The Boston Beer Company, makers of Samuel Adams, reported record-breaking, third quarter depletions growth of 26 percent on Wednesday, driven by consumer demand for a broad portfolio of offerings that also includes the Twisted Tea and Angry Orchard brands. Core shipment volume grew 29 percent to 993,000 barrels during the quarter.
Brewbound is pleased to announce its next speaker for the Brewbound Session in San Diego, Calif. on Dec. 5: Pete Slosberg, the creator of Pete’s Wicked Ale. Slosberg launched Pete’s Brewing Company in 1986, growing it from a small two-man, one beer operation to a publicly traded company with 85 employees, a portfolio of six offerings and television commercials.
Despite rumors to the contrary, Terrapin Beer Co. has not yet inked an agreement with Crescent Crown Distributing to bring the Athens, Ga.-based brewery’s beer to Louisiana. Keyword, yet. “We’re in contract talks with them now, but nothing’s been officially signed,” said Dustin Watts, the vice president of sales and marketing at Terrapin. “We don’t… Read more »
Brewbound is pleased to announce that Joey Redner, the founder and CEO of Cigar City Brewing, will discuss his company’s approach to collaborative brewing at the Brewbound Session on Dec. 5 in San Diego. Redner will explain his strategy behind collaboration and how it has allowed Cigar City to fill consumer demand in markets where the company’s beers are not sold.
Avery Brewing has announced its return to the Sooner State, the first market that the brewery has re-entered since it scaled back distribution two years ago. The return was made possible in part due to expanded production at Avery’s current brewing facility. In April 2011, Avery Brewery stopped distributing to eight states, including Oklahoma, and… Read more »
Uinta Brewing has agreed to change the name of Hop Notch, the brewery’s flagship beer and one of the fastest-growing IPAs in the country, following a request from Massachusetts-based Notch Brewing, which owns trademark for the word “Notch” as it relates to beer and breweries. Notch Brewing claimed that Hop Notch was creating marketplace confusion.
SweetWater Brewery has inked a deal with River City Distributing for expansion into Louisville, Ky. Louisville is the third Kentucky market that SweetWater has entered this year, following new distribution in Lexington and Northern Kentucky. Prior to its arrival in Kentucky, the Georgia-based brewery had not expanded into a new state since 2008.
Fred Forsley, the founder of the country’s 15th largest craft brewery, is so excited about the growth of the craft category that he struggled to find another adjective to describe it. “Our industry is going through a variety of exciting times,” he told Brewbound. “The last few years have been fun and I get excited… Read more »
Brewbound is delighted to announce that Josh Landan and Mikey Taylor, the co-founders of recently launched Saint Archer Brewing Company, will join the Dec. 5 Brewbound Session in San Diego. Landan will discuss Saint Archer’s conscious and unapologetic approach to branding during the event.
As state representatives in Utah work to raise taxes on beer, there’s another legislative issue brewing in Georgia over whether brewpub customers should be able to leave the premises with a bottle of their favorite libation.
In our latest video , Epic co-founder David Cole discusses that the idea of operating numerous production facilities throughout the country. Cole hopes the approach of growing through multiple, regionally located, mid-sized breweries will prove itself in Denver and allow the company to consider additional expansion opportunities in the future.
CBA announced Tuesday the hiring of Ken Kunze, who has been named the company’s new chief marketing officer, according to a release. Kunze, who has more than 25 years of leadership experience in the consumer packaged goods, beer and beverage industries, will start Monday and will report to Andy Thomas, CBA’s president of commercial operations.
With Oskar Blues Brewery’s second brewing facility in Brevard, N.C. running full steam ahead, the company said it plans to expand into a “handful of new states” next year. Oskar Blues will jumpstart the process by entering Indiana in November with three wholesalers: World Class Beer-Monarch Beverage in central and south Indiana, and Indiana Beverage… Read more »
Chicago beer drinkers should get ready for a taste of ‘Vacationland.’ Popular boutique brewer Maine Beer Co. recently signed a new wholesale agreement with Windy City Distribution — part of the Reyes Beverage Group of beer distributors — and made its first shipment of beer to the Midwest just last week.
