Craft beer industry news.
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Heineken┬«, the nation’s leading upscale beer importer, will bring back the Heineken House to the 2014 US Open in its 23rd year of sponsorship. Located above the food village, the destination will provide an interactive retreat at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, with live screenings of the biggest… Read more »
Bend, OR —Hydro Flask—the award-winning leader in high-performance, insulated stainless steel flasks—has joined Inc. Magazine’s elite group of 500 fastest-growing private companies in the country. The Bend, Oregon-based company, which was established in 2009, has grown to 31 employees and has increased its annual revenue by 1,891% in the last 3 years. By making number… Read more »
SEATTLE — GP Analytics LLC, a cloud-based software solution for craft brewers, today announced two new partnership agreements with Devils Backbone Brewing Company of Roseland, VA and Lewis & Clark Brewing Company of Helena, MT. These two new partnerships not only expand GP Analytics client base but increase their reach from west coast to east… Read more »
Sweetwater Brewing will distribute throughout Mississippi beginning in September after signing agreements with four Anheuser-Busch wholesalers in the state. The addition of Mississippi will expand the brewery’s footprint to 10 states as well as Washington D.C.
Bend, Oregon — Deschutes Brewery has hired Black Butte Porter super-fan Jimmy Barr as its new official director of unofficial social media. Jimmy, who is based in Pennsylvania, brings five years of experience running the “Unofficial Black Butte Porter Page” on Facebook to his new off-the-record position.
Salt Lake City, UT, — Epic Brewing continues its distribution kick off in Texas this week with a series of events in Dallas and Fort Worth. Distribution in these areas will be handled by Andrews Distributing, a leader in craft beer distribution. “We have had many requests for our beers in Texas the past few… Read more »
For the first time since last May, Kansas City, Mo.-based Boulevard Brewing is expanding its distribution footprint. Boulevard, which was acquired by Belgian-based Duvel Moortgat last October, today announced it will expand into the greater Philadelphia area and New Jersey and has signed agreements with Muller Inc. in Philadelphia and Peerless Beverage Company in New Jersey.
If there’s one skill that Stone Brewing co-founder Greg Koch has mastered, it’s the ability to grab headlines. So last month, when Stone unveiled plans to construct its new $25 million brewery in Berlin, it wasn’t all that surprising that Koch would kick off the ceremonial announcement by getting behind the controls of a forklift and dropping a giant boulder on a pile of “industrial” beers from around the world. But that wasn’t the stunt that earned Stone the attention.
Spokane, WAÔǪ No-Li Brewhouse continues to champion their small, hands-on culture by hosting “12: Small Batch Festival” at their brewery in Spokane, WA on August 23, 2014 from noon-4 PM.
DENVER — Today the Colorado Brewers Guild (CBG) announced a new program, Hop the Vote. This program is a spirited but friendly brewing competition held between the Colorado State House of Representatives and Colorado State Senators. Voting will take place during all sessions at the Great American Beer Festival (GABF) from October 2 through October… Read more »
CHICAGO — Baderbr├ñu, Chicago’s Original Craft BeerÔäó, is excited to announce that its Chicago Pilsener will now be sold in 48 Noodles & Company locations across Chicagoland and Illinois, the fast casual restaurant where the world’s favorite noodle dishes, sandwiches, salads ands soups (and now Chicago’s Original Craft BeerÔäó) can be found under one roof.
River North Brewery announced today it will re-release Rum Barrel Quandary, the brewery’s quadruple ale aged in fresh rum barrels. The second batch will debut this Saturday, August 23rd at 1pm at River North’s taproom. Both draft pours and bombers-to-go will be available at the release party, and the brewery will also have a limited… Read more »
New York, NY — The New York City Brewers Guild takes it to the streets with 19 of NYC’s premier Guild breweries hosting their annual fundraiser to raise money for NYC Beer Week 2015. Occurring in and around Kelso Beer Company on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014, “Blocktoberfest” boasts a 5,000 square feet indoor beer garden… Read more »
San Diego, CA — Hot off the heels of its wildly successful inaugural B.A.M. event, Karl Strauss is gearing up for B.A.M.! #2 on Saturday, August 23, 2014. This free event will take place at the Karl Strauss Tasting Room and Beer Garden in Pacific Beach from 5pm to closing and will feature live music,… Read more »
