The Brew Talks Southeast Tour is officially underway and more than 200 attendees plan to join us throughout a week-long trip that will make stops in Atlanta, Georgia, Durham, North Carolina and Lexington, Virginia. The first of three Brew Talks is being held at SweetWater Brewing in Atlanta and will feature two panel discussions on… Read more »
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.
Reyes Holdings has signed a letter of intent with the Coca-Cola Company to acquire the distribution rights in the “Chicagoland area,” Coke announced in a statement this morning. Reyes Holdings — which distributes products from MillerCoors and a number of craft breweries — will not become a bottling partner and will not be responsible for the manufacturing of any Coca-Cola products.
Over the years, Dogfish Head has made a habit of pairing its beer with music. The Milton, Del.-based brewery has built a reputation of crafting collaborative brews with the likes of Pearl Jam, Deltron 3030 and the Grateful Dead. And over the past six years, Dogfish Head has worked side-by-side with artists known for creating… Read more »
Brewbound.com is pleased to announce live video streaming of its Brew Talks Southeast Tour, a FREE traveling meetup series for craft beer industry professionals sponsored by Crown Beverage Packaging and VicinityBrew. The first stop during the week-long tour which will take place on Monday, February 24 at SweetWater Brewing in Atlanta.
Detroit’s Atwater Brewing produced less than 30,000 barrels in 2013 but that hasn’t stopped president and CEO, Mark Reith, from embarking on a $15 million expansion project outside of his home state. Atwater is planning to build a 100,000-barrel, secondary production facility in Austin Texas, an emerging market with a “tremendous amount of opportunity,” Reith… Read more »
Sometimes, all it takes a good pie chart to really understand just how consolidated the beer industry has become. In a note to clients, Goldman Sachs broke down beer’s merger trends over the last decade. In its analysis, the investment bank found a beer industry that, in 2003, looked very different than today.
As part of its week-long tour of the Southeast, Brewbound will travel to Fullsteam Brewery in Durham, North Carolina on Wednesday, February 26 to host Brew Talks, a traveling meetup for craft beer entrepreneurs. The FREE educational and networking event series will feature two in-depth business discussions with North Carolina-based beer industry professionals.
Oskar Blues Brewery is making good on a promise to aggressively expand its distribution footprint in 2014. The Longmont, Colo.-based craft brewery has signed a wholesale agreement with Wirtz Beverage Group and will enter Nevada on Monday, Feb. 24.
San Francisco’s 21st Amendment, which began producing beer under contract at Minnesota’s Cold Spring Brewing Company in 2008, is coming home. On Tuesday, 21st Amendment — a brewpub originally founded in 2000 by Nico Freccia and Shaun O’Sullivan — announced plans to build its own, $21 million brewing facility this year.
Short’s Brewing Co. today announced a $5 million brewery expansion that, when completed, will double production capacity to 60,000 barrels. Construction on the expansion, which is being financed by a combination of bank loans and roughly $500,000 in available cash from Short’s, is expected to begin this summer.
After nearly doubling production in 2013, San Diego’s Mission Brewery is aiming to stay on course in 2014 with another year of continued growth. Mission sold 8,900 barrels across 12 states in 2013, up 88 percent over the year prior. This year, the brewery hopes to double production yet again.
As part of its week-long tour of the Southeast, Brewbound will travel to Devils Backbone Brewing in Lexington, Virginia on Thursday, February 27 to host Brew Talks, a free educational and networking meetup for beer industry professionals. During the event, Devils Backbone founder Steve Crandall and COO Hayes Humphreys will join Brewbound editor Chris Furnari in… Read more »
The efforts of Georgia-based craft brewers to change Prohibition era regulations have been met with tough opposition from state legislators. Georgia’s current three-tier regulations make it illegal for brewers to sell beer at their breweries for off-premise consumption. Some startup brands claim the laws have stunted growth and restricted access to cash flow necessary for… Read more »
