Nevada announced (via it’s facebook page) yesterday that the second installment of the Beer Camp Variety Pack offerings will hit shelves in mid-August. This year’s mixed 12-pack includes four different offerings – Oatmeal Stout, Imperial Pilsner, Floral IPA and Imperial Red Ale.
