Craft beer industry news.
SEATTLE – On Saturday, November 3, Two Beers Brewing will celebrate five years of exciting growth and expansion with a party — and a beer — not to be missed. Since opening its doors in 2007, producing only 100 barrels in its first year, Two Beers Brewing has increase by 28 times its floor space… Read more »
The Los Angeles-based craft brewer Fireman’s Brew announced the launch of its products in two new markets – Arizona and Illinois – this month. The company has selected Alliance Beverage Distributing in Arizona and two distributors – Specialty Distributing and Grant Importing and Distributing – in Illinois. Fireman’s brew is currently available in California, Colorado… Read more »
Fireman’s Brew today announced that it is conducting a private offering of stock for California residents. The Los Angeles-based craft beer company which launched in 2006 only recently began distributing outside of Southern California, launching across Colorado in September. Since, the company has also launched in Illinois and Arizona and is “looking to grow aggressively,”… Read more »
While many craft brewers actively pursue new retail opportunities in convenience stores, grocery chains and large mainstream restaurant accounts, Avery Brewing’s national sales director Ted Whitney said the company is still focusing sales efforts at what he calls ‘low hanging fruit.
GORHAM, ME – Sebago Brewing Company is pleased to announce the launch of four new specialty menus at their brewpubs in Southern Maine. Earlier this year, owners Brad Monarch, Tim Haines and Kai Adams realized that with four brewpub locations in Southern Maine, there was a great opportunity to diversify the menu offerings at each… Read more »
BOULDER, CO – Just in time for the snow to pile up on the high peaks, Upslope Brewing Company releases its highly anticipated Christmas Ale on November 1, 2012. This Spiced Belgian-Style Dubbel is the fourth installment in their Limited Release Series and will be the brewery’s second 16 oz can four pack.
LAHAINA, MAUI, HI – Maui Brewing Co. (MBC) was very proud to accept a gold medal for their Hawaii 90 Wee Heavy Scotch Ale awarded at the recent Great American Beer Festival (GABF) in Denver, CO. Wee Heavy won in Category 59, the Scottish-Style Ale category. This year, 4338 beers were entered into the competition… Read more »
Ninkasi Brewing broke ground last Thursday on an $18 million expansion that will not only allow for increased production capacity but also will add additional warehouse and office space for the Eugene, Ore.-based craft brewer. The multi-structure expansion plan includes a 7,800 square foot warehouse to be used for cold storage and local distribution.
FORT COLLINS, CO – New Belgium Brewing recently unveiled a new 10-hectoliter brewing system that will allow the Fort Collins brewer of Fat Tire to create small batch experimental beers. The new system is comprised of a two-vessel brewhouse with one mash/lauter vessel and one brew kettle/whirlpool. Four fermenters and two bright beer tanks for… Read more »
New York City-based private equity firm KPS Capital Partners today announced plans to sell North American Breweries (NAB) – whose brand portfolio includes well-known craft offerings like Magic Hat, Pyramid and MacTarnahan’s – to Cerveceria Costa Rica, S.A. for $388 million. Reports of a potential buyout surfaced last month when Reuters, citing “sources familiar with… Read more »
Boulevard Brewing today announced expanded distribution on both coasts, adding California to the growing list of new markets that will receive the brewers high-end ‘Smokestack Series’ beers. The country’s tenth largest craft brewer selected Young’s Market Company – primarily a wine and spirits wholesaler – as its distribution partner. Boulevard sent its first shipment of… Read more »
The Boston Beer Company today announced an ingredient change in its popular hop forward offering, Samuel Adams Latitude 48 IPA. The company has added Mosaic hops, from the Yakima, Wash. growing region. Boston Beer founder Jim Koch originally encountered the new varietal after a trip to the region and experimented with the hop during a… Read more »
BOSTON, MA – The Harpoon Brewery is proud to bring back Grateful Harvest Ale, a New England cranberry ale brewed in the Thanksgiving spirit of giving back to the community. For every 6-pack of Grateful Ale sold, the Harpoon Brewery will make a $1 donation to the local food bank in the area in which… Read more »
BOULDER, CO – With homebrewing’s popularity growing by leaps and bounds, there’s never been a better time to learn how to make beer. The public’s thirst for homebrewing instruction is increasing alongside the growing ranks of homebrewers, now estimated at approximately 1 million nationwide.
