Craft beer industry news.
LAKEWOOD, NY – Southern Tier Brewing Company of Lakewood, New York will soon break ground on a 110-barrel brewhouse which will increase capacity threefold. In anticipation, the brewery has expanded for a third time since moving to its current location by adding a second conditioning room. With the addition of six, 660-barrel fermenters, the cellar… Read more »
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA – Tap It Brewing Co., http://tapitbrewing.com, announced that it has reached an agreement with Alliance Beverage Distributing Company, LLC in Arizona to distribute its complete line of American All Malt Ales throughout Arizona. Alliance Beverage Distributing Company is the largest alcoholic beverage distributor in the state of Arizona.
Andy Thomas, the VP of Commercial Operations for Redhook Brewery has released an official statement regarding the death of a brewery employee this morning. The worker, whose identity has not yet been disclosed, was reportedly cleaning a keg when it exploded. Police and emergency crews responded to the scene and transported the worker to Portsmouth… Read more »
A Redhook Brewery employee is in critical condition after an exploding keg sent the worker to the hospital with “life-threatening injuries,” according to the website for the Portsmouth Press Herald. The worker was reportedly cleaning the keg when it exploded. The brewery has since closed the brewery’s ‘Cataqua Pub’ for the remainder of the day… Read more »
BOSTON, MA – The Boston Beer Company today announced the national expansion of the Samuel Adams Brewing the American Dream program. With a focus on helping small businesses related to food, beverage, craft brewing and hospitality, Brewing the American Dream provides loans and industry-specific coaching, mentoring, and educational resources to business owners who find it… Read more »
ST. LOUIS, MO – Margaritas, the classic summer cocktail, are getting a fresh twist this summer with today’s national launch of Bud Light Lime Lime-a-Rita, the latest addition to the growing Bud Light portfolio. Blending the flavor of an authentic margarita with a refreshing splash of Bud Light Lime, Lime-a-Rita is an 8%* ABV margarita-flavored… Read more »
SAN DIEGO — White Labs, a yeast and fermentation supplies company serving the beer, wine and distilling industries, announces the opening of a new Tasting Room at its San Diego headquarters. White Labs Brewing Co. (trademark pending) held a “quiet opening” of its Tasting Room on March 22. A full grand opening, with expanded hours,… Read more »
DENVER, CO – Breckenridge Brewery of Colorado added four more 300-barrel fermenters last week, bringing it’s total capacity to 75,000 barrels. This expansion follows the addition of two 300-barrel tanks and a 200-barrel Brite tank in January. With a new kegging line to come this summer, the brewery expects record growth this year as the… Read more »
PASO ROBLES, CA – From the wilds of Firestone Walker Brewing Company comes Wookey Jack, a new release that Brewmaster Matt Brynildson calls “gnarly on the outside, yet refined on the inside.” Starting today, Wookey Jack is available in 22-ounce bottles in select markets across the U.S. The suggested retail price is $5.99. Wookey Jack… Read more »
CHICAGO – Corona Light, the number one imported light beer in the U.S., is debuting a new national marketing campaign that encourages consumers to trade-up from their brown bottle domestic light routine to a Corona Light for a refreshing change of pace. As Corona Light continues to strengthen its brand identity, the light beer brand… Read more »
SAN DIEGO, CA – San Diego’s oldest operating craft brewer is set to expand distribution into Northern California. For more than two decades, Karl Strauss Brewing Company has shared its handcrafted beers exclusively with Southern Californians. To keep up with double-digit sales growth in Southern California and new territory demand, Karl Strauss is adding brewing… Read more »
UBS, the global financial services company headquartered in Switzerland, released an investment report today on the country’s top craft brewer, Boston Beer Co. The inaugural rating for the makers of Samuel Adams? Neutral. UBS sees “limited upside” in SAM shares. UBS reports that despite being the largest craft brewer in the U.S. — they produced… Read more »
ESCONDIDO, CA – It’s mid-April. The last thing you probably want to hear about is anything IRS-related, unless of course it’s the 2012 vintage of Stone Imperial Russian Stout, which is rolling out to shelves and tap lists starting on Monday, April 16. The ├╝ber-dark, wonderfully rich Stone Imperial Russian Stout—now in its twelfth release—is… Read more »
WASHINGTON D.C. – The Beer Institute released new data today showing beer sales in convenience stores rose by 1.3 percent in 2011 totaling more than $16.7 billion in sales. Convenience stores were responsible for nearly 17 percent of total beer sales in 2011, comprising the largest share of off-premise sales last year.
