Craft beer industry news.
New Belgium today announced the promotion of current chief financial and chief operations officer, Christine Perich, to the position of president. Perich, who joined the company as CFO in 2004, has overseen all facets of operations since 2009. She was instrumental in guiding the company through its second employee stock ownership program transaction in 2012.
MillerCoors announced Tuesday that longtime Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing president, Jake Leinenkugel, 62, will retire at the end of the year. His brother, Dick Leinenkugel, will take over as president of the company, which is part of MillerCoors’ craft and import division, Tenth and Blake.
Boulevard Brewing has announced plans to expand distribution throughout Florida per an agreement with Brown Distributing, an Anheuser-Busch wholesaler. Boulevard beers will be available to the market beginning early October, according to a statement issued by the company, growing its total distribution footprint to 28 states and the District of Columbia.
Salt Lake City, UT — In honor of Squatters 25th anniversary today, Brewmaster Jason Stock has released Squatters 25th Anniversary Barley Wine Ale.
PAWTUCKET, Rhode Island — Foolproof Brewing Company announced today that its beers will be available for sale in the state of Vermont starting September 24. The company’s beers will be distributed statewide exclusively by g.housen.
Boulder, Colo. — Upslope Brewing Company has added to its home state’s sales force. Kyle Krebsbach, a former Upslope employee, is returning to the team as a Denver Sales Representative after running Crooked Stave Artisans Distribution Company for the past two years.
Portland, Oregon – Breakside Brewery gets experimental by freezing and shattering fresh hops with liquid nitrogen. Brewmaster Ben Edmunds has already developed a reputation for crazy experiments as well as award winning hoppy beers, but he was frustrated with fresh hop beers made from the seasonal hop harvest.
The Brewers Association (BA) announced this morning that it has promoted Bob Pease, a 21-year veteran of trade group, from COO to CEO. The promotion, per a statement from the BA, “formalizes much of the responsibility that Pease has already progressively adopted,” since taking over as COO in 2010.
In a lawsuit filed in Milwaukee County Circuit court, beer giant MillerCoors has accused two former marketing executives of embezzling more than $10 million over the last 13 years. According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, MillerCoors alleges that David Colletti and Paul Edwards conspired with a dozen people and 15 companies to file invoices for undelivered services in which the individuals would split the pay.
Canton, Baltimore, Maryland – FULL TILT BREWING is set to release their newest and one of their biggest offerings yet as founders, Nick and Dan, launch a beer of the Double IPA variety, HOP HARBOR. This beer launch event is open to the public.
Hoping to provide knowledgeable support for the volunteers that keep the beer flowing at the Great American Beer Festival (GABF), the Brewers Association (BA) has announced the return of its ‘Beer Geeks’ program. Consisting of 100 homebrew club members and other so-called ‘beer geeks,’ the program, which was introduced last year, aims to provide volunteers with access to “core brewery and brand information” about the beers they’re pouring.
Ventura, CA: Today Surf Brewery┬«, a small packaging craft brewery, open since 2011, with an onsite tasting room and homebrew shop, announced that they have begun their expansion that will double capacity. The existing foot print of the existing building on Market Street, an industrial area of Ventura, with several wineries nearby, will not be… Read more »
SEATTLE — Fremont Brewing Company is partnering with Pink Boots Society to offer a 5-week Apprenticeship in Brewing and Beer Production to a qualified female in the brewing industry.
Ketchum, ID — Sawtooth Brewery is bringing back Oktoberfest! The event will be held on September 20 at Ketchum Town Square from Noon-10pm.
