Craft beer sales in the Bay State continued to climb in 2012, according to new data from the Beer Distributors of Massachusetts, a trade association advocating on behalf of family-owned wholesalers. Beer sales to Massachusetts distributors totaled 4,169,941 barrels (57,378,387 cases) for the 12-month period ending December 31, 2012. But a closer look at the… Read more »
Hundreds of brewers flocked to Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. last month in an effort to update the federal beer excise tax. Although most of the brewers were in town for the Craft Brewers Conference, they didn’t waste an opportunity to voice their opinions to legislators. Bill Covaleski, brewmaster and president of Victory Brewing Company, was one of those brewers at The Hill.
The Harpoon Brewery will host its first of three “Brewed For Boston” fundraiser events for victims of the Boston Marathon bombings tonight, beginning at 6 P.M. The special events, happening at the Harpoon Brewery Beer Hall (located at 306 Northern Ave., Boston, Mass.) are scheduled to place between 6 P.M. — 9 P.M. on each… Read more »
Three top 15 craft breweries today announced the first-ever release of their canned summer seasonal offerings. Boston Beer Company, Sierra Nevada Brewing Company and Shipyard Brewing Company, ranked no. 1, no. 2 and no. 15 (respectively) on the Brewers Association Top 50 craft brewery list, plan to offer 12 oz. cans of their summer seasonal… Read more »
The latest innovation in can packaging might pair best with a nude beach. It’s been dubbed the topless beer can, and it was unveiled by Crown Beverage Packaging at last month’s Craft Brewers Conference (CBC) in Washington D.C.
Brewbound.com today released an updated agenda, featuring presentation times, for its upcoming Brewbound Session, a one-day conference being held on May 2 in Boston. With an emphasis on the business of beer, the full-day event provides an excellent opportunity to learn marketing, investment, and distribution strategies, as well as hear case studies of successful brands… Read more »
The country’s fifth-largest craft brewer, Deschutes Brewery, today announced that it has made its first contribution to a newly established of Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP). The fund will allow those employees who are not part of the management team to benefit economically from building value in the company, said Deschutes CFO Peter Skrbek.
The pushing and shoving between The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Anheuser-Busch InBev (ABI) has subsided with an agreement that will likely close in June.
As part of a bill proposed to the Illinois House of Representatives this week, Anheuser-Busch has agreed to sell its 30 percent stake in City Beverage, the brewer’s largest Chicago-area distributor, according to The Chicago Tribune. The agreement alleviates concerns by some that Anheuser-Busch’s stake in the distributor would decrease the variety of beer sold to retailers.
He’s back. A man known by most in the craft beer industry simply as “Pete” has returned to the beer business. This time around, Pete Slosberg (of Pete’s Wicked Ale fame) is betting on a lower alcohol product that is slowly beginning to become more popular as a craft beer style.
Two of America’s pastimes — baseball and beer — have long been intertwined. With the interest in craft beer spreading across the country, it was only a matter of time before these brews made their way into ballparks.
St. Louis-based Urban Chestnut Brewing Company is betting big on craft beer’s growth potential in the Midwest. On Tuesday, Urban Chestnut founders Florian Kuplent and David Wolfe announced plans to invest $10 million into a 75,000 sq. ft. “green” brewery that will eventually be capable of churning out 100,000 barrels of beer annually.
Brewbound is pleased to announce that the co-founders of Pretty Things Beer & Ale Project will speak at the Brewbound Session on May 2. Founded in 2008, Pretty Things, which operates a “gypsy” brewer, has become well-known and well-respected for its ability to create innovative and high quality beers, and, more importantly, run a profitable business without actually owning any brewing space or equipment.
Members of New England’s craft beer community are coming together and organizing community events to help victims of yesterday’s attack on the Boston Marathon. Brewbound.com has learned of at least two local beer industry groups — Jack’s Abby Brewing and Beer Advocate — who plan to host charitable events for those affected by the Boston… Read more »
