Craft beer industry news.
BOSTON, MA — The Boston Beer Company, Inc. SAM -4.79% reported fourth quarter 2013 net revenue of $205.4 million, an increase of $52.4 million or 34% over the same period last year, mainly due to core shipment growth of 29%.
COOPERSTOWN, NY – Brewery Ommegang, the Belgian-style brewery in Cooperstown, NY released its newest seasonal beer, Glimmerglass, this week.
Fuller’s, London’s premiere brewery and maker of London Pride and ESB, is re-releasing its award winning session ale, Chiswick Bitter, on draught in limited quantities in the United States.
Asheville, NC — Wicked Weed Brewing teamed up with soon-to-be local New Belgium Brewing to brew a collaboration beer in Fort Collins, Co. A limited amount of the collaboration beer —a Brettanomyces IPA or Brett IPA— has made it to the east coast to be released March 8th at 3:00 p.m.
The Bruery, out of Orange County, Calif., has announced its plans to add a new brewhouse, bottling line and centrifuge in a brewery expansion that will nearly double its production capacity. The $3 million project, backed by bank loans and cash flow, is expected to be complete in 2015. The expansion, said brewery founder Patrick… Read more »
DAVIS, Calif. — Spring is almost here, and with it comes its many traditions and celebrations. Sudwerk Brewing Company is ready with its popular seasonal, the Mai Bock Spring Lager.
Longmont, CO & Brevard, NC—Ladies and gentlemen, hop occultists from all walks of life, please give a thunderous round of applause for the fourth incarnation of Oskar Blues’ GUBNA Imperial IPA.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA — Starr Hill Brewery is all wired up to brew a collaboration beer with Athens-based brewery Terrapin Beer Company on Monday, March 3rd. The collaboration will be a Belgian-style espresso stout called “GAVA Joe.”
Kansas City — Tickets for the brand new beer, food and music event, “Boulevardia,” will go on sale at 10a.m. on March 5th at boulevardia.com.
New York, NY — GrowNYC is the charity beneficiary of the New York themed Brewer’s Choice 2014, the marquee event of NYC’s Beer Week. Jimmy’s No. 43 will host the tasting on Wednesday, February 26 from 6-9 pm at The Wythe Hotel in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
ELK RAPIDS, MI – Short’s Brewing Company released its first podcast entitled “Short’s Cast is on Tap!” on January 8th, 2014 on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and shortsbrewing.com.
Electrical engineering conglomerate Siemens announced today it would launch a national advertisement highlighting how its automation technology has facilitated growth at The Saint Louis Brewery. The ad, titled, “American Manufacturing is Brewing Something Big,” features Siemens’ BRAUMAT Compact PCS7 system, which was used to automate Schlafly’s St. Louis brewhouse and double its production capacity.
Nantucket, Mass. — Cisco Brewers (www.ciscobrewers.com) has introduced a variety pack of bottled beer, now available for sale in Massachusetts and rolling out to more states this week.
ATLANTA — SweetWater 420 Festival left fans thirsty for more as they unveiled a portion of their musical lineup earlier this February.
