As the craft beer industry continues to evolve, it’s becoming increasingly apparent that brewers need to think long-term. But what are the steps that long-term thinking entails? It’s more than just making sure a recipe is scalable and the production and sales are set to grow. There are logistics challenges, packaging changes, key hires.
Brewbound.com is offering craft brewers a unique opportunity to grow and thrive: The Brewbound Craft Beer Session. Combining the best in business information and networking, the Brewbound Craft Beer Session will offer an unmatched strategic advantage for craft brewers as it inaugurates a new set of business development events run by Brewbound.
The Samuel Adams Single Batch series is a limited-edition collection of the Samuel Adams brewers’ favorite beers. Each is created with unique ingredients and is available nationwide in 22 ounce bottles. The lineup includes four beers: Griffin’s Bow, Tasman Red, Third Voyage and The Vixen.
Westvleteren is coming to the U.S. You read that correctly. For the first (and more than likely) only time in history, Westvleteren beers will be bottled, shipped and legally sold on U.S. soil. Widely regarded as the maker of some of the most coveted beers in the world, the brewery will ship a limited amount… Read more »
If you were looking for the next big trend in craft beer at the Great American Beer Festival, you had a lot of choices. With so many styles being poured and more breweries than ever participating, drawing a single conclusion isn’t in the cards. So let’s start with what we know, instead. 2011 has been… Read more »
We know great beer was made to be enjoyed, but now we are kicking ourselves for opening Bourbon Barrel Stout —only because we don’t have any more. Very rarely does a beer get delivered to our office that, when sampled, leaves even those who don’t always get the opportunity to partake in a review session… Read more »
A new service is setting out to become your online destination for beer purchases. Beerjobber, an online retailer which is working directly with breweries could soon become many consumers first choice when looking to locate beers from outside their geographical region.
The problem with most craft beer we try isn’t that it’s not ‘full flavored’ or that it’s not drinkable. The problem is that there simply is too much of the same beer in the marketplace. But every once in a while, a beer comes along that makes us want to keep sampling new brew after… Read more »
Boston Beer Co. founder, Jim Koch, has partnered with Alan Newman, the original founder of Magic Hat Brewing, to create an entirely new side project – Alchemy & Science. The startup, which is based in Burlington, VT is a subsidiary of the Boston Beer Co. and is currently in the infancy stages of development. “Right… Read more »
Stone Brewing Company’s CEO and Co-Founder, Greg Koch, will be the first to tell you that he is an arrogant bastard. But when it comes to building both a recognizable and memorable brand image, Koch’s ‘arrogance’ has helped him to become one of the true visionaries in the craft beer industry.
With all of the new breweries sprouting up each day, it’s easy to forget the big players who have been making quality brews for a while now. In celebration of 25 years in the craft beer business, Alaskan Brewing created Perseverance Ale.We love that the nation’s 12th largest craft brewer went the route of silk-screening… Read more »
Denver-based Renegade Brewing, which opened in late June, doesn’t currently package their beer but that hasn’t stopped Founder Brian O’Connell from thinking about the future. “My long term vision for this company is to grow into large scale distribution,” he said. “We want to start distributing across the state of Colorado, and then regionally and… Read more »
Baxter Brewing announced today that their newest beer, Amber Road, would begin shipping to Maine markets next week. The amber ale, which is being canned today, checks in at 5.5 percent ABV and features 10 different malts and three different hop varietals. “This is actually my favorite of our three beers,” said Founder Luke Livingston.
It’s not often you get the privilege of sampling a unique and incredibly creative pale ale. But it’s even rarer when that beer has yet to earn distribution in the states, and comes from over 5,000 miles away. 961 Beer’s, Lebanese Pale Ale is quite a refreshing take on an old classic. Brewed with virtually… Read more »
