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 »
Brewbound’s sister site, BevNET FBU (Food and Beverage University), is expanding its coverage into craft beer. FBU is an on-demand, video-based learning tool designed for entrepreneurs and newcomers to the food and beverage industry.
Brewbound will travel to Atlanta next Monday, Feb. 24, to host Brew Talks, a free educational and networking meetup for beer industry professionals. The event, which will be hosted at SweetWater Brewing Company, will feature two panel discussions on the business of craft beer.
New Belgium Brewing today announced it will expand distribution throughout Alberta, Canada, starting February 24, per an agreement with Horizon Beers. The brewery will initially rollout its flagship Fat Tire Amber Ale and Ranger IPA on draft and in six-packs. New Belgium’s Rampant Imperial IPA, Snapshot Wheat, select offerings from the Lips of Faith Series,… Read more »
There’s no shortage of collaboration in the craft beer business. Breweries often team up on beers that featuring the names of each company, perpetuating the idea, true or not, that camaraderie is alive and well in the world of craft.
Greg Koch began the first day of his four-month sabbatical like any typical businessman would, by launching yet another business in Hawaii. While we’re pretty sure the new joint venture with Maui Brewing Company will afford time for Koch to work on his tan, Maui — Stone Craft Beverages (as its being called) will initially distribute about 12 craft beer brands on the island of Maui.
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.
