Craft beer industry news.
Ninkasi Brewing will expand distribution to Arizona per an agreement with Golden Eagle Distributors, the wholesaler has announced. In late October, the brewery out of Eugene, Ore. will launch in the Phoenix and Tucson markets before subsequently broadening its reach statewide. Arizona marks the eighth state in the brewery’s U.S. distribution footprint. It also has a presence in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Beginning in October, Stone Brewing Co., the country’s tenth largest craft brewery will begin distributing its beers to bars, restaurants, and other retail outlets throughout the Canadian provinces of Alberta and British Columbia.Stone has tapped Horizon Beers for market coverage in Canada, and the brewery has a slew of launch events and tap takeovers scheduled for late in the month.
Kailua-Kona, Big Island of Hawaii and San Clemente, CA — Liquid Aloha will be flowing at two of the highest profile events in standup paddling.
First Beverage Financial, the investment banking arm of First Beverage Group, today announced that it acted as the financial advisor to Southern Tier Brewing Company in its partnership with Ulysses Management, LLC, a New York-based family investment office. The partnership will support the continued expansion of the brewery and the growth of its sales force,… Read more »
Denver, CO — On October 1, the night before the start of the 34th annual Great American Beer Festival, longtime beer journalist, promoter and musician Marty Jones will debut his latest creation, The Brew Night Show. What Jones calls “America’s first beer-focused talk and variety show,” the event takes place at 8 PM at the… Read more »
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has revised its proposed regulations on the transaction of spent grains between brewers and farmers. On Friday, the federal agency finally released its summary of key revisions, writing that human food processors (such as brewers) already in compliance with the FDA’s human food safety requirements “would not need to implement additional preventative controlsÔǪ when supplying a by-product,” such as spent grains.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Founders Brewing Co. will introduce Big Lushious, a chocolate raspberry stout, this December to mark the eleventh installment in the brewery’s popular Backstage Series. Like all of Founders’ Backstage Series beers, Big Lushious will be sold in 750mL bottles, with a suggested retail price of $16.99 per bottle.
San Francisco, CA — Watch out for snakes crossing the Golden Gate Bridge. T.W. Pitchers’ Snake Bite has made its first foray out of the friendly confines of San Francisco and is now distributed in six additional northern California counties – in Marin, Sonoma, Mendocino, and Lake counties by Eagle Distributing Company and Contra Costa… Read more »
Bend, OR. — It’s time. The crew at Crux Fermentation Project has met its threshold to self-distribute its limited quantities of experimental, artisan ales. After completing a thoughtful and thorough selection process, Crux is excited to announce its partnership with Columbia Distributing and its newly assembled team focused exclusively on specialty craft beer.
DURANGO, Colo. — Today Ska Brewing Co. announced their Great American Beer Festival (GABF) event schedule. The Durango-based brewery has partnered with several local bars and restaurants to produce a medley of special events outside of the convention center.
PORTLAND, Ore. — Orchestra Software has reached yet another company milestone with its 100th brewery software customer.
Buellton, CA – The wild things are bouncing of the walls at Firestone Walker Brewing Company’s Barrelworks wild yeast facility, setting the stage for more unruly releases in 2014.
Bloomington, IN — ÔÇ¿On October 2nd Upland Brewing Company will open an online lottery for the release of three of its prized sour ales: Kiwi, Dantalion, and Permission Slip. Bottles will be limited to no more than one bottle per style per winner.
Ballast Point Brewing will finally expand its distribution to Colorado, per an agreement with Elite Brands, the wholesaler announced today.The first shipment of beers from the San Diego brewery is expected to arrive in the state before the end of the month. The company had intended to return to Colorado last year, which it had previously left in 2009, but was forced to delay its entry until its secondary brewing facility was built.
