Earlier this month, over 170 beer industry professionals descended upon San Diego, Calif. to take part in the fifth Brewbound Session. Now, attendees can relive the day through our various photo galleries.
For the brewer and the drinker, the act of delving beyond the familiar creates one of the most alluring dimensions of the craft beer movement. Brewers aiming to reach this point — to define a brewery by its fabric and its fibers, rather than outside fashion — continue to make porters and stouts. And as drinkers gradually dismiss the psychological hindrances of darker beer, the creations register.
Staying local — that’s the theme for this week’s Distribution Roundup. The Statesman Journal of Salem, Ore. published a story this week about how small, undercapitalized Willamette Valley-based craft beer and cider companies are putting an added emphasis on local distribution.
The Brewers Association has revealed that it has been reviewing keg safety for much of the past year and that it will soon release recommendations for keg performance and safety guidelines. The review comes after numerous reports of explosive failures involving kegs manufactured by Plastic Kegs America (PKA).
A San Diego man with ties to three area craft breweries was arrested yesterday for allegedly stealing funds from a nonprofit art organization he volunteered with. James Comstock, 53, was relieved of his duties as CFO for Port Brewing & the Lost Abbey following his arrest by Carlsbad Police on charges of grand theft and… Read more »
Joe McClain has stepped down as the president of the Beer Institute, Brewbound has learned. McClain — who took the position in August 2010 after Jeff Becker, the former president of the BI, passed away following a long battle with cancer — told members of the Washington D.C.-based lobbying group that the move was “right… Read more »
New Belgium will distribute throughout Alabama beginning in January after signing agreements with four wholesalers in the state. The addition of Alabama will expand the brewery’s footprint to 36 states. The northern, southwestern, south central and east central territories of the state will be handled by Supreme Beverage, Gulf Distributing, Allstate Beverage and Premium Beverage,… Read more »
Graham Mackay, the creator and chairman of SABMiller Plc, passed away this morning at the age of 64, according to Bloomberg. Native to South Africa, Mackay stepped down from his post as chief executive officer after undergoing surgery to remove a brain tumor in April. Last year, Mackay spoke about the rise of craft and… Read more »
Dogfish Head has inked an agreement with Indiana Beverage for distribution throughout the state’s 24 counties. It’s the first new contract in the state for the brewery, but additional agreements with wholesalers will be finalized early in the New Year, according to a brief announcement posted on Dogfish’s blog. It adds that Dogfish beers could… Read more »
After more than four years of spearheading sales for fast-growing the Eugene, Ore. craft brewery Ninkasi Brewing, Marty Ochs is out as the company’s national sales director. “I gave Ninkasi everything I had and I absolutely lived and breathed the brand,” he told Brewbound. “This is the nature of the industry and this is what… Read more »
A new report from on-premise insights firm Restaurant Sciences LLC, indicates that craft beer sales have declined sharply over the last three months, but other industry sources say that’s not the case. Restaurant Sciences — which tracks food and beverage products sales throughout North America — said that volumes sales of craft beer in September,… Read more »
The beer sampling began early (8 A.M.) at the December 5 Brewbound Session in San Diego, when a panel of judges tasted products and heard elevator pitches from 10 different startup craft brewery owners. Sponsored by Craft Brew Alliance, the first installment of the Startup Brewery Challenge gave the companies the opportunity to showcase their brands and business plans.
Small and independent craft brewers contributed $33.9 billion to the U.S. economy in 2012, according to an economic report commissioned by the Brewers Association. “With a strong presence across the 50 states and the District of Columbia, craft breweries are a vibrant and flourishing economic force at the local, state and national level,” Bart Watson,… Read more »
Beer drinkers everywhere raised a glass last week, toasting to 80 years since the repeal of Prohibition. The 21st Amendment no doubt holds a place in the hearts of every beer drinker, but for Banko Beverage of Allentown, PA, 1933 also means it has eight decades of business in the Keystone State under its belt.
