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 »
New Belgium is headquartered approximately 5,000 feet above sea level in Fort Collins, Colo., but only now is the brewery an official member of the Mile High Club. Last weekend, Southwest Airlines began offering the brewery’s flagship Fat Tire in cans on all of its 683 Southwest and AirTran planes, according to Denver Westword.
Anheuser-Busch InBev today announced it will purchase New York’s Blue Point Brewing Company in a deal that sources familiar with the situation say could be valued near $24 million. The acquisition is expected to close in the second quarter and will combine Blue Point –a top-50 U.S. craft brewery that produced 60,000 barrels in 2013… Read more »
In a move intended to strengthen Left Hand Brewing’s distribution on the East Coast, the company today announced plans to enter Washington D.C. and Maryland during the first week of March. The Longmont, Colo.-based brewery has signed a wholesale agreement with Legends Limited Distributing for distribution in both markets.
Craft beer drinkers are a devoted bunch. They’ll travel far and wide for a case of Heady Topper, The Alchemist’s double IPA that is only distributed a short distance from the Waterbury, Vt. brewery where it’s produced. They’ll wait in long lines for Goose Island’s Bourbon County barrel-aged beers that only come around once a… Read more »
Brewbound today announced the official dates, times and venues for its upcoming Brew Talks Southeast Tour, sponsored by Crown Beverage Packaging and VicinityBrew. Brew Talks — a FREE, traveling educational meetup series that aims to provide craft brewers with access to valuable insight into the branding, marketing and distribution of craft beer — will make stops at three breweries during the week-long tour, which kicks off on Feb. 24.
Uinta Brewing Co. has given its Detour Double IPA a facelift. The Salt Lake City-based brewery said it will begin selling 4-packs of the 9.5 percent ABV brew in 12 oz. bottles later this month. Previously packaged in 750 mL champagne-style bottles, the rebranded beer will feature new label artwork and an extra hop addition.
The country’s third largest craft brewery, New Belgium Brewing, is once again expanding its distribution footprint. On its quest to be distributed in all 50 states before 2018, New Belgium today announced it has signed wholesale agreements with six distributors in the Magnolia State:
To grow or not to grow? That is the question. For many craft brewers, the decision to take on new distributors is a constant question mark. Maturing craft companies toy with the various strategies. Grow too slow and you might miss a selling opportunity. Grow too quickly and consumers might not grab the brand off… Read more »
A growing perception among beer drinkers that smaller craft breweries are making better beer is evident in sales trends. Since 2008, craft shipments have grown almost 7 million barrels while, at the same time, the overall U.S. beer industry has lost more than 8 million barrels.
