Vermont Hard Cider Company today announced that Bret Williams, the company’s president and CEO, will resign on March 1. The news of Williams’ exit comes about 16 months after Vermont Hard Cider — maker of Woodchuck Hard Cider — was acquired by the C&C Group for $305 million.
Craft Brewers Guild of Boston spared no expense and literally rolled out the red carpet at Tuesday night’s Yuengling industry-only launch event for the state of Massachusetts. L. Knife & Son’s craft-focused wholesaler that services all of Massachusetts invited upwards of 4,000 restaurant owners, bar managers, off-premise retailers and media members to a lavish rollout party complete with 1920’s-style flappers, casino games, live music and ice sculptures.
Who is the King of Craft? That question would inspire myriad answers from different people and surely a case could be made for any number of craft brewers. But someone must occupy the throne. At least , that’s what Forbes magazine thinks, bestowing the crown upon Ken Grossman, founder of Sierra Nevada, declaring that his… Read more »
After reviewing the use of the term “gluten-free” in the labeling of alcoholic beverages, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) announced Tuesday that it would continue to consider the claim “misleading” if used to describe products made from gluten containing grains.
Here’s a beer pairing for you: What do you get when you combine two executives from a famous burger chain, a used car salesman, and a craft brewery owner? How about Brew Detroit LLC, a new and a state-of-the-art 100-barrel contract brewery started with $8 million in private investment.
Citing new information from the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), the Beer Institute, an industry trade group, today reported the number of permitted breweries in the U.S. has reached an all time high. The Beer Institute stated that 948 new brewing permits were issued in 2013 — more than double the 442… Read more »
As the number of U.S. breweries continues to grow, the importance of a clearly defined portfolio strategy is paramount for wholesalers as they look to take on new brands. So how are distributors optimizing their books? To find out, the Brewers Association surveyed “several” beer distributors throughout the country and found, in part, that building… Read more »
As part of its strategy to improve gross margins, CBA is planning to grow by about 100,000 barrels annually via a contract brewing arrangement with City Brewing in Memphis, Tenn. The multi-year deal is technically an alternating proprietorship, meaning a CBA brewer will be permanently stationed in Memphis to oversee all aspects of the brewing operations.
O’Fallon Brewery will begin construction on a new 40,000 sq. ft. brewery and tasting room in Maryland Heights, Mo. this April. Expected to be fully operational by December, the brewery will have an annual capacity of 25,000 barrels, which will more than double O’Fallon’s current capacity, and could be expanded to “approximately 50,000 barrels,” per… Read more »
Contiguous expansion is at the heart of this week’s Distribution Roundup. Last month, Minneapolis, Minn.-based Indeed Brewing Co. jumped across the St. Croix River into Hudson, Wis. and began self-distributing its two flagships — Day Tripper Pale Ale and Midnight Ryder American Black Ale — to area bars, restaurants, and liquor stores.
For years Stone Brewing has touted its aggressively hopped, high-octane brews, even going so far as to tell consumers that they “probably won’t like it.” The San Diego-based brewery is by no means abandoning its affinity for boozy bombers, but it is joining a growing faction of U.S. brewers pushing craft beer drinkers towards more… Read more »
Truth be told, Anchor Brewing actually introduced one of the very first American IPAs, Liberty Ale, in 1975 and has been selling it ever since. But with consumer recognition for products that more directly display IPA in their names at an all time high, Keith Greggor, Anchor’s CEO, decided that it was time to launch… Read more »
Not long after Ray Daniels launched the Cicerone Certification Program in January 2008, he began to wonder if interest in the beer education platform would ever meet his expectations. “I remember looking at the calendar in August of 2009,” he said. “And I literally said to myself, ‘I wonder who I’m going to work for… Read more »
As reported earlier today, Anheuser-Busch InBev, the country’s largest brewer, has agreed to purchase New York-based Blue Point Brewing Company, a move that reflects the beer giant’s growing interest in the craft segment — and its consumers’ thirst for variety. Exact terms of the Blue Point deal, announced this morning, were not disclosed, but sources… Read more »
